Ulterior motives | musical and prayer performance
Ulterior Motives is an immersive musical journey weaving contemporary new music with Jewish prayer.
The duo—composers and performers—blend live guitar, recorder, and electronic soundscapes, drawing on the melodies and cantillations (“Ta’amim”) of biblical verses. Ancient instruments meet modern technology in a space of improvisation and reinterpretation, where past and present converge.
Audiences are invited to reflect on themes of forgiveness, identity, and memory. These reflections, randomly projected alongside biblical verses, spark unexpected encounters between old and new texts, evoking meanings that can be profound, absurd, humorous, or provocative.
This participatory performance reimagines prayer as a space for cultural dialogue, memory, and healing.
WHEN?
Friday, June 27, 2025, 7:00 PM
WHERE?
Stakkato Art Space, 23 Berka Joselewicza St.
Stakkato Art Space
The 9th edition of FestivALT is made possible thanks to the support of the Matanel Foundation and Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund and takes place as part of the project “ReActMem: Rescue Memory – Activism, Art, and Public Memory,” which is co-financed by the European Union under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV 2024–2026) program.
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