Search FoST
Services
Content
Nonprofit
About
FoST Explorers Club
Jeffrey Seller — Setting the Stage: The Power of Live Art
Jeffrey Seller — Setting the Stage: The Power of Live Art
Jeffrey Seller believes there are ways in which the digital age falls short. For him, the experience of live theater fulfills a deep visceral need for live storytelling in a way that cannot be replaced. Seller’s own process is predicated on searching for those special moments in which the hair stands up on his arms and he is completely in the theater’s thrall—and his legacy of musicals, from Rent and Avenue Q to In the Heights and Hamilton, has inspired that same reaction in millions of theatergoers.
MORE VIDEOS
Felix Barrett — Burn the Seats: Audience Immersion in Interactive Theater
Felix Barrett's productions transform existing architectural spaces into interactive theater pieces in order to disrupt the traditional, formulaic, and passive theater model. They demand the attention of all five senses.
LEARN MORE
Fabien Riggall — Bringing Film to Life
Fabien Riggall created Secret Cinema with the intention of letting audiences "step inside the world of a film." The audience becomes the hero and the stageÑthey interact with one another and with the film, bringing the adventure to life.
LEARN MORE
FEATURED
VIEW ALL
FoST Explorers Club 2023
LEARN MORE
Meow Wolf: Immersive Experiences as a Tool for Transformation
Meow Wolf cofounder and director Vince Kadlubek and senior creative producer Marsi Gray discuss the company's new Omega Mart experience in Las Vegas and how immersive storytelling holds the potential to transform individuals and society.
LEARN MORE
2020 FoST Summit Trailer
In the spirit of participation and inspiration, the FoST Summit aims to break the fourth wall and make attendees a vital part of the event.
LEARN MORE
Adobe: The Creative Class
In 2012, Adobe approached FoST with the desire to change the perception of its company, both internally and externally. They wanted to supplement their stature as a software developer for creative professionals by delivering an inspiring message that would resonate with a general audience and bolster a sense of pride within the company.
LEARN MORE
Chet Faliszek— Redefining Gaming: Plot-Building in Real-Time
Chet Faliszek, who has written some of the most loved video games of all time, is creating a new kind of game—one that uses AI to create deep characters and a world that allows players complete agency.
LEARN MORE
Jill Cress — Co-Creating with your Audience
Cress discusses why Nat Geo’s approach is to engage people around shared passions, and to spotlight the individuals who have something to teach us. The goal, always, is to create opportunities for audiences to join the discussion.
LEARN MORE
John Hanke — Teaming Up: Hacking Social Nature for Gaming
John Hanke, CEO of Niantic Inc. and creator of Pokémon GO, is coming up with new forms of entertainment that are helping us return to our natural, social states.
LEARN MORE
Alexis McGill Johnson — Examining the Hidden Self: How Implicit Bias Manifests
Alexis McGill Johnson, Executive Director and cofounder of the Perception Institute, believes that in order to overcome implicit bias we need to look at the science of bias.
LEARN MORE
Mark Sagar — Growing Up Android: Optimizing Artificial Intelligence for the Next Generation
Mark Sagar, CEO of Soul Machines, wants you to imagine a future with emotionally intelligent, digital humans.
LEARN MORE
Grace Boyle — Tasting Sounds. Hearing Flavors: Multisensory Storytelling
Grace Boyle, founder and Director of The Feelies, believes that opening up greater realms of our perception for storytelling–painting with more of that sensory palette–can allow audiences to form intuition and connect with the experiences of others and the world around them.
LEARN MORE
VIEW ALL