Yearning to Breathe Free: Braid Performance
Sunday, April 14, 2024 • 6 Nisan 5784
3:00 PM - 5:00 PMChapelOur modern Exodus stories. Professional actors perform true stories of today’s Jewish immigrants about inspiration, resilience and finding home in Yearning to Breathe Free. Tickets are available now - purchase them today through The Braid.
Includes one story from acclaimed memoirist and novelist André Aciman (author of Call Me by Your Name) as he reveals the ironic pain of celebrating a seder while he and his family are being forced out of their home in Egypt. An American adoptee from China discovers surprising inspiration in a nearby bridge that connects her own story with that of her Jewish grandparents from the Balkans. In a hilarious tale, two Chilean parents struggle to learn strange, new Jewish customs when their daughter marries an Orthodox American man. And a Ukrainian woman feels the comfort of Jewish tradition as echoes of her family home still reverberate in her soul.
This is the second show in a season by our friends at The Braid, the go-to Jewish story company. Subscribers get extra benefits! Lear. Tickets are available now - purchase them today through The Braid.
About "The Braid":
The Braid works innovatively beyond the stage to give voice and celebrate untold Jewish stories, giving all access to these contemporary treasures via digital formats and platforms, licensing and tours. With newly created ventures such as StoryNosh, a digital storytelling competition filmed and released free to the public via YouTube, their partnership with the ChaiFlicks, the Jewish Netflix, live streaming of performances, and their podcast AudioNosh, they are the Jewish Story Company creating a lasting legacy for future generations.
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