IMMERSIVE THEATER OPENS NEW WORLDS FOR AUDIENCES, INDUSTRY

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The distant echo of jazz music fills the air as Yang Shuhui, with her face hidden behind a white mask, stands in a dimly lit room. Inches away, a dancer in a gown performs a haunting sequence as Lady Macbeth's descent into madness unfolds in silent movements.

This isn't traditional theater. This is Sleep No More Shanghai, a local adaptation of a pioneering immersive production based on Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth and told through a darkly cinematic lens.

"Each visit reveals something new," said Yang, a repeat attendee and participant in the play.