The EXPAND project brings together a consortium of three European partners: the artistic production and cultural innovation agency Dark Euphoria (France), and two international theaters, Théâtre &ESPOO (Finland) and Théâtre National Marin Sorescu (Romania). It aims to support emerging creators and producers in the performing arts in their use of immersive and interactive technologies.

Through a capacity-building program, six artist-producer duos will explore the possibilities offered by extended reality (XR) and artificial intelligence (AI) for live performance: new ways of writing and staging narratives, new links between performers and digital environments, and new formats of theatrical experience for audiences. Through experimentation-based training, participants will discover new dramaturgies, augmented acting and digital stages, while sharing sustainable production practices and realistic models for creating with these innovative tools.

For 22 months, EXPAND offers a transnational pathway combining workshops, peer-to-peer learning and intensive networking, creating a shared space where artistic vision meets technical possibilities. By connecting the performing arts ecosystem with digital innovation, EXPAND aims to make XR and AI more accessible, collaborative and relevant to the future of theater.

Unwritten Worlds: RIT, the new chapter!

After a first edition (2022-2025) that kept its promises in terms of transition,initiation andprofessional exchanges in the XR field, with no less than 40 workshops, 3 XR Camps and 15 artists in residence, the European project Realities in Transition is renewed for the period 2026-2028.

This reiteration makes sense in the context of the ever-expanding territory of XR (eXtended Reality), further widening the field of possibilities for imagining alternative realities and new worlds.

Dark Euphoria is renewing its participation in the project, as part of a consortium welcoming new partners. Together, we’re committed to developing a program of collective artistic residencies, as well as opportunities for the circulation of knowledge and people benefiting fromshared tools for the European XR community.

With Unwritten Worlds, the RIT project raises three fundamental questions:

• How does the XR really serve the creative gesture?
• How can we conceive and design immersive works that are economically viable, sustainable and accessible?
• And finally, what place does the XR experience give to spectators?