THURSDAY: Sondheim's Lyrics
Monday is Rodgers & Hammerstein 101; Women Photographers and Poets January 7
On Thursday, December 3 Jewish Culture 101 kicks off its three-part Sondheim Seminar with a careful look at Sondheim’s lyrics, especially his rhymes. You can hear the songs we’re examining here. The two following weeks explore his landmark shows West Side Story and Into the Woods. Tuition for the whole series is $1. Sign up: bitly.com/BenkofSondheim
The last FREE Monday class for 2020 is Rodgers & Hammerstein 101, on Monday, December 7 at Noon ET. We’ll look at the songwriting duo behind “Oklahoma!”; “South Pacific”; and “The Sound of Music” and ask how the two dealt with issues of prejudice in their musicals. Sign up: bitly.com/BenkofMusical
And JUST ANNOUNCED: a two-part class on Creative Jewish Women, set for Thursday, January 7.
The Noon class examines the many Jewish women who have led the genre of photography in the United States: Eve Arnold (known for her gritty news photography and elegant candid photos of Marilyn Monroe); Diane Arbus (known for her street photography and fascination with unusual people like twins, female impersonators, and circus performers); and Annie Leibovitz (known for her iconic magazine covers of Demi Moore, Caitlyn Jenner, and especially John Lennon and Yoko Ono).
Then, at 1 pm, we'll look at Jewish women poets like Emma Lazarus (whose "New Colossus" poem - "Give me your tired, your poor…" - is on the Statue of Liberty); Irena Klepfisz (whose "Bashert" is a landmark twist on Holocaust memory); and especially Louise Glück (the newly minted 2020 Nobelist in Literature).
Tuition: $2. Sign up: bitly.com/BenkofWomen