Musical Theatre Factory Combines Technology and Musical Theatre in New Experience
Musical Theatre Factory is launching its MTFxR Garage, a six-day collaboration that combines musical theatre and extended reality (XR).
The new experience will be hosted by NUI ITP/IMA and Media Commons at 370 Jay, a cutting-edge XR facility in Downtown Brooklyn. Three teams of artists and student technologists will come together in a hackathon to co-create new musical theatre XR works including virtual reality, motion capture, and beyond. The projects will be presented in a public summit on June 26.
“We aren't looking to replace theatre in physical spaces, but rather engage artists in exploring the possibilities for transforming their practices, work, and livelihoods with technology,” MTFxR program’s manager Brandon Powers said in a statement.
MTF hopes that this experience will foster education, collaboration, and field building. Beyond that, they aim to build partnerships between educational institutions, creative technology, and the nonprofit/commercial arts sectors to help the arts have more impact and reach.
“Building the future takes a deep, rigorous collaboration between artists and technologists, and the Garage serves as a place for such collaborations to thrive,” Powers said.
