Colorado
This Fort Collins group is bringing ‘experiences’ to interactive theater in Northern Colorado
Leah Casper prefers the phrase “experiences” slightly than efficiency artwork or immersive theater to explain her group’s new interactive work.
“It’s a bunch of mad creatives that come collectively and make efficiency experiences for the group,” stated Casper, the manager creative director of LuneAseas.
In its new work, the Fort Collins group combines outdated and new literature with music, dance, theater, vogue, visible artwork, and different types of artwork to make the site-specific “experiences.” Their newest undertaking has scenes constructed across the Greek phrases for love.
Director Steve Dewey stated a “efficiency expertise” can are available many various varieties.
“We love to incorporate our audiences. I might use the phrase ‘immersive’ as a result of our present present may be very immersive. We’re all from very numerous backgrounds. And due to that stunning a part of it, we have been capable of create artwork that isn’t only one factor,” Dewey stated. “It is not simply dance. It is not simply theater. It is not simply music. It is just a little little bit of every little thing and it is all the time evolving, which is one other lovely a part of it.”
Each Casper and Dewey say the phrase “group” is vastly vital to the group.
“We do not simply placed on exhibits that you simply’re watching; we love getting viewers involvement. We additionally like to put loads out locally with sure workshops that we do,” Dewey stated.
For this collection of treasure hunts, LuneAseas has been activating outdated historic buildings since final summer time. They embody the Tabor Opera Home in Leadville, the Mercury Cafe with the Denver Fringe, the Bug Theater in Denver, and Walnut Creek in Fort Collins.
This remaining efficiency expertise is about within the three-level, 5,000-square-foot Fort Collins Masonic Temple. The occasion is a historic tour of the constructing, the place audiences discover performances and items of a puzzle which have been positioned all through the constructing alongside the way in which.
“I suppose I am all the time extra of the sappy one right here,” Dewey stated. “I all the time wish to reiterate that the humanities, I actually really feel, can heal the world. And an enormous facet of LuneAseas is giving again to the world as a result of what we get again from our audiences and from folks is simply tenfold. And we have watched that, we have watched that unfold in so many various methods, and it has been very magical and we need to proceed to do it.”
Each Casper and Dewey invite audiences to method the expertise with an open thoughts.
“I believe simply are available and luxuriate in your self,” Casper stated. “Actually simply sit again and take heed to what’s taking place round you and watch what’s taking place round you. It is gonna be enjoyable.”
“7 Phrases for Love: A efficiency puzzle” consists of ballet, experimental movie, and sound to create an interactive historic tour and runs by means of Saturday, Feb twenty fifth on the Masonic Temple in Fort Collins.