The Golem
with Marissa Byers, clarinet
Nurit Pacht and Rachel Stegeman, violins
Tatjana Mead Chamis, viola
Aron Zelkowicz, cello
Stephen Burns, conductor
BEFORE FRANKENSTEIN…
In 16th century Prague, a rabbi animates a clay giant to protect his people, but has he created a hero or a monster? In a unique collaboration with JFilm: The Pittsburgh Jewish Film Forum, the Jewish Music Festival will screen the classic silent film “The Golem: How He Came Into the World” (Germany, 1920, 86 minutes). Betty Olivero’s haunting score will be performed live as backdrop to director Paul Wegener’s expressionist images and epic set pieces, screened in gorgeous color-tinted black and white with English intertitles. Lucy Fischer, Distinguished Professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s Film Studies Department will introduce the film.
