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Histories, guides and background from the Antenna Theater archive
Antenna Theater Journal
Four decades of audio-driven, walk-through and site-specific theater, told through the productions, the places and the ideas behind them. New pieces are added here as they are published.
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Sands of Time: Antenna Theater’s Beach Walk Through Cosmic Time
Sands of Time, Antenna Theater’s 1998-2002 beach walk: a 1,300-foot raked path from the Big Bang to a grain of sand, at Rodeo Beach, Burning Man and more.
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One-to-One Theater: How Maze and Walk-Through Shows Work
One-to-one theater explained: how maze and walk-through shows guide a single visitor, from Antenna Theater’s 1983 Walkman maze Artery to Viola’s Room.
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Magic Bus San Francisco: Antenna’s Summer of Love Tour, 2010-2019
Magic Bus San Francisco, Antenna Theater’s Summer of Love bus tour from 2010 to 2019: how it worked, the route from Union Square, and what the critics said.
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Immersive Theater vs Traditional Theater: What Changes for the Audience
Immersive theater vs traditional theater: seats, space, sound and audience role compared, plus the 1980s headphone shows most immersive histories skip.
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Headphone Theater History: From the Théâtrophone to the Walkman
Headphone theater history from the 1881 théâtrophone to binaural shows, with the missing 1980s chapter: Antenna Theater’s first Walkman walk-throughs.
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Euphor!um: Antenna Theater’s Walk-Through of Coleridge’s Kubla Khan
Euphorium turned Coleridge’s Kubla Khan into a walk-through dream: the mirrored helmet, the Presidio runs from 2001, Burning Man and London’s Roundhouse.
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Etiquette of the Undercaste: Antenna Theater’s Walk-Through of Poverty (1988-1995)
Etiquette of the Undercaste, Antenna Theater’s 1988-1995 walk-through of poverty: the morgue drawer, the 13 rooms, the Smithsonian run and what critics said.
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Audio Walk vs Audio Tour vs Headphone Theater: How They Differ
Audio walk vs audio tour vs headphone theater: clear definitions, a side-by-side table, and the Alcatraz tour that turned a museum lecture into drama.