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Theodore Bikel at KlezKanada, August 22, 2006


KlezKanada Faculty Anthology 2006 - CD Cover


Welcoming Shabbes 2005 - Photo: Avia Moore

 

 

  

KlezKanada

THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED AND ONLY ANNUAL RURAL BASED SUMMER FESTIVAL OF YIDDISH / JEWISH CULTURE AND THE ARTS PRESENTS ITS 12TH YEAR
 

KlezKanada was founded in 1996 to teach, nurture and present to a broad public the best of Jewish traditional arts and Yiddish/Jewish culture. Arising from the wellsprings of Jewish culture and expertise unique to Montreal and Canada, over the past decade KlezKanada has grown into an event with international resonance and cultural/artistic impact, drawing nearly 500 intergenerational participants from nearly every province of Canada, 25 U.S. states and 12 countries throughout the Americas, Eastern and Western Europe, as well as Israel. KlezKanada's program includes instrumental and vocal music, dance, drama, visual arts and folkcrafts, language, literature, film and other forms of expressive culture. Its goal is to foster Yiddish and Jewish cultural and artistic creativity as both an ethnic heritage and a constantly evolving contemporary culture and identity.
2008 SUMMER REGISTRATION AND SCHOLARSHIP FORMS
  KlezKanada 2008 will take place from August 18-24, 2008. Follow these links to download

2008 Registration Form
2008 Scholarship Application
2008 Scholarship Letter. 
WINTER SESSION IN MONTREAL
February 21st-24th, 2008 
 

We are excited to announce that, for the first time, KlezKanada is offering a winter-session – right in Montreal! You are invited to join us for four days of musical workshops, jam sessions, KlezKabaret, concerts and dancing. Register for all four days, for a single day of classes or just for the concert. Registration forms will be available on our website November 30th – register soon as the KlezKanada winter-session is certain to fill up quickly.

PROGRAMMING
Our winter-session programming, led by world-class instructors, will include:

  • A KlezKabaret open to all performers
  • Klezmer technique and repertoire workshops and master classes for all instruments
  • Intensive klezmer violin sessions (open to all bowed string instrumentalists)
  • Yiddish dancing workshop
  • Yiddish song repertoire and technique sessions
  • A Yiddish language workshop
  • Klezmer ear training, theory and transcription
  • A Saturday night concert featuring our internationally acclaimed faculty

For more information, follow the links below download the brochure (available in English or French) and the registration form (all in PDF Format). Don’t wait to register – space is limited!

Winter Session Brochure (English)
Winter Session Brochure (French)
Winter Session Registration Form

The Blog page
 

The Blog page began at the 2006 KlezKanada. We welcome posts from "KlezKanadians." Look on the Blog page for links to the daily newsletters published at the 2005 and 2006 KlezKanada festivals.

 

Location and Directions
 

Camp B'Nai Brith — St. Agathe (Lantier), Quebec. For Google Maps directions to the camp please click here.
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