The King of Chelm – Family Musical

Join us on the exciting journey in this interactive family musical – Meet Aaron, a young boy dreaming about being a super-hero, who one day finds himself magically transported from his own room to the strange and whimsical town of Chelm.

Kraine Theater - 85 E 4th St, NYC

Nov 29
1:00 pm
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king of chelm

Following its sold out premiere during KulturfestNYC, The King of Chelm returns for a short run at the Kraine Theater this November. Join us on the exciting journey in this interactive family musical presented by Lost&Found Project – a FolksbieneRU Division.

Saturday, November 14 @ 1pm
Sunday, November 15 @ 1pm
Saturday, November 21 @ 1pm
Sunday, November 29 @ 1pm

 

Meet Aaron, a young boy dreaming about being a super-hero, who one day finds himself magically transported from his own room to the strange and whimsical town of Chelm. In the upside-down and backwards universe of this small shtetl Aaron together with the fools and the wise men of Chelm will go on a journey to find out what it really means to be a hero.

 

Directed by Gera Sandler
Written by Boris Zilberman
Music by Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch
Score arranged by Alex Ryaboy
Set & costume design by Luba Proger, Leonid Khanin (L2coLAB), Anna Kegeles & Katya Meykson
Translation by Mike Lion and Greg Dolin
Technical director Mikhail Kunin
Produced by Anya Zicer & Alla Igolnikova

 

The King of Chelm is based on the poetry and short stories of well‐known Soviet poet Ovsey Shike Driz.

For ages 4-12. The show is 1 hr long. After the performance the audience is invited to stay for a 30 min interactive workshop.

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This project is made possible by the generous support of Natan Fund.

FoksbieneRU is a partnership initiative of the Genesis Philanthropy Group and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.

Location

Kraine Theater - 85 E 4th St, NYC

Lost&Found Project - a FolksbieneRU Division

www.lnfproject.com

lost&found_logoLost & Found Project - a FolksbieneRU Division is an experimental theatrical project based on collective personal family stories from before and during Russian Jewish immigration to the US. FoksbieneRU is a partnership initiative of the Genesis Philanthropy Group and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.