Burnt Mango Dance Theatre -- The Foundling 12-14.11.2008

Concrete Jungle Work in progress

The Foundling is a drama about a 14 year old girl called Wendy, who was abandoned by her parents, raised by dogs before finally been adopted into her uncle’s family. Although her canine upbringing makes it difficult for family members to truly accept her, Wendy slowly gains their trust and uncovers a different kind of abandonment present in modern families today.

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About the ensemble
Established in 2003, as a “nomadic international theatre collaborative”, Burnt Mango Dance Theatre has created and performed original works in the United States, Poland, France and the UK. Last year, it produced “Concrete Jungle Berzerk!” (April, 2008), which sold out for all its performances at the Fringe Club, and (No)rwegian Wood (November, 2008), inspired by the Murakami novel of the same name. Their work veers between dream-logic narratives, movement inspired dramas, and - for this production - more text-based character work. Above all, the ensemble believes that theatre is an opportunity to “live in the present moment” on stage, and rehearses with techniques such as contact improvisation and Viewpoints.

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Behind the scenes of The Foundling Special offer for Theatre-Arts students Fringe Theatre, February 2009
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