Educational concert for children

Title: The Unknown People - children experiencing Eastern European Jewish culture.

"Music influences the development of a child's personality. Intense musical education has a positive effect on the concentration, social behaviour and sensitivity for the community. " from a German study of Bertelsmannstiftung (2005-2007)

What can grow without rain? What can cry without tears? What never stops burning? The Rotterdam Klezmer Band gives answers to these questions and more....

Vanessa Vromans, violinist and teacher, and Georg Brinkmann, clarinetist, singer and music therapist, are well known as artists in the global Klezmer world. With great knowledge and passion they take children on a journey into the world of the Eastern European Jews. A world in which music, dance and life were/are one. Frequent offers to participate, sing, dance, and act transport children into this world. Youth living in circumstances which do not allow much cultural experience get an especially intense and joyful view into a foreign world's rituals, art, and behaviour.

In these times of increasing pressure on congnitive learning, offers of sensual, artistic and cultural experiences are more important than ever. With this subject cultural education is also a statement for tolerance, and against anti-semitism. This innovative and multimedia program has been created for children 8 years and older. It takes about an hour and all we need is a room and 3 chairs.

This program was succesfully performed at primary schools and has been developed for community centers, museums, schools, and similar educative institutions.

Reviews
"unusal sounds were heard at the klezmer workshop. Shortly after the first notes were played the feet of the children started tapping. "This was played at Yiddish weddings" Georg Brinkmann explained and asked: "can you imagine, why?" "Because it sounds so happy, you can easily dance to it" was the answer, after which he invited his young audience to sing. The children loved to join in the activities, like singing the songs with the questions and looking for the right answers. After that the artists showed during a little play, how Yiddish weddings had been arranged by their parents. Brinkman acted so well as the father, that the pupils complained loudly. With singing, dancing and stories the musicians gave the children an impression into familiar structures of the Eastern European Jews from the 16th century " - Bonner General Anzeiger


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