| Title | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season program catalog Black Box Theater the autumn of 2008. | August 2008 | Download |
Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven
Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven by Young Jean Lee (USA). Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven follows a character named "Korean American" as she navigates the increasingly disturbing levels of a pseudo-Korean world.
Suddenly, out of nowhere a white couple appears and begins having a dysfunctional relationship drama that eventually takes over the play.
Information
(Objekt ID 3608)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | 2006 |
| Produced by | Young Jean Lee |
| Coproducers | |
| In collaboration with | Performing Arts Network (of Norway) |
| Based on | Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven by Young Jean Lee |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Theatre, Satire, Post-dramatic theatre, Comedy, Stand-up comedy, Parody/Travesty |
| Running period | January 1, 2006 |
| Website | Home. Young Jean Lee´s Theatre Company |
Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven by Young Jean Lee presents a twisted and humorous perspective on having a different cultural background and at the same time raises a set of difficult issues concerning the terms race, culture and identity.
Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven was well received by the audience and toured USA plus important European theatre festivals already the year of the opening, 2006. The same year the production was ranged as one of the ten best shows that year by New York Magazine.
In the program of BIT Teatergarasjen Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven was described as an intelligent, politically incorrect production mixing standup comedy and dance, vaudeville and drama and humour the way of Monty Python and multimedia performance.
Source:
BIT Teatergarasjen, autumn program 2008. 12.08.2010: http://www.bit-teatergarasjen.no -arkiv
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Young Jean Lee | – Text |
| Young Jean Lee | – Direction |
| Dean Moss | – Choreography |
| Eric Dyer | – Stage design |
| Colleen Werthmann | – Costume |
| Dean Moss | – Video/Film |
| Jamie McElhinney | – Sound design |
| Eric Dyer | – Lighting design |
| Brian Bickerstaff | – Actor |
| Juliana Francis Kelly | – Actor |
| Haerry Kim | – Actor |
| Jun Sky Kim | – Actor |
| Jennifer Kim | – Actor |
| Becky Yamamoto | – Actor |
| Melissa Heller | – Technical director |
| Jesse Hawley | – Other |
| Navember 23, 2008 – Studio Bergen, Carte Blanche | Show |
| Navember 22, 2008 – Studio Bergen, Carte Blanche | Show |
| Navember 19, 2008 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| Navember 18, 2008 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| Navember 15, 2008 – Arkivsenteret Dora | Show |
| Navember 14, 2008 – Arkivsenteret Dora | National premiere, Norway |
| 2006 | Worldwide premiere |
The New York Times:
"The Best parodies start with great titles. So Young Jean Lee's hysterically funny Songs of The Dragons Flying to Heaven is perfect (...) politically incorrect (...) directed brilliantly."
New York Magazine:
"Avant garde isn't dead, and has never been funnier"