A Hunger Artist (2024)
TOUCHDESIGNER• AFTEREFFECT • QLAB
An immersive theater experience that re-imagined Kafka’s seminal short story about an artist who fasts in a cage. Set in an online streaming world, interactions between the virtual and reality were translated into various visual metaphors on stage with projection, which also transformed to reflect the hunger artist's search for his real value that he could insist on in that world.
CAST
Carl Bindman – THE HUNGER ARTIST
Mari Blake – THE MANAGER
Jaren Anderson – ALEX DANIELS
Abby Wheeler – BRI ANNA
TEAM
Director: Yibin Wang
Playwright: Michael Landes
Dramaturg: Yi-Ming Chen
Production Stage Manager: Fouad Hassan
Assistant Stage Manager Matthew Valunas
Projection Designer: Keer Zhao, Chenyuan Yu
Sound Designer: Liam Bellman-Sharpe
Lighting Designer:
Kristen Paige
Props Designer Lingyi Wang
Costume Designer: Hanxiao Zhang
Scenic Designer: Qingan Zhang
Cinematographer: Tonghuan Zhao
Producer: Michael Lee
Company Manager: Vick Liu
AWAKE (2023)
STABLE DIFFUSION • RESOLUME • AFTEREFFECT
AWAKE (2023) is an original Mandarin play with music, equipped with English captions, that delves into the themes of truth and illusion, comfort, and adventure.
The story unfolds in a post-apocalyptic setting, Siyu and Lin Jiang, survivors leading a serene life in a forest cabin, find their tranquility disrupted by a mysterious fish. This unexpected event propels Siyu on a profound journey of self-discovery.
The projection design utilized in AWAKE (2023) was generated using Stable Diffusion and MidJourney. In certain scenes, AI was combined with greenscreen character footage. For the role of the elder prophet, greenscreen footage and AIGC were combined to ensure consistency between the character and the overall aesthetics and enhance the storytelling.
TEAM
Producer: Lana Zhang
Playwright/Director: Melvin Yen
Composer: Zehao Wang
Vocal Coach & Choreographer: Chenchen Li
Production Stage Manager: Lea Li
Marketing Manager: Trixie Zhang
Dramaturg: Chiaoyi Chang
Executive Producer: Nichun Shih
Scenic Designer: Yimei Zhao
Projection Designer: Chenyan Yu
Assistant Projection Designer: Keer Zhao
Costume Designer: Audrey Chou
Lighting Designer: Sherry Wu
Assistant Director: Eileen Liu
Graphic Designer: Yuyi Si
Marketing Team: Romy Yan, Grace Yi
Company: Lana Zhang, Jiaxi Zhou
Live Performance @ SILO Club (2023)
TouchDesigner
A real-time audio-reactive visual designed for Cocodrill’s live stage at SILO club in Brooklyn on New Year's Day.
Senaida 2.0 (2023)
UNREAL ENGINE
A Metahuman was designed for musician Senaida Ng, incorporating a 3D scan, face animation, and lip sync using real video footage of Senaida Ng herself.
