KlezCalendar

Shlemiel the First
Staged Concert Reading
Theater J, Washington, DC

Tickets $25
(800) 494.TIXS or visit
www.boxofficetickets.com
Box office opens 1 hour before performance
Opening Night Performances:
Sunday, October 8, 8:00 pm
Monday, October 9, 7:30 pm
All Other Performances:
October 10-12, 7:30 pm
October 13, 12:00 pm

For more info: 202-777-3230
www.theaterj.org

Based on the Play by I.B. Singer
Conceived and Adapted by
Robert Brustein
Music by Hankus Netsky
Additional Music by Zalmen Mlotek
Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein
Directed by Nick Olcott

Featuring Amy McWilliams, Donna Migliaccio, Dan Manning,
Rob McQuay, Dwayne Nitz, Peter Gil, Tom Howley, Howard
Stregack, Max Talisman and Isabel Thompson

Brustein recreates one of the great stories of Chelm, the
village of fools, as a klezmer musical full of slapstick
comedy and zany characters. The council of Chelm decides
to appoint Shlemiel, a sexton in a synagogue, to spread
its dubious wisdom to another town. Tricked by the
mischievous Chaim Rascal into retracing his steps,
Shlemiel thinks he has discovered a duplicate Chelm and
another Ms. Shlemiel. His comic misadventures continue as
he commits adultery with his wife and tries to convince
the council that there are two Shlemiels! Hailed by
critics at Lincoln Center's Serious Fun! festival

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The Amsterdam Jewish Music Projects Foundation will be taking part in
the Russian Centennial Celebration for Dmitri Shostakovich with the
programme "Zun mit a regn" (Sun and Rain) that is to be performed at the
Shostakovich Conferences in St. Petersburg on 12 and 13 October. The
programme, which premiered in the Netherlands, includes chamber music and
songs composed by Shostakovich himself and by his friends Mieczyslaw
Weinberg and Veniamin Basner. The central source of inspiration for the
works on the programme is the music of the Jewish people, oppressed in
Russia during the Stalin regime. The works will be performed by singer
Sovali (soprano), violinist Grigory Sedukh, cellist Alexander Oratovski and
pianist Paul Prenen. The performances are supported by the Wilhelmina E.
Jansen Fund.

Concerts:
. 12 October 2006, 7 PM at the Composers Hall, St. Petersburg
. 13 October 2006, 4 PM at the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Museum Apartment (with
lecture by Julia Broido)

The complete program includes:
M. Weinberg, Jewish Songs, Op.13 (Y.L. Perets) (1943)
M. Weinberg, Sonata for Cello Solo, No.1, Op.72 (1960)
D. Shostakovich, Prelude and Fugue, Op.87, No.8 in F sharp minor for piano
(1950-51)
D. Shostakovich, "From Jewish Folk Poetry", Op.79, Nos.1, 3, 5, 7 (1948)
D. Shostakovich, Piano Trio No.2, Op. 67 (1944)
V. Basner, Poem for Violin and Piano, Op. 7, No.1
V. Basner, Songs from the musical "Jewish Luck", Op. 45 (1994)

From the reviews of previous performances in the Netherlands:

Eindhovens Dagblad: "Brilliant Yiddish lyricism!"

Enschede Synagogue: "The impressive programme went over very well with
the audience. Everyone found it fascinating to witness how original Jewish
music that was barely known, if at all, was brought back to life.."

Jan Roelofs' review of the concert at Museum 'De Buitenplaats' in Eelde:
"How does one describe atmosphere? Not with words like professional or
virtuoso, although they were certainly applicable. In any case, the
atmosphere of the concert was created by the Jewish sounds, the melancholy
and sometimes heartbreaking grief that could be heard, by the sounds and
rhythms that said, "I shall persevere and won't let them grind me down," by
the Yiddish lyrics translated so professionally they could almost be
followed word for word. Yet the atmosphere was of course predominantly
determined by (the musicians). In a beautifully structured programme of
songs and instrumental works (partly performed as solos), they exhibited
their professionalism, virtuosity and above all their pleasure in singing
and playing. The warm cello and violin sounds, the beautiful, supple and
agile voice and the pianist who conjured up a rich palette of sounds from
the grand piano, were important ingredients in the special atmosphere of
this concert.."

The DSCH Journal: "This was an unforgettable event in which the
musicians gave their all. Bravo!"

Information:
Jewish Music Projects, c/o Sofie van Lier, phone: 020-6623675
Grigory Sedukh, phone: +7 (812) 2334808
See also: www.joodsemuziekprojecten.nl.

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Massel-Tov
13.10.06
96215 Lichtenfels
Stadtschloss
19.00
T. 09571/795-104
www.Lichtenfels-city.de

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Yiddishe Cup
Oct 13
Fairmount Temple
Beachwood, Ohio
7:30 pm
Simchat Torah
free
216- 464-1330

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So Called w/Islands (fr Canada, feat. members of The Unicorns), Sister Suvi
Fri-Oct 13
Doors at 9pm/ Show at 10pm- ALL AGES
The Ottobar
2549 N Howard St
Baltimore, MD
(410) 662-0069
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After selling out venues all throughout Europe over the past few months, SoCalled is headed to the East Coast to play a few shows with The Islands (Ex- Unicorns) and Sister Suvi

"Josh 'SoCalled' Dolgin is an iconoclastic Montreal-based rapper, producer, accordionist, & occasional musician with a penchant for plundering old Yiddish folk records for samples and his family's religious heritage for subject matter."—The Toronto Star

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Tiger, Muses & Jasmine, a provocative revue of the wild heroines of the Weimar Republic.

After a successful first run in July, this unique and entertaining show will return for four nights only at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street, New York City, on September 22nd, 26th, October 3rd and 13th at 7:00 PM; $15 cover, plus two-drink minimum. Cash only. For reservations, call (212) 757-0788.

For more info go to www.micaelaleon.com or www.donttellmama.com

Micaela Leon & Paul Trueblood (MD)
directed by Lina Koutrakos

Written and performed by German-born singer and actress—Micaela Leon—this must-see 70-minute show will transport you to the roaring Berlin of the 1920's—a time of great political upheaval, decadence and creative adventure. While men were writing about modernism, women such as Marlene Dietrich, Valeska Gert and Anita Berber were pushing social boundaries—on stage and off. Recently described by Cabaret Hotline as '...amazing vocals and an equally amazing talent as actor...' Leon will introduce you to some of these dynamic women and reintroduces the music of Hollaender, Spoliansky, Eisler and Weill—works that were considered depraved or were destroyed by the Nazis.

Leon is accompanied by the musical director Paul Trueblood. Also born of German ancestry, Trueblood is an expert in the music of this era and has collaborated with one of the original "Weimar Girls"—Greta Keller—in 1970's New York. He has also performed songs by Weill, Hollaender, and others with Marianne Faithfull on her album—20th Century Blues.

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