The all-korean version of Orange Polar Bear, recorded during a performance at the National Theatre Company of Korea in September 2016. Directed by Peter Wynne-Willson and Yeo Shin Dong, the cast is Kim Min Ju, An Seong Gyun, Ahn Chang Hwon, Choi Hee Jin and Kang Cheong-Im. Original music was composed by Jang Yeong Kyu.
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- Home Page for Orange Polar Bear Exposition
- Timeline of Project
- Full Script of Orange Polar Bear
- Full recorded version of Live Performance - Orange Polar Bear
- Overview of Project as Interview
- Bilingual Drama Issues
- Working with Young People to Create TYA
- Genuinely Equal Collaboration across Cultures
- Impact and credits
- Peter Wynne-Willson
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Orange Polar Bear (2014-19) is an innovative bilingual theatre project created by Hanyong Theatre, the National Theatre Company of Korea and Birmingham Repertory Theatre. The main research aims were to develop a methodology for devising and presenting bilingual work in a way that maintains equality between collaborative partners, and, by focusing on the experience of teenagers in Seoul and Birmingham, to consider what young people can teach adults about bridging cross-cultural and language divisions. The research resulted in a novel methodology for devising bilingual theatre leading to a cross-cultural performance for young people in two languages, presented in the same form in South Korea and the UK. It was unique among Anglo-Korean collaborations for its focus on the experience of teenagers, and conscious balance of languages, cultures and practices. Additionally, the research demonstrates the value of adopting a child-led approach to creating cross-cultural theatre and has created new insights into long-term approaches to developing fair and equal cross-cultural partnerships.
- Peter Wynne-Willson - Orange Polar Bear - a cross-cultural performance piece for teenagers in Seoul and Birmingham - 2020
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