21st Century
July 15, 2020
Teaching with the Digital Yiddish Theatre Project
Yiddish in the time of COVID.
April 7, 2020
Shtumer shabes: A New Play by Rokhl Kafrissen
An interview with the playwright by the DYTP’s Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel.
February 13, 2020
Interview with Joshua Horowitz on the Orchestration of Bas-Sheve
In February 2019, Josh Horowitz was sent the manuscript of Henekh Kon’s piano and vocal score of the only known pre-Holocaust Yiddish opera, Bas-Sheve.
January 23, 2020
Interview: Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin on Their Film Score for The Ancient Law
Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin on scoring a Weimar-era film about a backwoods Jewish boy whose talent leads him to show business success and possible romance with a well-placed Gentile woman.
December 20, 2019
Magic and Melody Delight in a Yiddish Fairytale Reborn
An evil stepmother. A brave heroine in danger. A handsome fiancé. A conniving sorceress. A plan foiled. A fairytale wedding.
September 4, 2019
The Yiddish Theatre Time Machine
The DYTP team on the performances they would have liked to witness.