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Ancestors' Voices

Public Programs | Performance

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Photo by Sarah Catania

Witness this powerful dance theater project from Donna Sternberg & Dancers that explores the field of epigenetics and generational inherited trauma in the Jewish community, followed by a Q&A.

This is a past program

This program took place on
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 and Wednesday, May 8, 2024

About the Program

Ancestors' Voices is a dance theater project from Donna Sternberg & Dancers that explores the field of epigenetics and generational inherited trauma in the Jewish community. 

The Jewish community has experienced exclusion and antisemitism for centuries, which has resulted in inherited intergenerational trauma. The company has focused on working with various Jewish populations, especially those who have been marginalized, such as people of color, Sephardic Jews (from the Iberian Peninsula), and Mizrahim (descendants of North Africa and the Middle East). Ancestors' Voices delves into healing by exploring how generations of exclusion and oppression can shape behavior and self-perception through generational and genetic trauma.

There will be a Q&A after the performance.

About the Company

Donna Sternberg & Dancers is a contemporary dance company with the goal to discover, transform, connect. We believe the act of discovery can be transformative and to this end we seek to build bridges and make connections between dance, science, the arts, and communities. We intentionally seek partnerships with artists, cultural organizations, scientists, and educational and science institutions to find innovative ways to probe the science/human connection through dance in collaboration with other art forms.

Read more on their website here.

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