BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//192.124.249.19//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://jsalliance.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Vancouver BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25795@jsalliance.org DTSTAMP:20240329T112700Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en:Jewish Community Centre\,Jewish Seniors Alliance CONTACT:Lisa Quay\; lisa@jccgv.bc.ca DESCRIPTION: \nMEL BROOKS – BEHIND THE SCENES\nThe Producers Problem: Propa ganda\, Provocation\, Promotion?\n\n \nThursday/Friday January 26 / 27 1:0 0pm – 2:30pm | on Zoom\nFree. To receive the link: contact Lisa Quay lisa@ jccgv.bc.ca\nMel Brooks’ films are known for walking the tightrope between comedy and real-world commentary. We will explore how Brooks achieved thi s balance in his seismic hit The Producers\, and controversies around his brazen Hitler-meets-hilarity approach.\nAdam Roberts will analyze the orig inal 1967 film and the 2001 Broadway stage adaptation\, considering the cr itical reception of each work\, as he peeks behind the zeitgeist of this u nlikely fable.\nSpecial Programs at the JCC With Guest Artist-in-Residence Adam Roberts\nGuest Artist-in-Residence Adam Roberts is an award-winning musical director and teacher. He was the founding Artistic Director of the Austin (TX) Jewish Repertory Theatre and co-founding Artistic Director of TILT Performance Group. Roberts was Director of Musical Theatre with the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts\, and is a contributing wr iter for Backstage magazine.\nSponsored in part by the JSA – Phyliss and I rving Snider Foundation Empowerment Series. DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230126T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230126T140000 LOCATION:Zoom RDATE;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230127T130000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:JSA – Phyliss and Irving Snider Foundation Empowerment Series: Mel Brooks – Behind the Scenes URL:https://jsalliance.org/event/jsa-phyliss-and-irving-snider-foundation-e mpowerment-series-mel-brooks-behind-the-scenes/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://jsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/0 1/81arouSL._RI_.jpg\;293\;391\,medium\;https://jsalliance.org/wp-content/u ploads/2023/01/81arouSL._RI_.jpg\;293\;391\,large\;https://jsalliance.org/ wp-content/uploads/2023/01/81arouSL._RI_.jpg\;293\;391\,full\;https://jsal liance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/81arouSL._RI_.jpg\;293\;391 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
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Thursday/Friday January 26 / 27 1:00pm – 2:30pm | on Zoom
\nFree. To receive the link: contact Lisa Quay lisa@jccgv.bc.ca
Mel Brooks’ films are known for walking the tightrope b
etween comedy and real-world commentary. We will explore how Brooks achiev
ed this balance in his seismic hit The Producers\, and controversies aroun
d his brazen Hitler-meets-hilarity approach.
\nAdam Roberts will anal
yze the original 1967 film and the 2001 Broadway stage adaptation\, consid
ering the critical reception of each work\, as he peeks behind the zeitgei
st of this unlikely fable.
Special Programs at the JCC Wit h Guest Artist-in-Residence Adam Roberts
\nGuest Artist-in- Residence Adam Roberts is an award-winning musical director and teacher. H e was the founding Artistic Director of the Austin (TX) Jewish Repertory T heatre and co-founding Artistic Director of TILT Performance Group. Robert s was Director of Musical Theatre with the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts\, and is a contributing writer for Backstage magazine.
\nSponsored in part by the JSA – Phyliss and Irving Snider Fou ndation Empowerment Series.
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