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The Virtual Arena: Going "Virtually" To The Opera – VRFocus


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In his latest Virtual Arena column, industry specialist Kevin Williams takes a walk beyond the normal immersive entertainment projects he reports on, and looks at the deployment of immersive technology into the arts, with the launch of the world’s first hyper-reality opera experience.  
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Marking the beginning of the reopening of exhibitions, events and attractions in certain localities, this report covers the opening of a brand new exhibit that takes immersive technology into a new medium. What has been dubbed #Artainment – a collision of the arts and culture with the entertainment medium. But this is much more nuanced, representing immersive experiences developed to transcend more traditional gallery, theatre, and live event approaches to the arts. ....

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Michael White's classical & jazz news: International Jazz Day; Cheltenham Jazz Festival; Fidelio Café; Royal Opera House


29 April, 2021 — By Michael White
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CLOSE encounters in the crowded intimacy of a jazz club are such distant prospects right now that 2021’s International Jazz Day won’t be quite itself when it arrives on April 30.
But if you’re up for digital alternatives, the streaming service Medici TV – better known as a sort of Netflix for classical music – is marking the event with the launch of a new jazz collection, featuring over 200 on-demand videos that scan performances from festivals around the world as well as documenting the greats of the past.
From Jacques Loussier and Thelonius Monk through to Kris Davis and Jason Moran, there’s material for all tastes, especially if you like what was happening in Paris in the 1950s/60s. And if you take a subscription, you get access to the classical videos too: details at ....

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