Ezekiel's Wheels and Friends & Rachel Linsky's Zachor Dance Projects

Looking Back, Stepping Forward is a Chanukah celebration featuring a collaboration between Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band and Rachel Linsky’s ZACHOR Dance Projects. The performance brings together klezmer music and Yiddish dance to explore Jewish identity, diasporic experience, and the ways history is carried through the body while tradition continues to evolve.

The evening concludes with a joyful selection of holiday music welcoming the third night of Chanukah. The event is sponsored in part by LEAD3R.

When: Sunday, December 6, 2026

Showtime: 7:30 p.m. EST

Venue: Takeda Theater at The Platform, 315 Kendall St., Cambridge, MA 02142

Tickets: Start at $35

Member Benefit: Global Arts Live members save $6–$9 per ticket in service fees and receive access to the best seats.

Artists: Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band and Rachel Linsky’s ZACHOR Dance Projects

Program: Looking Back, Stepping Forward explores klezmer music, Yiddish dance, Jewish identity, diasporic history, and the relationship between tradition and creative change.

Note: The performance culminates in Chanukah music celebrating the third night of the holiday.