Avi Fox-Rosen presents Di rayze aheym / The Journey Home
A bilingual song cycle based on the poetry of Irena Klepfisz
At Barbes Brooklyn, 379 9th st BK NY 11215. 8pm.
In this debut performance, singer/songwriter Avi Fox-Rosen sets the bilingual English/Yiddish poetry of Irena Klepfisz to music, creating a powerful exploration of displacement, diaspora, queerness, feminism, secular Jewish identity, and memory.
The work bridges traditional Yiddish musical forms with contemporary songwriting, creating a dialogue between past and present to imagine a vibrant future.
Featuring:
- Avi Fox-Rosen (voice, guitar) https://www.avifoxrosen.org/
- Alicia Svigals (violin) - Founding member of The Klezmatics and celebrated klezmer violinist.
- Carmen Staaf (piano) - Jazz pianist and composer.
