February
3, 2004
Oakton
Celebrates Courage of Jewish Homeland Pioneers
Unique Play and Woodcarving Exhibit at Koehnline Gallery
The resiliency of a nation will be portrayed during the Performing Arts at Oakton's multimedia production of "Voices of Biro-Bidjan," March 11 - 21, in the Koehnline Gallery at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road.
This original performance, written and directed by Karol Verson, highlights the courage of those settlers who struggled to create a Jewish homeland in Biro-Bidjan, a bitter cold wilderness territory located thousands of miles from European Russia. The play is inspired by a collection of woodcuts created in 1937 by 14 Chicago WPA artists as a fundraising project.
Performances of "Voices of Biro-Bidjan" are Thursday, March 11 at 8 p.m.; Friday, March 12 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, March 13 and 20 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, March 14 and 21 at 2 p.m. Admission is free, but reservations are required. For more information or to make reservations, call Karol Verson at 847-635-2185.
During the play's run, Oakton curator Nathan Harpaz will present "A Gift to Biro Bidjan: From Despair to New Hope," an introduction to the original woodcuts and other paintings by those artists who supported Biro-Bidjan. Harpaz's lecture is Wednesday, March 3 at 1 p.m. in the Koehnline Gallery. The woodcuts will be on display through April 2.
Admission is free and the public is invited. Koehnline Gallery is open Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
For more information, contact Nathan Harpaz at 847-635-2633.
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