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2025
CATALYST PROJECT
BLUR
RIVERBED THEATRE
2025/08/27 - 09/06
What if we could defeat death?
When Jurassic Park was released in 1993, resurrecting dinosaurs seemed like something only possible in Hollywood films. Now, three decades later, fiction has become reality, as the wealthy can clone their deceased pets and “bring them back to life.” We are living in an age in which death no longer means the end.
Blur is a mixed-reality theatre experience that explores this liminal state between life and death, fact and fiction. The production immerses the ten audience members in a surreal world that integrates a live performer with the digital wonders of virtual reality. The audience journeys through an unfolding landscape, encountering firsthand the magical possibilities and terrifying consequences of these scientific advancements. The future is present. Step into the unknown.
ARTIST
RIVERBED THEATRE
Riverbed Theatre was founded in 1998 in Taipei, Taiwan. The company's image-based, Total Theatre productions blur the boundaries between visual and performing arts. Critics have praised the organic, sculptural quality of Riverbed's "subconscious" theatre, likening the performance to the best works of Samuel Beckett and David Lynch.
To date, the company has created and staged more than fifty original productions, touring extensively across Japan, Korea, Singapore, France, Germany, the United States, and beyond. Since 2022, Riverbed has focused on developing VR and XR projects that merge technology with performance art. Its VR works have been officially selected for the Venice International Film Festival for three consecutive years (2022–2024), and have garnered international recognition, including the Best Immersive Experience Award at the Luxembourg City Film Festival, the Best Panorama Award at Canada’s NewImages Festival, and the Best VR360 Award at the Kaohsiung Film Festival.
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