Events in July 2010
Press Invitation
Press Release, Fri 18 Jun 2010
We cordially invite you to these cultural events in July:
Monday Movies surrounding the Special Exhibition "Heroes, Freaks, and Super-Rabbis"
Art Spiegelman – Two Film Portraits
Personal description: Art Spiegelman. "Von Katzen und Mäusen" (Of cats and mice)
D 1988, 45 min, directed by Georg Stefan Troller
Georg Stefan Troller interviews – insistently and with cinematic brilliance – known and unknown contemporaries. "Von Katzen und Mäusen" (Of cats and mice) is the name of his portrait of Art Spiegelman, whom he accompanied on a trip to Poland in 1987.
Art Spiegelman – Comic Artist
F 2009, 43 min, directed by Clara Kuperberg, Joelle Oosterlinck
In this unusual documentary film Art Spiegelman talks about his childhood and the power of comics, about his time in the New York and San Francisco underground scenes and last but not least about his successes and creative crises.
When: 5 July 2010, 7.30 pm
Where: Old Building, first level, Education Room
Admission free. Admission only with seat ticket available at the cash desk.
Bookings (for non-journalists) on tel. +49 (0)30 25 993 488 or reservierung@jmberlin.de
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Cultural Summer Program
Summer Party and Open Day
The theme of this year’s summer party is the current special exhibition "Heroes, Freaks, and Super-Rabbis." A diverse program featuring interactive games for all the family will transform the Museum Garden into a fantastic world of comic adventure.
In the new "Mobile Museum" visitors develop magic powers to help them solve tricky riddles. Fascinating background information on the exhibition can be heard at the discussion with the comic expert Jens Meinrenken. And workshops, baking mazzah bread, and guided tours for children and adults are also all on the program.
Musical entertainment will be provided by the songwriter Eli Salzman and the jazz/pop-singer Ingrid Olava, while an American-style barbeque will be on offer to satisfy appetites.
When: 4 July 2010, 11 am to 6 pm
Admission: free
David Krakauer
A Musical and Personal Journey through Klezmer
Starting in the late 1980s, David Krakauer began a personal and musical journey through klezmer: the celebrative music of his Eastern European Jewish ancestry. On that journey, he traveled the world, established himself as one of the leading performers of klezmer, and came closer to a deeper understanding of his cultural identity. As a clarinetist, band leader, composer and soloist Krakauer has collaborated with a diverse cross section of world renowned artists including Itzhak Perlman, Fred Wesley, the Kronos Quartet, Socalled, John Zorn and Iva Bittová. Krakauer will talk with the musicologist Hyacinthe Ravet about this journey and illustrate by playing live along with examples from his many ground breaking recordings.
In cooperation with the Centre Marc Bloch.
When: 7 July 2010, 7 pm
Where: Glass Courtyard, ground level
Admission: 10 €, reduced rate 7 euros
Ticket reservation (for non-journalists) on tel. +49 (0)30 25 993 488 or reservierung@jmberlin.de
Jazz in the Garden: Christoph Spangenberg Trio
The 23-year-old Christoph Spangenberg has already made a name as a pianist and composer. A zest for life and boundless energy characterize his style. His trio transports listeners into new and exciting worlds of sound.
Christoph Spangenberg (piano), Daniel Stritzke (bass), Konrad Ullrich (percussion)
When: 11 July 2010, 11 am to 1 pm
Where: Jewish Museum Berlin, Museum Garden (Glass Courtyard in the event of bad weather)
Admission: free
Jazz in the Garden: Walter Rothschild and The Minyan Boys
Rabbi Walter Rothschild is not only an outstanding scholar but also a gifted storyteller. With the composer and jazz musician Max Doehlemann and his band, he brings a funny, thoughtful, poetic, and without doubt entertaining program to the stage.
Rabbi Walter Rothschild (vocals), Max Doehlemann (piano), Matthias Harig (trumpet), Martin Fonfara (percussion), Christian Schantz (bass)
In English with translation.
When: 25 July 2010, 11 am to 1 pm
Where: Jewish Museum Berlin, Museum Garden (Glass Courtyard in the event of bad weather)
Admission: free
All the jazz concerts in the Museum Garden can be enjoyed with a picnic basket from Liebermann’s Restaurant. Picnic baskets on tel. +49 (0)30 25 939 760 (at least 24 hrs advance notice)
Clarinet Bird – Jazz Talks
Reading and Concert with Maxi Sickert and Rolf Kühn
Circus tent, the persecution of Jews, the GDR, and the child prodigy from Leipzig: The clarinettist Rolf Kühn’s jazz life takes him to Benny Goodman’s penthouse and onto the stage of the Carnegie Hall. He lives in the apartment above Billie Holiday, tours with Chet Baker and Lester Young, meets Marilyn Monroe and organizes his brother’s escape from the GDR with the help of the pianist Friedrich Gulda.
The music journalist Maxi Sickert has reconstructed through talks and research one of the most unusual music biographies of the post-war era. A journey through time from the ruins of Leipzig to New York to the new Berlin. Following the reading, Rolf Kühn and his band "Tri-O" will wind up the evening with a concert.
Tri-O line up: Rolf Kühn (clarinet), Ronny Graupe (guitar), Johannes Fink (bass) und Christian Lillinger (percussion)
When: 30 July 2010, 7.30 pm
Where: Glass Courtyard, ground level
Admission: 10 €, reduced rate 7 euros
Ticket reservation (for non-journalists) on tel. +49 (0)30 25 993 488 or reservierung@jmberlin.de
