Songs and tales by a European Jew. Bente Kahan is telling her personal story with a family-tree dating back to 13th Century Spain, going through Europe and ending in Norway. "...beautiful, intelligent... a magnificent artist..." Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland A musical drama by Ellen Foyn Bruun and Bente Kahan. The drama features five fictional Jewish women - all acted by Bente Kahan - who are of different ages, from different social backgrounds and countries and happen to share the same floor in ghetto Theresienstadt's Hamburg Barracks. The one thing they all have in common is that they are Jewish and their paths have crossed in Theresienstadt, the "paradise" ghetto. Each has a story to tell and each resolves her unique dilemma in her own, sometimes unexpected, way. All the words of the songs were mainly written in German, in the ghetto Theresienstadt/Terezin during WWII. The cabaret music was either written in the ghetto or taken from popular operettas. "...it is as though she lives there, experiences the hope and the inhabitants' fear of death - so intense is her acting... an outstanding performance". Rheinische Post, Germany, 2001 "An astonishing from the gut performance". Time Out, London, 1997 THE WORLD'S FIRST ORIGINAL OPERA IN YIDDISH: "ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL AND INTERESTING PROJECTS THIS YEAR". (Opera, U.K) Based on the classic play by S. Ansky * By the American composer Solomon Epstein. Starring roll, Swedish British Camilla Griesel Director: Rachel Michaeli, Conductor: Ronen Borshevsky, Piano: Irit Rub-Levy, Produced by Wandering Opera. A SPECIAL GIFT FROM ONE GENERATION TO ANOTHER. A CONTEMPORARY OPERA - A YOUNG CAST. A REVIVAL OF A NEARLY DEAD LANGUAGE. Song of songs is a relevant text of today. It is deeply culturally rooted and has numerous interpretations in literature, poetry and Israeli music. The book "Song of Songs" keeps being actual at all times with its romanticism and sensuality which still awake our emotions. This program joins the ancient Hebrew poetry and its cultural reincarnation through generations with a modern contemporary piece. The singer Victoria Hanna, express this sensuality and poetry very authentic and emotionally loaded. Victoria, being raised in an orthodox community has the skills to the correct reading and accentuation. Performers: Victoria Hanna, Nori Jacoby and The Israeli quartet for contemporary music. The adaptations are written by Nori Yakobi and also with Victoria Hanna as composer, adapter and musician. Vocal artist, Victoria Hanna from Jerusalem, resources the ancient Hebrew sacred texts, explores its mystical nature in relation to contemporary modes of communication and symbols. The magical power of Victoria's voice is revealed through her astonishing vocal range and her boldness in expanding the ordinary borders of vocal art. Directed by Ruth Kanner. Victoria Hanna- vocal artist, Ronen Shapira- Musician, Ofri Cnaani- videoart, Hagit Vitman- Costumes.