Final Report from Bethel & Beyond Tour

The cast and friends following a performance at Yupiit Piciyarait Cultural Center in Bethel, April 2015. Photo by John Wallace.

The cast and friends following a performance at Yupiit Piciyarait Cultural Center in Bethel, April 2015. Photo by John Wallace.

We are thrilled to share our Final Report from the 2015 Bethel & Beyond tour.

***Click here to view/download the pdf.***  

 

Please share far & wide!

~The Winter Bear Project Team

 

Week Three, Ladies and Gentlemen

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School lets out in Alakanuk.

April 22nd, 2015

That’s right, it’s Week Three of The Winter Bear Bethel & Beyond tour. After a cozy five days in Bethel, the team headed back out west for our last three stops: Emmonak,  Alakanuk, and Mountain Village.  These towns are slightly smaller than the first leg (Hooper Bay, Chevak, and Scammon Bay), with populations of about 700-800 people each.

 

 

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Alaska Dispatch News Covers Bethel Shows

Lisa Demer of Alaska Dispatch News sat down to interview several Winter Bear artists during our stay in Bethel.

“For a play that is intended to combat suicide, “The Winter Bear” is surprisingly funny. Its humor and depiction of the good and bad, the old and the new of village Alaska — fish soup and sno-gos, bingo and Facebook, alcohol and despair — help it reach beyond performances into the lives of those who see it.”

 

***Read the whole article here.***

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THE WINTER BEAR performs at Bethel Cultural Center. Photo by John Wallace. tundraphotos.com