Periods

Explore Yiddish performances by period, from the Middle Ages to the 21st century.

May 15, 2017

The Troïm-Teater and Contemporary Yiddish Theatre in Paris
Yiddish theatre is alive and well in the City of Light.
April 27, 2017

Scoring Indecent
Lisa Gutkin details the living and breathing aspect of music composition, what it means to strike the right tone, and how melodies appear, disappear, and reappear.
April 18, 2017

The Stones Outtake
An outtake from the play Indecent
April 6, 2017

Yiddish Drama on the Broadway Stage
From its beginnings, New York’s Yiddish theatre intersected with the mainstream English-language stage.
March 22, 2017

​“I would have run away, but there was only one path for me – onto the stage”: Bertha Kalich at the Romanian National Theatre, Part II
When I finished the performance, I kept asking Spachner and Hirsh, “where did the rotten onions go?”
March 13, 2017

“I would have run away, but there was only one path for me – onto the stage”: Bertha Kalich at the Romanian National Theatre, Part I
The rehearsals at the National Theatre lasted several weeks, and each one took a heavy toll on me.