Atlantic Jewish Film Festival Family Program – “Lubin, from Chelm” followed by Razzmatazz for Kids

LUBIN, FROM CHELM

MUSIC & LIBRETTO / NARRATOR & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: David Yankele (Yang)
ILLUSTRATION: Alisa Snyder   VIDEO EDITING: Paul Richardson
ENGINEER & PRODUCER: Simon Fox-Gál
PERFORMED BY: Auricolae: Violin: Diane Pascal, Cello: David Woods,
Additional Voices: Jennifer Blaine, Neill Hartley
Country: USA    Year: 2017    Running Time: 11 minutes
Lubin, from Chelm is a Jewish slant on a traditional English folk-tale (“Lazy Jack”) about a young man looking for work who is also a little slow on the uptake. It is the first in a cycle of stories that occur in the mythical Jewish city of fools known as Chelm.

Alisa Snyder, illustrator, will be at the screening.
Alisa Snyder, Lubin illustrator is a painter whose primary subjects have been the figure, still life and landscape. Central to her practice is an emotional response to nature and painting in history. She has taught classes in drawing and watercolour, and for several years, taught art history at Mount St. Vincent University. Her love of music has always been a part of her life and practice as a visual artist and illustrating David Yang’s score and story was a special pleasure.

RAZZMATAZZ FOR KIDS

Sandy Greenberg and Thomas Cormier of Razzmatazz for Kids will get you hugging someone you love, clucking like a chicken, riding a bumpy bus, singing, hopping, dancing, clapping your hands, or performing on stage with them at their fun children’s concert of both well-known and original songs. They have been delighting young audiences for over 20 years at festivals, special events, and schools. Sesame Street made a music video of their song, “Going to my Grandma’s”. Razzmatazz for Kids was invited to perform for the First Ladies of the United States and Canada at the National Library in Ottawa, and has been a featured performer with Symphony Nova Scotia. Razzmatazz for Kids has won “Children’s Recording of the Year” at the East Coast Music Awards, “Children’s Group of the Year” from Music Nova Scotia, and a “Recommended” Award from Parents’ Choice in the United States. This show, for the Atlantic Jewish Film Festival, will include songs in English, Yiddish and Hebrew.