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Yelena Shmulenson
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Performances Begin Tomorrow for THE ESSENCE at Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 6,
Performances will begin tomorrow for THE ESSENCE: A YIDDISH THEATRE DIM SUM, a fast-paced comedy which has been playing to sellout crowds for over a decade throughout the Northeast and Europe as well as at the NY International Fringe Festival.
Photos: THE ESSENCE Comes to Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 30,
New photos have been released of THE ESSENCE: A YIDDISH THEATRE DIM SUM, a fast-paced comedy which has been playing to sellout crowds for over a decade throughout the Northeast and Europe as well as at the New York International Fringe Festival.
Long-Running Comedy THE ESSENCE Comes To NYC In January
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 18,
Long-running comedy smash THE ESSENCE will play this January at Theatre
Photos: Thirdwing Premieres UNITED NATIONS Drama At New On Christopher
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 22,
Thirdwing in association with
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Steve Sterner, Yelena Shmulenson, and Allen Lewis Rickman share the joys of Yiddish in The Essence (photo by Jonathan Melvin Smith)
THE ESSENCE: A YIDDISH THEATRE DIM SUM
Theatre
Christopher St. between Greenwich &#; Washington Sts.
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If you believe that everything sounds better in Yiddish — as I do — then The Essence: A Yiddish Theatre Dim Sum is for you.
For more than ten years, this eighty-five-minute presentation has been staged in the northeast and Europe, offering a vaudeville-influenced history of Yiddish theater through comedy sketches, songs, and informational background inspired by Nahma Sandrow’s book, Vagabond Stars. The play’s subtitle works in multiple ways: dim sum means “touch the heart” in Chinese, and Yiddish certainly touches the heart (as well as the soul and the gut); dim sum is a meal made up of small dishes, like skits; and there is a long connection between Jews and Chinese food.
But most of all, it’s a celebration of a languag
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Born and raised in Israel on hummus and chutzpah, Inbal garnered her entrepreneurial skills during her mandatory military service where she was a Lieutenant in the elite IDF intelligence unit.
In her professional career following the military, she served as General Counsel to several start-ups and leading Israeli hi-tech companies. For the past 20 years she took leading roles in the flourishing Israeli Hi-Tech sector, also known as Start-Up Nation, and founded a series of programs for innovators, led the Strategic Partnerships for Start-Up Nation huvud and currently is CO-CEO of Synthesis, a Leadership Assessment & Development company, providing products and services jointly developed by veteran experts in the Israeli Defense Force, executive coaches, and one of the foremost talent search companies in the world.
In addition, Inbal serves as a Board Member and Senior Advisor to various programs and organizations such as Start-Up Nation Central, Birthright Israel Excel, Wise of th