Mere weeks later, the avant-garde visionary died, taken down by a simple infection.

The combination of fragrance and performance is not new.

So many other of these multisensory adventures, however, have been curtailed by practical realities.

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How, for instance, do you sequence a series of scentsclearing out one before you release the next?

Its the smell of dangerous nature.

(A fragrance for a turbulent Monday morning commute?)

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SMELL TESTThis month, San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall will feature fans under each seat to distribute scent throughout the space.

The third relates to a more joyful, creative time.

And why should they?