Share
2020 saw the likes of the Venice Film Festival, Raindance, Cannes and more switch to online programming, embracing virtual reality (VR) tracks through platforms like the Museum of Other Realities and VRChat. SXSW Online 2021 – which begins next week – had to follow suit as well, with SXSW Online XR providing a showcase of immersive content and industry discussion.
For SXSW Online XR the film festival has turned to VRChat to host its immersive programming, with the platform offering artist representations of Congress Avenue and the Red River Cultural District for users to explore. In these two locations, guests will find the Paramount Theatre, The Contemporary and other spots where live sessions, meetups, special events, 360° videos from the Virtual Cinema program, and 2D video feeds of SXSW Online 2021 programming will be available.
More than 30 music venues in Austin have come together to establish Safe In Sound, a public health code-of-conduct and safety program, following governor Greg Abbott's decision to lift the mask mandate for all of Texas.
Quartier des spectacles de Montréal | Les salles de spectacle attendent impatiemment vos annonces lapresse.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lapresse.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Cody Cowan, executive director of the
Red River Cultural District, said. The district is home to popular clubs like Cheer Up Charlies, Mohawk and Stubb s. Noting that Texas lags behind much of the country in vaccination rates, Cowan said “consumer confidence for in-person experiences is low due to public health realities.” With tours and festivals that help venues pay the rent unlikely to return nationwide for some time, he worried that “return to 100% will not only negatively affect public health, but also may also trigger outstanding debt as due, by manufacturing the false public perception of financial viability for cultural tourism businesses.”