Arts Beat – The Australian Jewish News
Lion Spy premieres in Sydney
If we cannot save the world's most iconic animal, what hope do we have at such a crucial point in evolution? Australian filmmaker Rogue Rubin asks herself this question when she goes undercover into the world of trophy hunters in Africa.
Rubin was motivated to start Lion Spy when she discovered that lions are critically endangered.
Lion Spy will be previewed with a Q&A with Rogue Ruby on November 21 at the Randwick Ritz ahead of its theatrical release. Bookings: ritzcinemas.com.au
Third time lucky for the Booker Prize
After being shortlisted in 2003 and 2010, Damon Galgut finally won the Booker Prize 2021 with his book The Promise, which spans 40 years of South African history.
The story begins with a mother of a white clan of farm owners insisting that the family's black maid inherit the house she lives in, in violation of apartheid laws. The book examines the interconnected family relationships through the lens of four funerals and also shows the mother returning to her Jewish roots after converting to her husband's evangelical Christian faith. While Galgut was a favorite this year, the author said he was stunned to win the prestigious award.
The promise is published by Chatto & Windus, $ 32.99 (MSRP)
Portrait Prize finalists announced
Melbourne's Mica Pillemer is among 30 finalists competing for the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. The winner, considered the richest art award in Australia, will receive $ 150,000.
Pillemer's post, titled Lockdown Self-Portrait, is in excellent company, with many of the portraits showing the artist himself.
Juror Daniel Thomas commented on the relevance of the portraits submitted for this year's award.
“At a time of contagion and lockdown, submissions for the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize included some works that were directly related to the time, but we became aware of a more general emphasis on intimate life - the family at home, love and Friendship, ”he said.
The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize winner will be announced on Tuesday, November 30th, followed by the opening of an online exhibition of finalist work.
A preliminary gallery of the artwork can be viewed online at moranprizes.com.au/gallery/portrait
End of the season
Melbourne theaters have reopened and the Yiddish theater is making a spectacular return with the conclusion of the premiere season of Durkh a Modne Gloz / Through A Strange Lens, the story of love, loss and triumph through the eyes of Yiddish-speaking women.
Postponed twice due to lockdowns, Durkh a Modne Gloz only ran for one night before closing in August. The idea of world-famous composer Josh Abrahams (Addicted To Bass, Moulin Rouge) and writer / performer Galit Klas (The Ghetto Cabaret) sets an electronic score to texts based on Yiddish poetry written by women over the past 100 years .
With dreamy, cinematic, robot-like techno and eurodance sounds, this electro-opera tells the story of a woman who, when love fails, falls back on the experiences of other restless women throughout history in order to find her strength.
Durkh a Modne Gloz / Through a Strange Lens will be shown on November 25, 27 and 28 at the Kadimah Jewish Cultural Center. For tickets: trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=758744&
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