Monica Acosta – voice
Ilana Cravitz – violin
Steve Homes – guitar
Antonio Romero - percussion
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Please note: this event is in the past
Overview
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Sephardic Songs were born in the home environment where women expressed their joys, hopes and challenges. Issues regarding motherhood and family relationships were important subjects preserved in song.
The concert will include beautiful and moving melodies, some of which present the dialogue between mother and daughter. In these songs both characters communicate their expectations and challenges in love, adult life and marriage.
Colombian-born singer Monica Acosta says,
“Women were often not allowed to sing in the synagogue, so they sang at home – expressing their joys and challenges. The song subjects are often deep, but also comical stories of daily life – dealing with gossip, annoying neighbours, or the conflicts of having two lovers, something I feel that no man could write about as well as a woman can!”
Tsitsit is the Fringe Festival with a Jewish flavour. With a strapline of “if it's Jewish enough for you, it's Jewish enough for us”, Tsitsit Fringe celebrates the many differing strands of contemporary Jewish identities and artistic expressions.
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COVID-19 Precautions
Although the government has lifted many of the requirements around COVID-19 isolation rules, we are aware that many of our visitors are vulnerable and we want everyone to feel safe and comfortable. As such, we are continuing to provide hand sanitiser at our entrances, keep windows open to increase ventilation, and maintaining our reduced capacity of 80%. As audience members, we ask that you do not attend if you are showing symptoms or are testing positive, and that you wear a face covering if possible. If you have any concerns, please contact us on 020 8348 8716 and we will do our best to accommodate you.
