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This article examines how Latin American artists adapted concert practices to virtual platforms during the pandemic.

February 28, 2026Open Access

Reimagining performance: Latin American concert practices in the metaverse during the pandemic

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This article examines how Latin American artists adapted concert practices to virtual platforms during the pandemic.
Participant observation of virtual concert events
Documentation of collaborative VR concerts and streaming sessions
Informal interviews with artists involved in the practices
Artists utilized platforms like Mozilla Hubs and Twitch for virtual performances
Reconfigured the notions of agency and embodiment in digital spaces
Highlighted the informal and collaborative nature of technological production in music

Abstract

Abstract During the COVID-19 lockdown, Latin American artists turned low-cost, open platforms such as Mozilla Hubs, Twitch, Jitsi, YouTube and OBS into ephemeral infrastructures for collaborative VR concerts, 3D live-coding sessions, collective streaming events and networked Algoraves. Drawing on participant observation, event documentation and informal interviews, this article examines these cases with a focus on La Fábrica VR (TOPLAP México) and related experiences in Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Argentina and Costa Rica. We argue that these practices materialise a situated, collaborative and tactically informal technological production that reconfigures agency, embodiment and listening in immersive environments.

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