m@rc0 p0!0 endg@me 2.0
給下一輪（虛擬）盛世的備忘錄 2.0

m@rc0 p0!0 endg@me 2.0
給下一輪（虛擬）盛世的備忘錄 2.0
(Dirks Theatre Arts Association x Paprika Studio, 33rd Macau Arts Festival)

2023.05.05 – 2023.05.07
Black Box Theatre, Old Court Building, Macau

“Between putting on and taking off the goggles, one not only traverses between the virtual sphere and the real space, but also switches between the worlds of Marco Polo and Kublai Khan.” – Jass Leung, theatre critic

Joining the Macao Arts Festival for the fifth time, the Dirks Theatre Arts Association is presenting m@rc0 p0!0 endg@me 2.0, a production that combines virtual reality (VR) and theatrical performance. This programme, adapted from Italo Calvino’s novel Invisible Cities, is a joint production by the Dirks Theatre Arts Association and the Hong Kong-based Paprika Studio, a theatre company dedicated to developing visual aesthetics that features the integration of media into theatre.

Throughout the programme, the audience will wear VR goggles to enter the world created by Italo Calvino while being guided by the actors and VR technology; several cities across time and space that stand between reality and illusion are highlighted in the chess duel between Kublai Khan, Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty, and the traveller Marco Polo. Traversing between reality and surreality in this extraordinary world, the audience will reflect upon the impact of digital civilisation on human society.