Dania Beach, FL

BLUR (Florida)

An immersive XR theatre experience by Craig Quintero and Phoebe Greenberg

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The future is present. Step into the unknown. Experience BLUR, where new technology meets the limits of love & loss. In a world where the dead can be cloned and science challenges the finality of death, BLUR invites audiences to cross the threshold between the real and the virtual, the living and the lost. Blending live performance, motion capture, and immersive XR environments, this mixed-reality experience unfolds for ten participants at a time. Guided through surreal landscapes, they confront the beauty—and the unease—of a future where resurrection is possible. BLUR began as a question—one that lies at the heart of mythology, science, and human longing. As scientific advancements like cloning and resurrection biology become real, they challenge not only our relationship to death but also our understanding of what it means to be human. Rooted in a shared background in poetic and experimental theatre, Quintero and Greenberg envisioned BLUR as a response to this moment: a surreal, immersive exploration of ethics, identity, and grief. Inspired by Theatre of the Absurd, populated by hybrid creatures and AI entities, BLUR is a dreamlike experience where the narrative unfolds across formats—and across realities. Duration: 45 minutes This is an international co-production by PHI Studio – Canada, Riverbed Theatre – Taiwan, and Onassis Culture – Greece. This work was part of the Official Selection for Venice Immersive, La Biennale di Venezia, 2025.

Audience Role

Participant, guided in small groups of up to ten through a mixed-reality XR narrative, with optional light interaction with performers.

Ages: 16 +

Content Advisories

Discussions of suicide
Emotionally intense moments
Mature content
No sexual content
Themes around grief
Themes around human cloning
Themes around mental health
Themes around scientific ethics

Interaction Advisories

Light (business/acquaintance) contact

Mobility Advisories

Event is wheelchair accessible
Use of augmented reality
Use of mixed reality headset
Use of virtual reality
Wheelchair accessible

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About Mad Arts

An immersive art museum in Dania Beach, Mad Arts showcases international artists, designers, and creatives whose work disrupts, provokes, and transforms what art and technology can achieve. Explore the cutting-edge and innovative sides of art, light, and technology, closing the gap between artist and viewer to expand your digital horizons. Looking for fun things to do with your kids? Bring them to Mad Arts, a family-friendly space and immersive museum in Broward where they can play and let their imaginations run wild. Everyone can feel like a kid again – to create, innovate, and lose themselves in the moment.