7 Days in The Arts
7 Days in the Arts
Simone Bitton, a French filmmaker who has made seven other documentaries about the histories and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa, considers herself an \”Arab Jew.\”
Opportunities to view Jewish-themed dance by contemporary choreographers, however, do not occur every day and, in the case of Duckler, \”Narrow Bridge\” represents the first time she has explored issues of Jewish identity.
The Skirball Cultural Center, in the most ambitious artistic project in its nine-year history, will present the first American survey of the painter\’s life and works in \”Max Liebermann: From Realism to Impressionism.\”
Liev Schreiber has traveled a similar road in coming to terms with his personal history, the loss of his grandfather and the mystery — the unspoken family history his grandfather embodied.
California purists who like to shop local, travel local and eat local will have no problem reading local. Among the season\’s offerings of new books are several impressive works by Los Angeles-based writers.