The Golden Dreydl, Brookline, MA Nov 24

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

>
> From: "Glenn Dickson" <grd (at) world(dot)std(dot)com>
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> Ellen Kushner and Shirim Klezmer Orchestra celebrate the Rykodisc release of 
> their new CD, "The Golden Dreydl: a Klezmer Nutcracker," with shows at
> Coolidge Corner Theater on November 24, 2002.
>
> Public Radio host Ellen Kushner of "Sound & Spirit" and the Shirim Klezmer
> Orchestra celebrate the new Rykodisc release of their award winning holiday
> classic, "The Golden Dreydl: a Klezmer Nutcracker" for Chanukah with their
> third annual performance at the Coolidge Corner Theater (290 Harvard St.,
> Brookline, MA) on November 24, 11:00am and 1:00pm. Tickets are $20/ $14
> (seniors and kids 12 & under) and information is available at 671-734-2500.
> The show is presented with the support of WGBH and the show has won the
> prestigious Gracie award for radio drama.
>
> "The Golden Dreydl: a Klezmer Nutcracker" is a Chanukah-inspired
> fantasy-adventure tale: Tchaikovsky meets Harry Potter and they go to a
> Jewish wedding! Kushner's enchanting storytelling is woven into a live
> musical performance of Shirim's ingenious klezmer adaptations of
> Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. The whole 
> family will enjoy this multifaceted performance: a new twist on an old
> favorite.
>
> It begins when we meet our heroine Sarah at a family party where she receives
> a special dreydl from an unexpected guest. When the dreydl comes to life and
> is captured by an army of riddle-loving demons, Sarah must come to the
> rescue. Along the way she meets the proud Queen of Sheba, a vain peacock, a
> fun-loving fool and King Solomon the Wise himself. 
>
> Ellen Kushner writes and hosts the nationally distributed PRI show "Sound &
> Spirit" and is also a well-known fantasy writer. She has a new novel this
> fall, The Fall of the King (Written with Delia Sherman, Bantom Books) as well
> as Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners and Thomas the Rhymer, which won both
> the 1991 World Fantasy Award and the Mythopoeic Award. She was awarded a 2002
> Gracie Award for The Golden Dreydl.
>
> Shirim Klezmer Orchestra has released four recordings, including their
> crossover hit "Klezmer Nutcracker" on Newport Classic. They were featured on
> the soundtrack of Woody Allen?s "Deconstructing Harry" and have toured in
> North America and Europe. They are currently working on a collaboration with
> Maurice Sendak, a reworking of Prokofiev?s Peter and the Wolf, recast as
> Pincus and the Pig, to be premiered next year.
>
>
> "We wanted to create a new holiday story rich in Jewish themes and values,
> drawing on Jewish folklore and ethics," 
> -Ellen Kushner ("Sound & Spirit")
>
> "Shirim's Klezmer Nutcracker sounds utterly natural and totally compelling.
> Klezmer devotees will rejoice at the fresh stock of great tunes, and
> classical fans so far immune to the Russian composer's populist favorite 
> should find themselves swooning. Shirim's genre-crossing conception is a
> delight and its playing a joy."
> -Billboard Magazine (Critics Choice)
>
> For more information on Shirim check our website,
> <http://www.shirim.com>www.shirim.com or call Eric Rosenthal, 617-522-2900.
>
> Summary:
>
> What: The Golden Dreydl: a Klezmer Nutcracker
>
> Who: Ellen Kushner and Shirim Klezmer Orchestra
>
> When: November 24, 11:00am and 1:00pm (2 shows)
>
> Where: Coolidge Corner Theater, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, MA 
>
> Tix: $20/ $14-Kids & Seniors ($18/12 for WGBH members)
>
> Info & Tix: 617-734-2500
>
> Other performances November 17, AS220, Providence, RI; December 1, Gershman
> YM/YWHA, Philadelphia; December 8, Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, New York
> City; also Shirim will perform the music from the Klezmer Nutcracker Suite
> without Ms. Kushner on December 21-22, Washington, DC; December 25, Coolidge
> Corner Theater, Brookline, MA.
> Glenn Dickson
> Shirim Klezmer Orchestra (<http://www.shirim.com>www.shirim.com)
> Naftule's Dream (<http://www.naftulesdream.com>www.naftulesdream.com)
> 781-648-4282




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