We are excited to be bringing Jewish theatre company theatre dybbuk to Montreal for a week-long residency at the Museum of Jewish Montreal.
From November 14-18, the Los Angeles-based ensemble will be presenting three live performances, including the Canadian premieres of their original productions The Merchant of Venice (Annotated), or In Sooth I Know Not Why I Am So Sad, and Dracula (Annotated). They will also be presenting a durational performance art piece, The Villainy You Teach inspired by a famous Shakespearian speech. From fans of Gothic horror to Shakespeare – and for theatre or history lovers in general – there will be something for everyone.
Exploring legacies of antisemitism and other forms of prejudice, theatre dybbuk’s productions challenge these well-known and culturally influential works of literature in order to disrupt more familiar or comfortable ways of engaging with them.
To learn more about each of their performances at the Museum, and to reserve your spot, visit the links below.
The Merchant of Venice (Annotated), or In Sooth I Know Not Why I Am So Sad
Thursday, November 14, 7pm
What can a play from sixteenth century England tell us about how antisemitism and other prejudicial beliefs operate in our world today? This inaugural Canadian performance, inspired by Shakespeare’s famous play, will be introduced by professor of Shakespeare studies Paul Yachnin (McGill University).
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Dracula (Annotated)
Saturday, November 16, 7pm
Get a sneak peak of the company’s in-process project, in which they investigate Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, weaving together a unique blend of Jewish historical investigation and heightened theatricality to create a new work from the core of the classic text.
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The Villainy You Teach: Performance Art Piece
Sunday, November 17, 2pm to 4:30pm
Exploring a famous speech from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, this interactive performance piece investigates how language can both take on a wide variety of meanings and lose all meaning through examination and exposure. Visitors are invited to witness an actor perform this speech repeatedly reciting it dozens, if not hundreds, of times.
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Heritage, History, and Humanity: A Masterclass Workshop
Monday, November 18, 6pm
In this free workshop, the artists of theatre dybbuk will take participants through a process in which they gain tools to investigate their own personal and/or communal narratives, texts, and turning points as vessels to create new theatrical work that explores the complexities of our world. Click here to learn more.
Join theatre dybbuk in Toronto for a series of programs at the Prosserman JCC and Toronto Holocaust Museum from November 20-24. For more information, please visit https://www.kulturacollective.
This residency is made possible with thanks to the support of the Convenant Foundation.