Welcome to a new year of LABA. A new year of ancient questions. A new year of investigating the two given things we all have in common– Life + Death. From the moment we come into being until the moment we are no more, we wrestle with our existence in this realm and beyond.
I look forward by 2018/2019 LABA fellows: Dmitri Barcomi, Ari Brand, Maya Ciarrocchi, Jessica Tamar Deutsch, Yochai Greenfeld, Yonatan Gutfeld, Jeanne Heifetz, Marques Hollie, Stav Palti-Negev, Richard Saudek, Ilana Sichel, Mariano Wainsztein, and Alex Weiser.
Inspiring artists, thinkers, and creators of new Jewish culture. By experiencing their paths and the works they are creating that will expand our notions of life and death, they will give us at least 14 new keys to open that door.
On this day after Yom Kippur, when traditionally we believe that we have been assigned to the book of life or the book of death, I am honored to share the world with the best tour guides that I know of.
Take a look at the Fellows’ work and their upcoming projects and join us in experiencing the depths of our imagination as we all struggle with the inevitable; as Bari Weiss says, “No one makes it out alive.”
Ronit Muszkatblit – Artistic Director LABA