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Chutzpah Festival

Chutzpah 2017 delivers breathtaking dance, hilarious comedy and globally-celebrated music

Chutzpah! Festival: Lisa Nemetz International Jewish Performing Arts Festival, February 16 - March 13, 2017.

Chutzpah indeed: Itai Erdal's "A Very Narrow Bridge" spans very troubled waters

A wry and moving confessional on travails of Israeli expatriation

Odessa-Havana at Chutzpah Fest

Klezmer-Cubano group's fusion roots run deep
Maria Kong's Backstage. Vancouver Red Room. Chutzpah! Festival.

International dance show “Backstage” sets the bar high for Chutzpah! Festival 2015: video

Watching Israeli group, Maria Kong, make their North American debut with the electric “Backstage,” is so breathtaking, it makes you wonder why they haven't premiered long ago in Canada.  The...

Laugh, cry, groove at Chutzpah! Festival's 15th Anniversary

Over the course of almost one month, the city will overflow with a wide range of performances, spread over six Vancouver venues, including the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, Red Room Ultra...

Laff Riot at Chutzpah’s “My Son the Waiter, a Jewish Tragedy”

Brad Zimmerman presents his one-man show as part of the Chutzpah Festival at the Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre and it’s a blast. Zimmerman turns a combination of standup routines and hilarious...