Tea Maze お茶の迷路
Entangling old world Kabuki mystique with volumetric 3D performance, “Tea Maze” summons the sacred power of female archetypes and deities in a truly unique VR experience.
In collaboration with the team from the Centre for Transformative Media Technologies, Japanese-Australian performance maker Yumi Umiumare opens a Jujutsu 呪術 (Magic) portal to unfold the colourful characters of OKUNI — an initiator of Kabuki Japanese theatre in 1600’s Edo period.
Evolving out of Yumi’s solo work, “Buried TeaBowl – OKUNI”, the team combine Virtual Reality and Volumetric video to portray the many essences of the divine feminine.
Punk, playful, and exuberant, this is an intimately epic and profanely sacred ritual that invites an audience revolt of the spirit.
CREDITS
Director - Yumi Umiumare
John McCormick - Director
Yumi Umiumare - Creator / Performer
Casey Richardson - Creative Director
John McCormick - Producer
Casey Richardson - Digital Artist
Emrys McFerran - Digital Artist
Ai Yamamoto - Composition and Sound Design
Dan West - Composition and Sound Design
Kim Vincs - Volumetric Research Lead
