Chou Tung-Yen
Chou Tung-Yen | |
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| Born | August 18, 1981 |
| Nationality |  Republic of China |
| Education | Taipei National University of the Arts, Central Saint Martins |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre and Film Director |
| Website | https://www.vmstudio.tw/ |
Chou Tung-Yen (Chinese: 周東彥; born 18 August 1981) is a Taiwanese theatre director, filmmaker and scenographer[1][2] and founder of Very Mainstream Studio and Very Theatre in Taipei.[3]
Education[edit]
Chou holds a MA in Scenography with distinction from Central Saint Martins of Art and Design in London and a BFA in Theatre Directing from Taipei National University of the Arts.[3][4]
Career[edit]
Chou is the founder and artistic director of Very Mainstream Studio & Very Theatre Company.[3] His works focus on reflecting contemporary culture and use new media as a basis to create interdisciplinary theatrical works that merge reality and virtuality.[5]
His works have been performed internationally and have received many awards.[1][2][3] For instance, “Emptied Memories” received the best interactive and new media design award of World Stage Design Festival in Cardiff in 2013.[4] “Teatime with me, myself and I” has toured to 10 cities around the world.[4] “Chronicle of Lightyear: Taipei - Copenhagen” was co-produced with Culture Yard in Denmark, which premiered in Taipei Art Festival and was invited to perform in Ars Electronica Festival, Linz in 2018.[4]
Other than theatrical performances, his works also include short films and documentaries, which have screened in several international festivals, such as the Golden Horse Festival, the Seattle International Film Festival and the OutFest in LA.[4]
Chou is also currently a lecturer in Taipei National University of the Arts.[6]
Notable Works and Collaborations[edit]
Very Theatre[edit]
- Gazing, In the Mist (2022, performance)[7]
- To Be Honest With You (2022, online performance)[8]
- In the Mist (2020, VR film)[7]
- Virtual Intimacy (2020, performance), co-directed with Edwin Kemp Attrill, co-produced with ActNow Theatre, Adelaide[9]
- Facing Cities (2019-2020, performance), co-produced with WERC Collective, Groningen[10]
- Chronicle of Light Year: Taipei - Copenhagen (2018, performance), co-produced with Kulturværftet, Helsingør[11]
- Wandering in Time (2016, performance)[12]
- Teatime with Me, Myself and I (2014, performance)[12]
- Emptied Memories (2012, performance)[12]
Very Mainstream Studio[edit]
- Send in a Cloud (2022, projection design), directed by Cheng Tsung-Lung at Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan[13]
- Kiss (2021) (2021, short film)[14]
- Looking For? (2017, documentary)[1]
- Formosa (2017, projection design), directed by Lin Hwai-min at Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan[15]
- My Leftover Ladies (2014, documentary)[3]
- Voyage in Time (2012, documentary)[3]
Awards and Nominations[edit]
- 2022 World Stage Design Award for Projection Design for “Chronicle of Light Year: Taipei - Copenhagen” and “Formosa”[16]
- 2021 Panorama VR Prize at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal for In the Mist[17]
- 2018 Knight of Illumination Projection Design Award for Formosa[18]
- 2017 Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Best Documentary Award nomination for Looking For?[1]
- 2016 Festival Bains Numeriques International Digital Arts Award nomination for Teatime with Me, Myself and I[19]
- 2016 Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films nomination for My Leftover Ladies[1]
- 2013 World Stage Design Award for Interactive and New Media for Emptied Memories[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "你找什麼？ Looking For?". 台北金馬影展Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c "【專題】劇場與新媒體影像導演周東彥 – 光影間，他穿越了時空". OPENTIX兩廳院文化生活. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "CHOU Tung-yen". 國家電影及視聽文化中心. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Chou Tung-yen 個人簡介". 國家兩廳院. 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ "Tung-Yen CHOU". NewImages Festival. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "周東彥的個人資料- 臺北藝術大學戲劇學院". 國立臺北藝術大學戲劇學院. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "FROM THEATRE TO VR AND BACK". Prague Quadrennial. 10 June 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "狠劇場 三檔數位表演製作之國際續航計畫". 國藝會. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "狠劇場X即行劇場《虛擬親密》". 國家兩廳院. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "狠劇場x荷蘭瓦克團隊《城市之臉》第一階段創作呈現". 國藝會. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "2022 NTT-TIFA Very Theatre Chronicle of Light Year: Taipei-Copenhagen". 臺中國家歌劇院. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c "周東彥". 國藝會. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "2022 NTT-TIFA Cloud Gate Send in a Cloud by CHENG Tsung-lung". 臺中國家歌劇院. 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "2021高雄電影節目專刊" (PDF). 高雄電影節. 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "《FORMOSA》 by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan". 臺中國家歌劇院. 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "世界劇場設計展 專業組影像設計獎項台灣全拿". 中央通訊社. 14 August 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "2020 In the Mist". VR Film Lab. 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "【藝術文化】關於島嶼 周東彥與狠主流團隊奪英國投影設計大獎". 自由時報. 18 September 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "和世界劇場人交朋友【劇場設計沙龍】與談人簡介". OISTAT. 6 March 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2023.