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Between the Shtetl and the Red Hammer: Contemporary Yiddish Music in Russia with Professor Anna Shternshis from the University of Toronto

Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7:00 PM (MT)

Boulder, CO

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Monday, November 2 @ 7 PM
University of Colorado at Boulder
University Memorial Center Room 245
Boulder, CO 80301

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Free and open to the public

The post-Soviet period from1993 to today has witnessed some of the most unusual and extravagant performances of Yiddish music in the world. Complete with dancers, elaborate musical arrangements, and sophisticated technical support, these performances represent arguably the largest scale music productions in the history of Yiddish culture.

The artists are usually state-trained Soviet performers of classical and popular music, who embrace their Jewish heritage by incorporating Yiddish into their repertoire. This presentation by Anna Shternshis - complete with musical clips, photos and multi-media sampling - will examine this new brand of Jewish culture.