The Deep Third Space Performance Lab is a cutting-edge media arts laboratory dedicated to bridging the gap between the groundbreaking work of experimental media artists and the immersive potential of home theater experiences. By combining innovative research in telematic performance, spatialized audio-visual environments, and AI-driven creativity, the Lab is developing the Telematic Theater, a fully functional online theatrical platform for artists, engineers, and technologists to push the boundaries of what is possible in online performance and immersive media.
Central to the Lab’s vision is the creation of the Living Room of the Future—a reimagined home theater environment that offers audiences access to high-quality, immersive performances unlike anything seen on traditional television. Through advanced spatial technologies, including Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, 3D immersive environments, and interactive strategies for audience participation, the Lab showcases experimental media as intended by its creators, delivering a state-of-the-art multi-sensory experience.
The Lab operates at the intersection of art, technology, and digital communications, catalyzing collaboration between creators and innovators to pioneer new platforms and tools for live streaming, 3D scenography, generative audio-visual mixology, and interactive audience engagement. It provides artists with the resources to develop ambitious multimedia works, engineers with opportunities to innovate in real-time signal processing.
By redefining how we experience experimental media art, the Deep Third Space Performance Lab is paving the way for a future where the most innovative and boundary-pushing art is accessible to all, delivered directly to the immersive, high-quality environments of the modern living room.
Participating Performance Artists
Charles Lane is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts, where he began his career pushing the boundaries of live performance. He is at home both on the opera stage, as a member of the Los Angeles Opera and LA Philharmonic Chorus, as well as in contemporary new music, experimental theater, film, dance, and performance art. Charles has performed and premiered new works by numerous composers, including Mel Powell, John King, Gerhard Stabler, Randall Packer, and John Adams, as well as working under the baton of LA Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
Melissa Ichiuji creates figurative sculptures and performances that are stunningly confident, bold, aggressive, playful, and original. Her dance experience enables her to relate to the body in a unique way and for her, the body and the creative act are always connected. A native of the Washington DC area, Ichiuji began her artistic career in NYC with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. In 2023 Melissa launched her first series of Digital Collectable videos titled “Faces of Kali” at SCOPE Art Show in Miami during Art Basel week and last summer opened her own independent gallery, Melissa Ichiuji Studio Galley, located in Front Royal, VA where she resides in the Shenandoah Valley.
Katie Magician (they/she) is an artiste and creative play practitioner. Their new media art uses retro consumer aesthetics and camp theatricality to explore mental health, alienation, and reconciliation. They have been featured in various performance art festivals, DIY venues, online via the virtual stage of the Third Space Network and galleries such as Arlington Arts Center, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, VisArts, and Transformer. They are also an art instructor and songstrix specializing in queering classrooms and the therapeutic benefits of creative play in early childhood.
Art & Technology Partners
Special thanks to our Art & Technology partners who have supported our work, including: Cycling ’74 (MaxMSPJitter), Gnural Net (LiveToAir), IRCAM Forum (SPAT), and Washington Projects for the Arts (WPA)