official website: https://interplay-arts.com/
Presented by Chimerik 似不像 In partnership with New Works XR
interplay_2026 is brought to you by co_curators Caroline Chien-MacCaull, Sammy Chien-MacCaull, Gemma Crowe, Deanna Peters and guest curator Michael Caldwell.
At the intersection of performance and technology, interplay_2026 highlights artists experimenting with the notion of liveness within digital presence.
Taking place live on Zoom from January 8–11, 2026, the festival presents works that reimagine how performance can unfold within a virtual venue.
Live online performance refers to artistic works intentionally created or adapted for real-time presentation in digital environments. These works sit at the crossroads of performance, technology, and virtual presence, centering the shared, ephemeral exchange between artist(s) and audience.
This year’s programs feel both emergent and deeply connected. Each artist approaches technology through their own unique lens — including ritual, embodiment, object perspective, puppetry, continuous partial attention, fortune telling, and more. Their works carry a sense of curiosity and care, reminding us that experimentation can also be a form of connection.
Artists:
arya
Chantal & Choo
Freya Björg Olafson
Dates & Times:
January 8 at 7:00pm PST
January 10 at 6:00pm PST
(Includes ASL interpretation and a short artist talkback)
Artists:
Elliot Vaughan
Niloufar Samadi w/ Avideh Saadatpajouh
Vincent Isabel
Dates & Times:
January 9 at 7:00pm PST
January 11 at 6:00pm PST
(Includes ASL interpretation and a short artist talkback)
https://www.showpass.com/interplay_2026/
Freya Björg Olafson
Lag, Loop, Render: Digital Bodies in Performance
Online Workshop — January 17, 11:00am–1:00pm