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Presented by KlezCalifornia
Co-presented by Chochmat HaLev and Jewish Community Library
The Purim Masked Comedy, with Bruce Bierman
Welcome to a Yiddish theater experience creating the hilarious stock characters from Megiles Ester (The Book of Esther) with the whole body and voice! The roots of the Purim Shpil and Jewish theater reach back to the Medieval European mystery plays and the influence of the wildly popular buffoonery of the Commedia Dell’arte. We will explore precise character shtick handed down for centuries, how to bring a mask alive, and how to act out all our earthly ridiculous human foibles through the characters of Haman, Esther, King Ahashveyres and Mordechai. Radically inclusive. All are welcome. Wear comfortable clothes to be ridiculous in and if you have any kind of mask, please bring it along!
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The workshop begins at 11am Pacific Time (2pm Eastern Time, 7pm UK, 8pm most of Europe).
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KlezCalifornia is presenting workshops free of charge as a community service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Donations of $25 (or whatever you can afford) are greatly appreciated to enable us to continue our mission to connect you with Yiddish culture and to assist artists who have lost performance income.
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