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URL:http://www.russianmix.com/events/viewevent/5531-young-russian-jewish-american-creatives-in-the-us-panel-reception/ 
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SUMMARY:Young Russian-Jewish American Creatives in the US: panel + reception
DESCRIPTION:visual arts to share their different stories of migration and adaptation, as well as engagement with their ethnic and cultural history. 
This event is presented in connection with BRAI's exhibition MIGRATION + MEMORY: Jewish Artists of the Russian and Soviet Empires, currently on view at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, MA, until January 28th, 2018. Exhibit curator and BRAI Executive Director, Anna Winestein, will moderate the discussion and Q&A.
6:00 Reception begins. Food provided, 1 drink included in ticket price.6:30 Panel Discussion7:20 Q&A7:45 Reception resumes, networking.
ZHANNA ALKHAZOVA is a soprano opera singer based in New York. Originally from Moscow, she is a critically acclaimed performer who made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2014, and has performed throughout the US, Canada, Italy, Ireland and Russia. www.zhannaalkhazova.com
IGOR GOLYAK is a theater director and acting teacher based in Boston. Trained in acting and directing in Moscow, he is the Founding Artistic Director of the Arlekin Players, an award­-winning, artist­-driven company in Needham, MA, with a commitment to telling powerful stories on stage. www.igorgolyakstudio.com
MARK KELNER is a visual artist and filmmaker based in Washington, DC. Conceived in Moscow before his parents' emigration, he was born in the US. He is represented by Galerie Blue Square and is currently showing work at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts in New York. www.markkelner.com
ANASTASIA SEIFETDINOVA is a pianist and music professor based in Boston. Born in Ukraine, she received part of her musical training in Germany before obtaining a Master’s and Doctorate degrees from The Hartt School in Connecticut. She has recorded for Naxos and is currently on faculty of the New England Conservatory. www.seifetdinova.de
ANNA WINESTEIN is an art historian and arts entrepreneur based in Boston. Born in St. Petersburg, she grew up in Brookline. She is the Founding Executive Director of Ballets Russes Arts Initiative, and has published widely on Russian art and culture and its relationship with the West. www.ballets-russes.com
The event is organized with the generous support of Combined Jewish Philanthopies and District Hall.
LOCATION:District Hall, 75 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA, 02210
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