Above: Klezmer Conservatory Band – “Yiddishe Renaissance” 36th Anniversary Concert. Photo: Avia Moore. Tayere Fraynd, Dear Friends, Cher·e·s ami·e·s, There is one program at KlezKanada’s annual Summer Retreat that brings everyone together – to be inspired, to learn, to celebrate, to dance – and that is our celebrated concert program. During this appeal season, we … Read More
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Photo credit: Shendl Copitman Monday, August 19 Brivele and friends at The Riot Outdoors at the Riot (in the backyard of 5074 rue Mentana) Doors at 6:00 pm, show at 6:30 pm $10-20 (pay-what-you-can). Klezmer at the Riot has become an annual tradition! As friends gather for KlezKanada’s Summer Retreat, it’s time for a backyard … Read More
Remember the Klezmer Kitchen Party at our 2022 Digital Intensive? We’re excited to bring it back this year—in person! At KlezKanada’s 2024 Summer Retreat The opening night party of the 2024 Summer Retreat will feature an iconic tradition of the Canadian folk scene – a kitchen party! Cherished by many cultural traditions across Canada, the … Read More
KlezKanada and L’Annexe: the Ometz Centre for Young Adults Hosted Kultur-krayzl: a New Yiddish Arts and Cultural Workshop Series for Young Adults KlezKanada and L’Annexe: the Ometz Centre for Young Adults were thrilled to host Kultur-krayzl (Culture Circle), a series of Yiddish arts and cultural workshops hosted at L’Annexe Spring-Fall 2024. Aimed at engaging L’Annexe’s young adult … Read More
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
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
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
Join us on November 19th for an online memorial for Dr. Hy Goldman, one of the founders of KlezKanada and a champion of the organization. The memorial will feature performances and memories from KlezKanada staff, board members, faculty, and long-time participants. There will be an opportunity to break into smaller groups to share memories of … Read More
We’ve compiled a list of local events before and after our 2023 Summer Retreat, hosted by KlezKanada and/or our friends and partners. Whether you live locally or are stopping in Montreal on your way to or from the Summer Retreat, take the opportunity to join us at these events. CineConcert: The City Without Jews With … Read More
Join KlezKanada for a klezmer music jam, led by Boston-based klezmer band, Mamaliga! Aimed at intermediate to advanced instrumentalists but open to all levels, this jam session is a space where Montreal musicians can come together to play klezmer music, learn repertoire, and build a community. The jam session will start with a short repertoire … Read More
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
As part of our current strategic planning process, we are conducting this survey of current and former scholarship participants. Information collected through this survey will be used to help us strengthen our program, apply for and renew funding for the program, and create new opportunities for our scholarship cohort (including networking, and mentorship opportunities throughout … Read More
Come to these all-level Yiddish songwriting sessions to develop your Yiddish songwriting skills in a supportive environment. Led by Adah Hetko June 11, 2023 at 2PM – Session 1: Experiments with Melody Led by Adah Hetko In this session, we will explore writing new music for existing Yiddish poetry, using excerpts from the work of … Read More
An Introductory Zine Workshop with Jess Goldman KlezKanada’s Online Picnic Table series If the tombstones of your ancestors (chosen or otherwise) asked questions, what would they be? What flowers would bloom from their graves? And from those flowers, what could you brew? This will be an introductory workshop to zine-making! In this workshop we’ll use … Read More
Presented in partnership with the Museum of Jewish Montreal. Workshop: Yiddish Song Smuggling, with Daniel Kahn 1 PM at the Museum of Jewish Montreal As spots are limited, participants much register in advance. Buy your tickets for the workshop and the jam at this link. This workshop, taught by Detroit-born, Hamburg-based troubadour and multi-instrumentalist Daniel … Read More
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
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
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
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
ADMINISTRATIVE 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 camp in the Laurentian mountains, an immersive residential festival for … Read More
We continue to approach our programming with caution and care and our 2024 Summer Retreat will again include COVID-19 protocols designed to keep our community safe. All participants, faculty, and staff are expected to respect the guidelines listed below and to support each other in their health and safety needs. Remember, your needs around safety … Read More
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Benny Ferdman, Shari Davis, and Michael Alpert bring their ongoing project, Otherland, to KlezKanada’s In-Person Summer Retreat! In this intergenerational, interdisciplinary, and collaborative project, the wild spaces within us meet the wild spaces around our us. Having arrived at this place and this moment after migrations from diverse Motherlands, we now share common ground on … Read More
Each year, KlezKanada’s Summer Retreat draws people from around the world to celebrate the tradition, innovation, and continuity of Jewish music and Yiddish culture. Intergenerational, interdisciplinary, and international, KlezKanada’s Summer Retreat has grown into one of the leading Jewish cultural events in the world. In 2022, our programming will start with a two-and-a-half-day Digital Intensive … Read More
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
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
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 AT 7 AM EST An online party for Arkady Gendler’s 100th geburtstog – from Shtetl Berlin and KlezKanada The original yiddish rock star, a treasure of yiddish song and language and a real mentsh – Arkady Gendler was a beloved member of the Yiddish community and an important link between the … Read More
Come one, come all to the spectacular concerts at our 2021 Summer Retreat! These will feature KlezKanada community members from around the world. Keep reading to learn about each concert and buy your tickets! After its initial broadcast, each concert will be viewable until the end of the Retreat, at 12 AM ET on Monday, … Read More
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