Yiddish Summer Weimar
yiddish summer weimar annual summer institute festival yiddish music language culture take place weimar germany starting day workshop officially founded current form grown become one important festival educational organization klezmer yiddish song yiddish language dance culture known transcultural transnational perspective support international learning community pedagogical approach founder alan bern commitment creation presentation historically informed contemporary yiddish artistic production band brave old world invited european summer academy teach day workshop yiddish music dance weimar germany followed concert following year city weimar designated european capital culture brave old world invited back teach weeklong workshop followed concert klezmer music genre originating eastern europe repopularized united state become popular germany due foreign artist brave old world klezmatics alex jacobowitz giora feidman well german group like kasbek aufwind zupfgeigenhansel karsten troyke number american exsoviet klezmer yiddish musician settled germany time including alan bern joel rubin success brave old world workshop idea annual workshop festival emerged kulturbüro larete run julia draganović took festival management umbrella kuratorium schloß ettersburg nonprofit organization made possible apply public funding festival time bern became artistic director festival officially named klezmer wochen weimar weimar klezmer week draganovićs role taken stephanie erben festival grew one week four week addition weeklong workshop dedicated individual genre yiddish expressive culture language time public evening jam session cafés became prominent feature festival giving student rich opportunity informal learning creating close connection general weimar community integrated urban setting also distinguishes festival others klezkanada klezkamp operated rural retreat bern decided workshop concert would unified annual special topic committed festival transcultural transnational perspective understanding yiddish culture fundamentally related culture complex matrix festival outgrown original focus klezmer music infrastructure provided kulturbüro larete kuratorium schloß ettersburg decided create new nonprofit organization run festival called music ev changed music academy ev time festival renamed yiddish summer weimar ysw since grown become one main yiddish music cultural festival germany worldwide ysw launched first major international project european funded european union partnership jewish culture festival kraków klezmore festival vienna european brought together musician usa moldova bulgaria hungary germany belgium explore common repertoire klezmer lăutari musician active moldova th late th century project given best practice award favor rom community award european commission resulted cd released splendor erben left organization festival management taken team included katrin petlusch katrin füllsack johannes paul gräßer cooperation tourism initiative weimarer sommer weimar summer yiddish summer weimar introduced special festival week featuring nightly concert daytime program free handson introductory workshop open everyone whereas concert previously taken place part workshop festival week constituted new platform concert film public event concentrated period time remains central feature ysw ysw received project funding german federal cultural foundation creation two major new work bobe mays jewish knight legend collaborative puppet theater production directed jenny romaine gilgul contemporary dance work created directed steven weintraub following year andreas schmitges became curator ysw bern continuing artistic director schmitges’ curatorship ysw rapidly expanded include international youth exchange project caravan orchestra kadya choir triangle orchestra concert erfurt eisenach city town thuringia ysw go thuringia new emphasis inhouse production new yiddish culture represented prepandemic high point development support federal cultural foundation germany yiddish summer weimar able produce seven major original international artistic project framework weimar republic yiddishland di megile fun vaymar led alan bern arestantnlieder led josh dolgin waxband led amit weisberger baym cabaret yitesh led michael wex pleytim tsuzamen led josh waletzky berliner goles led yuri vedenyapin shaydveg vaymar led polina shepherd daniel kahn efim chorny since ysw explicitly embraced fourfold mission research transmission creation presentation historicallyinformed new yiddish culture ysw took place outdoors special format due covid pandemic dance event cancelled returned prepandemic format mixed indoors outdoors venue workshop concert festival week special event average people attend one workshop year approximately attend public event many workshop attendee return annually stefan wolf lord mayor weimar major supporter festival weimar gave nonprofit organization year low cost lease unused former school building became home music academy oma conceived new kind cultural center dedicated diversity inclusion individual social empowerment creativity oma physical home base yiddish summer weimar project peter kleine current lord mayor weimar also major supporter ysw oma festival received recognition occasional support european commission federal cultural foundation ministry education culture thuringia german music council city government weimar well many public agency private foundation individual festival pedagogical approach developed founder alan bern distinguishes annual jewish yiddish music workshop ethnomusicologist phil alexander described four main element looseness structure process continuity music physical movement organic connection stage music making integration city community special attention also paid issue identity authenticity intercultural interaction course investigate jewish culture tradition open nonjewish participant often make significant portion attendee coming germany number country developing teaching method ysw bern inspired work mids ted sizers coalition essential school emphasized need teacher model learning rather impart knowledge lifelong creativity enthusiasm teacher essential inspiring student achieve teacher teach team act project leader helping guide process discovery along student bern applied principle ysw workshop leading atmosphere learning community workshop teacher engage ongoing exchange well participant flexible scheduling projectbased learning emphasis learning playing ear kind embodied knowledge rather score textbased knowledge reason workshop teacher either artist ongoing practice research performance scholar work closely active artist music academy “parent” institution ysw operates yearround also work explore topic empowering empathetic way respect yiddish culture contemporary culture festival appeared various documentary filmsthe broken sound german der zerbrochene klang focused european project young kadyas examined kadya choir project two documentary still production beyond memory semer ensemble yiddishland ro horin