Thu 3/23/23 7:00pm
Sat 3/25/23 7:00pm
DOUBLE FEATURE
Yiddish Animal Songs
by Jesse Greenberg / a glassy ruckus
Queens-based musical duo A Glassy Ruckus (Jesse Greenberg and Naeemah Maddox) performs two pieces inspired by Yiddish folk tales about animals and interspecies relationships: “Diary of a Squirrel” (1920) by Sonya Kantor and “Zlateh the Goat” (1966) by Isaac Bashevis Singer.
Leah and The Rabbit
by Mikayla Wilson/American Myth Center
Leah & the Rabbit uses playful puppetry and spirited live storytelling to intertwine the stories of Brer Rabbit and a freed woman named Leah. This piece delights and sparks conversation around appropriation, emancipation, and the forgotten stories of the enslaved people.
Mikayla Wilson
Mikayla Wilson is the puppetry director for the American Myth Center. The Myth Center tells contemporary tales through the lens of classic or forgotten tales.
Jesse Greenberg / a glassy ruckus
a glassy ruckus, led by Queens-based composer and performer Jesse Greenberg, is a metallophone-forward trio that uses guided improvisation, maze-like modal melodies, and unique combination of instruments and found objects to bring obscure folk tales and parables to life. a glassy ruckus is Jesse Greenberg (percussion, objects, composition), Naeemah Maddox (flute, vocals, percussion), and Emily Bookwalter (viola, musical saw, vocals).
