Performance: Theatre |
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Oh The World Will Get Better |
Narrator / Singer |
Directed by Lisa Marie di Liberto and Ruth Howard, Jumblies Theatre, Davenport Perth Community Centre, Toronto |
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Rascals and Numskulls |
Square Dance Caller Ben Franklin, Tyler, Singer, British Soldier, Cabinet Member, Morden
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by Ron Weihs, Artword Theatre, Hamilton Ontario |
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You Are What You Do |
Ensemble and Solo singer, Plumber, Punch Press Operator, Union Rep, High Steel Painter |
Directed by Ron Weihs, Artword Theatre, Hamilton Ont. |
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If Cows Could Fly (One-man show with klezmer music ensemble) Journey from Eastern Europe to Canada |
Multiple Characters |
Directed by Ronald Weihs of Artword Theatre, Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre, Ottawa Ashkenaz Festival, Toronto |
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Macbeth |
Rosse, Witch |
Directed by Estelle Shook, Caravan Farm Theatre, Armstrong BC |
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Lawren Harris, Framing The Urban Canvas |
Multiple characters, Singer, Musician |
(workshop) Directed by Paul Noble |
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Morituri / Teias |
Multiple characters |
Directed by Cathy Edwards |
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The Magic Fish |
Narrator / Singer |
Directed by Ruth Howard, Jumblies Theatre, Davenport Perth Community Centre, Toronto |
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If Cows Could Fly |
One-man show |
Directed by Ronald Weihs, Artword Theatre, Toronto; Theatre in the Ruins, St. Norbert, Man.; European Tour; Canadian Tour |
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The Wedding Bard / Der Badchan |
One-man show (narrator, musician, singer, MC) |
Toronto(26 performances),Calgary |
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Hands Up! The Bill Miner Story |
Shorty Dunn |
Directed by Nick Hutchinson, Caravan Stage, BC |
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Romeo and Juliet |
Father Capulet / Multiple roles |
Directed by Nick Hutchinson, Caravan Farm Theatre, BC |
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Marat Sade |
Maitre Coulmier |
Directed by Michelle George, Equity Showcase Theatre, CAEA Production Toronto |
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Caucasian Chalk Circle |
Narrator |
Directed by Nick Hutchinson, Caravan Stage, BC |
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Highball! |
Multiple roles |
Directed by Ronald Weihs, Island Stage, Duncan BC |
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Jacob Kepp |
Multiple roles |
Directed by Andras Tahn, 25th St. Theatre, Saskatoon |
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The Splendor and Death of Joaquin Murrietta |
Multiple roles |
Directed by Sylvia Tucker, Canadian Stage, Toronto |
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The Coady Co-op Show The Mulgrave Road Show |
Multiple roles |
The Mulgrave Road Co-Op Theatre Co |
Performance: Film and Television |
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Adventures in Babysitting |
Supporting role: Man with a gun |
Directed by Chris Columbus, Feature Film, Warner Bros. |
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Tucker |
Supporting role: Coachman / teamster |
TV series, Insight Productions |
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Horse-Drawn Magic |
Multiple Roles (character) |
Directed by Dorothy Henault, Full length documentary, National Film Board, |
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And Miles to Go |
Supporting role: Culozzi |
Feature film, CBC Toronto |
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Car 54 Where are you?
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Supporting role: Musician / Singer |
Feature film, Independent Productions |
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Footsteps in the Snow |
Principal role |
Independent feature film, Montreal |
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Canadian Heritage Series (TV) |
Principal role: Sea Captain |
Directed by Pierre Berton, CBC Toronto |
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The Bill Miner Story |
Principal role: Shorty Dunn |
Full-length radio drama, CBC Radio, Vancouver |
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The Cody Co-Op Show |
Principal roles & Musician |
Music Maritimes, CBC Radio, Halifax |
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle |
Principal role: Narrator |
CBC Radio, Calgary |
Performance: Storytelling 2010 and Highlights |
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2010 – Dec. 11, Prairie Skies House concert, Origins of Channukah |
music by KlezMerovitz Quartet ( Garry Sylverter – accordion, Frank Rackow – clarinet & sax, Jonathan Lewish – violin , Allan Merovitz – vocals and percussion ) |
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2010 – Dec. 8 ,T.A.L.E.S. - Calgary , Aaron Hart and the 1st Channukah in Canada 1759 |
Music by Allan Merovitz, vocals, drumming and dance leader |
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2010 – Dec. 4 , Temple B'nai Tikveh , Calgary, Origins of Channukah & Aaron Hart - 1st Channukah in Canada 1759 |
music by KlezMerovitz |
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2010 - Nov. 26- The Potato and the Jewish Connection, Unitarian Church of Edmonton |
music by KlezMerovitz Quartet,( Greg Rumpel – accordion, Garry Sylvester – sax & clarinet, Jonathan Lewish – Violin, Allan Merovitz – vocals, Percussion, dance leader ) |
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2010 Nov. 28 - Heritage Park , Calgary, Origins of Channukah |
music by KlezMerovitz ( Frank Rackow – clarinet & sax, Greg Rumpel – accordion, Jonathan Lewis – violin, Robin Tufts – drums, Stefano Valdo – Bass ,Allan Merovitz – vocals , Percussion) |
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2010 – Unitarian Church of Montreal, Que. Benefit for Haiti Relief , Various Stories |
music by Merovitz Trio ( Mark Simon – clarinet, Henri Oppenheim – Accordion, Allan Merovitz – vocals & percussion ) |
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2010 – Gesu Music at Noon Series |
Music by Allan Merovitz & Sima Shamsi ( voclas , percussion & keyboard) |
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2010 – Auberge de la Caravan , North Hatley, Que., Various Stories & Anecdotes |
music by Merovitz Trio ( Sergiu Popa – accordion , Jessica Gill – violin, Allan Merovitz – vocals & percussion & harmonicas ) |
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2010 – Gesu Music at Noon Series, Gesu Church Montreal, Que. |
Merovitz Trio ( Mark Simon – clarinet, Henri Oppenheim – accordion, Allan Merovitz – vocals , percussion, dance leader ) |
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2010 – Temple Emmanuel , Montreal , Que., Various Stories |
Merovitz Duo (Sima Shamsi – keyboard, Allan Merovitz – vocals , percussion, dance ) |
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2010 Heritage Park, Little Synagogue on the Prairies ,Calgary , Heritage Day 2010, Allan Merovitz tells Jewish Mystical Wonder Tales |
music by Allan Merovitz, self – accompanied – vocals & harmonicas, dance leader |
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2010 – Starbelly Jam Music Festival, Crawford Bay, B.C., Allan Merovitz & Friends |
Frank Rackow – clarinet & sax, Ben Rackow – Double Bass, Ben Johnson – drums, darbukah, oud, santour (Iranian dulcimer), Bessie Wapp- accordion, vocals, drum, Allan Merovitz – vocals, percussion, harmonicas |
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2010 – Rose Sharlin School – 50 Anniversary Concert, L.A., California, Stories & Songs |
Music and vocals by Allan Merovitz |
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2010- March 27- 60 th Birthday Party, Stories & Songs, Lennoxville House Party, Lennoxville , Quebec |
Music and vocals by Allan Merovitz |
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1992—2010 – Esther the Brave (A Yiddish Fantasy) various locations national and international |
Music and vocals by Allan Merovitz, Martin van de Ven, Sasha Luminsky, Brian Katz and others |
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1991—2002 –Hartzedike Lider/ Heartsongs - Canadian Tales & Stories national and international |
Music and vocals by Allan Merovitz, Martin van de Ven, and Brian Katz |
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1998 –Tzint Di Nacht / Light Up the Night, Holland tour |
Music by Ot Azoj Klezmer Band, Amsterdam and Allan Merovitz |
Playwrighting |
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If Cows Could Fly
(One-man show with klezmer music ensemble) |
Artword Theatre, Toronto (directed by Ronald Weihs); Yiddish Festival, Theatre in the Ruins (St. Norbert’s, Man.); Fringe Festival Tour (Western Canada); Young People’s Theatre, Toronto (directed by Michael Puttonen); Euro Tour (Berlin, Hanover, Rinteln, Hamlin, Canadian & British Forces bases Germany) |
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Tzind On Di Nacht (Light up The Night) (Original Channukah story/drama with music |
6th International Yiddish Festival, Amsterdam, Holland |
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The Wedding Bard / Der Badchan (Interactive re-creation of old-time Jewish wedding led by jester/ story-teller/ keeper of traditions. With klezmer music ensemble. |
Tarragon Theatre (Spring Arts Fair); 2nd International Yiddish Festival, Amsterdam, Holland; Euro Tour (Amsterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, Culemborg, Brussels, Antwerp, Maastricht, Zwolle); Wedding-in-the-Park, Toronto |
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Hartzedike Lider (Heartsongs) (Original stories and Yiddish songs) |
Ashkenaz Festival, Toronto; Euro-Tour (Belgium and Holland); |
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Esther The Brave (A Yiddish Fantasy) (Interactive dance/ theatre/ musical) |
Darchai Noam Synagogue, Toronto, and Holland |
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The Ist Channukah in Canada 1759, or How Aaron Hart Helped the British Win the War |
Temple B’nai Tikveh Congregation, Calgary, Alberta |
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Chanukah and Herschel (adapted from I.B. Singer) |
Young Peoples Theatre, Directed by Joel Greenberg |
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Yuk Bubba Goes North |
The Theatre Centre / New Works, Toronto |
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Something From Nothing Co-written with Chris Bryden |
(DORA AWARD winner) |
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The Theory of Relatives (Collective creation) |
(DORA AWARD winner) |
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Merovitz Project - band co-leader, lead singer and percussion
Klezmerovitzband leader, singer and percussion
Hartzedike-Lider / HeartsongsSongs and Stories by Allan Merovitz and Brian Katz
Simcha Klezmer Bandband leader, lead singer and percussion
The Flying BulgarKlezmer Bandlead singer and percussion
Chutzpahlead singer, percussion
Beyond the Paleguest vocalist
Ashkenaz Festival, Toronto Ontario
CBC Concerts, Calgary Alberta
MontrealInternational Jazz Festival, Montreal Quebec
Winnipeg Folk Festival, Winnipeg Manitoba
VancouverFolk Festival, Vancouver British Columbia
Mission Folk Festival, Mission British Columbia
Victoria Music Festival, Victoria British Columbia
Starbelly Jam Music Festival, Crawford Bay British Columbia
Folk On The Rocks, Yellowknife
München Volksfest, Munich, Germany
World of Music and Dance, Morcam by the Bay, UK
and other Canadian Folk Festivals (Lunenburg, Halifax, Yarmouth, Saint John, Moncton, Charlottetown, Drummondville, Ottawa)
If Cows Could Fly: The Soundtrack upcoming release
The Wedding Bard / Der Badchan: Wedding from the Stage upcoming release
Merovitz Project: Live in Montreal Winner of Radio Canada’s Galaxy Award for Montreal World Music 2009
KlezMerovitz. self titled
The Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band. self titled
Agada: The Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band
Ot Azoj Klezmer Band (Amsterdam): Channukah / Festival of Lights featuring Allan Merovitz