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GeneChing
02-24-2011, 04:31 PM
Like Kung Fu Panda International Tour (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59099), How to Train Your Dragon is doing a live show. Here's the casting call info.


LAS VEGAS AUDITION MONDAY MARCH 7th
LOS ANGELES AUDITION MARCH 8th and 9th

DreamWorks Theatrical and the Australian entertainment group Global Creatures are casting for a major new Arena production, based on their acclaimed movie ‘How To Train Your Dragon’, set in a mythical world of Vikings and wild dragons. The production aims to involve a ground breaking combination of narrative and character, spectacular aerial and circus based sequences, interactive projected film and animatronic dragons. These epic creatures will be developed by the makers of Global Creatures previous production, ‘Walking with Dinosaurs The Arena Spectacular Workshop begins in AUSTRALIA August 2011.
World Tour begins early 2012.
SEEKING YOUNG PERFORMERS (ages teens, twenties to play teens) with exceptional physical skills, or aptitude to learn these skills. A mixture of circus, aerial performance, martial arts, parkour and breakdancing, high level acrobatic and tumbling skills, exceptional movement qualities, flying, rope work, extensive slapstick, climbing pole, and teeter board.

“HICCUP” – Lead role, (reads as young male teen). Small, skinny and wiry, the very opposite of an archetypal Viking. Extensive physical and slapstick skills, an aptitude for challenging harness and aerial work, rope and climbing skills. The performer would either require these or have a very strong aptitude and training in a related discipline.

ASTRID – (reads as Female teen) The heartthrob of the class. Strong, sleek, slender and powerful body. Very competitive, determined, and fearless with a big heart. This central role requires high level acrobatic and tumbling skills, and ideally aerial skills corde and exceptional movement qualities.

STOICK Leader of the Vikings

GOBBER –Stoik’s sidekick Both characters are middle aged, rough, tough, supersized, epic, commanding Very powerful, physically fit. Battle scenes and some harness work. Think World Champion Wrestler physical type. Scottish acents. Also casting the roles of

SNOTLOUT –Male teen

RUFFNUT Male teen

TUFFNUT Female teen

FISHLEGS Male teen

Please submit photo, resume, and video links asap to Joanie@JoanieSpina.com
Audition by appointment. More detailed character breakdown available.
I know a few people who tried out for the Panda show and were blown out by how tough the tryouts were. If you go, be seriously prepared.

GeneChing
12-07-2012, 10:31 AM
Enter to win a pair of tickets for the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON LIVE SPECTACULAR performance (http://www.kungfumagazine.net/dragon.html) on Wednesday December 26, 2012, 7:00 PM at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, CA! San Francisco Bay Area only. Contest ends Noon PST on 12/13/2012. Good luck everyone!

GeneChing
12-11-2012, 12:12 PM
Gemma Nguyen on HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON LIVE SPECTACULAR (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1075)

sanjuro_ronin
12-11-2012, 12:15 PM
I took my kids to the performance here at the ACC ( Air Canada Centre).
They loved it and it was really well done, in the style of "walking with dinosaurs".
Very acrobatic.
A little cheesy at times but hey, it's all in good fun.

GeneChing
12-27-2012, 04:51 PM
See our How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular winners thread (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65052).

GeneChing
01-15-2013, 01:22 PM
Living theatre to perform in China (http://english.jschina.com.cn/TodayJiangsu/201301/t1116829.shtml)
2013-01-15 16:41:00

China Yurun Food Group and Dream Works SKG of the US signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Nanjing on the morning of Jan 14.

The two sides will form a strategic cooperative partnership on the culture and entertainment industry, and be the first to introduce the world-class family entertainment living theatre How to Train Your Dragon to China.

How to Train Your Dragon was created by Dream Works, co-produced by the US company and the Australian firm Global Creatures. The living theatre has been performed in Australia, New Zealand, the US and Canada in 2012.

It is the first time that senior executives of Dream Works collectively visited Jiangsu. Dream Works joined by the top creative talents and management team is one of the top 10 entertainment companies of the US with wide businesses including film processing, video game, and television program production and distribution, which is the only company standing at par with the Walt Disney Company. It has produced some classic cartoons including Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda.

Dream Works’ coming will meet the needs of Chinese culture to go global and seek more conversation with the world. It will be of great importance in developing the culture and entertainment industry of Nanjing, even of China. I wonder how well this show will translate to Chinese...