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Dmitri (Zisl) Slepovitch Tickets, Tour Dates and Concerts

Dmitri (Zisl) Slepovitch

The Paper Box
17 Meadow Street

Jun 13, 2015

8:00 PM UTC
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Dmitri (Zisl) Slepovitch Tickets, Tour Dates and Concerts
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Don’t miss our non-stop multiple-genre party – featuring a night of Russian & Yiddish singing, drinking and dancing. - All-stars gala set w/ Vanya ZHUK, Gerbert MORALES and Psoy KOROLENKO all the way from Russia; Daniel KAHN (US/Germany), Polina SHEPHERD (Russia/UK); Lorin SKLAMBERG, Mira STROIKA and Eve LESOV from New York; SOCALLED (Canada) and a world class Klezmer Kapelye led by Merlin SHEPHERD (UK) w/ New-Yorkers Frank LONDON, Lorin SKLAMBERG, Brian GLASSMAN, Aaron ALEXANDER, Jake SHULMAN-MENT, Dmitri Zisl SLEPOVITCH. - Special Guest: the amazing BILLY'S BAND (Russia)- DJ SPINACH (NY) mixes it up all night long!Borscht Ball is curated by Psoy Korolenko Psoy Korolenko and produced by Anya Zicer Moishe RosenfeldThis event is sponsored by @Genesis Philanthropy GroupGet your TICKET @ http://kulturfestnyc.org/?event=borscht-ball-paper-box&event_date=2015-06-13#KulturfestNYC-- June 14-21 CALENDAR/TIX: http://KulturfestNYC.org/100+ shows! Performers from 20+ countries!http://instagram.com/KulturfestNYChttp://twitter.com/FolksbieneAN HISTORICAL ENCOUNTER!For the first time, the major Jewish arts organizations of the world are coming together in New York City, at one time. Eight days and nights jam-packed with great plays, concerts, films, and lectures to inspire and entertain you! Presented by National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene at Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in collaboration with UJA-Federation of New YorkA CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONThe award-winning National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, the longest running Yiddish theater in the world, has defied all odds to survive and has flourished for the past 100 years. We invite everyone from around the world to celebrate this milestone with us.100 EVENTS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, SCHOLARSWe will present theater performances, outdoor concerts, films, dance, a symposium, nightly Klezkabarets, exhibits, lectures, and workshops. Theatre artists, musicians, and scholars in participation will represent over 30 countries across the globe.FOR MORE INFO VISIT: http://kulturfestnyc.org/
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Dmitri (Zisl) Slepovitch Biography

D. Zisl Slepovitch, a native of Minsk, Belarus, is a musicologist focusing on Jewish music in Eastern Europe (Ph.D., Belarusian State Academy of Music,), klezmer, classical, and improvising woodwind and keyboard player; conductor / music director, composer, educator, founding member of critically acclaimed bands Litvakus, Zisl Slepovitch Trio, and Zisl Slepovitch Ensemble. Dr. D. Zisl Slepovitch is the musician in residence at Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University.
Slepovitch’s theatre, film, and television work includes multiple productions by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, the most recent being Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (off-Broadway), Rejoice with Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot (PBS) and many others.
Dr. Slepovitch has taught Yiddish language and culture at The New School, has been a guest artist and visiting lecturer at many universities and cultural organizations worldwide. Slepovitch's other contributions include Eternal Echoes CD (Sony Classical), and numerous original scores and arrangements. More: @zislepovitch zislepovitch.com
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