The Klezmer Community Project Vancouver

10/15/2024

Hi folks!
If you are in Vancouver, come learn Yiddish Dances at the Peretz Centre with Claudia Bulaievsky.
Tuesdays 6 to 7 pm. Starts October 22nd. ☺️😀

Register at this link: https://www.peretz-centre.org/service-page/vancouver-yiddish-dance-workshop?referral=service_list_widget

In this workshop we will learn dances from the Yiddish repertoire and explore the expressiveness of hands and facial gestures to convey a range of emotions as a relevant characteristic of Yiddish Dances. We will practice movement and spatial patterns that build the energy of the group.

Additionally, we will have a taste of how these dances are being taught at Klezmer festivals nowadays.

The idea is to include these dances as part of our shared traditions and present communal celebrations.

Be ready to have a great time and dig deeper into Ashkenazi wisdom and joy.

Modifications, including chair dancing, will be offered to welcome all bodies.

***Schedule & Fees***
This class will run for six weeks, from October 22 to November 6 2024.
Sign up for all six classes for $90 with a program pass.
Drop-ins available as well. If price is a barrier for participation, contact us please.
[email protected]
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

02/17/2023

Michael Alpert, Sasha Lurje, and Craig Judelman present
Songs of the Jewish Ukrainian Heartland
Concert, Saturday Feb 25 at 7pm, at Or Shalom, Vancouver

Michael Alpert is a world-renowned expert on Yiddish music, dance and culture, and received the US National Heritage Fellowship award in 2015 from the US National Endowment for the Arts. He is a klezmer musician and Yiddish singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, scholar and educator who has been called a key figure in the klezmer revitalization of the 1970s and 1980s, making a rare Vancouver appearance.

Michael is joining Craig Judelman and Sasha Lurje, residents of Berlin and members of the band Lebedik. Craig brings amazing violin and fiddle playing, and Sasha Lurje is a singer from Latvia. Together they explore the transformations of Yiddish music, from the Shtetls of the Old World through its journey to the city, and the new lands of North America and Israel.

Ticket on Eventbrite for in-person and virtual concert:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/songs-of-the-jewish-ukrainian-heartland-tickets-526007391267

01/17/2023

Returning to music? This workshop is for musicians playing or wanting to play klezmer-style music. Bring your instrument, your ears and be prepared to learn a little dancing as well.

Jimmy Ausin is the trombone player for Shpilkis, Seattle's energetic klezmer band.

Sunday January 22nd, 12:30 to 2:30 pm at Peretz Centre.

Be sure to get tickets to Shpilkis' concert the night before at Or Shalom https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/shpilkis-at-the-light-in-winter-concert-series-tickets-492998641207

12/09/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7DD9xnh5J0&feature=youtu.be

Digital Program Link: https://www.interculturaljourneys.org/s/Close-Ups_-Susan-Hoffman-Watts-Program-Book-1.pdf**After the premiere, join us for a live conve...

07/17/2020

No need to travel this year and the best way to experience Klezmer from the best.