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February 2010

THE JOYS OF YIDDISH THEATER

THE JOYS OF YIDDISH THEATER: 100 Years of Jewish Theater Music: From The Yiddish Stage to the Klezmer Revival with Zalmen Mlotek and Daniella Rabbani

Thursday, February 4th, at 7pm
Congregation B'nai B'rith
1000 San Antonio Creek Rd
Admission is $10 ($5 for Students) at the door
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Arts/Dialogues Series at OFJCC
Zalmen Mlotek- from the Yiddish Stage to the Klezmer Revival
Sunday, February 7 at 7pm
OFJCC
3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, 94303
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100 Years of Yiddish Theater Music

Queens College Theatre Presents: Zalmen Mlotek- 100 Years of Yiddish Theater Music
with Daniella Rabban
i

Sunday, February 21 at 3pm
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March 2010

Folksbiene @ CUNY
The Megilla of Itzik Manger

Folksbiene Troupe Appearance -The Megilla of Itzik Manger

BASED ON THE POETRY OF ITZIK MANGER
WITH MUSIC BY DOV SELTZER

A concert reading of the beloved Purim tale made famous by a Broadway production starring the Burstyn family. A true classic, sure to delight.

March 2nd, 2010, 1:00 PM
Queens College, Lefrak Concert Hall

March 2nd, 2010, 7:00 PM
M Baruch College, Engleman Recital Hall

March 3rd, 2010, 2:00 PM
Brooklyn College, Levinson Theater

March 9th, 2010, 3:30 PM
Lehman College, Lovinger Theater

For More Information: Click Here

May 2010

ANNUAL GALA 2010

ANNUAL GALA 2010

Celebrating Yiddish: from the Golden Land to the Promised Land
Sunday, May 2, 2010, 7:00pm
At Frederick P. Rose Hall,
Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street, New York
For more information, please call 212-213-2120 or Click Here



May/June 2010

“The Adventures of Hershele Ostropolyer”

“The Adventures of Hershele Ostropolyer”

By M.Gershonson
Adapted by Joseph Glickson
Musical score compiled by Chana Mlotek

The delightful tale of the beloved folk hero, Hershele from Ostropol, a compassionate jester who uses his wits to battle injustice.

Begins: May 25 –June 27, 2010
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Folksbiene @ CUNY
Der Dybbuk (Between Two Worlds)

Der Dybbuk (Between Two Worlds)

A STAGED READING OF THE CLASSIC DRAMA
BY S. AN-SKI IN HONOR OF THE AUTHOR’S 90TH YORTSAYT


One of the most famous Yiddish plays of all times. A Yeshive students steeped in mystical studies goes beyond this world to be one with his basherte (destined love).

ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY
June 8, 2010 - 7:30PM

Baruch Performing Arts Center
For tickets or information call (646) 312-4085



BONUS NIGHT
Dmitri “Zisl-Yeysef”Slepovich
& Friends In Concert

BONUS NIGHT- Dmitri “Zisl-Yeysef”Slepovich
& Friends In Concert


The clarinet virtuoso from Minsk, newly arrived on our shores, performs rarely heard musical treasures from his home country Belarus with special guest musicians.

June 15, 2010 - 7:30PM

Baruch Performing Arts Center
For information call (646)312-4085
Tickets now available

FOLSKBIENE @ CUNY
Mayn Tatns Beys-Din Shtib
(Tales from My Father’s Religious Court)

Mayn Tatns Beys-Din Shtib
(Tales from My Father’s Religious Court)


A STAGED READING OF THE PLAY BY DOVID LICHT

BASED UPON THE SHORT STORIES OF I.B. SINGER


Directed by Motl Didner

Isaac Bashevis Singer takes us to the Beys Din (Religious Court) in which his father presided. Here petty grievances, big lawsuits, divorces and even clashes between gangsters were sorted out in
accordance with Jewish law.

ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY
June 22, 2010 - 7:30PM

Baruch Performing Arts Center
For tickets or information call (646) 312-4085

 

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GROUP SALES
For Group Sales for all National Yiddish Theatre Mainstage Shows,
outreach & education, and Special programs please contact:
Itzy Firestone 212-213-2120 x 204
or email: groupsales@folksbiene.org