Orange Polar Bear - a cross-cultural performance piece for teenagers in Seoul and Birmingham

Wynne-Willson, Peter (2020) Orange Polar Bear - a cross-cultural performance piece for teenagers in Seoul and Birmingham. Research Catalogue.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Other
Identification Number:	10.22501/rc.1058856
Dates:	Date Event 21 December 2020 Published Online
Subjects:	CAH25 - design, and creative and performing arts > CAH25-02 - performing arts > CAH25-02-03 - drama
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts, Design and Media > Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Depositing User:	Andrew Ingamells
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2021 10:27
Last Modified:	27 Jan 2022 16:19
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/10926

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