Free Drama Workshop - Staging Sephardi Heritage

Discovering & Documenting England’s Lost Jews is a huge adventure into mapping different histories and finding connections. Using these discoveries we are creating a site-responsive performance, One Lost Stone, that will premiere on 22 September 2019 at Novo Cemetery, in the grounds of Queen Mary University of London, Mile End campus.

On 16 June, we are running a free drama workshop that will help originate this new work, and we would like to invite you to join us.

Using drama and movement techniques, Thomas Kampe will lead participants in playfully revealing the histories and stories we’ve uncovered through our research. In experimenting with staging Sephardi heritage, participants will not only gain historical knowledge but also learn enjoyable ways to create new text and storytelling using this kind of source material. They can also take part in the journey towards using the workshop as inspiration for our site-responsive performance on 22 September.

The workshop is FREE and open to all ages (although not appropriate for the very young), abilities and backgrounds. All you need is an enthusiasm to join in and a willingness to experiment with storytelling and themes. The workshop would especially be ideal for performers, musicians, guides and history enthusiasts.