The advanced course deepens both the theory and especially the practice of immersive performances and game performances.
It teaches different ways of inviting the audience into a performance, concrete mechanisms of negotiating consent, and offers a closer look at the most commonly used game structures in immersive performances. Particular attention is given to how to open pathways for multisensory participation by the audience. The course also addresses funding for immersive performance, both in Finland and internationally.
The course has a specific content and plan, but its central aim is to support the participating artists in the questions that are most essential to them in relation to immersive performance.
The workshop focuses on design and realization of immersive performances and game performances. It’s meant as an advanced course for those who have already completed the Immersive Theatre Workshop or a similar training elsewhere.
FOR WHOM
The workshop is meant especially for professionals and students of performing arts. If you are not part of these groups, it’s still possible to attend if you have completed basics of immersive theatre somewhere else. If you’re unsure of your status, send a message to centerforeverything at gmail dot com before registering.
TIME AND PLACE
Fri 13.3. at 18-22, Sat 14.3. at 13.30-17.30 and Sun 15.3.2026 at 13.30-17.30.
Eskus – Performance Center, Puhdistamo (building n:o 6) 2. fl. Official address: Kaasutehtaankatu 1/33, 00540 Helsinki. Studio 1.
PRICE AND LINK TO WEBSHOP
90 €
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TEACHER
Samee Haapa (they/it/no pronouns) is an artist, producer, researcher, and a dj. They hold degrees in acting, dance, and anthropology. They have produced, directed, and performed for over 20 years, both within institutions and on the independent scene in Finland and internationally.
Haapa is currently completing an artistic doctoral research at the Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, focusing on consent in immersive performances and game performances. They have taught immersive theatre at, among others, Theatre Academy and Aalto University. They are the Artistic Director of The Center for Everything.
(Photo from ‘Upotapia’ by The Center for Everything. Photographer: Marko Mäkinen. Costumes: Kaisa Kemikoski and Jenni Räsänen. Performer: Krista-Julia Arppo.)