How to Become a Dragon? (Bi-lingual: English/Mandarin). Two tales for Primary school level - Language: Mandarin & English.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Bloomsbury Press.

Series:

Not Just At Bedtime

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Variety performance--Audience.

Variety performance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file)

Distribution:

London: Bloomsbury Video. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2022.

Other Title:

Bloomsbury Video Library.

Place of Publication:

Roger Vaughan Jenkins. 2015.

Biography/History:

I am a Merdeka-generation Singaporean (born here to British parents) who grew up in UK before returning to teach drama (1978). I discovered storytelling (1998) after careers as a teacher and theatre practitioner (ST*ARS, Hi! Theatre), so I incorporate dramatic elements (physical/vocal characterisation, mime and comic improvisation) into my telling. What I love about storytelling (unlike theatre) is that I look directly into the eyes of my audience, performing in the same shared space/light. Highlights of my storytelling life? Winning Best Storyteller Award (2013, Kanoon Int'l Story Festival, Iran) founding Singapore's 398.2 Storytelling Festival (2015); co-founding FEAST (Federation of Asian Storytellers); and performing in festivals (Bahrain, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia and Thailand.) Being described as the'affable patriarch' of Singapore storytelling by the National Storytelling Network (USA)! I am particularly fond of value or wisdom tales - hence my two resource books, Stories for Values Education (Juniors and Teens), created to help schools tackle character education. I enjoy working with puppets and telling in tandem (ie with a partner). With Gophi Nathan, who is hearing-impaired, I share stories told with sign language as I believe in promoting access (I am a trained audio-describer for the blind). Scripting a bi-lingual telling (in sign or with a mother-tongue partner) allows me to re-visit my theatrical roots! .

Summary:

Roger Jenkins (in English) and Abby Lai Ka Hei (Mandarin) tandem tell how a little fish (Roger/finger puppet) with a big dream outwits the guardian at the gate (Abby/dragon puppet). BONUS STORY: A comic tale of two people trying to converse in sign language - and totally misunderstanding the other (due to their own bias!) .

Participant:

Roger Jenkins,Abby Lai Ka Hei.

ISBN:

9781350906204

OCLC:

1356503447

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.