The Jüdische Kulturbund Project

The Jüdische Kulturbund Project shares the story of the Kulturbund and current-day artists’ responses to oppression in various platforms. In development are Artivists, Art Against Oppression, a traveling museum exhibition and immersive technology and virtual reality experience; the feature documentary film Bullets to Books, which tells the story of one man’s mission to “change the minds of bullets to books: in an effort to bring peace to South Sudan and the world; Hannah’s Dance, a drama and dance performance that tells the story of the last dance of the Kulturbund in August 1939; Singer, a dramatic feature film that takes us to Berlin and the Kulturbund theatre in the 1930s; The Opus, a play with music, a fictional story based in part on the life of Gideon Klein; and The Ring Project, a multimedia production inspired by Nathan the Wise’s Ring Parable. Our public programs present first-hand accounts, images, and music of Kulturbund artists. Our education program encourages empathy and understanding of the issues of artists living under oppression and how they respond through their art.  These initiatives and others will continue the legacy of the Kulturbund and show how their story is relevant today.

Location

4000 Cathedral Avenue, NW #505B
Washington, DC 20016