The Lantern Room
An immersive performance happening simultaneously on two sides of the Atlantic.
Working with two leading immersive theatre companies Raucous (UK) and Lost & Gone (Canada), we are developing a ground-breaking cross-Atlantic performance made possible by a number of technical innovations. The production will be performed simultaneously between Toronto and Bristol, and despite the time difference, the audience in Toronto will shape the storytelling in Bristol and vice versa.
We are working with an exciting group of artists to test and create performance, digital technology, augmented reality, binaural sound, AI, original music, projection mapping, film and smell, all to tell the beautiful story of a legendary female whaler.
Office of Everyone have been leading the exploration of creative innovations in three main areas: 1. Creative and unexpected methods for audiences to communicate between the UK and Canada. 2. Moments of delight as inanimate objects come to life to progress the narrative. 3. Pre-show world building to begin immersing audiences in the story world ahead of the live performance, using their own phones.
The project was recently presented at SXSW in Austin Texas.
![A women crounched on the floor holding an iPad in front of them]()
Audiences experiencing the AR work ![A women crounched low on the floor holding an iPad]()
Crouching low to discover hidden elements of the AR narrative
![A women holding a whale bone model up to her ear]()
Audiences can hear secret audio messages through concealed bone conduction technology ![Very tightly packed wires and technology, inside of a delecate whale bone model]()
Bone conduction technology concealed inside a 3D printed (Powder Bed) whale bone
A film made by Raucous about world building and dismantling featuring Jack Hardiker (Office of Everyone) A film made by Raucous about the development of the 'Familiars' featuring Jack Hardiker (Office of Everyone) A film made by Raucous about Binaural sound featuring Jack Hardiker (Office of Everyone) ![A man stood on stage in front of a large screen with an image of the project behind him]()
Jack Hardiker presenting the work at SXSW in Austin Texas
