Jenny Levison is a playwright, screenwriter, theater artist, dancer, musician, and social justice activist whose work focuses primarily in the areas of immigrant rights and racial equality, economic justice, disability rights, LGBTQ equality, counter-white nationalism, and progressive Jewish activism. I’ve been deeply involved in Jewish performance for the past 20 years, starting with Yiddish folk song, and
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd, 7:30 PM Join us for the launch party of LABA’s theme for the new year, “Time.”It’s a chance to get to know our new fellows, and begin the intellectual and creative journey into the invisible yet ubiquitous concept of time. Ruby Namdar will teach Ecclesiastes – you know, the “to everything there is a season” one. Woven
OMTA (founded 2006) represents the artistic collaboration of international new-media artists Tal and Omer Golan. OMTA has exhibited in many countries including continuous representation at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and active participation in New York galleries and features. OMTA are associate members of the Leonardo/International Society for the
Lee Sher is a choreographer and actress who studied at the acting studio of Nisan Native in Tel Aviv. In 2000, Lee established LeeSaar The Company with Saar Harari. The company received a scholarship from the Mosman Art Gallery in Sydney, Australia, where she wrote and directed the play, “Ester.” The play was selected to open
Staff fellow Shawn Shafner is an artist, educator and activist. Founder of The People’s Own Organic Power Project, he has been inspiring critical conversations about sustainable sanitation since 2010, from the top of NYC’s largest wastewater treatment plant to the floor of the UN. Stage credits include Madison Square Garden, The Culture Project, the Edinburgh
Benjamin Kamine is a stage director and designer based in Manhattan. Recent credits include the world premieres of Happily Ever by Amina Henry (SDC Guest Artist production at Brooklyn College), Job by Thomas Bradshaw (Timeout Critics’ Pick, “a jolting treat” – Ben Brantley, New York Times) and a cautionary tail by christopher oscar pena (“brilliantly
Sarah Friedland received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and the International School of Film and Television in Cuba and her MFA from the Integrated Media Art Program at Hunter College. Her documentary films and installations are concerned with personal stories that reveal larger histories and intricacies about place and society. Friedland’s works with her
Welcome to the beginning of TIME, transparent yet ever-present, a source of comfort and fear and the hidden link between matter and spirit. This year LABA will investigate time’s ethics and aesthetics, its social and individual cycles, and its presence in our body, our physical environment and our communities. We will read descriptions of the time before
Andy Teirstein is a composer whose work is inspired by the rich and diverse folk roots of modern culture, and has been described by The New York Times and The Village Voice as “magical,” “ingenious,” and “superbly crafted.” A student of Henry Brant, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim, Teirstein has received awards from Meet the
LABA IS NAMED ONE OF AMERICA’S TOP 82 INNOVATIVE JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS Tenth Annual Slingshot Guide Highlights the Best of the Thriving Jewish Nonprofit World LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture has been named one of North America’s top 82 innovative Jewish organizations in the tenth annual Slingshot Guide. Selected from among hundreds of finalists reviewed by 112