Welcome to OOTFest25 (UN)SEEN – a future-facing festival of live hybrid performance presented by IJAD Dance.
When:From 5–8 June 2025,
Where: Riverside Studios and Open Online Theatre become a stage for innovation
Live hybrid performance where artists and creative technologists explore embodiment, touch, and presence—through movement, XR, MR, AI and machine learning. This is the BODY, re-coded. With live hybrid shows, immersive installations, expert-led panels, artist workshops, and an Innovation Lab Day focused on AI in the arts, OOTFest25 is a space for experimentation, dialogue, and evolution. Join us in reshaping the future of performance—both in Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London, or from anywhere in the world through our multi-camera, interactive livestream.
This live hybrid Festival showcases performances will present you with a momentous merging of realities in multiple dimensions . . .
- live hybrid performances that will challenge your perceptions and rock your expectations
- interactive installations where you can immerse yourself and play in VR
- expert panel discussions around the intersections of emerging tech and performing arts will open your mind
- artist workshops to experience ways to integrate tech into your artform – or offer new skills
- A full-day Innovation Lab focused on AI and arts, with expert speakers, demonstrations and discussions.
Tickets
- For in-person audiences: If you’d like to attend the festival at the venue, please book your tickets via the Riverside Studios website by visiting their What’s On page.
For online audiences: To join us remotely and experience the festival online, book youhttps://openonlinetheatre.org/whats-on/r digital tickets
NEW! Harnessing Generative AI: Opportunities, Challenges and Horizons
Workshops: 25 January, 8 & 22 February, 8 March 2pm – 4pm
Cost: £100 (covers all four workshops)
We’re thrilled to be hosting this workshop series with Marlon Barrios Solano, an artist, researcher and educator exploring the intersections of performance, technology and cognition.
Step into the thrilling world of Latent Space, where imagination meets technology. This hands-on, no code workshop will immerse you in the transformative potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI-powered real-time sound and image generation.
These workshops are designed for artists and creatives looking to explore new tools for artistic expression and innovation; creative technologists curious about the practical application of AI in creative fields; beginners and enthusiasts, no coding experience required, it’s perfect for anyone who wants to dive in to the intersection of technology and the arts; and innovators and experimenters, who seek to push the boundaries in storytelling, performance or multimodal projects.
You can find out more about the workshop programme on our website – but hurry, there are only six places available on this exclusive online programme!
More info: Here