Rad Yiddish and UJPO Present:

KLEZMER INSTRUMENTAL: PLAYING for YIDDISH DANCEwith Martin van de Ven

📅 Saturday, January 17 @ 1:30PM-4:30PM

📍Trinity St. Paul's Church - 427 Bloor St. W. - Dance Studio

ABOUT

In this instrumental workshop, Martin will teach klezmer tunes that are played for Yiddish folk dancing. Emphasis will be placed on playing in a way that supports and responds to dancers' tempo for an enjoyable experience. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to take a Yiddish dance workshop 2 weeks later (with the option to play the tunes learned in this workshop live for the dancers, or learn the Yiddish dances to which you previously learned the tunes!) This workshop is geared towards musicians who know how to play their instrument (intermediate+), but all levels are welcome to join! No previous klezmer experience necessary.

This is workshop is part of A KLEZMER INSTRUMENTAL & YIDDISH DANCE WORKSHOP SERIES. Tickets to individual workshops -OR- full series passes to all 3 workshops available at https://bit.ly/KlezmerDance

WORKSHOP LEADER BIO

A unique stylist, Martin Van De Ven brings fire, elegance and humour to his performance of klezmer music with Beyond the Pale. His daring original compositions carve new musical territory, rooted in traditional folk styles but informed by Jazz, Classical, and New Music. A mainstay of the Canadian klezmer scene for well over a decade, Martin is a former member of the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band and is a frequent performer and instructor at klezmer music festivals around the world. He has published two instructional volumes of his klezmer transcriptions and has composed and performed music for many film, television, theatre, and dance productions. Martin is a graduate of Queen's University.

ACCESS

TSP is located at the southwest corner of Bloor Street and Robert Street. For accessible entry use the main entrance on Bloor Street on the north side of the building.

-- Trinity-St. Paul’s is fully accessible on the main floor, including access to the main door, Sanctuary, Gymnasium, Circle Room, Memorial Room, Chapel, Studio and washrooms.

-- Trinity-St. Paul’s owns a wheelchair for use within the building.

-- Staff are available to assist you when needed; please just inform them and they are happy to help.

-- Service animals are welcome in all parts of the premises that are open to the public.-- TSP provides training to all staff as well as volunteers, including an overview of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the requirements of the customer service standard’s plan.

😷Masks required whenever possible

-- Please wear a K95 or equivalent respirator (Some musicians of course won't be able to be masked, but the more masked participants, the more we keep each other safe.)

-- We will have some at the door if you forget to bring yours.

-- Please note that the rest of the building outside the workshop will likely have unmasked individuals and there may be unmasked individuals at this event who have talked to us ahead of time about not being able to mask. The workshop facilitator may be unmasked.

-- We operate under the understanding that when the vast majority of people in a space are masked, this reduces risk of transmission many-fold and makes it possible for more vulnerable folks in our community to attend our events.-

DIRECTIONS

Public Transit

-- The nearest TTC station is Spadina Station, located just north of the intersection of Spadina and Bloor.

-- For a fully accessible exit from the subway station, use the Spadina Street exit. Head south to Bloor street, then turn right and head west to the next intersection at Robert Street.

Parking

– Paid parking, including accessible parking, is available across the street on Robert Street at the Green P lot on the south side of the Metro grocery store.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Klezmer and Yiddish Dance Workshop Series is presented with generous support from the Ontario Arts Council.