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Continuing the theme of exploring both Yiddish and Roma music, this year’s dance music workshop (in English and German) will be led amongst others by Di Naye Kapelye.

 

July, 24th - 28th 2008: Dance Music for Dance Musicians


Faculty:

Bob Cohen (Hungary, fiddle)

Antal Fekete (Hungary, kontra viola)
Gyula Kozma (Hungary, bass)
Ferenc Pribojszki (Hungary, cimbalom)
Christian Dawid (Germany, clarinet)
Alan Bern (USA/Germany, accordion)
 

Artist in Residence:

Jake Shulman-Ment (USA, violin)


Many of you are already familiar with the unique sound and style of Di Naye Kapelye’s Jewish repertoire. In addition to that, this workshop will also be an introduction to the Palatka (Transylvanian) music, about which Bob Cohen writes: “The traditional band of the village of Palatca (Palatka in Hungarian) is well known in the Hungarian 'Dance House' folk music revival as a source for much of the music performed by Hungarian folk bands, including the well known Muzsikas.... Where other local village bands have modernized their music (influenced by radio or by electronic instruments) Palatka remains one of the last working Gypsy bands in Transylvania who perform strictly on strings. In addition , Palatka still harmonizes their music in the oldest form known among central European Gypsy bands – by harmonizing modal and minor melodies using only major chords, which creates a dissonant tension characteristic of the style.”


For experienced Yiddish and/or Transylvanian dance musicians, especially string players, but other instruments are welcome, too.

 

Extensive information (by Bob Cohen) and links to audio and video examples [PDF]

 

participation fee 220 € or 180 € (reduced),

[discounts possible, see: 'conditions']

 

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To the workshops 2008

Instrumental Workshop
for Advanced Musicians

Dance Music
for Dance Musicians

Dance Workshop
for Dancers

Yiddish Song

Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish Language

Music Theory for Folk Musicians

Workshop Introduction to Yiddish Music & Song

Klezmer Ensemble Coaching

 

PDF-Downloads

Application for dance musician (high level)

Conditions dance musicians

overview YSW 2008

Dance DVD

You ever like to know how to dance a Hora? Or a Sher? Did you know that you can wonderfully dance to “The Lion sleeps tonight” – not only in hassidic communities? No? Then the Dance DVD which was produced during the Yiddish Summer Weimar 2007 offers the best insight into traditional Yiddish dance repertoire and traditional and modern hassidic dances. These were taught by the capable dance masters Jill Gellerman (New York, USA), Helene Domergue-Zilberberg (Nimes, France), Erik Bendix (Cincinnatti, USA) and Andreas Schmitges (Köln, Germany) within the Dance workshop. On this DVD all dances of the workshop are introduced by detailed teaching sessions. The dances are accompanied by the participants of the dance music workshop under the direction of Christian Dawid (Berlin, Germany), Binyomin Ginzberg (New Jersey, USA) and Alan Bern (Berlin, Germany). The DVD wonderfully prepares a participation in the dance workshop of the Yiddish Summer Weimar and makes you hungry for more – because to learn live is the best!

The DVD costs 20 Euro for workshop participants and members of other music and 50 Euro for prospective buyer from outside. 

 

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