The Klezmatics
Beginning as an exuberant and soulful expression of Jewish life in fifteenth-century Europe, klezmer music has constantly evolved through multiple eras in myriad countries. In the mid-1980s, The Klezmatics helped bring the music to new popularity in the United States with tunes that originate in traditional klezmer and draw from diverse musical influences including Arab, African, Latin, Balkan, jazz and punk. Their performance at the Center, presented in partnership with the university’s Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies, will bring deeply rooted traditions to life through a contemporary sensibility — music that is wild, mystical, provocative, reflective and ecstatically danceable.
Estimated Runtime: 2 hours including one 15 minute intermission
There will be an informal Meet and Greet with the artists following the performance.
This performance is part of the Klezmatics Engagement Project:
This tour engagement of The Klezmatics is funded through the American Masterpieces program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and the Maryland State Arts Council, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius, a major initiative to acquaint Americans with the best of their cultural and artistic legacy.
The performance of The Klezmatics is sponsored in part by the generous support of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Centers Visionary Donors.
This performance is part of Daniel Pearl World Music Days.
Free Shows: Unless otherwise noted, seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Priced Shows: For tickets please call 301-405-ARTS or click here to order online. (Web sales end two hours prior to a performance.)
