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FREE EVENTShepherd presents a rich combination of her two blood cultures. These are songs from the Steppes and the Shtetl with extra spices from a Tatar Bazaar, washed down with a fisherman’s song from Odessa… Folklore and popular songs, powerful and profound wordless, traditional and Art songs in harmonies in Russian, Yiddish and Ukrainian. Explore new ways for your voice to flow - free, inspiring, exciting.
Workshop participants will be invited to tale part in Polina’s concert that evening (8.30-9.30pm), see here: https://enmasse.dance/communityandarts/en-masse-2025-ballads-of-eastern-europe-concert
Polina Shepherd is a composer, performer, educator and cultural activist originally from Siberia. She grew up in Tatarstan singing at gatherings where she accompanied her whole Cossack / Jewish family and community from the age of seven. Her singing, based on traditional forms, cuts a sound deeply rooted in east European Jewish and Russian folklore. Growing up in Tatarstan also placed her close to Islamic ornamentation and timbre, which can be heard in her unique East European vocal style.
Since 2021, Polina has served as the Artistic Director of the Caravan Orchestra and Choir, a cross-cultural initiative that brings together around 40 young musicians from Israel, Palestine and Germany to explore East European Jewish (Yiddish), East Mediterranean and Middle Eastern music traditions. Her multi-lingual and multi-cultural style explores themes of deep humanity & spirituality, and exemplifies how communal singing can preserve heritage, promote unity & build community.
Entrance free, registration required.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Cafe Kino, 108b Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3, United Kingdom
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