The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk is a remarkable Klezmer musical based on the love story of artist Marc Chagall and his poet wife, Bella. Paired with Violins of Hope, Pittsburgh’s exhibition of instruments rescued from the Holocaust, our show depicts the lives of these survivors of the 20th century’s darkest times and offers an educational exploration of theatre, art, music, and history in a non-traditional way.

Student matinees will be staged in the Rodef Shalom Congregation on

November 8 and 15, Wednesdays  at 10 AM. 

Students will participate in a short question and answer session post show, and leave with a greater understanding of how historical issues have contemporary relevance

For its 100th production, Quantum Theatre returns to Rodef Shalom Congregation with The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk (The Chagall Muscial).

October 28 – November 26, 2023
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at 8pm
Sunday matinee at 2pmDirected and Choreographed by Gustavo Zajac with Music Direction by Douglas Levine, The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk (The Chagall Musical), is a remarkable Klezmer musical by Daniel Jamieson and Ian Ross based on the love story of artist Marc Chagall and his poet wife, Bella. The fantasy fairytale takes its name from the Lithuanian city in which Chagall was born in 1887 and for the relationship memorialized in countless of his paintings. On whimsical sets, Marc and Bella are the picture of romance, floating over a Russian village or the Eiffel Tower. Although they are often seen flying on canvases, in life they sloughed through some of the most devastating years of Jewish history, navigating pogroms, the Russian Revolution, and the Holocaust.

Special Events

• October 28: Opening Night with a post-show champagne reception
• October 29: Sunday Q&A with the cast and crew
• November 1 at 6:30 pm: Social Q pre-show reception at Butterjoint
• November 2 at 7pm: Pre-show wine tasting with the Quantum Quaff
• November 18: Psychological post-show discussion of the characters at Quantum on the Couch