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Great for fundraisers, festivals,
holidays, school or cultural events.
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A unique and authentic Yiddish
theater experience.
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Entertainment options include
musical comedy revues, concerts
and guest speakers.
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English and Russian translation
supertitles make Yiddish performances accessible to non-Yiddish speakers.
Low cost, flat rates.
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The Folksbiene Outreach program is dedicated to bringing Yiddish Theatre to audiences who are unable visit us, especially to communities of Holocaust survivors. We are also striving to bring performances to new audiences who may not have experienced how fresh and enjoyable Yiddish culture can be.
This program is generously supported by The Claims Conference and The David Berg Foundation. If you would like to bring a Yiddish performance to your shul or community center, please contact Motl Didner at outreach@folksbiene.org or call 212-213-2120
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Our Current Touring Productions are The Folksbiene Troupe In
Mama's Loshn Kugel and Makht A Tsimes!
A Traveling Yiddish Revue featuring classic songs and sketches from the Yiddish Theatre
with
Alec "Leizer" Burko
Matthew "Motl" Didner
Danielle "Elize-Rokhl" Dorter
Richard "Ruvn" Kass
Daniella Rabbani
Amanda "Miryem-Khaye" Seigel
and
Dimitri "Zisl'yesef Slephovich
Directed by
Motl Didner
In Yiddish with English translation Supertitles
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The Folksbiene Troupe (or Di Trupe) is a group of young people who have come to the Yiddish world in their twenties and thirties and are passionate about finding their artistic expression through performance in the Yiddish language. They have all learned Yiddish, as adults, through YIVO's Uriel Weinreich Summer Program, The Workmen's Circle and The Jewish Theological Seminary. The Troupe performs in Yiddish, rehearses in Yiddish and even socializes in Yiddish.
Di Trupe was formed as part of The Folksbiene Outreach Program in the autumn of 2004. By January 2005 they were presenting their first musical revue Mama's Loshn Kugel. To date, Di Trupe has performed for audiences in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Long Island, Westchester County, Upstate New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Washington D.C. for audiences of Yiddish speakers and non-Yiddish speakers alike, Holocaust survivors and their families, recent immigrants from the former Soviet Republics, students and Yiddish enthusiasts. Di Trupe looks forward to performing in every city where a Yiddish word can be appreciated. |
