BRATTLEBORO — The Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series presents klezmer re-groove ensemble ¡Klezperanto! on Saturday, July 22, at 6 p.m. at West River Park, 333 West River Rd. (Route 30).
"Klezmer and dancing go hand-in-hand, and ¡Klezperanto! delivers on that promise," Keith Marks, executive director of Next Stage Arts, said in a news release. "The Boston-based klezmer all-star lineup includes members of the Klezmer Conservatory Band - they know this idiom. With ¡Klezperanto! they expand its power and impact, and we're excited to bring that energy to the region."
According to the band, ¡Klezperanto! "presents Eastern European melodies as you've never heard them before, from Bogota to the Black Sea."
With solid klezmer roots, technical virtuosity, and a wry sense of humor, Ilene Stahl and an all-star lineup of Boston musicians "re-groove traditional klezmer and Mediterranean melodies, celebrate the golden age of Colombian big bands, rip up Romanian surf tunes, slay a few standards, and blow past every posted limit to bring you irresistible dance music from everywhere except your cousin's friend's bar mitzvah."
Food from Crossroads Tacos will be available for purchase at this concert. This concert is funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the gate. Children under 12 attend free. Next Stage will provide a cash bar. Advance tickets are available at nextstagearts.org. For information, call 802-387-0102.