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Youlgrave, Derbyshire 5-7 April 2024
News and events
The next KlezNorth is 5-7 April 2024 in Youlgrave, Derbyshire and bookings are now open! Musical Directors are Sasha Lurje and Craig Judelman with Michael Alpert, Sanne Möricke and John MacNaughton.
Klezmer Culture and History
The wedding and celebration music of the Jewish communities became known as klezmer (from kli-zemer: Hebrew, “vessel of music”) from about the C16th, and grew up together with dances. Klezmorim were professional musicians and played wherever and whatever was requested. There was also a specific symbiosis…
Klezmer Music
Klezmer is the folk and dance music of Yiddish-speaking Eastern European Ashkenazic Jewish communities, now widely enjoyed and played across nations and cultures. Klezmer has its origins in the 16th century but nearly disappeared after World War II. The so-called ‘klezmer revival’ or ‘revitalization’ of the late 1970s…
Yiddish Song
At its simplest definition, a Yiddish song is a song written in the Yiddish language. Yet it is more than that, for “Yiddish” describes not only a language, but a culture – the culture of the Ashkenazi Jews. These songs have an immediate appeal, an emotional depth, and at the same time a connection to the history of a people.
Dance
Modern Klezmer dance or Yiddish dance (the terms are interchangeable) comes from the celebration dances, particularly associated with weddings, of the Jews of the Pale of Settlement. Klezmer dance is associated with Klezmer music and Yiddish song which are all aspects of a Jewish secular culture which is nonetheless deeply rooted in …
Useful Information
Where to find KlezNorth, where to stay and how to get there plus information about food and the help rota.
How to Book
Booking is through our online box office. KlezNorth offers a limited number of free or reduced-price tickets in return for helping with the weekend – usually washing up but sometimes tech support. You will have full access to all sessions when you are not on duty.
Thanks to the generosity of KlezNorth participants we are able to offer a limited number of discounted tickets for young people under the age of 25.
Youlgrave, Derbyshire 5-7 April 2024
News and events
-
The next KlezNorth is 5-7 April 2024 in Youlgrave, Derbyshire and bookings are now open! Musical Directors are Sasha Lurje and Craig Judelman with Michael Alpert, Sanne Möricke and John MacNaughton.
Klezmer Culture and History
The wedding and celebration music of the Jewish communities became known as klezmer (from kli-zemer: Hebrew, “vessel of music”) from about the C16th, and grew up together with dances. Klezmorim were professional musicians and played wherever and whatever was requested. There was also a specific symbiosis ….
Klezmer Music
Klezmer is the folk and dance music of Yiddish-speaking Eastern European Ashkenazic Jewish communities, now widely enjoyed and played across nations and cultures. Klezmer has its origins in the 16th century but nearly disappeared after World War II. The so-called ‘klezmer revival’ or ‘revitalization’ of the late 1970s…
Yiddish Song
At its simplest definition, a Yiddish song is a song written in the Yiddish language. Yet it is more than that, for “Yiddish” describes not only a language, but a culture – the culture of the Ashkenazi Jews. These songs have an immediate appeal, an emotional depth, and at the same time a connection to the history of a people.
Dance
Modern Klezmer dance or Yiddish dance (the terms are interchangeable) comes from the celebration dances, particularly associated with weddings, of the Jews of the Pale of Settlement. Klezmer dance is associated with Klezmer music and Yiddish song which are all aspects of a Jewish secular culture which is nonetheless deeply rooted in …
Useful Information
Where to find KlezNorth, where to stay and how to get there plus information about food and the help rota.
How to book
Booking is through our online box office.
KlezNorth offers a limited number of free or reduced-price tickets in return for helping with the weekend – usually washing up but sometimes might include tech support. . You will have full access to all sessions when you are not on duty.
Thanks to the generosity of KlezNorth participants we are able to offer a limited number of discounted tickets for young people under the age of 25.
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