A Deep Dive: Introduction to Immersive Art

The word “immersive” has gained a lot of traction in the last ten years and has been used to describe everything from theme parks to shopping experiences. In this workshop, you will be introduced to immersive experience-building in both theory and practice as it relates to the performing arts. In the first part of the workshop, members of Submersive Productions will discuss the building blocks and cover some groundbreaking productions that led to the rise in popularity of the style. Then, we’ll share examples of some of our own productions and talk about the methods we use to imagine and build stories, characters, and whole worlds. The second part of the workshop will be on our feet, participating in group exercises, improvisations and games—the tools we rely on at the beginning of our process, no matter what the subject matter of the show.

No prior performance experience required, but do bring your curiosity and sense of play! 

Where: Creativity Center, 3137 Eastern Ave. Baltimore MD 21224
When: Mar. 16, 1–3:30PM
Age Range: 16+
Cost: $40 standard, $35 members
Materials: All supplies provided!

Organization Bio
Submersive Productions is a collaborative artworks company that creates original, site-specific immersive works where artists and audiences engage together at the intersection of histories, mythologies, and the immediate experience. The company was formed in 2015 to produce the spring and fall editions of The Mesmeric Revelations! of Edgar Allan Poe, which earned a Best of Baltimore award for BEST THEATER EXPERIENCE (City Paper). The company has since produced over a dozen original works, including the award-winning H.T. Darling’s Incredible Musaeum in 2017, See Also at the George Peabody Library in 2020, and Katalepsis at the Peale Center in spring of 2023.