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OUR FIRST

PODCAST!

Bovo-Buch: Chivalric Romance, Cultural Collision

A three episode podcast series produced by theatre dybbuk, presented in collaboration with Judaism Unbound

Bovo-Buch is Elia Levita's 16th century Yiddish adaptation of the popular Italian chivalric romance Bovo d’Antona. The book was extremely popular among Jewish communities of the time, and is an example of the cultural convergence that occurs when a narrative is adapted into a new context. Our three episode podcast is a combination of scholarship around the book and its history – led by Erith Jaffe-Berg in conversation with Aaron Henne – and performed readings of the text by actors from theatre dybbuk.

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The podcast is available on Judaism Unbound wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also connect to individual episodes through the links below.

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Introductory Interview with Aaron and Erith

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Episode 1: "Story and Society"

This first episode focuses on the content of the book itself and the context within which it was created, illuminating the cultural forces at work in both the story and the society.

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Episode 2: "The Women and Their World"

Episode two investigates the social roles of both the women in the story and its female readership as well as the sexual and gender dynamics present in the text.

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Episode 3: "Popularity and Prejudice"

Our final episode explores the book’s reach and popularity, as well as the problematic nature of its relationship to its Muslim characters, and the divisions among the Jewish communities of Northern Italy.

IN DEVELOPMENT

theatre dybbuk is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and is generously supported by The Diane P. & Guilford Glazer Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles. theatre dybbuk is proud to be a part of Cohort 12 in the Upstart Venture Accelerator.