Join Menorah for a three-film series presented in conjunction with the Colorado Music Festival’s “Rediscovered Masters” series, which begins June 28 with “Brundibar.”
Talkbacks with Kathryn Bernheimer
Purchase tickets at
www.thedairy.org
Tuesday, May 29, 7 pm
“Prisoner of Paradise”
The startling true story of Kurt Gerron traces the tragic life of the beloved German-Jewish actor, director and cabaret star in Berlin in the 1920's and '30's who was sent to Theriesenstadt. Ordered to write and direct a propaganda film depicting the concentration camp as a haven for artists, Gerron filmed a production of “Brundibar” that survives today. Gerron, the children he filmed,
and Brundibar’s composer were all sent to their deaths following the filming.
Tuesday, June 5, 7 pm
“The Pianist”
Filmmaker Roman Polanski, who as a boy growing up in Poland watched while the Nazis devastated his country and killed his parents, directed this brilliant drama about a musician’s five-year nightmare during Nazi occupation of Warsaw. This 2002 Oscar-winning film traces the true story of Polish-Jewish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman’s harrowing experience during the Holocaust.
Tuesday, June 12, 7 pm
“Shadows in Paradise: Hitler’s Exiles in Hollywood”
This poignant documentary traces the enormous impact Jewish artists exiled by the Third Reich had on American culture. By 1939, 30,000 intellectuals and radicals were exiled from Europe; 80% were Jewish. Scores of émigrés fled to Los Angeles and Hollywood, briefly transforming Southern California into one of the capitals of world culture, profoundly altering the horizons of American music, literature, and the arts.
The Joy of Sageing ® - Acquiring a Heart of Wisdom
With Rabbi Ori Har DiGennaro
Seven Sundays, 4:30 – 6:30 pm, beginning June 10
At the FAM Center, 3000 Center Green Drive
The Sage-ing journey toward becoming a conscious elder empowers us to discover the sacredness of our life cycle.
Co-sponsored by Center for Spiritual Friendship, Haver Rabbinical Council, Boulder JCC’s Maimonides Wellness Center and FAM - A Holistic Wellness Center.
REDISCOVERED MASTERS
Concert and Reception
Join Menorah at the Colorado Music Festival’s performance of “Brundibar,” followed by a private reception at the home of Josh and Ellen Taxman adjacent to Chautauqua.
Enjoy group discount tickets and the opportunity to meet Ela Weissberger, Holocaust survivor and
one of the original Brundibar cast members, and CMF Music Director Michael Christie.
Thursday, June 28th
7:30 pm
Chautauqua Auditorium
$60; includes Section A seats and reception
Register Here
Full Program:
Krása: Brundibar
Schreker: Intermezzo Op. 8 (US Premiere)
Prokofiev: Cinderella Suites
This program is part of the Rediscovered Masters Program, a series of performances celebrating Jewish composers and their music, with an emphasis on music composed before, during, and immediately after World War II. The music of many Jewish composers was suppressed during the Holocaust period, and a great deal of their work was subsequently forgotten. Music Director Michael Christie is committed to resurrecting this lost treasure and celebrating these artists’ rightful places in musical history. The Festival is now planning a special series of programs that focus on music related to this time in history.
My interest in this subject is primarily based on the superb quality of the music. The number of works never heard in North America is vast and there are still many works that are awaiting a world premiere. I believe the artists would want us to use their music to look forward.
- Michael Christie, Colorado Music Festival Music Director
