Yiddish Dance is the folk dance tradition that developed in tandem with klezmer music. In this workshop led by world-class music duo Ilya Shneyveys and Cantor Sarah Myerson, dance participants will learn a variety of Yiddish dance styles while instrumentalists learn to play klezmer music for dancing. Open to participants of all levels. Suggested Donation: […]
In this immersive lo-fi performance, multi-instrumentalists Ilya Shneyveys and Cantor Sarah Myerson reimagine the obscure songs of Rose Cohen, a Jewish immigrant from Ukraine who brought her family’s unique repertoire of Yiddish ballads, Jewish prayers and Slavic folksongs to the New World at the turn of the 20th century. With wildly electric, multi-instrumental flair, Sarah […]
SHTTL (2022) is Ukrainian-French drama depicting a Jewish shtetl (town) in Ukraine on the eve of the Nazi invasion known as Operation Barbarossa. The film follows Mendele, a filmmaker who returns from Kyiv to reunite with the love of his life, disrupting the balance of the entire town. Shot in a single unflinching take and […]
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