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Bathhouse Odyssey ‘Traversing the Mist’ Takes Top Prize at Paris’ NewImages
Queer stories, natural wonders, and multi-user experiences took the top honors at Paris XR showcase NewImages.
Produced by Taipei’s Very Theatre and Very Mainstream Studio, the NewImages-winning project offers a steamy experience in every sense of the term, ushering users through underground corridors rife with sensual possibilities, dimly lit and driven by conflicting desires. Inspired by the sacred rites and mythologies of Indigenous cultures, “Bear My Soul” is a multi-user experience that collapses distinctions between flora and fauna, inviting users into a shared communion that bolters spiritual connection with the wider world. Produced by Lilian Hess and Kate Pasterfield, supported by the European Creator’s Lab and the National Theatre London, and set for completion next year, the winning entry puts users into the headspace of a gay Egyptian man as he weighs whether or not to come out to his family.
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