Arts

The Brecht Forum hosts monthly art exhibits along with a regular schedule of dramatic readings, film screenings and musical performances. The Forum is home to the Neues Kabarett experimental jazz series, the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble and the Red Channels film series. “Friends of the Brecht” organize occasional theater outings and, for the first time in 2010, the Forum’s Black History month program featured “Women on Wednesday,” a performance series conceived, curated and executed by women of color.
Wednesday, June 26
6:00 pm
Exhibit Opening / Reception
Works by SICA

Sica, a friend of the Brecht Forum since its first days, has been active creating visual art for over forty years. Sica works in several mediums: oil painting, ceramics and metal sculpture.  She also...

Wednesday, July 10
7:30 pm
Tales of the 1% Film Series
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Discussion with Peter Schulman
Dir. Jean Renoir | 1936 | 80 min | comedy crime drama

A man and a woman arrive in a cafe-hotel near the Belgian frontier. The customers recognize the man from the police's description. His name is Amedee Lange, he murdered Batala in Paris. His lady friend...

OUR SPECIAL THANKS! The Brecht Forum owes its existence to a broad network of support. Our modest fees cover only a fraction of our costs and we rely on the progressive community for our financial survival. Hundreds of valued subscribers and donors provide steady contributions to all of our activities. Our programs are funded in part by Manhattan Neighborhood Network, The Bardon Cole Foundation, The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, The Surdna Foundation, and by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

  

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