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Days of Awe in Song and Dance

Kehilla Community Synagogue
Peidmont, CA

Days of Awe in Song and Dance

Featuring,
Rachel Valfer Sills - Oud (Middle Eastern lute), vocals
Eliyahu Sills - Ney (Turkish reed flute)
Yinon Darwish - Traditional Yemenite vocals, kemancheh (spike fiddle), guitar
Dror Sinai - Vocals, percussion
Miriam Peretz - Dance

Experience the depth and power of the high holidays in a moving and heart-felt collaboration from these masters of traditional Eastern song and dance. The evening will evoke the longing and prayer for renewal that are at the heart of the Days of Awe, from a novel expressive and interpretative standpoint that is nonetheless based in Jewish traditions from around the East.

Evocative Piyutim and Selichot from the ancient Yemenite Diwan, Ladino songs from the Balkans, and modern Israeli versions of High Holiday liturgy woven together with story, and interpretative sacred dances. The evening will culminate in participatory song and dance.

"Beautifully presented, the players bring superb musicianship and palpable enthusiasm to each performance. Eliyahu's ney flute along with Rachel's succulent vocals are stars . . . creating a sense of human communication with the divine."
-All Things Considered, NPR

"Visionary . . . achingly beautiful . . ."
-San Francisco Chronicle

"Miriam's dance renditions were beautiful and holy, and hence made a major contribution to our ability to be at once contemporary and yet deeply rooted in the spiritual wisdom of our people."
-Rabbi Michael Lerner, Editor of Tikkun and Chair of the Network of
Spiritual Progressives.

Music/Dance demo clips-

Yinon Darwish of Diwan Halev
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph4CZDpIeu0

Miriam Peretz, The Miriam's Well Project
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNX8z2a1K-E

Eliyahu Sills & Rachel Valfer of The Qadim Ensemble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBdOtGsZQCQ&NR=1

www.QadimMusic.com

Kehilla Synagogue
1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont, CA

Tickets: $18 general | $14 in advance (available @ brownpapertickets.com)

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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