Chou Tung-Yen Explained

Chou Tung-Yen
Occupation:Theatre and Film Director
Birth Date:18 August 1981
Education:Taipei National University of the Arts, Central Saint Martins
Website:https://www.vmstudio.tw/

Chou Tung-Yen is a Taiwanese theatre director, filmmaker and scenographer[1] [2] and founder of VeryMainstream Studio and Very Theatre in Taipei.[3]

Education

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.

Career

Chou is the founder and artistic director of Very Mainstream Studio & Very Theatre Company. His works focus on reflecting contemporary culture and use new media as a basis to create interdisciplinary theatrical works that merge reality and virtuality.[4]

His works have been performed internationally and have received many awards. For instance, “Emptied Memories” received the best interactive and new media design award of World Stage Design Festival in Cardiff in 2013.[5] “Teatime with me, myself and I” has toured to 10 cities around the world. “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.

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.

Chou is also currently a lecturer in Taipei National University of the Arts.[6]

Notable Works and Collaborations

Very Theatre

Very Mainstream Studio

Awards and Nominations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 你找什麼？ Looking For?. December 6, 2023. 台北金馬影展Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival.
  2. Web site: 【專題】劇場與新媒體影像導演周東彥 – 光影間，他穿越了時空. December 6, 2023. OPENTIX兩廳院文化生活.
  3. Web site: CHOU Tung-yen. December 6, 2023. 國家電影及視聽文化中心.
  4. Web site: Tung-Yen CHOU. December 6, 2023. NewImages Festival.
  5. Web site: 2019. Chou Tung-yen 個人簡介. April 27, 2023. 國家兩廳院.
  6. Web site: 周東彥的個人資料- 臺北藝術大學戲劇學院. April 27, 2023. 國立臺北藝術大學戲劇學院.
  7. Web site: 10 June 2023. FROM THEATRE TO VR AND BACK. December 6, 2023. Prague Quadrennial.
  8. Web site: 狠劇場 三檔數位表演製作之國際續航計畫. December 6, 2023. 國藝會.
  9. Web site: 狠劇場X即行劇場《虛擬親密》. December 6, 2023. 國家兩廳院.
  10. Web site: 狠劇場x荷蘭瓦克團隊《城市之臉》第一階段創作呈現. December 6, 2023. 國藝會.
  11. Web site: 2022 NTT-TIFA Very Theatre Chronicle of Light Year: Taipei-Copenhagen. December 6, 2023. 臺中國家歌劇院.
  12. Web site: 周東彥. December 6, 2023. 國藝會.
  13. Web site: 2022. 2022 NTT-TIFA Cloud Gate Send in a Cloud by CHENG Tsung-lung. June 21, 2023. 臺中國家歌劇院.
  14. Web site: 2021. 2021高雄電影節目專刊. December 6, 2023. 高雄電影節.
  15. Web site: 2017. 《FORMOSA》 by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan. December 6, 2023. 臺中國家歌劇院.
  16. Web site: 14 August 2022. 世界劇場設計展 專業組影像設計獎項台灣全拿. December 6, 2023. 中央通訊社.
  17. Web site: 2021. 2020 In the Mist. June 21, 2023. VR Film Lab.
  18. Web site: 18 September 2018. 【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. December 6, 2023. 自由時報.
  19. Web site: 6 March 2021. 和世界劇場人交朋友【劇場設計沙龍】與談人簡介. December 6, 2023. OISTAT.

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