SPHERES the acclaimed three-part virtual reality series is now open to the public for the first time at New York's iconic Rockefeller Center through March 3, 2019. New Yorkers and visitors will have the unique opportunity to purchase tickets to see all three 15 minute episodes using an Oculus Rift headset in a custom-designed screening room at Rockefeller Center. Tickets are limited.
SPHERES is a three-chapter virtual reality journey to uncover the hidden songs of the cosmos. The full series world premiered at the 2018 Venice Film Festival with the debut of the first chapter, Chorus of the Cosmos, narrated by Millie Bobby Brown. The second chapter, Songs of Spacetime, world premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was narrated by Jessica Chastain. The third chapter, Pale Blue Dot, premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and was narrated by Patti Smith. The series, presented by Oculus Studios and Protozoa Pictures, features original music from Grammy-nominated artists Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of SURVIVE (Stranger Things) with sound design by Craig Henighan.
Presented by Rockefeller Center with support from RYOT, tickets are available for purchase for $50. Screenings will take place seven days a week in 600 Fifth Avenue, (Entrance on 48th Street between Fifth and the Plaza), in a custom-designed space-inspired dark room with seven viewing stations. To purchase tickets visit: www.rockefellercenter.com/attractions/spheres.
SPHERES is written and directed by Eliza McNitt and presented by Oculus Studios & Protozoa Pictures. It is produced by Jess Engel, Arnaud Colinart, and Dylan Golden in association with Kaleidoscope. Production companies are Protozoa, AtlasV, Crimes of Curiosity and Novelab. Supported and powered by HP Virtual Reality Technology with the installation designed by the Phi Centre.
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