Dear Colleagues, LC is planning a program on the Judische Kulturbund Project on Nov. 10, 2016. The details are being worked out. The flyer and information will be posted once everything is finalized. We are planning an audio-visual presentation including a live performance of songs from the Kulturbund. For the director and others involved, it's a labor of love. They are passionate about the project. Just thought you might want to know about this wonderful project. Gail
The Jüdische Kulturbund Project The Jüdische Kulturbund Project is producing a multimedia play and other initiatives that tell the story of Jewish musicians and performing artists who organized in 1933 Nazi Germany and performed until the Final Solution in 1941. Featuring stories based on filmed interviews with members of this unique group and contemporary artists living around the world, the project explores stories of heroic stands for artistic freedom and response to unjust control and repression. To understand more about the project, visit judischekultrubund.com. To understand the project's vision of how the Kulturbund is relevant today, see a short video at http://www.judischekulturbund.com/shared-stories/. Summary of Project Efforts In Development * Multimedia Play: "Playing for Life: Art Under Tyranny" (Status: First draft script) * Dramatic Feature Film : "Life or Theater". A period film set in 1930 Berlin telling the story of the Jüdische Kulturbund. (Status: Treatment in development) Scheduled Programs * Multimedia Presentation: Library of Congress with special performance by Sarah Baumgarten (vocals) and Patrick O'Donnell (piano). November 10, 2016. * Education Workshop: Jewish Museum of Maryland, Baltimore. August 3, 2016. * Keynote Speaker at Conference for Freedom of Expression and Culture in Karlstad, Sweden. Sponsored by Region Farmland. September 8, 2016. Building our Audience While the JK Project continues developing the multimedia play and dramatic feature film, we will present public speaking and education programs. We will also engage audiences through marketing campaigns and efforts such as... · Producing a coffee-table book-will collaborate with David Bruce Smith to publish the book. · Producing/curating a group exhibition of visual artists. · Producing a compilation music album. · Producing a one-week multimedia. interdisciplinary program for musicians, performing artists, and visual artists with discussion. Contact: Gail Prensky, creator, project director, executive director 202.333.8624 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Ideas & opinions in this email are not intended to represent those of the Library of Congress or its staff.
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