Stones of Venice
Stones of Venice (English version)
Stones of Venice (Cantonese version)
Behind the scenes exclusive
Video
Release date
Release time
Behind the scenes exclusive
30 Oct
12nn
VR film*
31 Oct
3pm
*Best experienced wearing VR goggles and headphones
*To watch the VR film with VR goggles, play the video with YouTube App and select “Watch in VR ” , place your smartphone in the VR goggles and enjoy!
*Picture quality on YouTube up to 8K
*To watch the VR film with VR goggles, play the video with YouTube App and select “Watch in VR ” , place your smartphone in the VR goggles and enjoy!
*Picture quality on YouTube up to 8K
Architecture, physics and philosophy warp the mind of history’s greatest Emperor
Fall into the head of Mongolian emperor Kublai Khan to experience this mind-blowing moment of transcendental understanding. In a perpetual conversation with Venetian explorer and philosopher Marco Polo – a dialogue that has spanned centuries – the pair have variously discussed the meaning of the Empire, the fabric of the universe and the nature of existence. As they transcend their own time and find themselves in our present day, Marco offers Kublai a radical new perspective on the world: that it is not stones but stories that hold the cities of the world together.
Based on Invisible Cities – a hybrid theatre/dance piece from 59 Productions and Rambert – Stones of Venice is a digital glimpse of the world that will be brought to life live on stage next year for the 2021 New Vision Arts Festival.
Conceived and Created by 59 Productions in collaboration with Jeffrey Shaw and City University of Hong Kong
Commissioned by New Vision Arts Festival
Direction, Design, Animation & VR Development
59 Productions
Motion Capture
Jeffrey Shaw & City University of Hong Kong
Screenplay
Lolita Chakrabarti
Choreography
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Staging
Rambert
Music
Dustin O’Halloran & Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie
Sound
Gareth Fry
Casting
Sam Jones CDG
Motion-Capture Dancers
Joseph Lee* & Alice Ma
Voice Actors
Jeffery Kisson & Andrew Leung
Cantonese Voice-over Director
Wong Wing-sze
Cantonese Voice-over
Ko Hon-man^ & Chiu Tsang-hei