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Echoes and Shavings of Yiddishland ()

Produced by

LufTeater

Playwright: Rafael Goldwaser

Venue

Harbourfront Centre Theatre

Previews

August 31 , 2006

Run

September 2nd, 2006 – September 3rd, 2006

Synopsis

LufTeater, Le Théâtre en l’Air, presents a musical and dramatic tribute to Mordekhay Gebirtig, the legendary Yiddish composer. The troupe  recreate Gebirtig’s Yiddishland, a place where workers, mothers and children cross paths with thieves and prostitutes. Featuring poems and monologues by legendary Yiddish authors Sholom Aleichem, Yitskhok Leibush-Peretz, Itsik Manger, Aaron Lutzki, Aaron Zeitlin, Kadya Molodowski, Avrom Sutzkever, Moyshe-Leyb Halpern and Moyshe Waldman. (harbourfrontcentre.com, 2006)


Cast

Rafael Goldwaser Performer
Astrid Ruff Performer
Marine Goldwaser Performer

Creative Team

Rafael Goldwaser Playwright
Rafael Goldwaser Director