Biography of Chou Tung-Yen
Chou Tung-Yen () is a Taiwanese theatre director, filmmaker and scenographer and founder of Very
Mainstream Studio and Very Theatre in Taipei.
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 &amp; 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.
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. “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.
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