Cat's Cradle - Terezin March, Nursery Rhyme, Wiegala

CATS CRADLE

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

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

Theresienstädter March (Terezin March)
Dancers: Kyla Barkin, Kate Hirstein, Wendee Rogerson, Aaron Selissen, David Shen, and Jon Zimmerman
Text and Music by Karel Svenk

Theresienstädter Kinderreim (Nursery Rhyme)
Dancers: Mark Taylor with Company
Text by Ilse Weber; Music by Bente Kahan

Wielgala
Dancers: Mica Bernas, Jacqueline Dumas and Sarah Wagner with Company
Text and Music by Ilse Weber

Cats Cradle was made possible, in part, by a grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the NJ State Council on the Arts/Department of State. Special thanks to Terrence Tullgren for his artistic support, inspiration and dear friendship.

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Carolyn Dorfman
• modern dance
• Bente Kahan
• Jewish
• Legacy
• Legacy Project
• Holocaust
• Theresienstadt
• dance

[kcolly1]

saw them live up close and personal...phenominal dancers moving choreography heart wrenching story

[fabiooliveira73]

very good video, i love contemporary dance