Cat's Cradle - Talking Suitcase & Cabaret

Choreography by Carolyn Dorfman
Vocalist- Bente Kahan from her album Voices from Theresienstadt
(Used with the permission of Hans Weber and Bente Kahan)
Lighting Design by Sean J. Perry
Costumes by Katherine Winter

Ein Koffer Spricht: (A Suitcase Speaks)
Dancers: Kyla Barkin with Kate Hirstein, Mark Taylor, Wendee Rogerson, Aaron Selissen, David Shen, and Jon Zimmerman
Text by Ilse Weber; Music by Bente Kahan

Ich Bitte, Nicht Lachen (I Ask Most Politely)
Dancers: Sarah Wagner with Mica Bernas, Jacqueline Dumas, Kate Hirstein, Wendee Rogerson, Aaron Selissen, David Shen, Mark Taylor, and Jon Zimmerman
Text by Leo Strauss; Music by Imre Kalman Kommt mit nach Verezin (from the Operetta Gräfin Mariza)


During the Nazi Regime of World War II, Theresienstadt was a ghetto in Czechoslovakia. Constructed by the Germans as a model city for the world to see, music, theater and opera became both a voluntary and involuntary part of its fabric. A city originally meant to house 5,000 people; it became a holding ground for well over 100.000 Jews and others who were ultimately destined for the gas chambers of Auschwitz. What is even more astonishing than the pain they endured is the life and light they embodied and the ability of the human spirit to soar amidst the darkness. It is a story of survival, will and connection, past and present. It is the story of my family, my people and the human race.
Carolyn Dorfman

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