What's On

The Cultural Programme at Oxford University in partnership with Marshmallow Laser Feast present the UK premiere of

Evolver

Directed by Marshmallow Laser Feast

Book Tickets

Friday 25 October - Thursday 14 November

VR experience

Opening Times

Timed slots available from 12 noon – 8pm daily

Venue

Season pop up venue, 33-35 Little Clarendon Street Oxford OX1 2HU

Tickets

From £10 with discounts for students, U25s and U18s

Accessibility

Wheelchair Access

Age Rating

11+. Under 18's must be accompanied by an adult

Performances

Timed slots available from 12 noon – 8pm daily

45 minute runtime

Please arrive 15 minutes before your start time

The first part of the event is a meditative session on bean bags. The second part is seated on chairs.

If you require a wheelchair space for this event, please call 01865 305 305 or email boxoffice@oxfordplayhouse.com for further assistance.

An immersive journey through the breathing body narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Cate Blanchett

Direct from the Cannes Film Festival, and premiering for the first time in the UK, EVOLVER is an immersive virtual reality experience that pushes the frontiers of film, technology and medical science. This deep dive inside the human body takes you through the processes that sustain all life. Air travels from the mouth into the lungs, whirling like a tornado, before circulating the complex rivers and tributaries of our cardiovascular system and back into the natural world.

EVOLVER’s unique journey unfolds with narration from Cate Blanchett, alongside opening music from musician and producer Jon Hopkins. The score also features music by Jonny Greenwood, Meredith Monk, Jóhann Jóhannsson and Howard Skempton.

★★★★★ “As beautiful as it is philosophical”
The Independent

“A mesmerising representation of the human body… It’s a stunning work of exquisite educational power.”
Cool Hunting

Narrated By: Cate Blanchett
Featuring music by: Jonny Greenwood, Meredith Monk, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Howard Skempton and Jon Hopkins.
Executive Produced by: Edward R. Pressman and Terrence Malick, supported by Nicole Shanahan & Bia-Echo Foundation.
An Atlas V, Pressman Film, Dirty Films, Marshmallow Laser Feast and Orange production.
In association with Artizen.
Producers: Antoine Cayrol and Sam Pressman.
Executive Producers: Nicole Shanahan, Cate Blanchett, Coco Francini, Andrew Upton, Nell Whitley, Mike Jones, Paula Paizes, René Pinnell, Arnaud Colinart, Pierre Zandrowicz, Fred Volhuer.
Co-Producers: Guillaume Brunet and Morgan Bouchet.
Line Producers: Martin Jowers and Emma Hamilton.
In Collaboration With Natan Sinigaglia.

Plan your visit

Address

Season pop up venue, 33-35 Little Clarendon Street Oxford OX1 2HU

Creative Team

Marshmallow Laser Feast

Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF) is an experiential art collective, whose work reinterprets the idea of human perception and experience. Employing a wealth of creative disciplines and underpinned by research, inviting participants to navigate with a sensory perception beyond the everyday.

In collaboration with artists, scientists, musicians, poets, programmers, engineers and many more makers, MLF has been leaving a slug trail of sensory experiences as they journey through the cosmos. Fusing architectural tools, contemporary imaging techniques and performance with tactile forms, they sculpt spaces that lay dormant until animated by playful investigation.

MLF has exhibited internationally, from London to New York, Melbourne to Seoul. Their works have been included in major exhibitions at institutions including; ACMI, Barbican Centre, YCAM, DDB Seoul, Sundance Film Festival, Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal, SXSW, Phi Centre and Lisbon Architectural Triennale.

Their works have been featured in publications such as; the Guardian, New Scientist, Wired, Independent, Creative Review, The Times and more.