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Tickets On Sale For SPHERES, Virtual Reality Film Series At Rockefeller Center

By: Jan. 08, 2019
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SPHERES the acclaimed three-part virtual reality series will open to the public for the first time at New York's iconic Rockefeller Center, beginning January 18th 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 now available for advanced-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. Tickets are available for purchase at 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.

Dates: January 18-March 3; seven days a week
For tickets: www.rockefellercenter.com/attractions/spheres
Ticket Price: $50
Location: 600 Fifth Avenue - Entrance on 48th Street between Fifth and the Plaza

For more information visit: https://ocul.us/2JWs2sH







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