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DOODLE POP
Produced by BRUSH Theatre
From Seoul, South Korea
Resources
About the Company
A mischievous duo starts to doodle… and ends up creating a whole imaginative world! They invite us along on their sea adventure with a tiny little turtle. What will happen as we follow their vivid drawings into this beautiful watery world, and will they return the turtle to the sea safely?
This touching and playful non-verbal show uses live musicians who perform the accompanying score and sound effects, stunning interactive animation projections and live whiteboard drawings, and an abundance of theatrical imagination.
Doodle POP has performed (under the previous name Woogie Boogie) at festivals all over the world - it was awarded the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2018 Asian Arts Award 'BEST COMEDY' and was jury-selected for a full showcase at IPAY 2020.
"...inventive and thrilling and completely fantastical. Natural, mythical and comical creatures morph into each other with as little as a flick of a hand or a wave of a pen… as awe-inspiring for the adults as it is for children.” Exeunt Magazine
Best for: Grades PreK -2nd
Audience Size: Small & Medium Venues
Please contact us to watch the full length archival recording.
Please enjoy this sample study guide created by Des Moines Performing Arts and activity guide created by Brush Theatre.
Curriculum Connections
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Fine Arts: Performance & Interactive Design, Clowning and Physical Theatre, Music & Composition, Sound Design
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Science: Projection & Digital Technology - Perspective, Light, Scale, Animation; Ocean habitats and sea life.
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Emotional/Social Development: Role Playing, Imagination, Creativity
Outreach and Workshops
“Relaxed” or “Sensory Friendly” Performances
This performance is also available as a “sensory friendly” or “relaxed” performance if arranged with the company in advance and with specific direction as to what adjustments are necessary for your venue.
Minimum Technical Requirements
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Load In Time: 6 hours with no pre-hang (4 hours with pre-hang)
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Crew Needs: 2 crew (Sound / lighting) for load in/out, 1 crew to run the show.
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Min. Stage Size: 24.5 feet width x 18 feet depth x 13 feet height.
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Load Out Time: 2 hours
Artistic Team
Artistic Director: Kiljun Lee
Director: Yongkyun YEOM
Company Manager: Wheeyeon KIM
Lighting Designer: Byeongwook CHO
Video Designer: Donghyun KIM
Composer: Jinsuk HAHM
There will be a touring company of 4 performers and 4 technicians on the road.
Critical Acclaim
“A black and white dream, it must be said, but nevertheless, inventive and thrilling and completely fantastical. Natural, mythical and comical creatures morph into each other with as little as a flick of a hand or a wave of a pen… as awe-inspiring for the adults as it is for children.”
—Exeunt Magazine
“Very clever show and innovative use of animation and real time drawing. A lovely and very touching story about fear, love and first adventures.“
—Primary Times
“This is a clever, thoughtful and well-structured show for young audiences, performed with gusto and accompanied by lovely keyboard jingles.”
—Three Weeks Edinburgh
“This piece is an excellent example of children’s theatre, blended with a well-performed musical accompaniment, keeping the young ones' interest but still having enough substance for adults to enjoy. Cleverly using their chosen medium to create scenes and story, this is a delight for all ages.”
—Fringe Guru
“The show is well designed and acted…This is an imaginative and delightful original show that will appeal to families. It is entertaining, fun and inventive. “
—Fringe Review
Company Background
Past Tours: Yao Yao, Poli POP, and Doodle POP (in 2021-2022).
BRUSH Theatre LLC, based in Seoul, South Korea, is a Theatre for Young Audiences, passionately driven by performing live internationally.
BRUSH Theatre believes in the little child everyone has inside who loves to live out art in life. We envision the inner child growing into a powerful creator through boundless forms of art - the reason why children are our favorite audience!
Inspiring children all over the world from different socio-economic and geographic backgrounds through our out-of-the-box performances, we showcase one-of-a-kind acts built for audiences of every age, race, and culture.
The company’s work has been presented by Birmingham On The Edge Festival (UK), Cape Town Cradle of Creativity Festival (South Africa), Hamedan 23rd International Children and Youth Theatre Festival (Iran), The National library of Kyrgyz Republic.
DOODLE POP has performed (including under the previous name Woogie Boogie) at venues worldwide, including:
The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, NYC, NY 2023
Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Manitoba, Canada 2022
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 at Assembly
Chennai, Guntur, Bangalore, Hyderabad tour 2019, India
JUNIOR2019 Festival, Toronto, Canada
Izmir International Puppet Days 2019, Turkey
ASSITEJ Korea performing arts platform (K-PAP) 2019
Korea- National Gugak Center 2018, Korea
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 at Summerhall
KAMS Nordic Connection 2018, Korea
For more information, please visit the company’s website.
Gallery of Past Productions
Ⓒ BRUSH Theatre LLC. 2017