Our Mission
BIMA-NY
is a
new Jewish, theatre company; a Company dedicated to Jewish themes, writers and
performers, exploring the drama, music and comedy of Jewish life set against and
in 21st Century
America
. Being Shomer Shabbat is at the
essence of this company, integral to its very being.
BIMA-NY
Company seeks to speak
with a new Jewish voice, one that is young, hip and Jewish, with the substance
of deep theatrical work and knowledge.
BIMA-NY
will present theatre that delves into the Jewish psyche, opening new areas of
understanding. Sabbath observance is
a necessary component of this exploration and definition, providing a link to
Jewish tradition. Sabbath observance
defines us and is at the root of this company providing a place for
Torah-observant artists, among others, to perform and create.
We
mean to say it loud and proud.
BIMA-NY
resounds with the sounds and stories of Jews in the 21st Century,
mirroring our shared experience. Each
BIMA-NY
play
will offer an innate history lesson and yet pulse with the theatre of and about
the present, brave and unafraid.
Every
season will buzz with the development of musicals that utilize Jewish musical
forms. The music of niggunim,
Klezmer, Ladino and the whole of the liturgy along with classical, jazz, hip hop
and rock will all combine to sing the songs of Jewish life.
Musical workshops will offer the time, arena and opportunity for
musicians, dancers and librettists to create new musicals.
Presentations of musicals in workshop as well as in finished form will
become a centerpiece of
BIMA-NY
Rep’s production seasons.
BIMA-NY
will
explore the work with students through a developed theatre education program
aimed at Jewish, private and public school students. Students will come to
matinee performances, intern with the company and learn the dramaturgy inherent
to the work. Families will
participate in BIMA-NY
Family Sundays.
Singles will come to our Motzi Shabbat (after Sabbath) theatre
gatherings.
BIMA-NY
Theater Company will
present an ongoing series of workshop performances presented in and around
New York
. Audiences will participate in the
creation of new work. Future national and international tours will bring work
beyond the bounds of New York to audiences around the world.
At
BIMA-NY
, we see theatre as a point of assembly, a place of community and an arena for
dialogue and exploration.
BIMA-NY
theatre company will serve as a
repository for stories and oral histories, a testament of Jewish survival and
renewal.
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