July 21, 2010

Ashkenaz 2010!!!

Toronto's Ashkenaz Festival is celebrating its 15th anniversary of presenting the Canadian and international Jewish culture scene through music, dance, film, theatre, visual art, workshops, and rituals, a project so ambitious that it's taken two years to organize.

The festival kicks off on Tuesday August 31st and goes through Monday, September 6th showcasing more than 90 acts and 200 individual artists hailing from over a dozen countries. Originally created by and for Klezmer/Yiddish junkies, Ashkenaz has now grown to reflect the most cutting-edge contemporary Jewish music and art, drawing a cross-cultural and multi-generational audience eager to join in on the joyful synergy.

"It's an opportunity to share Jewish culture and values with the broader community and it's incredibly gratifying to see so large and multicultural an audience enthusiastically embrace Jewish cultural forms."
- Eric Stein, Ashkenaz Artistic Director

you can check out the full schedule with details here

Posted by jmwc at July 21, 2010 08:07 PM