Excerpt from the film „Yiddishland – Jüdischsein im 21. Jahrhundert“ : 

(2021, 30 min., German with subtitles) | With Yeva Lapsker, Sanne Möricke, Craig Judelman & Sasha Lurje | Produced by  Jüdischen Woche Dresden | Idea: Avery Gosfield | Camera and head of production: Matthias Barthel & Nils Brabandt 

Full version can be watched here: Yiddishland

Hamburg remembers its Jewish community through monuments that are often overlooked or in fragile condition. Over two years, Performing Denkmal reimagined these sites through performance and created new, utopian memorials in public space.

Directed by Maria Isabel Hagen and Christopher Felix Hahn, with performances by Yeva Lapsker, Jessica Nupen, Pavel Ehrlich, and others.

A cooperation with LICHTHOF Theater Hamburg, Movement Metropolitan e.V., W3 – Werkstatt für internationale Kultur und Politik, and Mit2Wo e.V.

Supported by: Fonds Darstellende Künste, Behörde für Kultur und Medien Hamburg, Hamburgische Kulturstiftung, Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Hamburg, Bezirksamt Altona, Mara und Holger Cassens-Stiftung, Zusammen Leben und Arbeiten e.V., Inge-Deutschkron-Stiftung, Zeit Stiftung, and Ursula Lachnit-Fixson Stiftung.

"TALK & THINK" / "RED UN TRAKHT"

Originally created & performed by Leonid Leykin at Slava Polunin's Theater "Licedei,"

Leningrad / St. Petersburg, Russia

Translated from Russian, adapted, and performed by Yeva Lapsker

Yiddish voice, piano, & video by Daniel Kahn

Translated from Russian, adapted, and performed by Yeva Lapsker

ice Yiddish, voice, piano, & video by Daniel Kahn

What happens when Yiddish culture meets Tango Argentino?

A Dance? A Joke? More questions?

A Hamburg-based artist collective explores this encounter in a program where music, dance, painting, and photography merge before the audience’s eyes. A journey from Hamburg to Buenos Aires — across wounds and inspirations, crossings and new beginnings.

Yeva Lapsker - Dance, Moderation

Shendl Copitman - Video, Photography

Pavel Ehrlich - Live Painting

Axel Burkhardt - Bass

Stanislav Dinerman - Accordeon

Mark Kovnatskiy - Violin, Singing

Dima Suharev - Dance

As an accomplished interdisciplinary artist and cultural preservationist, Yeva Lapsker brought vital cultural authenticity to the critically acclaimed, Primetime Emmy and Grammy-nominated Netflix global phenomenon Unorthodox (2020). Serving as both an on-screen performer and the specialized dance choreographer for the pivotal Hasidic wedding sequence, Yeva seamlessly staged the traditional Yiddish dances that define the emotional centerpiece of the series. Her meticulous historical staging contributed to the rich, immersive world-building that captivated audiences worldwide and helped the 4-part miniseries earn widespread critical acclaim, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing. IMBD Credits Yeva Lapsker

A participatory dance workshop during 2025's KlezKanada edition exploring improvisation, texture, and movement through painting with the feet. Participants danced barefoot across a large canvas, singing nign, creating a shared artwork and experiencing Yiddish dance in a playful, embodied, and experimental way.