winter/spring Season 2014 Secrets & surprises
The new postcode for Jewish life
www.jw3.org.uk
ARTS & CULTURE Discover gems from the worlds of film, comedy, theatre, music & art at London’s fabulous new Arts venue.
arts & culture
Expect the unexpected The new season of Arts & Culture at JW3 Do you have a confession to make or a secret to hide? We all have something to reveal. Come and enjoy Con/Fess as we bring together 15 artists and performers as they tell all and explore JW3’s theme for this season, Secrets and Surprises. For more surprise and delight try our music events. Jazz at JW3 is on the first Sunday of each month – a huge hit in our launch season. We also have other musical treats in store this season, with great performers such as Twelfth Day, Ester Rada and the English Chamber Chorus. And an experience not to miss is the showing of silent Yiddish comedy classic East and West with a live, contemporary musical performance of the score. If you have more of a theatrical bent, come see either our drama group, Spielers, revive the Broadway classic, The Melting Pot, or Schmaltz – the Amy Grimehouse celebration of the best in trashy camp, transgressive culture – Jewish-style.
There will be more of the unexpected this season when we mix food and performance, with An Evening of Food and Jazz with Jay Rayner. A theme which we continue with our Foodie Film Club, in which we serve up a classic film, along with delicious food from our celebrated restaurant, Zest. And what happens when film and the Bible come together? The new film, Noah, gives us a starting point for what we’re sure will be a fascinating discussion in The Flood: Movies & Midrash. For more celebration of all things celluloid come to our Comedy Film Club, screening three classic comedies selected and introduced by three classy comedians. And we roll out the red carpet for our pre-Oscars fun in the company of an actual Oscar winner. All this and our daily screenings of the best new film releases in our plush cinema. This is just a small selection of the great Arts & Culture events that we have lined up for you this season. Take a look at the full picture at www.jw3.org.uk
Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk
music Sundays 2 February 2014, 2 March, 6 April
Monday 10 February
jazz AT jw3
Ear To the Ground
8pm, £15
7.30pm, £12.50 Twelfth Day, Pete Roe, Laura Moody Twelfth Day are at the forefront of innovative, original British folk music, interweaving masterful fiddle and harp playing with intricately harmonised vocals in dynamic arrangements.
Julian Joseph, Georgia Mancio, Ian Shaw Jazz at JW3 returns in 2014 with a wealth of world-class jazz talent, from the emerging to well-established, playing at JW3 on the first Sunday of every month. All shows start at 8pm with an interval. 2 February Julian Joseph Trio 2 March Georgia Mancio and her quartet 6 April Ian Shaw – Songs from the Great Jewish Songbook
Monday 3 February
JUAN (Don Giovanni) 7.30pm, £15 Kasper Holten & Norman Lebrecht In Juan, Mozart’s classical masterpiece Don Giovanni is retold as a story of the modern man’s escape from himself and his demons. Juan does that through countless seductions of the women he encounters, until he is inevitably driven to his own death. We screen the film followed by a Q&A with Juan’s director, Kasper Holten (Director of Opera, The Royal Opera House) who is joined by Norman Lebrecht – one of the most widely-read commentators on music, culture and cultural politics.
A stalwart in Laura Marling’s band, Pete Roe saw his solo career bloom with the launch of his debut signed album Our Beloved Bubble. Laura Moody is a wildly alternative cellist, vocalist and theatre performer forging a singular path and performing all over the world as an avant-garde singer-songwriter and interdisciplinary performer.
Saturday 8 March
Girls in Trouble 8pm, £15 Part of Weekend of Women In a rare London appearance the Girls in Trouble duo (poet and multi-instrumentalist Alicia Jo Rabins, accompanied by bassist Aaron Hartman) perform songs from their two albums; Girls in Trouble and Half You Half Me. Their art-pop songs brings to life lesserknown tales of Biblical women including androgynous storm demons, jealous sisters with secrets, fancy dresses and knives. “Tender…gorgeous” New York Times “Hauntingly lovely” LA Weekly
arts & culture Sunday 9 March
Tuesday 25 March 2014
TLV in LDN: Ester Rada Part of Weekend of Women
An Evening of Food and Jazz with Jay Rayner
Q&A 6pm, FREE
7.30pm, £18
Music 8.30pm, £15 Ester Rada Ester Rada’s cross-cultural sound is a deep reflection of the Israeli born Ethiopian’s heritage, gracefully combining Ethio-Jazz, Funk, Soul and R&B. Her increasing popularity has seen her tour the US, Canada and Europe, including appearing at the most recent Glastonbury Festival. She warmed up for Alicia Keys at her Israel concert, where the pop star described her as “amazing!” JW3 is delighted to feature Ester in celebration of International Women’s Day.
Jay Rayner Join restaurant critic, writer and broadcaster Jay Rayner for a unique evening of food and music. In the first half, Jay will take you on a rollicking journey through the landscape of food security in the 21st Century, inspired by his book A Greedy Man In A Hungry World. In the second half he’ll be joined by some of Britain’s top jazz musicians as he talks about his love of the piano and plays some of the great food-related jazz tunes.
Tuesday 1 April
HANDEL ISRAEL IN EGYPT Thursday 13 March
7.30pm, £12
Score: East and West 7.30pm, £15 Lemez Lovaz, Moshikop, Rohan Kriwaczek A Silent Film with a Live Music Score. In Sidney M. Goldin and Ivan Abramson’s silent movie East and West (1923), streetwise New Yorker Mollie (Molly Picon) travels to her demure cousin’s wedding in a traditional Polish shtetl. Lemez Lovas (Oi Va Voi, Shtetl Superstars, Yiddish Twist Orchestra), directs guest musicians Moshikop and Rohan Kriwaczek in an irreverent live performance of a score for East and West. As love blossoms between East and West, and the musical narrative unfolds, traditional and modern worlds are brought into collision. Produced by Yad Arts
English Chamber Choir and english players on period instruments As a musical prelude to the festival of Passover, The English Chamber Choir, one of London’s leading groups of its size perform Handel’s graphic musical setting of the story of the Exodus depicting the flight of the Israelites from the tyranny of the Pharaohs. This was clearly fertile territory for Handel: you can hear the flies and locusts buzzing, the hailstones raining down and later the Egyptian horses and riders being thrown unceremoniously into the sea.
Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk
performance Sunday 19 January
Saturday 15 February
Spielers presents The Melting Pot
Schmaltz: A Big gay Night Out
8pm, £10
7.30pm, £10
Presented by Spielers, the JW3 amateur dramatic group Directed by Debbie Chazen
Amy Grimehouse
Written by Israel Zangwill, The Melting Pot was one of the most successful productions in the history of Broadway. Depicting turn-of the-20th century New York, it charts the story of three generations of a Russian immigrant family as they carve a future in the melting pot of America. This four-act drama captures the ups and downs of the immigrant experience with insight, sensitivity and humour.
Sunday 16 February
Amy Grimehouse, London’s Queens of immersive cinema/arts nightclubbing bring you an evening celebrating the best in trashy camp, transgressive culture. Come and watch 1999 Cult Classic Movie But I’m A Cheerleader with dancers, performance sideshows, cocktails a plenty, and our special SCHMALTZ disco – spinning only the best tunes from Jewish Gay Icons past and present – think Liza, Babs, Bette, The Barry Sisters, Neil Sedaka, Bazza Manilow, Dana International and Gary Barlow (alright, not Gary Barlow). Featuring a trailer from Rainbow Jews. Part of the Camden LGBT History Month.
SHYLOCK 7.30pm, £15 Shylock has always divided opinion. Is he a villain or a victim? Or is he someone even more intriguing. There is no doubt Shylock is hard done by in The Merchant of Venice, but does he bring it on himself? As one of only two Jewish men in the whole of Shakespeare, he has been portrayed in ways which reflected how Jews were popularly viewed – from comic villain in Shakespeare’s day to a victim of racial discrimination nowadays. This internationally recognised one-person show was written & directed by Gareth Armstrong. Performed by Guy Masterson, sound by Simon Slater.
Sunday 6 April
Con/Fess 7.30pm, £8 Everyone has a secret to share, and a confession to make. Come and enjoy an evening of revealing tales, hidden surprises and uncovered stories. We will bring together a rich mix of talent, especially commissioned for this event, comprising more than 15 different artists and performance-makers. Enjoy an evening of artist confessions, live-art, pop-up performance and new media at JW3. Expect the unexpected, expect to be surprised!
arts & culture
comedy
talks
Thursdays 20 February & 20 March
Sunday 30 March
Havanagiggle Comedy Club
The Flood: Movies and Midrash
8pm, £8 Gareth Berliner Hosted by our resident MC, Gareth Berliner, our comedy club brings you top acts from the UK Comedy Circuit. After packed houses and lots of laughter last season, we bring you two more nights of talented, edgy and hilarious comedians. A jam-packed bill including: Josh Howie ‘Breathtaking and terrifyingly funny’ The Scotsman Tony Cowards ‘The Best Joke Writer Around’ GQ Magazine
7.30pm, £8 Raphael Zarum, Nathan Abrams The devastation of The Flood, and slender hope of The Ark, continues to haunt our imagination and inspire storytelling, the latest version being Darren Aronovsky’s film, Noah. Film academic Prof Nathan Abrams and Jewish scholar Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum will show clips and explore the destructive power of water in film and the parallels in rabbinic mythology.
film clubs
In addition to our daily screenings of the best of the new releases, family and Jewish and Israeli films, we run regular film clubs. Here is a taste of what’s in store... Monday 3 February
Monday 10 February
Comedy Film Club: Some Like It Hot presented by Sara Pascoe
Foodies Film Club - Edible Cinema: Romantics Anonymous
8pm, £10
8pm, £15
Sara Pascoe presents Some Like It Hot – 1958 comedy directed by Billy Wilder, starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft and Marilyn Monroe. Musicians, mobsters and disguises mingle to hilarious consequences! Sara Pascoe is a writer, comedian and actor who has appeared in Stand Up For The Weekend, The Thick of It and Twenty Twelve. She chose Some Like It Hot as one of her top 10 comedy films for TimeOut.
Join us for a chocolate-filled film feast with a special edible cinema experience, expertly prepared by chocolatier Steph Saffer. Romantics Anonymous is a captivating French comedy about chocolate factory employee Angélique and her boss Jean-René who are anxiety-ridden would-be lovers. Your edible cinema journey will sprinkled with delectable moments when you’ll be guided through what to devour next.
Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk
Saturday 1 March
Oscars Warm Up Night TM
7.30pm, £15 Featuring a panel of film industry guests and screening of Academy Award™ winning Searching for Sugar Man introduced by producer Simon Chinn JW3 is the place to be for the hottest warm up to the Oscars™! Not only will we be joined by a panel of film industry experts sharing their experiences of the Academy Awards™ and their predictions for awards winners, but we will have our own red carpet, cocktails and a real statuette! Dress in your finest award ceremony attire for some great photo opportunities.
Producer and writer Simon Chinn (Man on Wire, Project Nim) will be part of the panel and will introduce a special screening of Searching for Sugar Man on the final night of its status as winner of the Academy Award™ for Best Documentary Feature. The perfect way to start your night, before heading home for the live coverage.
Keshet israeli tv club Some of the most acclaimed television in the world these days is coming out of Israel. Here are two of the most exciting examples which have not yet crossed over. This season you can watch the first three episodes of two very different, but both utterly compelling, shows. Monday 24 February
Monday 24 March
Week 1: Light and Dark Episodes 1-3
Week 2: Traffic Light Episodes 1-3
8pm, £5
8pm, £5
A mysteriously dark thriller that takes viewers into the secret depths of a fictitious yeshiva named “Har Zur,” an elite Orthodox boarding-school intent on producing the next generation of scholars for the religious Zionist movement. The series follows the lives of the yeshiva’s teachers, rabbis, students and parents, during a year in which the school experiences a changing of the guards, amid declining enrolment and financial hardship that threaten its future.
Traffic Light centres on three long-time friends now in their 30’s, who attempts to navigate the demands of relationships. Itzko, manages his father’s tricks and magic shop. He is married to Lilach, an assertive, career driven journalist, and is the father of sevenyear-old Danielle. Amir is in a committed relationship with Tali and her dog and Heffer, the perpetual bachelor, can’t manage to keep a steady job, and is constantly getting into messy situations with women.
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Sunday 8.30am-11pm Monday-Thursday 7.30am-11pm Friday 7.30am-2.30pm Saturday Evening only (check website for details)
The building is fully accessible and parking for disabled visitors is available. Please call in advance to reserve a space.
Contact
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The new postcode for Jewish life JW3 is a Jewish community centre with a kosher restaurant, café and bar – only food bought at JW3 can be eaten on the premises. When we are open over Shabbat or Jewish holidays, we will run a reduced “JW3 Unplugged” programme and the Cinema and Zest will be closed. Further details available on request. JW3 Trading Limited registered no. 7686352 (England and Wales) at 341-351 Finchley Road, London NW3 6ET