Events in July 2011
Press Invitation
Press Release, Mon 20 Jun 2011
We cordially invite you to these cultural events in July:
Program Surrounding the Special Exhibition “Radical Jewish Culture”
Monday Movies
A Serious Man
Directed by Joel und Ethan Coen, USA 2009, 105 min, original English version with German subtitles
A black comedy drama revolving around the physics professor Larry Gopnik, whose quiet life in a
Midwestern Jewish suburb is thrown off kilter by a series of unexpected incidents.
When: 4 July 2011, 7.30 pm
The "Socalled" Movie
Directed by Garry Beitel, Canada 2010, 86 min, original English version
Documentary film about the musical conjurer from Montreal, Josh Dolgin aka Socalled. The portrait consists of 18 short films on his creative process.
When: 18 July 2011, 7.30 pm
The following applies to all events in the Monday Movies series:
Where: Old Building, ground level, Auditorium
Admission: free. With seat ticket only (available at the cash desk).
Ticket reservation (for non-journalists) on tel. +49 (0)30 25993 488 or reservierung@jmberlin.de
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Jewish Museum Berlin Foundation
Lindenstraße 9–14
10969 Berlin
Cultural Summer Program
Edmond Jabès: "Das Buch der Fragen" (The book of questions)
Radio Drama // Reading // Song // Dance
Edmond Jabès’ “Das Buch der Fragen” (1963) is a “récit éclaté,” a cycle of short stories made up of fragments. The work covers themes that played an important role throughout his life: exile, foreignness, Diaspora, and a life of prose, poetry, and language. And there is also the love story between Sarah and Yukel, a story that can only be hinted at in a narrative. The radio drama of the same name produced by NDR interprets the discursive text in an open, acoustic form that moves between speaking and silence, music and word. For the first time, director Kai Grehn brings the work to the stage, or more precisely into the room. At the premiere of this spoken, sung, and danced performance at the Jewish Museum Berlin, the actor Otto Mellies will read and Dan Pelleg and Marko E. Weigert will sing.
Reading: Otto Mellies, Kai Grehn
Vocals and dance: Dan Pelleg, Marko E. Weigert, Stephan Thiel, Nora Hageneier
When: 28 July 2011, 7.30 pm
Where: Old Building, second level, Great Hall
Admission: 8 €, reduced rate 5 Euro
Ticket reservation (for non-journalists) on tel. +49 (0)30 25993 488 or reservierung@jmberlin.de
Jazz in the Garden: Max Doehlemann Trio
The composer and pianist Max Doehlemann and his jazz trio let elements from Jewish songs flow into modern jazz. Two guest musicians on the saxophone bring yet more dynamic, free jazz flavour to the trio’s unique sound.
Max Doehlemann (composition, piano), Christian Schantz (composition, bass), Martin Fonfara (percussion) & Benjamin Weidekamp, Uli Kempendorff (saxophone)
When: 17 July 2011, 11 am to 1 pm (admission free)
Jazz in the Garden: Jazzkomplott
Five musicians in their early 20s from Berlin and Brandenburg make up Jazzkomplott. Winners of the national competition “Jugend Jazzt” in 2005 and 2007, they combine modern jazz, funk, swing, and fusion in their catchy compositions.
Hannes Rössler (saxophone), Christian Lippert (guitar), Clemens Litschko (percussion), Kolja Legde (bass), Konrad Litschko (piano)
When: 31 July 2011, 11 am to 1 pm (admission free)
All jazz events in the museum garden can be enjoyed with a picnic basket from Liebermann’s Restaurant. Please order with at least 24 hrs advance notice on tel. +49 (0)30 25939 760.
