THE SEGAL CENTRE
FOR PERFORMING ARTS
in partnership with the City of Montreal
IS PROUD TO PRESENT
THE MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE FESTIVAL
OTHER EVENTS
Presented by the Cola Families
WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME,
Free Admission, Registration Required
BEYOND LANGUAGE (AU-DELÀ DE LA LANGUE) Canada, 2000, 24 min., Directed by Stephanie Finkelstein. In French, English, and Yiddish with English subtitles Friday, June 19th 11 AM With Stephanie Finkelstein This short film, made by Stephanie Finkelstein as her final film at the Communication Studies Department at Concordia University, portrays the flourishing Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre and its close collaboration with the French community in Montreal, a relationship first established when Yiddish troupes performed at the Monument National at the end of the 19th century. Winner of the Best Student Documentary Award at the 24th Montreal World Film Festival. FREE Film but you must reserve with the box office.
SHTIK! DRAMATURGY AND IMPROVISATION WORKSHOPS
with Warren Rosenzweig & Guenther Schoeller of the Jewish Theatre of Austria
Friday June 19 at 12:30 PM and Saturday June 20 at 4 PM. Workshop in English.
This workshop will introduce a unique method of dramaturgic analysis of new works through sight reading, extemporaneous performance, and group discussion. Depending on the casting requirements for each play, participation may include a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 40 people.
GROUP PLAY READING OF "DRUMMOND STREET- JEWISH LIFE DOWN UNDER"
with Alex Dafner, founding actor of the Melbourne Yiddish Theatre at the Kadimah, Australia
and broadcaster, playwright and President of KADIMA.
Saturday, June 20, 2 PM (in English and Yiddish)
Participants will read the play, Drummond Street Jewish Life Down Under by Alex Dafner and Leon Gettler, about the life of post-WWII Yiddish speakers in Melbourne, Australia.
Monologues and Songs
Saturday June 20, 4 :30pm
With Mendy Cahan of YUNG YiDiSH, Israel
Quadrilingual, Mendy's mission is to reconnect the young and old to the joy of Yiddish Culture
KINDERKLANGEN with Eva Raby
In partnership with the Jewish Public Library
Sunday, June 21 at 11-11:45 AM
At the Children's Library of the Jewish Public Library
Yiddish Songs and Stories for children aged 2 - 6 and their parents and/or grandparents. Accompanied by an English narrative, kids (of all ages!) will sing, dance, clap, march and listen their way through classic Yiddish songs as well as Yiddish versions of popular children's favourites.
To register please contact the Norman Berman Children's Library (514) 345-2627, ext. 3012 or 3016 or the Festival office, 514-739-2301, ext. 8324 or yiddishtheatrefestival@segalcentre.org.
Space is limited.
DIBBOUK? "SKOUN ADA?"! (The Dybbuk, "What's That?") Sunday, June 21st, 12 :30 (in French) A play retracing a Jewish theatre workshop, written and directed by Sonia Sarah Lipsyc. An original play retracing the discovery of Yiddish theatre and the An-ski play The Dybbuk by 15 members of the Jewish theatre workshop that took place once a week in the past trimester. Sonia Sarah Lipsyc is the Artist in Residence at the Segal Center and director of ALEPH - a Centre for contemporary Jewish studies at the Communauté Sépharade Unifiée du Québec (CSUQ). Musical direction by Hélène Engel. Paintings by Ludmilla Fischman.
LECTURE: HISTORY OF THE ROMANIAN YIDDISH THEATRE
Harry Eliad, Artistic Director of the State Jewish Theatre of Bucharest
Monday, June 22 12:30 PM
THEATRE WORKSHOP: YIDDISH LANGUAGE AND BODY LANGUAGE
With Rafael Goldwaser, Director of the Yiddish Lufteater of Strasbourg, France.
Tuesday, June 23 at noon.
Son of an Argentine Yiddish actor, Rafael is highly trained in theatre, academic studies and speaks many languages. He studied with Le Coq.
LECTURE : JACOB ADLER, KING OF THE YIDDISH STAGE
Wednesday, JUNE 24 11AM
With Sabell Bender, Yiddish actress, director, educator and a well-known lecturer on the history of Yiddish theatre.
THE HISTORY OF THE YIDDISH THEATRE OF AUSTRALIA:
A PERFORMANCE PRESENTATION
With Alex Dafner, a founding actor of this theatre, a broadcaster, playwright and President of KADIMA of Melbourne, Australia.
Wednesday, June 24 at 12:30 PM
FESTIVAL CLOSING PLENARY: TSUKUNFT
Discussion with the Artistic Directors and General Managers of the Yiddish Theatres.
Thursday, June 25 at 12:30 PM
Observers welcome.
EXHIBITS
Admission Free. Viewing Hours during the regular opening hours
EXHIBIT: 20TH CENTURY YIDDISH THEATRE IN MONTREAL
Presented by The Jewish Public Library Archives
Main Lobby of Cummings House, June 15-26
Get a behind the scenes look at the Yiddish theatre treasures preserved in the Jewish Public Library Archives of Montreal. Explore the city's Yiddish cultural history through a selection of original photographs, brilliant theatre posters and unique ephemera. From the stage of the Monument National to the stacks of the Jewish Public Library, Montreal continues to celebrate Yiddish theatre! The curtain is up on the exhibit from June 15-26, 2009, in the foyer of the Cummings Building. For more information or for additional tours of the Archives, contact us at (514) 345-2627, ext. 3015 or archives@jplmontreal.org.
EXHIBITS DORA WASSERMAN YIDDISH THEATRE 50th ANNIVERSARY
These exhibits are created by the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre Documentation Centre.
Hall of Honour of the YM-YMHA
Ben Weider Jewish Community Centre
Representative dioramas of plays with photos, maquettes,
posters, costumes and artifacts.
Video on Dora Wasserman
Slide Show of 50 Years of Success
Costumes
ArtLounge of the Segal Centre
Posters and Photos