I am a writer, performer and Yiddish teacher who lives in London and hails from Vancouver/Coast Salish land.
My work aims to be joyful and connected, helping us to transform society - ending the climate & ecological emergency, celebrating Jewishness and working towards racial justice.
I am a Yiddish/ײדיש teacher who has completed advanced Yiddish studies at the Paris Yiddish Centre/Medem Bibliotek and has started performing and writing in Yiddish.
Currently, I’m developing the East End Jewish pantomime Yankl & Der Beanstalk, inspired by the Jack and the Beanstalk story and set in the radical Jewish East End of yore. It includes Yiddishised pop songs, a workers’ strike and Pickle Fairy. The show is supported by Arts Council England, Manchester Jewish Museum, rice & beans theatre and Chutzpah! Festival.
Previously, I created and performed the digital solo show Old Friends, a one-hour sleepover experience (on Zoom!). This was commissioned by Cambridge Junction, supported by Arts Council England and performed with the Junction and Cockpit Theatre in March 2022 from Hackney Showroom. The show reminisces about that one true friend who got away and explores who’s replaced them, or hasn’t. Can we enjoy the close friendships as adults that we revelled in as kids? When can we finally mourn our friend breakups with ice cream and bad TV?
I recently co-facilitated the retreat Moving In, inviting Jewish climate activists to engage with climate justice through art, movement and ritual. Over a weekend at Clayhill Arts in Somerset, we shared victories and challenges, built community and explored possibilities for healing, liberation and transformation. Thank you to Moishe House for supporting us!
Feel free to read more about my work on this website. Zay gezint!