Sayion II
Egret Foundation and Eslite Performance Hall co-created a real-time interactive media stage play named Sayion in 2015. They received praise all over Taiwan and they worked together again for their brand new interdisciplinary play, Sayion II, in 2018. Other than the upgrade of technical devices, the plot is also different from Sayion, which is about the story of Taiwan. Sayion II has a broader perspective and is constructed with three stories. These stories look independent at first, but they actually bring up the questions about the modern society. They intrigue us to think where we should go and how to live in this world to make our significant moments valuable and unforgotten. The dancer flied high above the stage and the colorful and brilliant background implies the people who feel lost when they realize they can never catch their own selves. The true freedom is the key to listen to your heart and discover what is deep inside your heart.
The Technology
New-media Theater means the live performances are created through applied science or technology. The content of New-media Theater differs from each other according to the transmitted information through technological devices. The media that influence the content the most are motion pictures and still images. It is hard to pre-output these images so the real-time synthesis and rendering through computer software are usually applied to the performances. We not only had a breakthrough of the imaging technology but also used motion capture system for real-time motion detection.
The Concept
The story of the project is that we have to look into our hearts and create our own world step by step when facing the unknown darkness. We gradually became someone else and lost our confident self. Playing, chasing, fighting, and retreating – we can no longer find our beliefs in the resplendent colors. As time goes by, we gain life experiences and finally realize what we have lost is our hearts
