Magnes by The Marsh Series

Deborah Leiser-Moore's Cordelia, Mein Kind

When
Event has passed (Thu Feb 2, 2012 - Sun Feb 5, 2012)
Cost
$15 - $50
Tags
Theater, Plays

Description

Cordelia, Mein Kind is a duet for film and live body; a personal exploration of a present-day Cordelia-like character revealed through language, physicality, image and film. Inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear, the piece combines original interviews (between a contemporary Cordelia and her father, a Yiddish-speaking Holocaust survivor recently deceased who lived in ‘exile’ in the Melbourne suburb of Bentleigh), and other visual imagery, with a language that is gestural, poetic, direct and physical. The multiplicity of performance languages weave seamlessly together, creating a challenging and unique performance work.

Cordelia, Mein Kind takes Cordelia’s silence as its starting point. It probes beneath the surface, exploding the silence to divulge a psychological inheritance and an emotional core linked to her father’s trauma – his history passed on to her - a history of exile and loss.

The Magnes by The Marsh is co-sponsored by Marianne and Herb Friedman.

Magnes by the Marsh is a partnership between The Marsh Theater and The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life presenting theatrical performances with innovative aspects of contemporary Jewish culture. This semi-annual program is co-sponsored by Marianne and Herb Friedman.

More Info

Link
http://www.themarsh.org/Deborah_Leiser-Moore.html
Call
(415) 282-3055 (Box Office)
Email
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Schedule

The Marsh - Berkeley
2120 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA
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  1. The Marsh - Berkeley
    2120 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA