About this Event
We're thrilled to invite you to the Montreal debut of Magid Ensemble's ! This event is expected to sell out -- reserving advance tickets highly recommened.
Date: September 21st
Doors: 8:45pm
Show: 9:15pm (1-hour theatrical performance – please arrive on time!)
Venue: Quai Des Brumes
Pre-show event: From 6:00–8:15pm, join us at Quai Des Brumes for , led by Magid Ensemble members Rachel Leader, Mattias Kaufmann, and Raffi Boden. Musicians and dancers of all levels welcome! For more information about the Klezmer Jam, email [email protected].
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“Shterna & The Lost Voice is a triumph of both art and craft, at once timeless and completely of the moment. It’s one of the finest pieces of performance of any genre I’ve ever seen.” — Michael Alpert, US National Heritage Fellow
Shterna & the Lost Voice transports audiences into the rich world of Yiddish folklore. This immersive storytelling production follows Shterna on an epic hero’s journey, accompanied by live original klezmer music and an exquisite papercut "crankie" (a long scroll wound on two spools that illustrated the story as it unwinds).
The Magid Ensemble (“magid” meaning “storyteller” in Yiddish) is a multidisciplinary group creating new work that integrates folk art, traditional oral storytelling and original klezmer music. The Ensemble consists of award-winning musicians and composers Mattias Kaufmann, Raffi Boden, and Rachel Leader, storyteller Weaver, and visual artist Kiah Raymond.
This original story, developed through rigorous research on Eastern-European Jewish folklore, is illustrated with a backlit “crankie." The work incorporates shadow puppetry and is inspired with motifs from Jewish papercut art. The newly composed score accentuates moments of mystery and beauty, and brings the audience wholly into the world of the tale.
Shterna & the Lost Voice is a highly engaging hour-long storytelling performance suitable for audiences of all ages!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Quai Des Brumes, 4481 Rue Saint-Denis, Montréal, Canada
USD 0.00 to USD 31.37
