ArtsThursdays: OTHER/WORLD - an immersive performance

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OTHER/WORLD is a performance and immersive installation that invites the audience to explore surreal outdoor dreamscapes, blurring the line between fantasy and reality to faithfully recreate the sense of connection to “something more” often associated with the psychedelic experience. The immersive visuals are accompanied by interactive music and dance performances. 

This performance is part of an ongoing artistic research process in which Micah Huang is investigating the structure of experience underlying psychedelics’ remarkable healing power. Micah is developing this research at ArtLab throughout the Spring 2026 semester in collaboration with the Music Department, the Mahindra Humanities Center, and the Shelemay Sound Lab.

Micah Huang is a Harvard graduate student in the Creative Practice and Critical Inquiry (CPCI) program in the Music Department. An interdisciplinary performance artist whose work explores the relationship between community, art, and ritual through lenses including animistic practice and underground music. Micah’s projects include the Los Angeles Hungry Ghost Festival, Blood on Gold Mountain, and OTHER/WORLD, among others. Micah’s work has been featured by U.S. media outlets including KCRW, LAist, USC Annenberg Media, Mercury News, Orange County Daily Register, and the Washington Post, among others. Past Projects have received support from organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts, California Arts Council, Mahindra Humanities Center, UCLA Chancellor’s Award Initiative, and Fulbright Commission.

OTHER/WORLD is a collaboration between Micah Huang, the Mahindra Humanities Center’s Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture, and ArtLab. Team members include affiliates of the Shelemay Sound Lab, Harvard Visualization Research and Teaching Lab, and UCSD Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience. Additional support comes from the Harvard University Department of Music, through the Creative Practice and Critical Inquiry (CPCI) Concert and Project Fund.

Creative Team includes:

Micah Huang              Creative Director                     GSAS Music, PhD Candidate

John Pax                     Audio Engineer                       Shelemay Sound Lab, Managing Director

Ava Untermeyer          Choreographer                       Evolve Dynamicz, Rehearsal Director

Michele Cheng            Costume Performer                GSAS Music, PhD Candidate

Joshua Widdicombe   Projection Consultant             Visualization Lab, Projectionist

Ying Choon Wu          Neuroscience Consultant       UC San Diego, Researcher    

Cast:

Caitlin Peeler: Death Horse@caitlinpeeler

Michele Cheng: Life Deer@michele.cheng.5

Ava Lousie Majumder: Triple Goddess (Mother)@avalouise813

Jessie Hogestyn: Triple Goddess (Maiden)@jessiejazz_

Redacted Maxwell: Triple Goddess (Crone)

Micah Huang: Percussion, vocals, and VR performance@hungryghostnote

Mai Kim Nguyễn: Flute and vocals@mai_kimnguyen

Jeff Wang: Percussion@weffjang

Emma Gies: Live Projection

This performance is part of ArtsThursdays, a university-wide initiative supported by the Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA).

Please note that ArtLab does not have parking, and area street parking is limited. Rideshare and public transit are recommended.