KlezKanada invites you to join us for a new online series, Arts in Jewish Elder Care. This series features three free workshops from artists and art therapists who work in elder care, introducing participants to their work and offering techniques and skills drawn from their practice. As part of our ongoing commitment to reach out … Read More
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Administrative and Communications Coordinator
Based in Montreal, KlezKanada is a leading institution in the world of Yiddish culture and Jewish music. In addition to numerous concerts, workshops, and other events throughout the year in Montreal and online, KlezKanada’s flagship program is the annual Summer Retreat at a Laurentian mountain camp in the Lanaudière region, an immersive residential retreat for … Read More
Announcing Our New Artistic Director
We are delighted to announce our new Artistic Director, Avia Moore! Avia has been involved behind the scenes at KlezKanada since 2006 as a dance leader, the graphic designer of much of our artwork, and the coordinator of the Azrieli Scholarship Program. We’re so excited to welcome her into this new role! Welcome! Borekh-habo! Outside … Read More
Coaching for the Creation of Your New Work with Jenny Romaine
Are you working on a new theatre project and looking for coaching, dramaturgy, and mentorship? Are you looking to balance your well-honed craft with the raw, weird, archival and immediate? Ready for the unfolding of new things that are appealing, prismatic and well-built? Do you want to be mentored by Jenny Romaine for a week? … Read More
David Moss named Executive Director of KlezKanada
Veuillez voir ci-dessous pour la version française Press Release For immediate release Montréal | Québec | Canada – January 11, 2023 – Bob Blacksberg, Chair of the Board of Directors of KlezKanada is thrilled to announce the appointment of David Moss as its new Executive Director, effective immediately. Born and raised in Montréal, David Moss brings over … Read More
Hy Goldman, z”l
Today we share with you the loss of Hy Goldman, a champion of KlezKanada from the very beginning. Hy passed away peacefully this morning, in the early hours of May 19th, 2023. One can’t describe or define KlezKanada without Hy Goldman, and one can’t describe or define Hy Goldman without KlezKanada. A dedicated pediatrician, Hy … Read More
Kultur-krayzl: A Series of Yiddish Arts and Cultural Workshops
KlezKanada and L’Annexe: the Ometz Centre for Young Adults Announce Kultur-krayzl: a New Yiddish Arts and Cultural Workshop Series for Young Adults KlezKanada and L’Annexe: the Ometz Centre for Young Adults are excited to announce Kultur-krayzl (Culture Circle), an upcoming series of Yiddish arts and cultural workshops hosted at L’Annexe starting this spring. Aimed at engaging … Read More
Partnership with Chutzpah: Where Do Stories Come From?
We are so excited to announce Where Do Stories Come From? (fun vanen nemen zikh di mayses), a new live interdisciplinary collaboration with Chutzpah! Festival. This project began through an artist residency at KlezKanada’s 2023 Retreat and will premiere at Chutzpah! on November 12th. This project features Yiddish poetry from Canadian women poets, newly set … Read More
Save the Dates!
Veuillez voir ci-dessous pour la version française Our 2023 In-Person Summer Retreat will be held August 23-29, 2023 at Plein Air Lanaudia, Saint-Côme, Quebec. Registration and the application for the Azrieli Scholarship Program will open in March, 2023. This year, we will be offering a focus on filmmaking! Our program will include hands-on filmmaking workshops, scoring workshops, … Read More
Save the Dates! Get Ready for #KlezKanada27!
Veuillez voir ci-dessous pour la version française KlezKanada’s Summer Retreat returns for 2022, bringing you the best of our digital and in-person programs through a hybrid approach! Join us for our 27th annual celebration of Yiddish culture and Jewish music featuring multidisciplinary workshops, talks, concerts, late-night parties, and much much more, all within a dynamic and diverse … Read More
Volunteer Coordinator – Annual Summer Retreat
Based in Montreal, KlezKanada is a leading institution in the world of Yiddish culture and Jewish music. In addition to numerous concerts, workshops, and other events throughout the year in Montreal and online, KlezKanada’s flagship program is the annual Summer Retreat at a Laurentian mountain camp in the Lanaudière region, an immersive residential retreat for … Read More
Welcome, Sebastian Schulman!
KlezKanada is pleased to announce that, starting in December, Sebastian Schulman will be joining our team as Executive Director! Sebastian comes to KlezKanada most recently from the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he worked as a development officer and directed translation initiatives for the past several years. To this position at KlezKanada he … Read More