Residency

KLEZKAMP ROADSHOW

All events are free and open to the public

SATURDAY, April 18

Opening Concert: ROOTS 7pm
Featuring the KlezKamp Roadshow Orkester, bestselling author of Born to Kvetch, Michael Wex, and local artists Yid Vicious and the Madison Yiddish Choir
Morphy Hall Humanities Bldg, 455 N. Park Street

SUNDAY, April 19th

Silent film His People (1925) 6pm
Accompanied with a live piano score by Marilyn Lerner
Presented by Cinematheque
4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue

KlezKamp Roadshow Dance Party 8pm
Internationally acclaimed teacher Steve Weintraub leads instruction in traditional Yiddish dances. Live music accompaniment by the KlezKamp Roadshow Orkester.
Beth Israel Center, 1406 Mound Street

MONDAY, April 20th

Closing Concert: BRANCHES 7pm
Featuring Ben Sidran and Marilyn Lerner
Morphy Hall Humanities Bldg, 455 N. Park Street

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WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATIONS: Yiddish Folk Arts

Join the staff and faculty of the KlezKamp Roadshow for two days of intensive workshops and presentations dedicated to the traditional Yiddish folk arts including music, crafts, visual arts, Yiddish language, folksongs, a listener's guide to the klezmer ensemble, old time dances and much, much more.

SUNDAY April 19

NOTE: Space is limited; participants must register at www.conneyproject.wisc.edu/klezkamp-registration/ or by calling (608) 265-4763.

Grainger and Lathrop Halls, UW-Madison
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SUNDAY MORNING SESSION
10:00 – 10:30 am Introduction and Welcome (2120 Grainger)
Visiting scholar and KlezKamp founder Henry Sapoznik gives an overview of the history of Yiddish popular culture, its decline and its remarkable rise by placing the klezmer phenomenon – and KlezKamp – in an historic perspective.

SUNDAY MIDDAY SESSIONS
10:30 am–2:00 pm Yiddish Dance Band (Ensemble) (5120 Grainger)
In an invigorated and stimulating session mixing both traditional and innovative learning methods, the KlezKamp music faculty will join with the participants to create a dance band as part of the evening dance party. (NOTE: Music will be taught by ear; written music will be distributed at the conclusion of the session. Musicians may bring portable music stands if they wish to use them.)

10:30 – 11:45 am Vocal Sources of Yiddish Music (2120 Grainger)
This presentation by Sherry Mayrent will explore the Eastern European Jewish oral traditions that contributed to all the major elements of klezmer style, including synagogue music, folk song style, the rhythms of Yiddish, and the music of the Hassidim.

11:45 am–1: 00 pm A Velt in a Lied: A World in Song (2120 Grainger)
Through the thoughtful performance of traditional Yiddish songs, Susan Leviton offers a tour through the diverse range of songs which reveal the lives of East European Jews in their own words. (Knowledge of Yiddish not required.)

1:00–2:15 pm The Story of Yiddish "Born to Kvetch" (2120 Grainger)
Yiddish in all of its shades and moods is the domain of best selling author Michael Wex, who provides a unique and insightful back story on the Yiddish language and through it, a dynamic history of the Ashkenazic people. (Knowledge of Yiddish not required.)

SUNDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS
2:15–3:30 pm Yiddish Dance Leadership (B101 Lathrop Hall)
Master dance teacher Steve Weintraub leads a class for dance professionals in the art and technique of teaching traditional Yiddish dance and imparting its essence and meaning.

2:15–3:30 pm Yiddish Visual Arts (2120 Grainger)
Susan Leviton’s lively lecture offers a whirlwind visual tour of international papercutting and moves into a celebration of the intricacies of the art form in Jewish contexts in Africa, Europe, and North America, from early paper fragments to contemporary works.

SUNDAY LATE AFTERNOON SESSION
3:30–5:00 pm Old-Time Yiddish Dance (B101 Lathrop Hall)
Join internationally acclaimed dance leader Steve Weintraub to learn the core dance repertoire of old time Yiddish dances. Shers, horas and freylekhs will be taught and danced later in the evening dance party.

MONDAY April 20

NOTE: Space is limited; participants must register at www.conneyproject.wisc.edu/klezkamp-registration/ or by calling (608) 265-4763.

Temple Beth El, 2702 Arbor Drive

11:30 am–12:00 pm Introduction and Welcome by Henry Sapoznik

12:00–1:00 pm Vocal Sources of Yiddish Music
This presentation by Sherry Mayrent will explore the Eastern European Jewish oral traditions that contributed to all the major elements of klezmer style, including synagogue music, folk song style, the rhythms of Yiddish, and the music of the Hassidim.

1:00–2:00 pm The Story of Yiddish "Born to Kvetch"
The continuing story of Yiddish in all of its shades and moods with best selling author Michael Wex. (Knowledge of Yiddish not required.)

2:00–3:00 pm The Hows and Whys of a Klezmer Band
An annotated lecture/demonstration of the ways a traditional Yiddish band functions and why and how Yiddish dance music sounds that way.

3:00–4:00 pm A Velt in a Lied: A World in Song
Through the thoughtful performance of traditional Yiddish songs, Susan Leviton offers a tour through the diverse range of songs which reveal the lives of East European Jews in their own words. (Knowledge of Yiddish not required.)

4:00–5:00 pm Old-Time Yiddish Dance
Join internationally acclaimed dance leader Steve Weintraub to learn the core dance repertoire of old time Yiddish dances such as shers, horas and freylekhs.