- Storahtelling
Storahtelling is a
New York City basedJewish ritualtheater company.History
Storahtelling is a NYC based educational theater company - a pioneer in Jewish education via the arts and new media. Through innovative leadership training programs and theatrical performances, Storahtelling makes ancient stories and traditions accessible for new generations, advancing Judaic literacy and raising social consciousness. Established in 1999 by Amichai Lau-Lavie,a Jewish mythologist, educator and performance artist, Storahtelling has been identified as a "trailblazer of the Jewish World" (B'nai B'rith magazine), inspiring "reverence and relevance" (the Washington Post) and hailed by Time Out NY as "Super Stars of David."
Storahtelling models change and trains change agents, equipping professionals and lay leaders to reinvigorate Jewish education and ritual life. Schools, synagogues, theaters, community centers and summer camps throughout the world are using Storahtelling’s methodologies, bringing 5,000 years of Judaic heritage and vitality to the 21st century.
Tradition
Storahtelling is a Jewish "ritual" theatre company - its drama and art is grounded in traditional Jewish ritual. Simultaneous translation of the Torah service into the local vernacular accompanied traditional synagogue services throughout the world until the early Middle Ages. The translator's duty was not only to convey the original Hebrew text of the Torah to the non-Hebrew-speaking audience, but also to dramatically adapt the meaning of the narrative to the viewpoint of the congregation. Storahtelling's work is an attempt to recreate the role of the translator - the m'turgeman (in hebrew) - in a contemporary and relevant manner.
External links
* [http://www.storahtelling.org Storahtelling's Official Website]
* [http://www.timeoutny.com/newyork/Details.do?page=1&xyurl=xyl://TONYWebArticles2/533-534/out_there/unorthodox_approach.xml An Article about Storahtelling in Time Out New York]
* [http://www.mit.edu/~iguana/Globes_English.pdf An article about Storahtelling from Israeli GLOBES magazine]
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