
kippur
premiered August 31, 2013 and performed in sacred spaces throughout Southern California
The High Holiday prayer services act as both a communal coming together and an individual exploration of one’s relationship to eternity.
A holiday-specific piece of theatre-as-ritual, this piece incorporates prayers and songs, and uses the seven days of sitting Shiva as a framework for the exploration of loss and atonement.
This event, which engages with the transgressions of the past and the possibility for redemption in the future, serves as the basis for a full bodied investigation and illumination of the worship service, played out in song, movement, poetry, prayer and community.
The premiere presentation was created in collaboration with Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue.
THE TEAM
Written and Directed by Aaron Henne
Developed with Shirley Anderson, Cantor Phil Baron, Joshua Wolf Coleman, Rabbi Ed Feinstein, Debbie Jaffe, Julie Lockhart, Rebecca Rasmussen, Clay Steakley, Dylan Southard and Paul Vroom.
Assistant Directed by Michael Wise
STAFF
Artistic Director: Aaron Henne
Managing Director: Barbara Mueller-Wittman
Marketing Director: Clay Steakley

photo by Larry Goren

photo by Larry Goren

photo by Larry Goren

photo by Larry Goren
photos by Larry Goren