Groyse Tsores

Groyse Tsores

GROYSE TSORES

Hybrid Performance
Yiddish Song, Visual Theatre and Creative Development

Part performance, part creative development, Groyse Tsores offers a rare encounter with original contemporary Yiddish theatre in formation. Blending live music, movement, puppetry and conversation, the event presents songs and scenes from Der Griner Giraf, a new intergenerational work exploring childhood through Yiddish language and song.

Opening up the creative process behind making original Yiddish work for contemporary audiences — including those with no Yiddish at all — the event invites audiences into a joyful, playful and immersive encounter with Yiddish as a living contemporary Jewish language across generations.

Creatives & Cast

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    Galit Klas - Writer, director, performer

    Writer, director and performer creating contemporary Jewish theatre through Yiddish culture, music and performance. Her works include Yentl (Malthouse / Sydney Opera House), The Ghetto Cabaret and the Green Room Award-winning Yiddish electronic cabaret Durkh a Modne Gloz. She is founding Artistic Director of Kadimah Yiddish Theatre.

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    Adam Starr - Composer, performer

    Composer, multi-instrumentalist and performer working across film, theatre and contemporary music. His work includes scores for documentary, television and feature film, alongside recordings and performance projects across jazz and klezmer traditions. Recent projects include My Dad the Nazi Killer (BBC), The Lost (Melbourne Holocaust Museum) and co-founding Melbourne Klezmer School.

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    Rivke Margolis - Researcher

    Professor and Pratt Foundation Chair of Jewish Civilisation at Monash University. Her research and teaching focus on the history, transmission and contemporary life of Yiddish language and culture. Her books include Jewish Roots, Canadian Soil, Yiddish Lives On and Basic Yiddish.

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    Vanessa Ellis - Puppeteer

    Puppeteer, designer and maker working across stage, film and television. With a background in dance and more than 25 years in visual theatre, she creates performance using puppetry, movement and material practices. Credits include Bangarra Dance Theatre, Opera Australia, Polyglot Theatre and Walking with Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular.