by Christina Crowder | Oct 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
About the Series Much of the European klezmer canon was collected and curated in the early twentieth century by Magid, Kiselgof, Beregovski and other members of the Russian Jewish folklore movement, but important field work continued from the 1980s through to the...
by Christina Crowder | Oct 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
10/01/2020 Announcing Project Initiatives and Website Update Decades of scholarship, documentation, and oral transmission have preserved and furthered the vibrant expressive culture of the Ashkenazic Jews. Building on this work, the Klezmer Institute was founded in...
by Christina Crowder | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
3/15/2020 — Seattle, WA. Creating Ashkenazic Dance In The Wild: A Workshop for Musicians, Dancers, and Dance Leaders. This is a two part workshop with klezmer accordionist Christina Crowder for musicians and dancers who want to dig deeper into the mechanics of playing...
by Christina Crowder | Feb 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Klezmer Institute was founded in the fall of 2018 to advance the study, preservation, and performance of Ashkenazic Jewish expressive culture through research, teaching, publishing and programming. Klezmer Institute projects will build on previous scholarship to...
