Chou Tung-Yen

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Born (1981-08-18) August 18, 1981 (age 42)
TWN
NationalityROC
EducationTaipei National University of the Arts, Central Saint Martins
OccupationTheatre and Film Director
Websitehttps://www.vmstudio.tw/

Chou Tung-Yen (Chinese: 周東彥; born 18 August 1981) is an award- winning theatre director, filmmaker and scenographer from Taiwan, and founder of Very Mainstream Studio and Very Theatre in Taipei.[1]

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. [1]

Career

Chou is the founder and artistic director of Very Mainstream Studio & Very Theatre Company.[1] His works focus on reflecting contemporary culture and use new media as a basis to create interdisciplinary theatrical works that merge reality and virtuality.[1]

His works have been performed internationally and have received many awards. [1]. For instance,“Emptied Memories” received the best interactive and new media design award of World Stage Design Festival in Cardiff in 2013.[2] “Teatime with me, myself and I” has toured to 10 cities around the world. [2] “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. [2]

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. [2]

Chou is also currently a lecturer in Taipei National University of the Arts.[3]

Notable Works and Collaborations

Very Theatre

  • Gazing, In the Mist (2022, performance) [4]
  • To Be Honest With You (2022, online performance)[5]
  • In the Mist (2020, VR film)[6]
  • Virtual Intimacy (2020, performance), co-directed with Edwin Kemp Attrill, co-produced with ActNow Theatre, Adelaide [7]
  • Facing Cities (2019-2020, performance), co-produced with WERC Collective, Groningen [8]
  • Chronicle of Light Year: Taipei - Copenhagen (2018, performance), co-produced with [Kulturværftet], Helsingør [9]
  • Wandering in Time (2016, performance) [10]
  • Teatime with Me, Myself and I (2014, performance) [11]
  • Emptied Memories (2012, performance) [12]

Very Mainstream Studio

  • Send in a Cloud (2022, projection design), directed by Cheng Tsung-Lung at Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan [13]
  • Kiss (2021, short film) [14]
  • Looking For? (2017, documentary)[15]
  • Formosa (2017, projection design), directed by Lin Hwai-min at Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan [16]
  • My Leftover Ladies (2014, documentary)[17]
  • Voyage in Time (2012, documentary)[18]

Awards and Nominations

  • 2022 World Stage Design Award for Projection Design for “Chronicle of Light Year: Taipei - Copenhagen” and “Formosa” [19]
  • 2021 Panorama VR Prize at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal for In the Mist[20]
  • 2018 Knight of Illumination Projection Design Award for Formosa[21]
  • 2017 Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Best Documentary Award nomination for Looking For?[22]
  • 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[22]
  • 2013 World Stage Design Award for Interactive and New Media for Emptied Memories'[19]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "藝術總監 周東彥 簡介". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Chou Tung-yen 個人簡介". 國家兩廳院. 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ "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. March 22, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  4. ↑ "霧中．凝視". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ "關於親密的∞個提問". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  6. ↑ "霧中". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ "虛擬親密". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ "城市之臉". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  9. ↑ "光年紀事：臺北─哥本哈根". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Wandering In Time". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  11. ↑ "我和我的午茶時光". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  12. ↑ "空的記憶". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "Kiss". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Looking For?". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Formosa". Cloud Gate. 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  17. ↑ "My Leftover Ladies". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Voyage In Time". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Awards/Tour". 狠劇場. 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  20. ↑ "2020 In the Mist". VR Film Lab. 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  21. ↑ "2018 Winners". Knight of Illumination Awards. 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Tung-yen Chou Awards". IMDb. 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.

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