JEWISH CABARET IN EXILE, SONGS OF MODERNITY

YIVO Presents: JEWISH CABARET IN EXILE, SONGS OF MODERNITY
by the New Budapest Orpheum Society
Thursday, September 14, 7 pm
VENUE: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West
16th Street
TICKETS: $20/$10 students – Box Office: 917-606-8200/www.ticketweb.com

Experience the musical tradition of the European Jewish cabaret. The NBOS, an
eight-member ensemble, revives hauntingly beautiful songs from these troupes and
from composers and lyricists in exile. The performance will mix skits, comedy, and
songs in German, Hebrew, Yiddish and English with scholarly commentary.

Pre-concert talk (free to ticket holders): 6:15-6:45 p.m., “Jewish Cabaret: The
Stories Behind the Stereotypes” Philip Bohlman, Artistic Director, New Budapest
Orpheum Society; Mary Werkman, Professor of the Humanities and of Music, University
of Chicago
For more information http://www.yivo.org/events/index.php?tid=139&aid=355