Wit & Wisdom
Roger Jenkins
storyteller
storyteller
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Schedule
With the aid of GOHPI NATHAN and GILLIAN TAN, Roger shares traditional stories exploring the nature of goodness and integrity.
Designed for secondary students, the show offers exciting examples of how to tell stories through word and gesture, with minimal props and costume.
Designed for secondary students, the show offers exciting examples of how to tell stories through word and gesture, with minimal props and costume.
The programme includes:
The Fourth Question
a Chinese folktale about a poor farmer who seeks the answers to four questions.
But the Wise Old Man will only answer three
– so which is the question he must sacrifice?
But the Wise Old Man will only answer three
– so which is the question he must sacrifice?
Kusaku and the Uwabami
a Japanese folktale of a young actor using his Noh masks to outwit a shape-changing snake.
The Thief and the Mask
a successful thief dons a disguise to evade capture, but to be convincing, he must behave according to the mask – with surprising results!
THE FOURTH QUESTION
story theatre told through voice & sign, masks & mime
6 - 7 JULY 2011
THE ESPLANADE RECITAL STUDIO
Tickets $20
story theatre told through voice & sign, masks & mime
6 - 7 JULY 2011
THE ESPLANADE RECITAL STUDIO
Tickets $20
