101 KAS students take stage to perform Frozen musical in English

101 KAS students take stage to perform Frozen musical in English

2026-03-23

The ever-popular Disney movie “Frozen” has gotten an Indigenous twist on its stage adaptation at Kaohsiung American School. Following a resounding success of the schools’ production of “The Little Mermaid” last year, a total of 101 students took the stage to perform the icy musical, fully in English. The participants ranged from elementary to high school, and gave the spectacular show their all. Let’s take a look.

Student
Acted in play
We spent a long time preparing for the musical. It was a lot of hard work, mentally and physically. It was completely worth it.

Student
Acted in play
I would like to thank my mum and dad, and everyone who spent so much time making this happen, from the lights to the clothes… everything was fantastic.

Amber Lanning
Drama teacher
The highlight is seeing how joyful the students are and proud of their hard work and to see them bring confidence and strength in this.

Neil Gibson
AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office Chief
They incorporated Indigenous elements into the performance. I give the students here a big thumbs up!

The stage props and costumes were exquisitely made, and they even incorporated motifs from Taiwan’s Indigenous cultures. The lighting was out of this world, with lights that created an immersive viewing experience. Every little detail was taken care of to take the audience on a snowy adventure in the Kingdom of Arendelle.

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#frozen #disney #kaohsiungamericanschool #kas #musical #elsa #anna #olaf

高雄美國學校推出冰雪奇緣音樂劇 101名學生共同創作

2026-03-23

高雄美國學校去年推出的小美人魚音樂劇備受肯定，今年再度帶來驚喜，推出了冰雪奇緣系列音樂劇，以全英文進行演出，由國小到高中的學生一起合作，共有101人參與演出，雖然練習的過程中充滿辛苦，但看到美好的成果，大家都很開心。

[[演出學生]]
“準備這個音樂劇啊，就花了我們很多的時間，很多的心力啊，還有很多的力氣，就真的都非常值得”

[[演出學生]]
“我要謝謝這些爸媽，跟大家花了很多時間，幫我們用燈光，衣服，全部都用得非常好”

[[戲劇老師兼導演 Amber Lanning]]
“最精采的部分是看到學生有多快樂，也為他們努力感到驕傲，並且看到他們在這之中獲得自信和力量”

[[美國在台協會高雄分處長張子霖]]
“台灣的原住民的文化，融入我們的表演，所以就對我們的學生，給他們很大的讚”

除了專業的舞台道具和服裝設計，特別的是，這次還將服裝結合了台灣原住民圖騰，並且加入演唱會等級的手燈燈光設計，打造沉浸式觀演體驗，也讓台下觀眾彷彿置身在這一場冰雪冒險中。

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