Details

Sunday 10th April 2005 marks the launch of a new series of lounge shows, Spiel, with performance and banter. At Spiel, four guests will chew the fat over contemporary cultural events with Jewish content, surrounded by sneak live previews of new albums, plays, performance and books by visiting bands, actors and contemporary dancers. JONATHAN FREEDLAND will invite his guests - actor Henry Goodman, musician SOPHIE SOLOMON, author WILLIAM SUTCLIFFE, and artist SUSAN HILLER - to comment on and chat about current arts events. Topics of discussion on 10th April will include Todd Solondz's latest film Palindromes, out at the end of April, BBC 2's The Apprentice, Susan Hiller's show at Timothy Taylor Gallery, and new US hip hop album Socalled Seder by Socalled featuring artists from the Wu Tang Clan. Chat will be interspersed by performances by actor, Henry Goodman, with excerpts from his award-winning play 'Monsieur Ibrahim Et Les Fleurs Du Coran', and by Oi Va Voi who will be playing exclusive preview tracks from their forthcoming album. The event is one of a series of opening events for the new Jewish Community Centre for London - the brainchild of Dame Vivien Duffield DBE. The Jewish Community Centre's mission is to create a Jewish community for anyone who associates with or is interested in being Jewish - to whatever extent. With Spiel, the JCC is creating a new kind of cultural event which puts Jewish culture on the map in a new, exciting and sometimes surprising way, with people who are all Jewish (or Jew-ish) but whom you might not have expected to see on the same stage at the same time. "Spiel is exactly what the JCC is all about," says Andrew Franklin, Managing Director of Profile Books and Chairman of the Jewish Community Centre's Board of Trustees. "It's about creating a place where people of all ages can come together, enjoy and talk about things that are Jew-ish. It's about them finding things that surprise them and things that they know they'll already enjoy. We are very proud to be producing this series of events and look forward to seeing them grow and attract more and more people of different types. "About the Jewish Community Centre for London The idea of a Jewish Community Centre for London was launched by Dame Vivien Duffield in 2003, since when a lot of work has been going on to put the project on the map. The JCC will strive to attract all sorts of Jews, as well as their non-Jewish friends and family members. When built, it will be a vibrant and welcoming place for anyone who associates with being Jewish. Before the building is opened, an increasing range of programmes and activities will be developed under the project - of which Spiel is the first cultural event.

Cast/Performers

Susan Hiller, Sophie Solomon, William Sutcliffe, Henry Goodman

Creatives/Company

Producer: TaD Arts