Traveling Jewish Theatre in partnership with Epic Arts and The Hub at the JCCSF present

THE BRIGHT RIVER

Written and performed
by Tim Barksy

With the Everyday Ensemble:
Jess Ivry (cello), Safa Shokrai (bass), & Kid Beyond (beatbox)
Directed by Jeff Raz

Dec. 1, '04 – Jan. 1, '05:           
SAN FRANCISCO:
Traveling Jewish Theatre
470 Florida Street
(Between 17^th & Mariposa)

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Tickets: $12 - $35.  Discount tickets for students, seniors and groups of 5 or more.  Wednesday and Thursday nights are pay-what-you-can.

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“Barsky’s approach to theater is revolutionary.”
-  Chad Jones, Oakland Tribune

“A committed piece of underground theater that refashions the Jewish storytelling tradition in a fusion of hip-hop beats, jazz-inspired improvisation, and slam-style lyricism.”
-   Robert Avila, San Francisco Bay Guardian

TJT's first piece, Coming from a Great Distance, created by Corey Fischer, Albert Greenberg and Naomi Newman in 1978-79 was based on the Jewish storytelling tradition.  The company's founders instinctively sensed that in story could be found the starting point for a new Jewish theatre.  Twenty Six years later, we came upon Tim Barsky and his remarkable ensemble doing work in the same passionate spirit that animated our earliest efforts and continues to drive us to stretch  boundaries.  Boldly grabbing the tradition by its lapels and yanking into the twenty-first century, Barsky et al create a world where the ghosts of Hasidic storytellers meet street-smart cyber-punk bards in a fusion that breaks new theatrical, literary and musical ground.  We knew immediately that nurturing this heartfelt work and bringing it to you was of the highest priority.  Prepare yourselves for a new experience that brings the vital energy of spoken-word, hip-hop performance to the ever-changing form we call Jewish theatre.
-Aaron Davidman (Artistic Director) and Corey Fischer (TJT Co-Founder) 

for more about the bright river artists and co-presenters:
http://epicarts.org/brightriver
http://www.timbarsky.com
http://www.jccsf.org/friend_hub.htm

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