XANADU

XANADU

Directed By Mira WInick

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Xanadu was a 2025 experimental immersive staging of the 2006 Broadway musical, itself based on the 1979 cult classic film starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. Developed at UCLA, it explored the use of emerging technologies such as extended reality and artificial intelligence to create new audience experiences.

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Mira served as a guest director and lecturer, leading AR research, development, and design from concept through production.

Mira served as a guest director and lecturer, leading AR research, development, and design from concept through production.

Publications

technology

Unreal Game Engine 5

8thwall

XR Mobile LED Walls

Generative AI

Computer Vision

FundINg

Amazon MGM Studios Innovative Storytellers Initiative

Office of Advanced Research Computing

Office of Advanced Research Computing

UCLA DataX

UCLA DataX

UCLA Department of Theater

Qualcomm


Other Works


Other Works


AR • Immersive Theater

Immersive Theater

AR • Immersive Theater