The cast and friends following a performance at Yupiit Piciyarait Cultural Center in Bethel, April 2015. Photo by John Wallace.
~The Winter Bear Project Team
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.
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.***
THE WINTER BEAR performs at Bethel Cultural Center. Photo by John Wallace. tundraphotos.com
