Performance
Live performance design, stage engineering, large-scale event production, spectacle architecture, and how shows are constructed to work across multiple audiences and contexts simultaneously.
3 labs in this category
May 2026
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21 May
Continuity Through Handoff
Systems that last for centuries survive by embedding routine actions into daily infrastructure and passing both the action and its meaning to the next generation—when either the protocol or the motivation breaks, the chain ends.
From: Temple housing ‘eternal flame’ burns down in Japan - NBC News
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17 May
Dual Evaluation and Alignment
When a performance is judged by two groups using different criteria—one scoring craft, the other scoring emotional impact—a work that scores high with both reveals it operates on multiple registers simultaneously, making it legible across evaluation systems.
From: Bulgarian banger 'Bangaranga' bags country its 1st Eurovision win
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14 May
Conflicting Staging Geometry
A performer's position that gives cameras a clean shot can block sightlines for seats, and a position that works for the room can break the frame for screens—the staging geometry that solves one problem creates the other.
From: FIFA announces Super Bowl-style World Cup final halftime show featuring Madonna, Shakira and BTS