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Chutzpah! Festival of International Jewish Performing Arts returns in 2021 with an exciting lineup of performances and stimulating conversations.

Opening Night: November 4, 2021

Stay tuned for line-up and ticket information!
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Watch this space - 2021 Chutzpah! Festival lineup announcement coming soon!

The 21st Annual Chutzpah! Festival will include concerts, comedy, new dance works, film, theatre, and storytelling, paired with stimulating conversations and opportunities to interact with creative artists. Audiences can attend in-person performances, with safety protocols in place, or enjoy digital streams from the comfort of their own homes. With an emphasis on artists from across Canada, the Festival will also present work from Israel, the United States, and the United Kingdom.


2020 Festival Events

Ben Caplan - Opening Night Concert
November 21, 2020 7:00 PM
Virtual Event

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Ben Caplan - Opening Night Concert

Singer-songwriter Ben Caplan combines timeless melodies with a contemporary folk-rock twist

Old Friends by Tamara Micner
November 22, 2020 12:00 PM
Virtual Event

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Old Friends by Tamara Micner

Theatre work-in-progress by celebrated writer, performer, and theatre-maker Tamara Micner

Shtumer Shabes (Silent Sabbath) by Rokhl Kafrissen
November 22, 2020 6:00 PM
Virtual Event

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Shtumer Shabes (Silent Sabbath) by Rokhl Kafrissen

Theatre work-in-progress by playwright Rokhl Kafrissen

Pigulim: A dance work by Ella Rothschild
November 23, 2020 7:00 PM
Virtual Event

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Pigulim: A dance work by Ella Rothschild

A cultural narrative unfolds against the backdrop of a meal at a long dining table where three characters suffer from unbearable loneliness and battle their way between life and death

Guy Mintus - A custom concert streaming experience
November 24, 2020 7:00 PM
Virtual Event

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Guy Mintus - A custom concert streaming experience

Boundary-crossing jazz with Israeli pianist and composer Guy Mintus

Hourglass (World Premiere presented by RBC) by Idan Cohen
November 25, 2020 7:00 PM
Virtual Event

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Hourglass (World Premiere presented by RBC) by Idan Cohen

World premiere contemporary dance and live music by artist-in-residence Idan Cohen

Iris Bahr - Interactive Comedy
November 26, 2020 7:00 PM
Virtual Event

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Iris Bahr - Interactive Comedy

Interactive Communal Comedy/Therapy Experience With Iris Bahr and her Alter Egos

Closing Night Comedy featuring the El-Salomons
November 28, 2020 7:00 PM
Virtual Event

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Closing Night Comedy featuring the El-Salomons

The hilarious El-Salomons are joined by exciting local comics

Iris Bahr in DAI 2.0
December 27, 2020 1:00 PM
Virtual Event

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Iris Bahr in DAI 2.0

Her critically acclaimed solo show DAI (enough), in which she inhabited 10 different characters in a Tel Aviv cafe moments before a suicide bomber enters