Presented by

The Southern Theater
and choreographer/performer
Judith Brin Ingber

With guest dancers Joe Spencer, Canae Weiss and Robert Haarman
Musicians from Voices of Sepharad with vocalist David Harris
Original music composed by Michael Karmon, Danny Maseng and David Harris
Set by Cindy Freet
Lighting by Mike Wengen
Costumes by Judith Brin Ingber and Sonya Berlovitz

Ingber Brin's concert "Thirst and other Dance Dramas" featuring three premieres was performed in Minneapolis at the Southern Theatre on February 20, 22 and 23.

In THIRST!, we see the ancient Middle Eastern tale of Judith, a woman spurred into action against powerful, malevolent rulers, paralleling today's threaters to security. Armies surround Judith's paralyzed city and drive her to surprising solutions.

The original music is composed by Michael Karmon, played live by Karmon and guest musicians from Voices of Sepharad. The dancers include Judith Brin Ingber, Joe Spencer, Robert Haarman and Canae Weiss. Canae is the first deaf dancer ever to work in the special summer workshops of American Ballet Theater; she brings an unusual sensitivity and skill to her role as the assistant to Judith.

Two other premieres include "The Come Back Performance of Bari Simon," based on a true story of a Sephardic dancer extraordinaire in Jerusalem and "Shiviti: A Hebraic Mandala" showing the patterns we fail to see in our lives, to original music by Danny Maseng. Also on the program are "Hagar's Midrash, A Story," depicting the legendary Biblical story of the Egyptian concubine lost in a desert of panic. A reprise of "These Things I Remember" shows how heirlooms tarnish in the face of exile and ignorance, starting with the Inquisition period in Spain, then moving to Morocco, Turkey, Greece during the Nazi period and today. The musicians of Voices of Sepharad with David Harris as starring vocalist accompany both "These Things I Remember" and "Hagar's Midrash, A Story."

For further information, contact Brin Ingber:
email: judith@jbriningber.com
phone: 952-920-1712