ART, PERFORMANCES & CONVERSATIONS

All New Center programs speak to Jewish audiences and to the broader community. Attracting large and diverse groups of people, our past programs have explored wide-ranging themes and ideas, including: the Exodus story told from multiple cultural perspectives; the blending of Klezmer and swing music; and the influence of a Jewish up-bringing on the lives and careers of acclaimed writers, artists, musicians, actors, political figures and humorists.

We invite everyone to come and experience the insight, passion, humanity, and humor that lie at the heart of our programs.

Shakespeare’s Jew

Date:

Wednesday January 26, 2011
7:30 PM

Venue:

The Paramount Theater
560 Washington St., Boston

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Oscar-winner F. Murray Abraham joins Robert Brustein, founding director of A.R.T.; Michael Feingold, Village Voice theater critic; Jeffrey Horowitz, artistic director of Theatre for a New Audience; and Tina Packer of Shakespeare and Company, to talk about Shylock, perhaps the most famous and infamous Jewish character in literature. They will discuss the perception of Jews in Shakespeare’s England, the many sides of Shylock’s character, and his various portrayals ranging from comic buffoon to villain to tragic hero. Abraham appears in anticipation of his starring role as Shylock in ArtsEmerson’s presentation of The Merchant of Venice, opening March 29, 2011. Abraham received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Antonio Salieri in Amadeus.

 

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