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“With TRAVERSING THE MIST, we share a certain intimacy between each other” – Tung-Yen Chou (Very Theatre)

Tung-Yen Chou is a Taiwanese theatre director, filmmaker and founder/artistic director of Very Mainstream Studio and Very Theatre in Taipei. TRAVERSING THE MIST, a multi-user exploration of gay saunas, premiered at IDFA DocLab, won the Grand Jury Prize at New Images and is now in the immersive competition at Cannes. It’s the last part of his trilogy, following the 360° IN THE MIST (2020) and mixed reality theatre piece GAZING THE MIST (2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaOpH8ILFH8 TRAVERSING is a six degrees immersive experience for three people who move through the rooms and levels…