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Dear Friend of Yiddish,
What if the Los Angeles River were the Red Sea, and the hills of Hollywood the pyramids? What happens if we narrate the Passover story -- from oppression to liberation -- within the confines of our own lives, in our own neighborhoods, right now and right here.
Is L.A. Egypt? Or is L.A. the Promised Land?
Join us on Thursday, April 2, as we revisit an ancient story through a variety of artistic mediums, in a celebration of the arts and of Yiddish. Don't miss Doikayt: A Community/Arts/Yiddish Seder. More info, including tickets, artists, and location is below, on the web, and on Facebook. RSVP by email.
And don't forget about upcoming events that we've previously mentioned. Yiddishkayt is co-presenting Pharaoh's Daughter at the Skirball Cultural Center this Thursday, March 26. And catch comedian Deb Filler this Friday, March 27. More info below.
mit vareme vuntshn,
The Yiddishkayt Staff
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4/2 - DOIKAYT
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Doikayt (do-i-kite). From Yiddish. Literally "hereness." 1) The quality of being present. 2) A Yiddish political philosophy premised upon the struggle for social justice in the place where one resides. DOIKAYT: A Community/Arts/Yiddish Seder Thursday, April 2, at 7:30 pm $18 General Admission, $12 with object* RSVP to events@yiddishkayt.orgmore info here*Bring an object that answers the question: What represents Los Angeles and Passover to you? At the Westside Jewish Community Center 5870 W Olympic Blvd, LA 90036 ( map) Yiddishkayt and Jewish Artists Initiative present Doikayt: a unique Community/Arts/Yiddish Passover Seder. We invite you to participate in retelling the story of Passover using the stage of present-day Los Angeles. The concept of Doikayt, or "hereness," guides the evening as the universal themes of slavery, and liberation are interpreted through a variety of artistic mediums, including theater, music, dance and the visual arts. Every year at Peysakh we say "once we were slaves but now we are free." In the spirit of the traditional Seder, Doikayt invites you to experience these words literally as we travel from slavery towards redemption. Los Angeles is both a place of oppression and freedom for a whole host of peoples who call this city home. This year, LA is Egypt, LA is the Promised Land. Participating artists include dance choreographer Andrea Hodos, Cornerstone Theater Company's Teatro Jornalero Sin Fronteras (Day Laborer Troupe), performance artist Stacie Chaiken, visual artists Melinda Smith Altshuler and Eileen Levinson, the music of Cindy Paley, and the beats of The Petrojvic Blasting Company. More info on the artists. 
FOR MORE INFO--> The Official Doikayt Website--> Doikayt on Facebook
Co-produced by Yiddishkayt and the Jewish Artists Initiative
(JAI) of Southern California. Generously hosted by the Westside Jewish
Community Center. Co-sponsored by Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA),
and Gesher City LA.
JAI is funded by a
generous grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles and
operates under the auspices of the USC Roski School of Fine Arts.
Yiddishkayt thanks its loyal contributors, including Susan North for
her support of Doikayt. |
3/26 - PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER
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Pharaoh's Daughter, Live in Concert at the Skirball Cultural Center
Thursday, March 26
Begins at 8:00 pm
Purchase advance tickets online, by phone at (877) SCC-4TIX or (877) 722-4849, or at the door $30 General; $20 Full-Time Students
At the Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, 90049 ( map)
 With a unique pan-Mediterranean sound stemming from her Hasidic music background and travels to Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Kurdistan, Greece, and Central Africa, singer/songwriter Basya Schechter takes the stage with her innovative ensemble of young musicians, Pharaoh's Daughter. Hear the band's mesmerizing blend of Hasidic chants, electronica, and Mizrachi and Sephardic folk-rock, executed masterfully on percussion, flute, and strings. Co-presented with the Skirball Cultural Center. --> More info + Tickets Click here to Listen to a clip of Pharaoh's Daughter. |
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
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Other upcoming events featured in previous Yidbits:
3/27 Parlor Performances at Steinway Hall Presents:
Deb Filler (New Zealand's funniest Jewish export)Friday, March 27, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Enjoy an evening of comedy (in the greatest Yiddish tradition) with Deb Filler, a hilarious comic actor who has toured the world with her work. More info.
3/15-4/5 National Yiddish Theater - Folksbiene Presents:
Shpiel! Shpiel! Shpiel! (IN NEW YORK) --> Yiddishkayt discount: Enter code YKLA to receive 20% OFF tickets. More info.
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