Join us at a special program for kids and their families at Shifting Grounds: New Jewish Art Festival. Inspired by the Jewish tradition of singing out in our own voices, we will hand-build our very own percussion instruments using recycled objects, and then use them to jam out together. This program is best suited for ages 5-8, and is intended to be experienced by children together with their grown-ups.

Eli Berman is a performer, composer, and experimental instrument builder who creates sound objects for the voice. She will lead children and their caregivers in constructing shakers, drums, kazoos, and other sound objects out of paper towel rolls, wax paper, beads, and more. We will learn songs to play together while we drum with and sing inside of our new instruments. You’re encouraged to bring any containers, jugs, jars, or cardboard tubes, to serve as vessels, and anything small that makes noise like dried rice or beans, beads, etc that you no longer need!