fungiplays
Fungiplays is a label used for performances and installations whose central subject is fungi or fungal ecology. The term covers a range of media, including live theatre, immersive installations, digital experiences, and educational projects that foreground mushrooms, molds, and mycelial networks. Fungiplays typically blend storytelling with scientific imagery, sensory design, and opportunities for audience interaction with fungal-inspired environments or substrates such as grown mushrooms or mycelial sculptures.
Origin and usage: The concept has emerged in the 2010s and 2020s within art and science communication
Formats and examples: Fungiplays take many forms, including stage plays, site-specific performances, immersive theatre, and projection-based
Reception and status: Fungiplays remain a niche across theatre, art, and science communities and do not have