Bear Witness
From the meltwaters Up North comes a white bear in search of her cub.
From the caves they built using dinosaur juice come the sapiens.
Things are heating up!
Take a walk with Grace. Rise up or dive down.
Anything can happen when you make a choice.
SCHEDULE:
Performances will begin at the Halifax Wave at 6pm, 7pm, 9pm, 10pm
Witness the costumes in action at the Halifax Wave at 8pm, 11pm
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Dans les eaux de la débacle du nord, un ours blanc part à la recherche de son ourson.
Des sapiens sortent des grottes qu’ils ont construites avec du jus de dinosaure.
Les choses se réchauffent!
Promenez-vous avec Grace. Levez-vous ou plongez.
Tout peut arriver quand vous faites un choix.
Grace the polar bear is searching for her cub, Nova. This city of sapiens is not a safe place for a bear… but sapiens may also be the only chance Grace has to find her daughter. Can you help her make the right choices before the waters rise too high?
Bear Witness is a rare hybrid of mobile sculpture and interactive theatre. Cape Breton playwright/performer/activist Scott Sharplin portrays Grace as a literal mama bear: cynical yet hopeful, world-weary yet indefatigable. Audiences help choose Grace’s path based on evolutionary puzzles and ethical dilemmas. A happy ending depends on how spectators understand “progress,” and where they place their own species in the web of life.
Artist/designer Suzi Oram-Aylward creates Grace out of upcycled beach trash and LEDs. Even as real polar bears venture further south in search of food and stable ground, Bear Witness presents a magical, otherworldly character with a down-to-earth message that resonates powerfully in times of ecological crisis.
