Conservatory actors Ellen Nikbakht, left, and Rebeca Robles, right, perform as Halina and Chana. Nicole Wee, the costume designer for
In a true only-in-Chautauqua experience, the Buffalo Silver Band, a 107-year-old British-style brass band, combines talent and sound with the JGB Shibuki Taiko ensemble, a Japanese drum group, for a program titled “East Meets West.”