KlezKamp Madison 2011

Posted by on Jun 13, 2011 in News, Upcoming Events | 0 comments

KlezKamp Madison rolls into town July 10-14! What an exciting kick-off event for the Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture at the University of Wisconsin. Come join us for the first annual Summer KlezKamp where I will join Michael Wex, Henry Sapoznik, and a host of Klezmer luminaries for a rollicking time in Yiddishland. I’ll be teaching Lettering Arts, Papercutting, Jewish Life in Song, as well as a special plenary titled, “Rage Against the (Sewing) Machine,” accompanied by Adrian Banner, as I sing through the musical history of labor struggles and the continuing fight for human rights and worker safety. For more information, visit www.mayrentinstitute.wisc.edu or call (608)...

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Repertoire Class

Posted by on Jun 13, 2011 in News, Susan at work | 0 comments

Repertoire Class

Classes like this one at KlezKamp are always full of exchanges among participants because the song material seems to elicit comments both from people who are familiar with Yiddish culture as well as those to whom it’s totally new.  

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Lecturing

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Lecturing

The use of PowerPoint has freed up time in lecture/recitals because I can provide translations on a screen and spend more time providing context and singing.

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Papercutting

Posted by on Jun 12, 2011 in News, Papercuts, Susan at work | 0 comments

Papercutting

Using X-acto blades, I carefully cut away areas to reveal only the ‘positive space’ that becomes the finished papercut.  The time needed to plan the piece often exceeds the actual cutting by hours and hours because anything inadvertently left unconnected will fall out and ruin the artwork. I’ve been teaching Jewish papercutting for well over a decade, and it never ceases to amaze people that it is such a simple and intuitive craft that can become maddeningly complex if you are drawn to its potential for detail.

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Teaching Lettering Art

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Teaching Lettering Art

My years of work as a calligrapher help give people the eyes with which to recognize historic Hebrew letter forms and the practice to form them.  I regularly take time away from singing and creating my own art to teach others to try the ancient art of Hebrew calligraphy.  This photo was taken by Albert Winn at a gathering of KlezKamp, the 26-year old Yiddish Folk Arts Program held every winter in the Catskill Mountains.

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