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Weimar Nightfall: The Seven Deadly Sins

Sat / Feb 15, 2020 - 8:00PM

Vibrant musical theater from the Weimar Republic.

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About this Performance

Widely acclaimed English actor/writer/director Simon McBurney and his equally accomplished brother, composer/writer/scholar Gerard McBurney, collaborate with Salonen to present darkly satirical musical-theater works from the heyday of German Expressionism. The music is inflected with 1920s jazz and popular song, along with an edge of cynicism.

Please note: this program contains mature content.

The Seven Deadly Sins is supported by an Edgerton Foundation grant.
This performance is funded in part by the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., New York, NY.

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FEB 6–29 • 2 PROGRAMS, 12 EVENTS

The Weimar Republic
Germany 1918–1933

In the 1920s, Germany saw a remarkable cultural renaissance prior to the rise of Nazism. Intellectualism and modernism took root in the chaotic social and economic climate between world wars. The arts and sciences burst with imagination, queer identities were brought to the forefront, and the lines between high and low art were erased. Join in a wide-ranging look at this fascinating, turbulent time.

Max Beckmann, Paris Society, 1931. Oil on canvas, 43 x 69 1/8 inches (109.2 x 175.6 cm). Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. © 2019 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.