Two-Part Multi-Sensory Experience Begins In
Sphere's Atrium, Taking Guests On A Journey Through Technological
Innovation
The First Sphere Experience
Features Postcard From Earth – A Mesmerizing New
Film
From Academy Award-Nominated Director Darren Aronofsky
LAS
VEGAS, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sphere
Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR) will tomorrow debut The Sphere
Experience, a signature content category featured at Sphere – the
next-generation entertainment medium that opened in Las Vegas last week, capturing worldwide
attention for its stunning visual displays and immersive
technologies.
The Sphere Experience is a new genre of live entertainment that
will transform the shared experience and put Sphere's
22nd century immersive technologies on full display. The
approximately two-hour program begins in the Atrium, which tells a
universal story of how culture, technology, science, art, and the
natural world have been intertwined throughout human history.
Through one-of-a-kind immersive experiences created specifically
for Sphere, guests will gain a better understanding of how
technology amplifies our human potential. The Sphere Experience
then continues in the main venue bowl for a muti-sensory cinematic
experience at an unparalleled scale – Darren Aronofsky's Postcard from
Earth.
"Every aspect of Sphere was designed to transport audiences to
new places, both real and imagined, and The Sphere Experience is
where that vision comes together in its most integrated form," said
James L. Dolan, Executive Chairman
and CEO of Sphere Entertainment. "From the moment guests enter the
venue, Sphere's next-generation technologies will create an
unforgettable journey, which includes a sci-fi exploration of our
planet via Darren Aronofsky's
Postcard from Earth."
Darren Aronofsky said: "Sphere is
a temple to the arts. It's not built for sports, it's built for
performance and for this new moving image medium: this experiential
cinema. I can't wait to share Postcard from Earth with the
world."
The Atrium
The Sphere Experience journey is
curated by five humanoid robots – named Aura – that serve as
interactive guides to Sphere, each focusing on one fundamental
aspect of human ability: connection, creativity, innovation,
longevity, and productivity. Aura was developed using
next-generation technology in robotic mechanics and artificial
intelligence.
Aura will guide guests through an interactive demonstration of
Sphere Immersive Sound powered by HOLOPLOT which shows beamforming
technology can simultaneously send unique audio content to specific
locations, allowing guests to hear completely different content –
such as languages or instruments. Sphere Immersive Sound is the
most advanced concert-grade audio system in the world – using 3D
audio beamforming technology and wave field synthesis to deliver
targeted, crystal-clear and uniform audio to every seat in
Sphere.
Other immersive technology experiences in the Atrium include a
50-foot-high holographic installation that draws on the themes
of Postcard from Earth, artwork created by machine
learning, LED displays, and a 360-degree avatar capture that
virtually puts guests on top of Sphere.
Postcard from Earth
The Atrium experience
ties directly into the main cinematic feature – Postcard from
Earth – a first-of-its-kind immersive film by Academy
Award-nominated director Darren
Aronofsky. Postcard from Earth is a portrait of our
planet, re-imagined as a sci-fi experience. The film brings
audiences on a voyage spanning all seven continents, and deep into
the ocean, high into the mountains, into the eye of a storm, and
out into space.
Postcard from Earth takes full advantage of Sphere's
experiential, next-generation technologies to transport audiences
and engage the senses, making them feel like they have traveled to
new worlds without ever leaving their seats in Las Vegas.
This includes utilizing the interior LED display plane that
wraps up, over, and around the audience to create a fully immersive
visual environment. At 16K x
16K, it is the highest resolution LED
screen on Earth. Through Sphere Immersive Sound, a variety of
technologies, including beamforming, enable audio to be directed to
specific locations at a volume that remains consistent – from point
of origin to destination. Sphere's audio system also allows sound
designers to create a virtual point of origin and place it in a
precise spatial location – meaning audio can be directed to the
listener so that it sounds close, even though the source is far
away.
Postcard from Earth is also the first production to
feature the venue's multi-sensory 4D technologies. This includes
immersive seats with an infrasound haptic system that will use deep
vibrations so guests can feel the experience – such as the rumble
of thunder or a soaring rocket launch. Sphere also utilizes
environmental effects to rouse the senses – the feeling of a cool
breeze and familiar scents – which help audiences conjure the
feeling of being there.
Credits for Postcard from Earth include: directed by
Darren Aronofsky; written by
Ari Handel & Darren Aronofsky; produced by Darren Aronofsky, Ari
Handel, Graham Booth;
Executive Producer Jane Rosenthal; Director of Photography
Matthew Libatique, ASC, LPS;
Production Designer James Chinlund; Edited by Jennifer Lame, ACE; Supervising Producer Ronan
Browne; Field Producer Richard Evans; Sphere Director of
Photography Andrew Shulkind; Costume
Designer Ane Crabtree; Music Concept by Rob
Simonsen; Music Produced by Rob
Simonsen and Ben Wynn; Music
by Brendan Angelides, Judson Crane, Nathan
Johnson, Rob Simonsen,
Joseph Trapanese, Ben Wynn, Jeremy
Zuckerman; Music Supervisor Julianne
Jordan; Casting by Mary
Vernieu and Bret Howe; Cast:
Byron – Brandon Santana, Fang –
Zaya Ribeiro.
For more information on The Sphere Experience and to purchase
tickets, visit:
https://www.thesphere.com/shows/the-sphere-experience.
For press materials, please click here.
About Sphere:
Sphere is a next-generation entertainment medium that is
redefining the future of live entertainment. A venue where the
foremost artists, creators, and technologists will create
extraordinary experiences that take storytelling to a new level and
transport audiences to places both real and imagined. The venue
will host original Sphere Experiences from leading Hollywood directors; concerts and residencies
from the world's biggest artists; and premier marquee events. The
first Sphere venue opened in Las
Vegas in September 2023, and
is a new Las Vegas landmark,
powered by cutting-edge technologies that ignite the senses and
enable audiences to share experiences at a never-before-seen scale.
More information is available at thesphere.com.
About Sphere Entertainment Co.
Sphere Entertainment Co. is a premier live entertainment and
media company. The Company includes Sphere, a next-generation
entertainment medium powered by cutting-edge technologies to
redefine the future of entertainment. The first Sphere venue opened
in Las Vegas in September 2023. In addition, the Company includes
MSG Networks, which operates two regional sports and entertainment
networks, MSG Network and MSG Sportsnet, as well as a
direct-to-consumer and authenticated streaming product, MSG+,
delivering a wide range of live sports content and other
programming. More information is available at
sphereentertainmentco.com.
Contact:
Sphere Entertainment: spherepr@sphereentertainmentco.com
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