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June 17, 2015

Kulturfest, NYC, 13-21 Jun 2015

AN HISTORICAL ENCOUNTER!

For the first time, the major Jewish arts organizations of the world are coming together in New York City, at one time. Eight days and nights jam-packed with great plays, concerts, films, and lectures to inspire and entertain you! Presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage in collaboration with UJA-Federation of New York.

A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

The award-winning National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, the longest running Yiddish theater in the world, has defied all odds to survive and has flourished for the past 100 years. We invite everyone from around the world to celebrate this milestone with us.

100 EVENTS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, SCHOLARS

We will present theater performances, outdoor concerts, films, dance, a symposium, nightly Klezkabarets, exhibits, lectures, and workshops. Theatre artists, musicians, and scholars in participation will represent over 30 countries across the globe.

More info: kulturfestnyc.org/

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KulturFestNYC: Theatre: Ek Velt (the end of the world), NYC, 17 Jun 2015

Zaftik presents "Ek Velt (The End of the World)"
Performed In Yiddish with English Translation Supertitles

Wed 6/17 1 PM and 7 PM
Abrons Arts Center
466 Grand St,
NYC


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Ek Velt is a roller-coaster journey through the lives and histories of some of the greatest Yiddish actors and directors of Europe and the world, who made Australia (the tail end of the world) their new home. It traces the history of Jews, Yiddish life and theatre in Australia, reflecting the historical connection of many Australian Jewish families to Yiddish theatre and their commitment to Jewish culture. It tells of the Jews who arrived during the convict era, those who inhabited the gold diggings and yet others who fled the Holocaust and made their brilliant contributions to Australian life and the Yiddish theatre. “Ek Velt” is performed mainly in Yiddish, with English surtitles.

part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

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KulturfestNYC: The Magid of Amsterdam w/Shura Lipovsky, NYC, 17 Jun 2015

The Magid of Amsterdam w/Shura Lipovsky

Wed, Jun 17, 7:30pm
JCC Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St
NYC
646.505.4444

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An evening with Hassidic stories, Yiddish songs and commentaries of a lets, an old Yiddish clown, performed by Shura Lipovsky.
Shura Lipovsky is one of the most respected writers, composers, performers and pioneers within the realm of Yiddish song. Through her music, she strives for the validation of the Yiddish language as a poetic instrument for inter and intra-cultural dialogue and peace. Her recent ensemble Novaya Shira (New song) premiered successfully in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw in 2011. She is the director of the Summer Song School 'Golden Peacock' for JMI in London, she leads a monthly choir in MCY in Paris and was a member of the quartet Serendipity 4, with Theodore Bikel and Merima Kljuco. Her passion for Yiddish theater inspired her to put her career on hold in 2005/06 to study at l'Ecole Internationale de Théâtre de Jacques Lecoq in Paris. She has been featured in numerous international documentaries on Yiddish culture. www.shuralipovsky.com
Starring: Shura Lipovsky; Musical Accompaniment by: Joyce Rosenzweig. Directed by Cilia Hogerzeil.

Part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

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KulturFestNYC: Glasshouse ensemble & Muzsikas, NYC, 17 Jun 2015

The Glasshouse Ensemble & Muzsikas

Wednesday, June 17 8pm
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
566 LaGuardia Pl,
New York, NY 10012

The Glasshouse Ensemble is named for the Hungary’s legendary Glass House (Üvegház), the most famous among 76 safe houses established around Budapest by the Swiss diplomat Carl Lutz, where thousands of Jews took refuge during the Holocaust. Glasshouse Ensemble is made up of American and Hungarian musicians led by Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, bandleader and composer Frank London of The Klezmatics. The repertoire features a selection of long forgotten songs from Central Europe’s Jewish past.

Tix: $36 per person, available online. Use the promo code 'muszik' when purchasing tickets online for a 25% discount.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/737781236350077/

Part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

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Heartland Klezmorim, Okemos, MI, 17 Jun 2015

Heartland KlezmorimHeartland Klezmorim and Gracewood Singers

Wednesday, June 17 at 8:00pm
Meridian Historic Village
Okemos, Michigan

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Sklamberg & the Shepherds, Brooklyn, NYC, 17 Jun 2015

Sklamberg & the Shepherds

Wed, Jun 17, 2015, 8pm
Barbès
376 9th St.
Brooklyn, NY

Tix/Info: barbesbrooklyn.com

Sklamberg & the Shepherds brings together three renowned performers of traditional Eastern European Jewish music: Lorin Sklamberg, cofounder and lead singer of the Klezmatics; clarinetist/composer Merlin Shepherd, a uniquely innovative force in the klezmer renaissance; and Polina Shepherd, a virtuosic vocalist/pianist/composer originally from Siberia. This fresh collaboration blends traditional and newly composed Yiddish and Russian song with klezmer and southern Mediterranean music.

Lorin Sklamberg (USA) – vocals, accordion, piano
Merlin Shepherd (UK) – clarinets
Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK) – vocals, piano

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KulturFestNYC: Bonjour Monsieur Chagall, NYC, 17 Jun 2015

The Ester Rokhl and Ida Kaminska Jewish Theatre presents "Bonjour Monsieur Chagall"
Performed In Yiddish with English Translation Supertitles

Wed 6/17 8:30 PM
Abrons Arts Center
466 Grand St,
NYC


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Bonjour Monsieur Chagall is a colorful musical performance based on poetic works and painting by Marc Chagall. The play is reminiscent of the atmosphere of the Jewish World from Eastern Europe, where this extraordinary artist grew up and evolved. Vivid visions of the painter from Vitebsk revive in the scenes abounding in nostalgic humor, lyrical Jewish music, dance and a fairylike atmosphere. The script was inspired by a personal meeting of Jewish theater director Szymon Szurmiej with Chagall himself.

part of #KulturfestNYC week-long international Jewish performing arts festival (100+shows)

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