Dancers Omer Backley-Astrachan and Jana Castillo explore the importance of connection and trust
Read MorePerformers Gila Münster, Yan Simon, and Sarah Freia bring their diverse talents and individuality to a glittering celebration of queerness and representation
Read MoreUnforgettably funny event features comedians of different religions—Ashley Austin Morris, Natan Badalov, and Zara Khan—working and laughing together
Read MoreOfferings at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre also include Take This Waltz and 8 Gays of Channukah - The Musical
Read MoreOther offerings span extravagant 8 Gays of Channukah – The Musical and stylistically diverse Shtetl Cabaret
Read MoreThe transition follows her departure from Music on Main, where she served as artistic planning and operations manager for seven years
Read MoreThe standup artist also happens to follow Modern Orthodox Judaism and was once a New York City attorney
Read MorePresented by VIDF with New Works and the Chutzpah! Festival, double bill premieres works by Alexis Fletcher and Fernando Hernando Magadan
Read MoreOne-woman solo show follows the creator’s own near-death experiences, from her childhood in the Bronx to travels in Israel, Asia, and South America
Read MorePerformances spanning music, theatre, comedy, dance, and family entertainment take place from March 19 to 23
Read MoreNe.Sans Opera & Dance’s About Time acknowledges relentlessness of news cycle, while Livona Ellis and Rebecca Margolick’s Fortress examines femininity and matriarchs
Read MoreStrength and vulnerability meet in new work inspired by the choreographer-dancers’ mothers and grandmothers
Read MoreGroup melds folk traditions, klezmer music, and urban energy into a unique style as it raises money for Ukraine’s humanitarian and military efforts
Read MoreMichael Wex’s uproarious show combines 1930s cabaret songs, original comedy sketches, Yiddish adaptations of international hits, and vaudeville classics
Read MoreAcclaimed multimedia storytelling performance invites locals to respond to the prompt, “Who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?”
Read MoreThis year’s lineup ranges from comedy by Juno Award–winner Jacob Samuel to a dance world premiere by Livona Ellis and Rebecca Margolick
Read MoreThe Chutzpah! Festival and the Jewish Book Festival fall outside of new “designated priority groups” for federal and provincial funding, and are struggling to stay afloat
Read MoreAt PuSh Festival, artists play off themes of strength and fragility by using paper for aerial stunts
Read MoreThe copresentation with Chutzpah! Festival sees paper used as an aerial rope, a dance partner, and more
Read MoreChamber opera tells story of a Japanese diplomat who aids in the escape of 6,000 Jews from Nazi-occupied Lithuania
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