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The Telling

Into the Melting Pot

Part of the 2023 Bedford Music Club Season

Add to my Calendar 18-05-2023 19:45 18-05-2023 21:45 36 The Telling Music and theatre collide in this story concerning the intolerance experienced by Jewish, Christian and Muslim women in the melting pot of 1492 Spain.At twilight on her final night in Seville, a Jewish woman lights the lamps. She is being forced to leave Spain and set sail for an uncertain future. Her story echoes down the ages and speaks to the personal stories of people affected by politics and war today. She tunes into voices of a community of Jewish, Christian and Muslim women from across the Spanish peninsula.  Down the centuries, women’s stories of integration, love, the rich cultural heritage of the Spanish peninsula and racial intolerance are played out to a soundtrack of plaintive Sephardic songs and lively medieval music, with full staging and stunning lighting. Be transported back to 15th century Seville! Bunyan Meeting Church, Bedford DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Bunyan Meeting Church
Mill Street
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK40 3EU
England

Programme

Romance Anonymous – Romance d'Amour (arr. by Jessica Y.H. Lok)

Performers

The Telling

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Programme Note

Music and theatre collide in this story concerning the intolerance experienced by Jewish, Christian and Muslim women in the melting pot of 1492 Spain.

At twilight on her final night in Seville, a Jewish woman lights the lamps. She is being forced to leave Spain and set sail for an uncertain future. Her story echoes down the ages and speaks to the personal stories of people affected by politics and war today. She tunes into voices of a community of Jewish, Christian and Muslim women from across the Spanish peninsula.  Down the centuries, women’s stories of integration, love, the rich cultural heritage of the Spanish peninsula and racial intolerance are played out to a soundtrack of plaintive Sephardic songs and lively medieval music, with full staging and stunning lighting. Be transported back to 15th century Seville!

The Telling. Credit (C) Clare Norburrn

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