Why immersive works are immensely popular

Immersion challenges theatrical conventions – and raises pertinent questions around consent, reciprocity, and play.
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Fair Share Fare’s Apitherapy Quarantine as part of Refuge 2018: Pandemic at Arts House. Image: Bryony Jackson.

Maybe it’s the alienation of living under late capitalism, maybe it’s a response to digital culture. Whatever the reason, immersive works are making a splash across Australia and the world.

‘Immersion’ can refer to a wide range of works, from multi-sensory environments you can inhabit to experiences involving a high level of audience interaction.

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