The Performance Film screening with Director Shira Piven
November 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Performance, based on the short story by Arthur Miller, premiere feature film starring Emmy Award® winner Jeremy Piven (Entourage). Followed by a Q&A with director Shira Piven.
About the Film: In 1937, while on a European tour, American Jewish tap dancer Harold May is scouted by a German attaché to headline an exclusive performance in Berlin for a VIP guest. Writer/director Shira Piven examines just how far one hungry performer will go to perform. Presence: Stories by Arthur Miller will be available for purchase during Book Fair.
“Director Shira Piven’s impressive adaptation and expansion of a 2002 Arthur Miller short story offers timely observations about manipulating masses.” – Joe Leydon, Variety
In-person at The J ticketed event: $18. Enjoy 20% off Arthur Miller’s book of short stories when purchased with film ticket.
Silver Book Sponsor: Henry & Delia Meyers Library Bronze Book Sponsor: The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive Sponsors: The Berman Center for the Performing Arts; Detroit Jewish Film Festival
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