In the Mist
CHOU Tung-Yen/ Very Theatre Company
A dreamlike, poetic VR experience set in a gay sauna, in a dim, mist-filled room where desire unfolds in silence.
In a dim room filled with steam and mist, blurred figures of men are sipping the desire and loneliness from each other. You seem to have entered a forbidden zone and fallen into a state between dreaming and being awake, gazing at someone and also being gazed by them. Theater and new media director Chou Tung-Yen once again touches on the unspeakable life experience of the gay community culture, exploring a male sauna through poetic lenses to take a peek into something that's hidden under the desire—the love without love. In the Mist is Chou's first VR film and the opening chapter of the Trilogy of Mist, a series of VR works transforming the fluid desires of gay saunas into sensuous, immersive experiences. It was selected for the 78th Venice International Film Festival, received the PANORAMA VR PRIZE at the 2021 Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal, and has since been screened in over 20 cities worldwide.
Venue
- Art Center NEW
- Shin-takashima Station B1F, 5-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012
Date and Time
12.9 Tue 17:30
12.9 Tue 18:30
12.9 Tue 19:30
12.9 Tue 20:30
12.10 Wed 13:30
12.10 Wed 14:30
12.10 Wed 15:30
12.10 Wed 16:30
12.10 Wed 18:30
12.10 Wed 19:30
12.10 Wed 20:30
12.11 Thu 13:30
12.11 Thu 14:30
12.11 Thu 15:30
12.11 Thu 16:30
12.11 Thu 18:30
12.11 Thu 19:30
Running Time
20min
*Including VR setup; the VR experience lasts about 14 minutes
Language
Non-verbal performance
Accessibility
Tickets
YPAM Registrant: Adv. & Door ¥500
General: Adv. ¥1,000 / Door ¥1,500
Available at the YPAM Ticketing site / at the door (cash only)
Notice:
1.Age-restricted and inappropriate for viewers under 18. Contains nudity and explicit sex scenes that some viewers may find offensive/disturbing.
2. To maintain performance quality, latecomers and those who leave during the session will not be admitted or readmitted.
3. VR experiences may cause dizziness, nausea, or other discomfort. Please consider your physical condition before participating. If you feel unwell during the experience, inform a staff member immediately.
4. Consumption of alcohol before or during the experience is strictly prohibited to ensure safety.
5. The organizer reserves the right to make final changes or modifications to the experience.
Artist Information
- Very Theatre Company
Very Theatre Company, founded by CHOU Tung-Yen, is a multi-artform organisation focusing on envisioning new ways of seeing and experiencing performance through new media. Aside from producing live performances, the company's unbridled creativity has prompted the team to create various works in the form of video art, VR, and installation.
Their VR360 work In the Mist and XR public choreography project Free Your Head were respectively selected for the 78th and 81st Venice Film Festival. 6DoF work Traversing the Mist selected for the 77th Festival de Cannes and won the grand prize at NewImages Festival.
- CHOU Tung-Yen
CHOU Tung-Yen, founder of Very Theatre & Very Mainstream Studio, is an award-winning theatre, film and XR maker from Taiwan. He focuses on envisioning new ways of experiencing narrative through the use of new media. CHOU's work was laurelled with a World Stage Design Award for Interactive and New Media 2013 (for Emptied Memories) and the Knight of Illumination Projection Design Award 2018 (for his set design in Formosa by LIN Hwai-Min and Cloud Gate Dance Theater). In the Mist (2020), his first VR film, was selected for the 78th Venice Film Festival and won the Panorama VR Prize at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal 2021. Traversing the Mist (2023), a 6DoF multi-user experience that pushed the boundaries of real-time technology and narrative storytelling, earned selection at the 78th Festival de Cannes and won the Grand Prize at the NewImages Festival 2024. His XR public choreography project Free Your Head were selected for the 81st Venice Film Festival.
Staff, Cast and Credits
Director: CHOU Tung-Yen
Cast: LIN Jing Yan, Gryphon, CHEN Hsin Hung, Jack, John, James, CHO Kai Cheng, WU Owen, LI ChiYen, Luke, Barnie, LEE Eason, QIU Ming Fang
Stage Designer / Technical Director: YU Ray-Pei
Lighting Designer: CHEN Dazai
Stage Manager: CHEN Ting-Nan
Assistant to Director: HSUEH Tzu-Chieh
Editor: HUANG Chia-Wen
(Original) Music by: LIAO Hai-Ting
Location Sound Crew: LEE Yu-Chih, George, CHEN Yong, Tandy
Sound Designer: KAO Chin-Lun
Sound Editor: KAO Chin-Lun
Re-recording Mixer: KAO Chin-Lun, LIN Yu-De
Audio Post Production Services Provided by: One Step Sound Studio
Foley Editor/Recordist: HUANG Yi-Mei
Foley Artist: CHEN Guan-Yu
8K Stereo VR Visual Production: Funique VR
Executive Producer: CHENG Pu-Yuan
VR Supervisor: CHUAN Ming-Yuan
VR D.O.P: CHOU Che-Yu
Project Manager: TAN Tzu-Chia
Project Execution| CHOIU Linn
Assistant Camera and DIT: WU Nani
Assistant Camera: CHENG Po-Wen
VR Real-time Monitoring System Operator and DIT: KO Amber
VR Real-time Monitoring System Operator Assistant: TSAI Ivan
VR post-production project manager: YEH Ming-Yang
VR Post-Production Artist: CHEN Didi, TU Kuo-Li, HUANG Sven, HUNG Ching-Wei, HSIEH Jamie
Colorist: CHIANG Yi-Hsun
Marketing: CHAO Choose, TSENG Victor
Stage Crew: XIE Ming-Ting, LAI Yi-Qiao, HSU Chiung-Fang, SUE Xiao-Yun, CHU Wei-Ting, TUNG Wei -Lun, LAN
Production Consultant: WU Neo, SUNG Anita
Line Producer: SUNG Chin-Hsuan
Company Manager: CHUNAG Chih Chung
Adminitrative Assistant: HUANG Yong Han
Video Documentation: LIU Chien-Yu
Still Photographor: KRIS KANG
Makeup: SU Lester, HWX, youngyoung, HUANG Uno
Graphic Designer: FANG Wei-Hung
Translator: CHANG Hao-Yun, WU Poshan
Production Supported by: National Taichung Theater
Test Shooting Light Designer: WU Hsia-Ning
Cast: LIN Jing Yan, Gryphon, CHEN Hsin Hung, Barnie, TSENG Shih-Yi, LEE Sam, TSAI Eric
Stage Manager ＆ Stage Crew: TENG Hsiang-Ting, LO Wan Yu, SUE Xiao Yun, TSAI Pei Ju
Test Shooting Team: LEE Kuo-Han, CHANG Hao-Yuan, LIU Lionel, LIU Pitz
Kaohsiung Film Archive VR FILM LAB
Director: YANG Meng-Yin
Deputy Director: HUANG Hao-Jie
Head of Production Planning Department: LEE Huai-Chin (Grace)
Production Coordinator: HUNG Wu, Sebox
International Distribution: KUO Min-Wei
Assistant International Contact: LEE Chi
Press Manager: WANG Wei-Law
Produced by: Very Theatre
Presented by: Kaohsiung Film Archive, Very Theatre
In Association with: Funique
Advised by: Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government, Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government
Official Website
Contact Information
Contact 1: zhen.vmstudio@gmail.com
Contact 2: vmtheatre.tw@gmail.com
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CHOU Tung-Yen/ Very Theatre Company Traversing the Mist
