YIVO Presents: Inaugural Sidney Krum Annual Concert JEWISH CABARET IN EXILE, SONGS OF MODERNITY New Budapest Orpheum Society (NBOS)
DATE: Thursday, September 14, 2006 TIME: 7 PM VENUE: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, NYC TICKETS: $20/$10 students - Box Office: 917-606-8200 www.ticketweb.com Experience the musical tradition of the European Jewish cabaret, which thrived from the 1880s through the mid 20th century; from Eastern Europe to Central Europe; from the rural shtetl to the cosmopolitan ghetto. The NBOS, an eight-member ensemble, revives hauntingly beautiful songs from these troupes and from composers and lyricists in exile. The performance will mix skits, comedy, and songs in German, Hebrew, Yiddish and English with scholarly commentary. Pre-concert talk (free to ticket holders): 6:15-6:45 p.m. "Jewish Cabaret: The Stories Behind the Stereotypes" Philip Bohlman, Artistic Director, New Budapest Orpheum Society; Mary Werkman, Professor of the Humanities and of Music, University of Chicago For more information: <http://www.yivo.org/events/index.php?tid=139&aid=355> Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
