About Because the Night Immersive 360-Cinema Experience
In 2021 the Malthouse Theatre performed an immersive performance called “Because the Night” on a scale never seen before in Australia.
The play is about a regime on the edge of collapse set in a logging town (Elsinore) on the cusp of the digital age. The play features six characters who performed on a specifically constructed set with 35 rooms on 1800 sqm for 90 minutes. Visitors to this experience play the role of a silent witness and can investigate three interlocking narratives playing out simultaneously.
The Deakin Motion Lab filmed the performance in 360-degree video and developed an interactive, digital experience in two formats: a game on Mac and PC platforms and a 360-degree cinema experience. In both formats, visitors can follow the characters, freely roam the beautiful palace, worker’s quarters and outskirts environments, or uncover mythic locations of Elsinore, as the story of “Because the Night” unfolds around them. This event allows visitors to attend the 360-degree theatre version in the NYAAL theatre at Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus.
A special event launch will be held on Friday 25 March at 2pm. Please book a ticket to secure your spot.
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