#crankies — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #crankies, aggregated by home.social.
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A unique #theatrical #performance inspired by #Yiddish #folktales features dead #Jews dancing at a cemetery, a prophet appearing in the form of a bunny rabbit and a stone-munching worm named Shamir. It all takes place within the confines of a 2’ X 4’ box known as a #cranky and it’s coming to #NewYork later this month as part of the International #Puppet #FringeFestival.
For those unfamiliar with the decidedly low-tech medium, #crankies are portable stages through which a panorama is scrolled by cranking a pair of wooden dowels. The characters and scenery on the scroll are usually accompanied by #narration and #music, in this case a live #klezmer trio. In backlit crankies, #shadowpuppets can also be used for characters.
The cranky performance of #ShternaandtheLostVoice was created by the #MagidEnsemble, a far-flung interdisciplinary collective that includes a #storyteller, a #graphicartist and three former members of the #Boston klezmer band #Mamaliga."
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#Vancouver folks, at the Peretz Centre we're hosting this very cool art+music+storytelling ensemble from Boston/NY later this month as a part of their west coast tour. we're trying to get more attendance than our usual small local events so pls pass it on if you know any locals who'd be interested!
https://www.peretz-centre.org/post/retelling-eastern-european-jewish-folklore-interview-magid-ensemble-vancouver