The Talk

About the talk:  
  • Content: the lives of Jewish circus artist in Germany circa 1880-1945, the process of transforming historical research into performance. Incorporating rare photographs and scenes from the show "The Escape Act", ending with an audience Q&A.
  • ​Length: as short as 20 min (if part of a larger panel), or as long as 75 minutes as a stand-alone event.
  • Target audience: This talk was designed for adults but is also suitable for young audiences ages 14 and up.
  • Technical needs: a projector (with connection to computer) and a screen.
  • Venues: academic conferences, universities, schools, museums, community centers, synagogues, retirement communities and more
  • Languages: English or Hebrew available.
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Presenting at The University of Sheffield's "Circus and Beyond" Conference, May 2018
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Taking questions from an audience member during the Q&A section of the Circus Histories Panel, "Circus and Its Others" Conference in Prague, August 2018
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Presenting at the Manchester Jewish Museum, October 2019
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Excerpt from the show presented alongside the historical talk at the "Circus and Its Others" Conference in Prague, August 2018
This talk has been hosted at:
  • Manchester Jewish Museum, UK
  • Village Temple, NYC
  • New Stoke Newington Shul, UK
  • Bristol Synagogue, UK
  • New London Synagogue, UK
  • New North London Synagogue, UK
  • and privately in USA, Israel and UK
This talk has been presented at the following academic conferences:

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