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Chagall and the Artists of the Russian Jewish Theater, 1919-1949April 23, 2009 - September 7, 2009 |
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Susan Hiller: The J.Street ProjectJune 18, 2009 - August 18, 2009 |
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Jews on VinylFebruary 6 - October 13, 2009 |
July 8 - July 12; July 8 SOLD OUT
In 2008, members of Habimah, Israel's national theater, developed a new, playful vision for one of the classic expressionistic masterpieces of the Russian Jewish theater, The Dybbuk. Habimah's reimagined version of the haunting early 20th-century play about a bride-to-be possessed by the dead soul of her one true love deftly combines handcrafted puppets and live actors in a production that blurs the boundaries between the natural and supernatural and offers an affectionate and humorous portrait of the shtetl's religious and cultural life.
Thursday, July 16; 7 PM
Join New Yorker Drama Critic Hilton Als, and author and American Conservatory Theater Dramaturg Michael Paller, for a spirited conversation about the role of the "outsider" artist in modern theater.This conversation is presented in conjunction with the Contemporary Jewish Museum's exhibition Chagall and the Artists of the Russian Jewish Theater, 1919-1949.
Sunday, July 26; 11:30 AM-5 PM
As part of the San Francisco Theater Festival's annual summer extravaganza, the Museum will host an array of live performances, including comedy improv focusing on the paintings of Marc Chagall. Details on specific performances and venues, including family-oriented presentations, will be available online in the weeks preceding the festival at sftheaterfestival.org.
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