COMMUNITY EVENT
Klezmer Dance Party featuring Michael Winograd & The Honorable Mentshn (USA)
with dance leader Avia Moore (Canada)
November 5, 2023 at 4pm
Wosk Auditorium

Put on your dancing shoes and join the Chutzpah! family for our first-ever all-level, all ages dance party exploring the joys of Klezmer and Yiddish dance. Led by Michael Winograd and The Honorable Mentshn and Yiddish dance expert and KlezKanada artistic director Avia Moore, this is your chance to jump into the communal joy and individual expressiveness of klezmer and Yiddish dance without fear in an open and joyful environment.

New to Yiddish dance? Feeling a little rusty? Can’t get enough of this marvelously fun dance style? Before the dance party, join Avia Moore and members of the band for a dance workshop and that will have you shining on the dance floor! This dance repertoire workshop is for new dancers, experienced dancers and dance leaders, and even those that think they aren’t dancers. We will focus on the steps, styles, and embellishments of the essential Yiddish dance genres – freylekhs, bulgars, horas, shers, khosidls, and more.

The Chutzpah! Festival's live music programming is supported by AmplifyBC's Live Music Presentation Fund. Photo of Avia Moore by Michał-Ramus.

The Honorable Mentshn's performances are sponsored by Bob Markin.

Date: November 5, 2023

Time: 4pm

Running Time: 2 hours

Tickets: $18 for Dance Party only; $23 for Dance Party with Workshop