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Navenad
Navenad “The Wandering” is a puppet based performance inspired by the life and poetry of yiddish writer Rokhl Korn. LONG: Navenad “The Wandering” is a performance inspired by the life and poetry of Rokhl Korn. Rokhl (Rachel) Korn (1898–1982) was a female Montreal-based Yiddish poet. Three of her poems depict three periods of her life; her childhood in rural Poland, her mid-life and escape from Nazi occupation, and her vibrant life in the Montreal Yiddish arts community on “The Main” (St. Laurent Blvd.) The piece is a nostalgic, sensorial and layered glimpse of her life and poetry, using a table-top puppet, crankies, shadow puppetry, and digital projection. Presented in English and Yiddish. Spoken text by Anna Gonshor. Music by Antonia Hayward.
Maggie Winston is a puppeteer, clown, educator and community engaged artist. She is the Artistic Director of Lost & Found Puppet co. currently based in Montreal, QC, Canada, produces original performances utilizing puppetry in many styles, physical theatre, clown, storytelling, music, and other multidisciplinary art practices. L&FPCo explores themes such as family, cultural history, human relationships to objects, nature, and spirituality. There are stories about lost socks, giant junk monsters, larger-than-life invasive plant species, beaver dreams, and grandma’s memories in her recycled quilt. Productions have toured internationally since 2007.
Originally from Baltimore, MD, USA, Maggie graduated from Carver Centre for Arts and Technology (MD, USA), she received a BA in Performance/Puppetry at Sarah Lawrence College (NY, USA). She is currently studying puppetry at l’Université de Québec à Montréal in the Diplôme d’études supérieures spécialisées (DESS) en théâtre de marionnettes contemporain. Recipient of Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award- Emerging Artist in Community Arts (2010).