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.

His works have been performed internationally and have received many awards. “Teatime with me, myself and I” has toured to 10 cities around the world.

Notable Works and Collaborations Very Theatre Shifting Connection (2026, XR multi-user worldpremiere Taiwan Fine Art Museum 8 Degrees of Freedom(2025, XR theater multi-user), worldpremiere Taichung Theater, Taichung, Taipei Free UR Head (2023, XR multi-user), worldpremiere Koahsiung Festival, Taiwan // international premiere Venice Immersive 2024 Traversing the Mist (2023, XR roaming multi-user 6DoF), world premiere IDFA DocLAB Gazing, In the Mist (2022, XR theater multi-user) To Be Honest With You (2022, online performance) In the Mist (2020, VR film), worldpremiere Venice Immersive 2021, Facing Cities (2019-2020, performance), co-produced with WERC Collective, Groningen Chronicle of Light Year: Taipei - Copenhagen (2018, performance), co-produced with Kulturværftet, Helsingør Wandering in Time (2016, performance) Teatime with Me, Myself and I (2014, performance) Kiss (2021) (2021, short film) Looking For? (2017, documentary) My Leftover Ladies (2014, documentary) 2021 Panorama VR Prize at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal for In the Mist 2018 Knight of Illumination Projection Design Award for Formosa 2017 Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Best Documentary Award nomination for Looking For? 2016 Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films nomination for My Leftover Ladies 2013 World Stage Design Award for Interactive and New Media for Emptied Memories