When the frogs sing -theater production 2012-2013

This is an experimental theater performance for children using sensory elements. It’s an interesting meeting between installation-performance and young audience. The production is dealing about fart through fantasy story about frogs living in people’s bottom (frog=fart). This performance is a playful journey/game which children search for what makes OupOup/GegulGegul/KeroKero/KvekkKvekk sound
through the performance. About 30 mins long.

Imagine that we all have our own frogs in our bottoms and they tend to sing sometimes. And when we listen to their singing, we dance and our body moves naturally.

In reality we call it fart. The interesting sounds, smells, dynamics, rhythms and melodies of farts are the main materials of our production together with the different ways of expressing of frog’s sound in different languages. For example, the frogs sing (make sound) ”kvekk kvekk” in Norwegian. In Korean, we express that they sing (make sound) “gegul gegul”, “oup oup” in Thai, “ribit ribit” in English and “kero kero” in Japanese.

Young audience will take a journey into a space where they can expereince 3 stages of frog life; Egg- tadpole- adults created by sounds/words, lights, smells(?) and texture and movements. Of course here the frog is the metaphore of fart. 

Artistic director/writer/leader of the project- Kyuja Bae(Korea/Norway)

Scenographer/costume maker/technical operator/co-creator- Sarah FJ(Norway/Denmark)

Music composer/co-creator –Erik Daehlin(Norway)

Performer/co-creator- Fernanda Branco(Brazil),

Photographer/graphic designer- Ioannis Lelakis(Greece/Norway),

Producer/administrative manager- Patricia Canellis(France/Greece/Norway)

Costume maker/consultant- Camilla Wexels(Norway)

Light- Bjarte Blixt(Norway)

short version of the performance (password : frogs)

https://vimeo.com/68476689

if you want to see the full version of the performance,

please feel free to contact me at cuteja@gmail.com

This production is invited to Rampelys Festival in Oslo 4th May 2013 as special guest performance and it was supported by Norwegian arts council(2009), SEANSE(a week residency, 2012), Kunstloftet(2012), Fond for lyd og bilde(2012), Fredistad commune(2013) and St. Croix in Fredrikstad.