Immersive art space to open at Wembley Park

A performing arts charity has announced the launch of a new immersive arts space in London.

Community-led theatre company Punchdrunk Enrichment said the co-created immersive arts space will open next month in a previously unused 8,000-square-foot industrial space in Wembley Park.

The charity will work with local Brent artists and community groups to co-create an immersive space that will support local artistic development, create experiences tailored to families and provide training to local young people.

It will also introduce a range of immersive projects for primary schools across Brent, including their flagship literary project The Lost Lending Library.

The charity will run the space as part of a three-year residency – the result of a partnership between Punchdrunk Enrichment and Quintain, the developers behind the transformation of Wembley Park.

Peter Higgin, Chief Executive and Artistic Director of Punchdrunk Enrichment, said the collaboration has allowed the theatre company “to realise the first-ever immersive community space, co-created, co-designed, and built sincerely and with integrity with local makers and borough residents".

“As an independent charity this is our most ambitious project to date,” he added.
 
“Alongside the recent award of National Portfolio funding from Arts Council England, the Quintain partnership will realise our ambition to create meaningful and real societal impact in the London Borough of Brent.”