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Episode 178 : Samantha Gorman of Tender Claws Dec 21, 2018

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Samantha Gorman is the co-founder -- along with Danny Cannizzaro -- of Tender Claws, a groundbreaking digital studio that mixes tech, art, and a wry sense of humor to create virtual and augmented reality works that push the narrative boundaries of the medium while maintaining a real heart. No small feat, that.

We talk with Samantha about what goes into making their work, focusing on their latest Tendar, and AR app currently available on the Google Play store.

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Episode 177 - Nancy Baker Cahill Dec 14, 2018

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Multidisciplinary artist Nancy Baker Cahill invites us to her LA studio to check out her VR artwork and talk about how the world of fine art is meshing with the immersive and site-specific movements. Buckle up for one of our patented philosophical conversations!

Want to check out Nancy's work for yourself? Check out the 4th Wall AR app.

Episode 176 - Dec 2018 Minisode Dec 07, 2018

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Hey!

Just a few quick notes about events and the IDS application process this week. Back to a full episode next week as we round out the year.

Episode 175 - Jesse Damiani talks Spatial Reality Nov 30, 2018

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Jesse Damiani, longtime friend of the show, drops by to talk about his continuing adventures in the world of XR. (That's virtual, augmented, and mixed reality for those playing the home game.)

Recently he curated the art show Spatial Reality, which brought together multiple artists from across the reality spectrum for what was one of the biggest -- if not the biggest -- gatherings of XR art to date.

We sit down with Jesse, drink my favorite beer, talk about that show and wax philosophical as we are won't to do. Come, join us.

This episode is brought to you by listeners like you and The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, who are seeking faculty candidates.

Episode 174 - Karlie Blair of DR3AMLOGiKK Nov 24, 2018

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In the past year actress Karlie Blair has become a mainstay of the LA immersive theatre scene. She's performed in such shows as Whisperlodge, the original production of Safehouse '77, and The Lust Experience. With actress Keight Leighn she co-founded DR3AMLOGiKK, which has presented the improvised experience Snow Fridge, and a workshop production Broken Clocks. She's also one of the leads in Shine On Collective's Echoes in the Dark.

We caught up with the busy lady to talk about her work and her background as a graduate of UC Berkeley's theatre program.

Brought to you in part by The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, who are seeking faculty candidates.

Episode 173 - Consent & Agency w/ Amanda Rose Villarreal Nov 16, 2018

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We met Amanda Rose Villarreal at the Denver Immersive Summit, where we shared a panel with her and Jenny Weinbloom of Meow Wolf Denver on Consent & Agency in immersive. Amanda Rose is getting her Ph.D in Theatre Arts at Colorado University at Boulder, and her practice involves training "police officers, lawyers, and counselors to use effective communication and de-escalation techniques during crisis intervention and conflict management."

Amanda Rose is both a practitioner and a researcher, so we're getting a full spectrum look.

That work has given her incredible insight into the challenges facing immersive creators around issues of agency and consent, and we dig into that on today's episode, recorded live in the field at The Molecule Effect cafe in Denver.

This week's episode brought to you by listeners like you and The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.

Content Advisory: language and mature themes.

Episode 172 - Tad Shafer of Drycraeft LA on the Wolf Trail Nov 09, 2018

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You might know Tad as the actor who played the dad, and whose own childhood informed Drycraeft LA and Capital W's Rochester 1996, or you might know him as a gentle seeker whose life got caught up in The Society and who is now working for the group that is unraveling the mystery of the Wolf Trail.

Tad is all this, and more.

Get ready for a special in-the-field edition of No Proscenium as we join Tad on the Wolf Trail, where we've encountered a Moonglow.

This episode is brought to you by listeners like you, with the support of The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.

Episode 171 - Cafe Play Talkback Oct 27, 2018

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Kathryn Yu moderates and This Is Not A Theatre Company's Erin Mee is the featured guest in this talkback session for Cafe Play recorded on September 30th, 2018.

Featuring guest appearances by the cast of the show, Alyssa Kim, Christy Casey, and Andrew Hoepfner.

Plus: Noah rambles a bit about his recent trip to Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Episode 170 - Ayden LeRoux of Odyssey Works Oct 19, 2018

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Odyssey Works is a legendary company that started in San Francisco around the turn of this century. They're best known for making elaborate, immersive pieces of theatre for one. Ayden LeRoux is an installation artist and writer who is a part of Odyssey Works' team of collaborators, and she joins NoPro's Kathryn Yu in NYC to talk about her work and Odyssey Works.

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And applications for the Immersive Design Summit are OPEN.

Episode 169: Shine On Collective's Echoes in the Dark Oct 12, 2018

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Shine On Collective's writer-director duo Anna Mavromati and Marlee Delia join host Noah Nelson in LA to talk about their latest work Echoes in the Dark, a 2018 update of the Frankenstein story, and how their collaboration has evolved over the last two years of work.

Plus: we touch on a bunch going on in LA right now, like the amazing Spatial Reality gallery exhibition, Delusion, CreepLA: Awake, the upcoming workshop from Tara O'Con and Marissa Neilsen-Pincus, and much much more.

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