Der Dibek (The Dybbuk): 100th Anniversary Production

For English titles, hover cursor over lower R corner of viewer, and press [CC] Скачать текст пьесы по ссылкам в комментарии December 2020 marks 100 years since the curtain first rose on the Vilner Troupe’s ground-breaking production of Sh. Ansky’s Der Dibek (The Dybbuk, or, Between Two Worlds) which theater historian Debra Caplan calls ’the most iconic play in the Jewish canon.’ In honor of that landmark date in Jewish and theatrical history, the 29th of Kislev 5681––author Sh. Ansky’s shloyshim and the world premiere of his play––the Congress for Jewish Culture is presenting an online production of the play in Yiddish with English subtitles and English narration. To paraphrase theater director, educator, and historian Mikhl Weichert: “The Dybbuk“ is not “Der Dibek.“ Language is not just exterior. Not just “form.“ Language on the stage is content, is soul, is blood.