Join us for an evening of Yiddish folklore storytelling featuring a crankie and live score -- followed by a concert of live klezmer music and Yiddish song!

The Magid Ensamble Presents: Shterna and the Lost Voice -- Drawing inspiration from traditional Yiddish folklore of Elyahu Hanovi, this new story by A. C. Weaver follows Shterna on a quest from the underworld to the celestial gardens of the immortal, all to restore her friend's lost voice. The story unfolds alongside an exquisite crankie (inspired by Jewish papercut art) and live original klezmer score.

What is a crankie?
A crankie is a long scroll wound onto two spools that illustrates a story as it unwinds. Kiah Raymond's original crankie incorporates shadow puppetry inspired by Jewish papercut art.

This project is produced by members of Mamaliga Klezmer Band. This project is sponsored in part by Combined Jewish Philanthropies, and the Somerville Local Cultural, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Shterna and the Lost Voice is presented by The Magid Ensemble (magid, meaning “storyteller” in Yiddish) – a new collaboration featuring award-winning klezmer musicians and composers Mattias Kaufmann, Raffi Boden, and Rachel Leader, Yiddishist storyteller A. C. Weaver, and visual artist Kiah Raymond.