The Chutzpah! Festival: The Lisa Nemetz Festival of International Jewish Performing Arts is an annual festival of world-renowned dance, music, theatre, and comedy, through a lens of Jewish experiences, stories, and values in all their richness and diversity, creating unforgettable and unique experiences for audiences throughout the Lower Mainland.
The festival aims to foster artistic dialogue and collaboration between Jewish and non-Jewish artists and communities. It also offers artistic residencies, outreach programs, and other professional arts programming of interest throughout the year.
Highlights of the festival include:
Yamma Ensemble
With influences including ancient traditions, tribal singing, sacred and secular Jewish chants, Yamma Ensemble brings virtuosic Middle Eastern and world instrumentation on unique instruments such as the dudek, ney, shofar, bansuri, didgeridoo, fujara, kopuz, and oud.
Date: March 22
Time: 7:00pm PST
Venue: Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre
City Birds
City Birds is a new project in the tradition of Americana by Tamar Eisenman and Sagit Shir, two prominent musicians each in their own right, coming together to create a collection of songs which bring families together and celebrates childhood through songs that reflect inclusivity and love.
Date: March 23
Time: 11:00am PST
Venue: Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre
Learn more and get the tickets through the official website.
