Re: Gershwin's "The Dybbuk"

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

>Didn't the Klesmatics or a similar contemporary group do a piece by the same
>name a couple of years back?  Could there be a connection with the Gershwin
>project?

The Klezmatics were involved with an adaptation of "the Dybbuk" 
done by Tony Kushner, last year. Other recent productions or adaptations
of the Ansky play include San Francisco's "A Traveling Jewish Theatre,"
and a Polish group that appeared at the 1997 Ashkenaz Festival in 
Toronto.

The music from the Tony Kushner adaptation is available on the Klezmatics
album, "Possessed."
   
http://www.well.com/user/ari/klez/bands/klezmatics/possessed/klezmatics.possessed.html

ari

Ari Davidow
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