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The Awake

Key creators: HSIEH HSIAO-TING,HSIEH HSIAO-WEI
#Social issues #Music and live performance
Completed work
Year of Completion 2025
Available on
Types
ImmersiveExperience
Others
Formats
Virtual Reality (VR)
Performing Arts
Exhibition
Duration
27mins minutes
Languages
No dialogue
Subtitles
Dissemination Methods
On-site
Number of users
Single user
Key creators
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HSIEH HSIAO-TING
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HSIEH HSIAO-WEI
Production Countries
Taiwan 台灣

Production
Director: 謝筱婷謝筱瑋
Technical director: 全明遠
Producer: 李函曾子庭
Cinematographer: 周哲宇
Sound designer : 鄭乃銓高勤倫


Distribution
Distributor: InTW舞影工作室


Additional files
The Awake_Gravity Coat
The Awake VR_HD_Project Deck0610_compressed


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HSIAO-TING HSIEH 謝筱婷
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The Awake is an immersive dance VR inspired by the lived reality of ALS. Using the metaphor of a frozen curse, it portrays lives trapped within silent bodies. Through abstract movement and theatrical language, dancers embody the inner voices of patients, expressing struggle, guilt, and longing. Everyday objects—a motionless wheelchair, drifting curtains, a dining table for two, a fish in its bowl—gradually dissolve under the weight of illness. As reality and virtuality intertwine, the work unfolds as a poetic journey between fear and release, inviting viewers to confront fragility, resilience, and the unyielding will of life.
Update : 06/10/2026
Selection & Awards
2026/XR Competition Special Mention Humanity Award/NewImages Festival
2026/Official Selection/Social World Film Festival
2026/Official Selection/FIVARS
Exhibition
2022/France/NewImages XR Development Market