Mirele Lernt Zich Yiddish
A One-Woman Cabal! Bringing in different stories every night, this semi-improvised dance/theater show journeys through Miryam Coppersmith’s reclamation of Yiddish and the whitening process that squeezed it out of Ashkenazi Jewry in the first place. Go beyond schlep and kvetch!
Mirele Lernt Zich Yiddish premiered in Philadelphia’s Cannonball Festival in September 2023. After the standing-room-only final show, Cannonball invited Miryam back to present an encore performance. The Philadelphia Dance Journal lauded the show as “a must-see performance.” It has since been performed in Catskill, NY and Phoenix, AZ
Creative team
Miryam Coppersmith
Photo: Johanna Austin
Creator/Performer
Miryam Coppersmith (she/they) is a Philadelphia-based performance artist, dance leader, and Jewish educator. She leads and teaches Yiddish dance at festivals, synagogues, and celebrations around the country. Her solo dance/theater piece Mirele Lernt Zich Yiddish was hailed a "must-see performance" by The Dance Journal and has since been performed in Phoenix, AZ and Catskill, NY. Miryam has studied with the Worker’s Circle, YIVO, KlezKanada, Mitsui Collective, Yiddish New York, LabShul, and Hebrew Union College. They have performed with Vervet Dance, Theatre Ariel, Rabbinic Arts Company, Janna Meiring, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company and others. miryamcoppersmith.com
Perigee Vitz-Wong
Sound Designer/Performer