Bente Kahan & Di Goijm

Bente Kahan Born 1958 In Oslo Norway Is A Norwegian Solo Vocalist Best Known For Her Renditions And Productions Of Yiddish Folk Music And Plays. Kahan Received Her Formal Education In Performing Arts At Tel Aviv University And The American Musical And Dramatic Academy. Upon Graduation She Worked On Stages In Norway Including Nationaltheatret And Israel Habima. Since Then She Has Written Three Monodramas In Collaboration With Ellen Foyn Bruun Titled Bessie - A Bluesical 1986 Letter Without A Stamp 1988 And Voices From Theresienstadt 1995 . She Performed In All These Three Taking Them On Tour. She Founded Teater Dybbuk - Oslo Which Produces Concerts Monodramas And CDs Related To Jewish Culture And Arts. She Produced And Performed With Gjertrud's Gipsy Orchestra A Concert Called Yiddishkajt Which Was Also Broadcast By Polish National TV. She Also Conducts A Workshop Called Jiddische Lieder Yiddish Songs . She Is The Artistic Director Of The Jewish Cultural And Educational Center Of The White Stork Synagogue In Wrocław Poland. She Is Married To Polish Activist Aleksander Gleichgewicht. read less