The Fifth Paragraph

a multimedia theatrical performance


A multimedia theater performance on the topic of Immigration, antisemitism and life under Communism. The project is based on Olia Toporovsky’s immigration story from the Former Soviet Union, told from the perspective of a ten year-old girl. The story's world is built through multimedia theater with a projected video installation, live music and interactive theater.

*The Fifth Paragraph is the line in the Soviet passports that identified Jews for the purpose of systemic discrimination.