Glorious Kasha: Songs About Yiddish Delights

This show was rescheduled from 29th May 2025.

This open to absolutely everyone workshop will be uplifting and fun, as well as educational and focused on food. The word Kasha, like the dish itself, exists in several Slavic cultures, including Belarusian, Czech, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian.

Yiddish songs too are cross-cultural by nature. We may be singing a bit in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish, because these songs are part of Yiddish song canon. We will explore what food means to us, how much symbolism and emotion is stuffed into it, how much history is poured over is and how many cultures spice it up. Come sing about Ukrainian borsh, Romanian mamalyga, Polish latkes, Russian blintzes and of course wine or something stronger in song. Come share your recipes, if you know these foods and songs.

Polina Shepherd has no idea how to make Shepherd's pie but, coming from Siberia and with origins in Kiev and Odesa, she has been cooking Yiddish and klezmer all over the globe for over 30 years.

No knowledge of Yiddish or singing experience is needed but make sure to have a big lunch before you come to sing!