Polina Shepherd

The Crow’s Tale by String Theatre - online show
2021-01-31 16:15 - 17:00 UTC
The Crow’s Tale by String Theatre – online show
16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 January 4:15- 5:00 pm GMT
The Crow’s Tale tells a Native American story of a Crow with colourful rainbow feathers that flies to the sun to save the world. With a soundtrack of achingly beautiful original music with Polina Shepherd as the Crow’s voice going up to B6, and accompanied by an original text, The Crow’s Tale is a piece of moving and heartwarming puppetry guaranteed to delight adults and children alike. Watch trailer here. 4:15- 5:00 pm GMT, book here

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Sing with Me Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online - 95
2021-02-01 18:30 - 19:15
18 January – 18 February
Sing with Me Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online.

Learn a song in a 40 minute session, be part of a wonderful and easy-going international group of singers. Learn about context and history of the songs.
WATCH and read about previous sessions here.
Project web page is here
To sign please write to me up via my website.

Sing with Me Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone.

Twice a week 10.30 am California / 1.30 pm New York/ 6.30 pm UK time / 7.30 pm most of Europe

Mondays for Yiddish, Thursdays for Russian songs.
A different song taught in every session, each meeting being 40 – 45 minutes.
No knowledge of languages is needed.
A printable song sheet is uploaded to this page at least two hours before we start and shown on the screen during the sessions.
Videos are posted online afterwards.
Come to as many sessions as you like.
Payments are really appreciated but you can join us free of charge too.
Some songs will be introduced with optional harmony lines.
A Zoom link for each session, as well as a printable song sheet with music, lyrics, translation and transliteration appears here minimum two hours before the session, as well as information about the song, sometimes with audio or video links. Occasionally we will repeat our most loved songs so please keep your eye on our repertoire and mark your favourites.

Winter block dates:
Mo 18 January – SWM 91 – Yiddish song
Th 21 January – SWM 92 – Russian song
Mo 25 January – SWM 93 – Yiddish song
Th 28 January – SWM 94 – Russian song
Mo 1 February – SWM 95 – Yiddish song
Th 4 February – SWM 96 – Russian song
Mo 8 February – SWM 97 – Yiddish song
Th 11 February – SWM 98 – Russian song
Mo 15 February – SWM 99 – Yiddish songs
Th 18 February – SWM 100 – Russian songs

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Sing with Me Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online - 96
2021-02-04 18:30 - 19:15

Sing with Me Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online - 97
2021-02-08 18:30 - 19:15

Sing with Me Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online - 98
2021-02-11 18:30 - 19:15

Me Inside Art - for Russian speakers only - для русскоязычных
2021-02-14 14:00 - 15:30
При поддержке Paideia – The European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden
и Международный Центр Тренинга и Профессионального Развития ICTPD
проект «Me Inside” получил свою новую жизнь и продолжение.

Приглашаем вас принять участие в новом творческом проекте «Me Inside Art”.

Проект «Me Inside Art» – это продолжение прошлогоднего мотивационного проекта «Me Inside», который помог многим женщинам по-новому посмотреть на себя.
Каждая из вас пройдет тренинг по психологии о том, как развить творческий потенциал, окунется в мир еврейской традиции и Каббалы, а также попробует себя в одном из видов творчества.

А в конце проекта фотограф Шенди Копитман сделает вам онлайн портрет.

Теперь об условиях: участие, как и в прошлом году, бесплатное. От вас требуется только желание, дисциплина и присутствие. Ну, и успеть записаться! Количество мест, ограничено.

Занятия будут проходить на русском языке в зуме.

Даты:

7 февраля – Тренинг по психологии и занятие по еврейской традиции.

14 февраля – четыре творческих потока: Фотография, Танец, Живопись, Вокал с Полиной Шеперд. (На Ваш выбор)

(Для мастер-класса по живописи потребуется приобрести дополнительные материалы)

21 февраля – выставка-презентация наших творческих достижений. А также онлайн-выставка портретов участниц.

Для записи пишите сообщение сообщение Шенди Копитман. Если вы в Кишиневе, звоните на номер+37360101098

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Sing with Me Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online - 99
2021-02-15 18:30 - 19:15

Sing with Me Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online - 100
2021-02-18 18:30 - 19:15

Yiddish Song workshop with Efim Chorny, Moldova. Guest: P. Shepherd
2021-02-28 16:00 - 17:30
Sunday, February 28, 2021, On ZOOM Platform,
19.00 (Moscow); 18.00 (Chisinau, Kyiv); 17.00 (Vienna, Berlin); 16.00 (London);11.00 (New York)
«Yiddish Song Workshop»
Polina Shepherd will be a special guest of this event.
Please, send us an email to register.
Classes will be conducted in English and Russian. Presentation by Efim Chorny, accompaniment by Suzanna Ghergus (Chisinau, Moldova), award winners of the Solomon Mikhoels International Festival, recipients of the Bubbe Award (Sao Paulo, Brazil) in the Best Yiddish Song nomination, recipients of the Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish Award.
Minimum contribution for one session – 5 euros.
Registration by e-mail: yiddishsongworkshopmoldova @ gmail.com
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28 Февраля, Воскресенье)2021 года – 19.00 Москва , 18.00 Кишинёв, 17.00 Вена, Берлин, 16.00 Лондон, 11.00 Нью-Йорк)на платформе ZOOM
Занятия проводятся на английском и русском языках.
Автор и ведущий Проекта Ефим Чёрный, концертмейстер – Сюзанна Гергус (Кишинёв, Молдова) — лауреаты Международного Фестиваля имени Соломона Михоэлса, лауреаты первой премии Международного конкурса «Bubbe Awards» (Сан-Паулу, Бразилия) в номинации «лучшая еврейская песня», обладатели премии имени Адрианы Купер “Dreaming in Yiddish”.
Специальный гость программы – Полина Шеперд
Минимальный взнос за одно занятие – 5 евро.
Регистрация по электронной почте: <yiddishsongworkshopmoldova @gmail.com>. Отправьте нам электронное письмо: «Я хочу принять участие в семинаре по песням на идиш на предложенных условиях», и мы вышлем вам дополнительную информацию.
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Yiddish harmonies in style for The Workers Circle (New York) ONLINE
2021-03-03 18:00 - 19:30
3 March – 12 May – online choir
Yiddish harmonies in style – The Workers Circle (New York) Choir
Wednesdays 1:00 – 2:30 pm NYC / 6 – 7.30pm GMT.
Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28 May 5, 12
Singing new and traditional Yiddish songs in 2-4-part vocal harmonies, to be as close to being a choir as singing online can be. Learning songs with sheet music and by ear.
Song sheets with music, transliterations and translations will be provided.
We will be meeting on Zoom and participants will be invited to send their audio recordings to the leader so that we hear ourselves singing together on an edited audio file 2-3 of times in the course.
You will also have an opportunity to sing to the group – one person at a time, if you feel inspired!
Teaching methods are based on traditional SATB chorale plus experimentation with East European sound, phrasing, ornamentation, and modalities; with attention to stylistic detail, history, and context.
Knowledge of Yiddish or pitch perfect singing are not necessary but love of music and and open mind would help. Come, sing, it’s good for you!
Young people from the former Soviet Union can register for free, college students elsewhere can register with 50% discount.
Watch a video of our autumn choir course.
Booking here: https://www.circle.org/yiddishregistration

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The Sound & Light Cinematic Duo at KlezNorth
2021-03-05 19:00 - 20:00
The Sound & Light Cinematic Duo play for a Black and White Silent Jewish Film from 1926 as part of KlezNorth.
BUY TICKET HERE
The Sound & Light Сinematic Duo – New and traditional live music accompanying B&W silent films from Ukraine and Russia, 1910-1927.
Against Fathers’ Will (Mabul) 1926 (43’30) dir Evgeny Ivanov-Barkov
Based on Shalom Aleichem’s story, Flow of Blood, this film depicts the participation of Jews in the 1905 Revolution. The first version (Mabul) was banned by the Soviet government because it depicted only rich Jews as revolutionaries. Also the government disliked the depiction of the pogrom, which showed an inhuman side to soviet citizens. This version was also banned for the same reasons, and didn’t get screened during Soviet times. Although of a serious nature, the film contains many comedy elements including a wonderful revolutionary argument on seder night between Kaufmann and his daughter Esfir.
Performing as Jewish musicians would have done in the early days of cinema, Merlin and Polina Shepherd play Jewish music to accompany the Yuri Morozov Silent Jewish Film Collection.
By transportation backwards in time with this historically accurate visual and aural experience, these two world-class musicians bring their audiences forward to a deeper understanding of former and present day Yiddishkeit.
KlezNorth: A weekend of klezmer music, song and dance – normally taking place in the beautiful surroundings of the Peak District near Buxton, but in 2021 ONLINE. First weekend in March 2021. More here.
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Concert: Russian Songs about love in Yiddish - S’iz do azoy fil meydlekh sheyne
2021-03-08 16:00 - 17:30
INTERNATIONAL CONCERT 8 MARCH

Event Information

In partnership and with support by the International Festival of Arts “Sholom-Aleichem GALA”.
Russian Songs about LOVE in Yiddish – «S’iz do azoy fil meydlekh sheyne»
Celebrate the International Woman’s Day with four amazing Yiddish singers of the world!
Svetlana Kundish with Patrick Farrell (Germany), Efim Chorny (Moldova), Lorin Sklamberg (USA) and Polina Shepherd (Russia / UK).
The International Women’s Day is celebrated on the 8th of March every year around the world and it marks an important point in the global movement for equality. Over a hundred years since it was established (1910), we celebrate it with songs about love!
Have a glass of wine ready and have a drink (or two) with us for love and music across the world.
Starting time: 19.00 Moscow, 18.00 Kishinev, 17.00 Berlin, 16.00 London, 11 am New York…
A ZOOM link will be sent to you after you’ve paid. Please don’t share with anyone.
Book here: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/511292

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Yiddish harmonies in style for The Workers Circle (New York) ONLINE 2
2021-03-10 18:00 - 19:30
3 March – 12 May – online choir
Yiddish harmonies in style – The Workers Circle (New York) Choir

Wednesdays 1:00 – 2:30 pm NYC / 6 – 7.30pm GMT.
Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28 May 5, 12
New and traditional songs in 2-4 part vocal harmonies will bring us as close to being a choir as singing online can be. Make it sound rich and modern yet with a proper nod to tradition, embellish it with krekhtsn and sing, sing, sing, because it’s good for the spirit. All singers are welcome. Learning with sheet music and by ear. Song sheets with music, transliterations and translations will be provided. Watch a video of our autumn choir course.
More information coming soon.
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The Art of Monetising the Arts. A live stream event from Hastings, UK.
2021-03-11 08:00 - 17:00
A live stream event from the Stables Theatre, Hastings, UK.
The Art of Monetising the Arts.
Are we asking the right questions?
A live stream event from the Stables Theatre, Hastings, UK. Platform event as part of the AltPitch Arts and Technology Festival. The event is exploring how the artists in the South East of England adapted to the lockdown and the pandemics using digital technology and how they managed (or not) to still monetise their practices. I am one of the participants who’d be sharing their knowledge and experience about this subject. Subscribe to We Stream Live YouTube channel to receive a reminder. See the full list of contributors here, full info here.
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Sing with Me 101
2021-03-11 18:30 - 19:15
Sing with Me Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone. Join here
PROJECT PAGE
Twice a week 10.30 am California / 1.30 pm New York/ 6.30 pm UK time / 7.30 pm most of Europe

Mondays for Yiddish, Thursdays for Russian songs.
A different song taught in every session, each meeting being 40 – 45 minutes.
No knowledge of languages is needed.
Session info uploaded to this page and shown on the screen during the session.
Videos are posted online afterwards.
Come to as many sessions as you like.
Payments are really appreciated but you can join us free of charge.
A Zoom link for each session, as well as a printable song sheet with music, lyrics, translation and transliteration appears here minimum two hours before the session.

Spring 2021 run
Thursday 11 March SWM 101 Russian song
Monday 15 March SWM 102 Yiddish song
Thursday 18 March SWM 103 Russian song
Monday 22 March SWM 104 Yiddish song
Thursday 25 March SWM 105 Russian song
Monday 29 March SWM 106 Yiddish song
Thursday 1 April SWM 107 Russian song
Monday 5 April SWM 108 Yiddish song
Thursday 8 April SWM 109 Russian song
Monday 12 April SWM 110 Yiddish song + final party
We have a lovely group of people joining from Russia, USA (from Hawaii to New York), Australia, Brazil, Iceland, Canada, France, Germany, Ukraine and New Zealand…
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A Cossack's Dream. Russian Maslenitsa event. Free
2021-03-12 18:00 - 19:30
THE LONDON RUSSIAN CHOIR PRESENTS: A COSSACK’S DREAM WITH PHIL PRICE
Free interactive event. Led in English and Russian
The song “Ой то не вечер” – Oy, it’s Not Evening is one of the first choices for modern Russians to sing round a table. Join us round OUR virtual table with Phil Price of the London Russian Choir for some singing and conversation. Sing with us, ask questions, share and enjoy!

The story begins in the 17th century. Stepan Timofeevich Razin, a Cossack-of-Don, led a major uprising against the tsar in 1670. He became a legend and a symbol of freedom, and numerous songs about him are sung all over Russia to this day. Our song is the most popular one of these.

In February 2021, Phil Price took on a project of putting together a virtual choral version of Oy, it’s Not Evening. Members of the London and Brighton & Hove Russian choirs helped make it happen, and members of both choirs are taking part, and we thought – hey, why not open the doors to the wide world? Over 40 singers from Germany, Poland, UK, Croatia, and the USA joined forces and sent their recordings. For some of them this is the first singing encounter with Russian music and language, others have sung this very song since they were children.
We will hear the history of this song, learn the melody, and hear some of the project participants’ impressions. Polina Shepherd, the Russian choir leader will teach a less known folk version of this song too.
The evening will close with the choral performance made by Phil Price and his international group of singers.
This event is FREE.
Please register here https://www.wegottickets.com/event/511502 and you’ll be sent a ZOOM link for joining.

The London Russian Choir: https://londonrussianchoir.wordpress.com/

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Sing with Me 102 Yiddish song
2021-03-15 18:30 - 19:15

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2021-03-17 18:00 - 19:30

Sing with Me 103 Russian song
2021-03-18 18:30 - 19:15

The Third Seder
2021-03-21 19:00 - 20:30
The Third Seder is a long standing Yiddish cultural tradition. For the first time, the MMJCCM will host a “third” seder, convened by our rabbi in residence Rabbi Avram Mlotek, featuring the leading stars of the Klezmer and Yiddish stage.
I am very pleased to be presenting one of my own songs in this programme, along with Merlin Shepherd.
Starring, in alphabetical order: Bob Abelson, Michael Alpert, Alan Bern, Nicole Borger, Joanne Borts, Josh Dolgin, Sarah Gordon, Adrianne Greenbaum, Elmore James, Daniel Kahn, Yeva Lapsker, Leon Lapsker Kahn, Yanky Lemmer, Marilyn Lerner, Shura Lipovsky, Frank London, Sasha Lurje, Avram Mlotek, Ravi Mlotek, Sarah Mlotek, Zalmen Mlotek, Eleanor Reissa, Merlin Shepherd, Polina Shepherd, Dinah Slepovitch, Zisl Slepovitch, Lorin Sklamberg, Steven Skybell, Eric Stein,Theresa Tova, Susan Lankin-Watts, Tatiana Wechsler, Steven Weintraub, Michael Winograd
Presented in partnership with The National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene, Base MNHTN, KlezKanada, The Forward, Forvertz, Kadimah – Jewish Cultural Centre, Yiddish Book Center, Sholem Aleichem College, Jewish Labour Bund Melbourne, Penina Zylberman Yiddish Cultural and Educational Foundation, Kleztival, Ashkenaz, Summer Yiddish Weimar, Shalom Foundation and I. B. Singer Yiddish Festival in Warsaw, YUNG YiDiSH Tel Aviv, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Museum of Jewish History – Living Memorial to the Holocaust, The Workers Circle Arbeter Ring, Lambert Center for Arts & Ideas and Vaybertaytsh.
We are proud to continue to offer virtual programming such as this for free or at low cost. If you are able, please consider making a gift to support the JCC. Every dollar counts.
The link will be emailed to you prior to the program.
FREE registration here: https://mmjccm.org/programs/third-seder-yiddish-passover-celebration
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Sing with Me 104 Yiddish song
2021-03-22 18:30 - 19:15

Yiddish harmonies in style for The Workers Circle (New York) ONLINE 4
2021-03-24 18:00 - 19:30

Sing with Me 105
2021-03-25 18:30 - 19:15

Sing with Me 106
2021-03-29 18:30 - 19:15

Sing with Me 107
2021-04-01 18:30 - 19:15

The Workers Circle Passover
2021-04-01 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for The Workers Circle #Passover celebration w/ works by Sholem Aleichem, Y. L. Peretz , A. Reisen, H. Leivick, B-Sch. Gottesman, also featuring brand-new compositions from our song/klezmer workshops including our #Yiddish Harmony choir.
Free, but registration is required.
Register and find more information here
This event will be held in Yiddish with transliteration and English translation.

Peysekh in Yidisher poezye, gezang un vort: a Khalemoyd-Peysekh farbrengen
Join us for a Passover celebration of live and pre-recorded poetry, prose, song and humor, all in Yiddish (with transliteration and English translation). Our performers are our beloved Yiddish teachers and selected students from our classes.
Listen to works by * Sholem Aleichem * Y. L. Peretz *Avrom Reisen * H. Leivick * Melekh Ravich * Mark Warshavsky * Dovid Edlstadt * Der Tunkeler* Beyle Schaechter Gottesman * M. Spector. We will also feature brand-new (shpogl-naye) compositions from our Yiddish song/klezmer workshops.
So, please join * Avrom Lichtenbaum * Yitskhok Niborski * Sheva Zucker * Paula Teitelbaum * Dov-Ber Kerler * Eve Jochnowitz * Dovid Braun* Miriam Koral * Mikhl Yashinsky * Miriam Trinh * Daniel Kahn * Deborah Strauss & Jeff Warschauer * Zisl Slepovitch* Polina Shepherd * Motl Didner * and students from our Yiddish classes, for a memorable Peysekhdik afternoon.

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Sing with Me 108
2021-04-05 18:30 - 19:15

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2021-04-07 18:00 - 19:30

Sing with Me 109
2021-04-08 18:30 - 19:15

Sing with Me 110
2021-04-12 18:30 - 19:15
