mezzo-soprano
KATHERINE LERNER LEE
Cabaret in Captivity
Sun, Apr 12
|Torn Page
Conceived and developed by Edward Einhorn and Jenny Lee Mitchell, Cabaret in Captivity presents songs and sketches written in Terezín/Theresienstadt, from Lisa Peschel's anthology Performing Captivity, Performing Escape and other sources.
Time & Location
Apr 12, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Torn Page, 435 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011, USA
About the event
Full of satire, bitter humor, and hope, these pieces demonstrate how art became a vital survival technique for the inmates
Original work written by Armin Berg, Robert Dauber, Sergei Dreznin, Grigory Flidlider, Hans Hofer, Vitezslav “Pidla” Horpatzky, Jaroslav Jezek, Gideon Klein, Frantisek Kowanitz, Josef Lustig, Felix Porges, Frida Rosenthal, Erwin Schulhoff, Leo Strauss, Myra Strauss-Gruhenberg, Karel Svenk, Victor Ullmann, and Ilse Weber
With: Craig Anderson, Seth Gilman, Katherine Lerner Lee, Jenny Lee Mitchell, and Katarina Vizina
Musical direction and piano accompaniment: Maria Dessena.
On Saturday, guest performer: Barsha
On Sunday, guest performer: Lara Lewison on violin