Goldberg on Palestine: Witness to Genocide

June 1, 2012 – At the Fellowship of Reconciliation in Nyack, NY.  Goldberg on Palestine: Witness to Genocide will debut.

In the Fall of 2012 we will be offering the powerful and moving performance of Goldberg on Palestine: Witness to Genocide by the performance artist Namaya and we would like to present this show at your college.

This is a multimedia performance on the narrative of the Jewish Diaspora, the Palestinian people, and the Israeli occupation of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza.)  The performance combines stories, music, poetry, photography, and art based on Namaya’s story of living and working in Yemen, Morocco, and his travels through Palestine, Israel, and the Islamic world.  Namaya also speaks of his Jewish family’s journey out of Eastern Europe through such stories as “L’Chaim” and of Jewish life during the Diaspora.

Namaya said, “I tell this story out of necessity. In witnessing the destruction of our Jewish communities through pogroms and the holocaust, having touch the walls of Prague and Budapest with the names of my extended family who perished, and also seeing the present inhumane occupation of Palestine… I am obligated to tell this story. In telling I hope to create an opportunity for a future for the children of Israel and Palestine.”

The  program is one person performance with multimedia, art work, and music.  It can be performed in a theater or gallery space. At the end of the performance, there is an opportunity for discussion of the performance in the spirit of compassionate listening.

Namaya is an internationally renowned performance artist and story teller.  He has performed portions of GOLDBERG ON PALESTINE: WITNESS TO GENOCIDE in Palestine at the Al-Rowadd Theater, at the Fellowship of Reconciliation in NY, at the Yemen Embassy in Washington D.C., and at colleges and universities in the USA.  He has performed on tour in Europe, Asia, New Zealand, Australia, and the Middle East.  Further bio details can be found at www.namayaproductions.com/witness.

Namaya is also available for extended discussion at your school on the subject of Israel and Palestine. In the spirit of compassionate listening he invites people to constructively dialogue on the issues of peace in Palestine. He is a former graduate faculty instructor in Cross Cultural Communications, and brings a broad diversity of experience in Islamic cultural studies, and in-depth knowledge of the Israeli-Palestinian issues. If you would like to schedule this presentation for our fall performance schedule in September and October 2012, we would be very pleased to include your school.

BIO: Namaya is an internationally known performance artist and poet who has performed in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and throughout the USA, as a solo artist and with his band, The Jazz Beat Blues Poetry Ensemble (www.thejazzpoet.com). He has performed Witness to Genocide at the Fellowship of Reconciliation in NY, and portions of the show in Palestine. As a poet, artist, & storyteller he weaves a narrative of peace.

He has written three books of poetry, as well as stories, poems and articles that have appeared in US and international magazines. His play, The Beatnik Café: Musical Revue of the Jazz Beat Generation, appeared in New York City, Boston, and New England to rave reviews. His recent art projects, Trillion Dollar Penis and La Cage Aux Folle, were on exhibit in Mexico at the Wings of Peace show. The Wall Project: End the Occupation appeared in Boston, at Copley Square, and in New York, at the Clearwater Festival. For more information, visit us online at: www.namayaproductions.com and www.warisporn.us.

Witness To Genocide -

Witness – in commemoration of Krystallnacht and the occupation of Palestine, in the witness that there can be peace in Palestine and a future for the children of Israel & Palestine.

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