Yiddish Cinema: BEYOND LANGUAGE
June 19, 2009
The Segal Centre for Performing Arts presents the Yiddish Film
Series as part of the Montreal International Yiddish Theatre Festival
BEYOND LANGUAGE
Date: Friday, June 19th, 2009, 11 AM
Tickets: FREE SHOW but you must RSVP to the box office.
Box office: 514-739-7944, Seating is limited, please call in advance to reserve your seat.
Address: CinemaSpace at the Segal Centre, 5170 Cote St. Catherine Rd., corner Westbury (2 blocks West of Metro Cote-Ste-Catherine)
Keila and Billy Finkelstein in Sholem Asch's Uncle Moses (Photo: Ron Diamond, Segal Centre Archives)
Dora Wasserman in Just Dora (Photo: Ron Diamond, Segal Centre Archives)
Stephanie Finkelstein, the film's director and lifelong member of the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre will be on hand for a Q&A after the film.
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ABOUT THE MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE FESTIVAL
JUNE 17-25, 2009
A Historic Encounter!
A Huge Celebration!
For the first time, the major Yiddish theatres of the world are coming together in one place, at one time. Nine days and evenings jam-packed with great plays to inspire and entertain you.
36 EVENTS IN ALL
Theatre Performances, Concerts, A Film Festival, A Symposium, A Concert in the Park, nightly Klezkabarets, Exhibits, Theatre Workshops and the 50th Anniversary Reunion of the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre.
TAKE A WORLD TOUR RIGHT HERE IN MONTREAL
Artists and scholars from Israel, Poland, Romania, Australia, Austria, France, the USA and Canada will be at your doorstep! You don't have to speak Yiddish, as all theatre performances will be sub-titled.
This Festival is the Segal Centre's salute to the 50th Anniversary of Montreal's world–renowned Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre.
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Want CinemaSpace film screening schedules by email? Please email: esoiferman@segalcentre.org
BEYOND LANGUAGE
Date: Friday, June 19th, 2009, 11 AM
Tickets: FREE SHOW but you must RSVP to the box office.
Box office: 514-739-7944, Seating is limited, please call in advance to reserve your seat.
Address: CinemaSpace at the Segal Centre, 5170 Cote St. Catherine Rd., corner Westbury (2 blocks West of Metro Cote-Ste-Catherine)
Keila and Billy Finkelstein in Sholem Asch's Uncle Moses (Photo: Ron Diamond, Segal Centre Archives)
BEYOND LANGUAGE (AU-DELÀ DE LA LANGUE), Canada, 2000, 24 min., Directed by Stephanie Finkelstein. In French, English, and Yiddish with English subtitles.
This short film, made by Stephanie Finkelstein as her final film at the Communication
Studies Department at Concordia University, portrays the flourishing
Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre and its close collaboration with the
French community in Montreal, a relationship first established when
Yiddish troupes performed at the Monument National at the end of the
19th century.
Dora Wasserman in Just Dora (Photo: Ron Diamond, Segal Centre Archives)
Winner of the Best
Student Documentary Award at the 24th Montreal World Film Festival, the
film features interviews with playwright Michel Tremblay, artistic
director Bryna Wasserman, historian Jean-Marc Larrue, benefactor Leanor
Segal, Pierre Anctil, co-founder of Dialogue St. Urbain, as well as
members of the Yiddish Theatre.
Contains excerpts from the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre’s productions of Les Belles-Soeurs, Duddy Kravitz, Just Dora, and On 2nd Avenue.
Duddy Kravitz playbill (Courtesy Segal Centre Archives)
Stephanie Finkelstein, the film's director and lifelong member of the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre will be on hand for a Q&A after the film.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL'S YIDDISH FILM SERIES
The Segal Centre’s CinemaSpace presents
a delightful series of Yiddish films as part of the International
Yiddish Theatre Festival of Montreal. You will find everything from a
2008 Israeli Yiddish film to the last Yiddish film made in Poland in
1948. Also in the Film Festival line-up are recently restored classics,
contemporary documentaries on Yiddish theatre and filmed plays. An
array of special guest speakers will provide stimulating insights.
For a complete list of films in the Yiddish Film Series, please click HERE.
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ABOUT THE MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE FESTIVAL
JUNE 17-25, 2009
A Historic Encounter!
A Huge Celebration!
For the first time, the major Yiddish theatres of the world are coming together in one place, at one time. Nine days and evenings jam-packed with great plays to inspire and entertain you.
36 EVENTS IN ALL
Theatre Performances, Concerts, A Film Festival, A Symposium, A Concert in the Park, nightly Klezkabarets, Exhibits, Theatre Workshops and the 50th Anniversary Reunion of the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre.
TAKE A WORLD TOUR RIGHT HERE IN MONTREAL
Artists and scholars from Israel, Poland, Romania, Australia, Austria, France, the USA and Canada will be at your doorstep! You don't have to speak Yiddish, as all theatre performances will be sub-titled.
This Festival is the Segal Centre's salute to the 50th Anniversary of Montreal's world–renowned Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre.
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email: yiddishtheatrefestival@segalcentre.org
Festival office: 514-739-2301
Box office: 514-739-7944
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Want CinemaSpace film screening schedules by email? Please email: esoiferman@segalcentre.org
