Hey, I’m Natalia, the founder of this group. Since its founding in 2016 many things have happened to the collective. Primarily, beautiful things. We did experimental performances at unconventional locations, at art galleries, storefront displays and on the streets of Brooklyn. Then many of my dear collaborators moved to different cities, started new jobs and families, or fully committed to other projects. Then there was the pandemic. As the writer and director, I only created work in writing for the first two years of it and didn’t produce non-virtual theatrical work up until last year.

       In 2023 it was time to come back to working fully on experimental theatre and art! Especially, since there was a new direction that captivated me: the use of artificial intelligence in storytelling. With a brilliant producer Joyce Lao from Ally Artist Group and no less talented co-producers Sabrina Morabito and Anna Bredikhina, we produced and presented an AI-led show “Soulmates (NOT) Found” at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Its impact and the audience's feedback made us decide to expand this unique experience to more projects and use the technology to connect people.

Today with four other amazing independent artists we embarked on a journey creating an Immersive AI-powered show “The Waiting Room” that will become a new breakthrough genre in digital storytelling. 
 
From now on this page will become my artistic journey diving into the digital world of AI tools and the means of expression they bring. 
 
Check out “The Waiting Room” page for more information and follow my work and thoughts on this work in the blog! 

- Natalia Yandyganova
Writer & Director, Founder