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Alicia Jo Rabins’ “A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff”: An experimental song-cycle about the spiritual implications of the financial collapse
Thursday, March 27 at 8:00 p.m., JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. Presented as part of the 29th Jewish Music Festival

A biblical scholar, poet, singer, songwriter and violinist, Alicia Jo Rabins has created a chamber-rock operatic song cycle exploring the intersection of spirituality, finance and responsibility. “A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff” tackles personal and societal issues with thoughtfulness, wit, sensitivity and beautifully sung melodies.

This solo performance is the California premiere, and features full-length projected animation. Director Maureen Towey helped to develop the earliest incarnation of the show, for which Rabins received a prestigious Six Points Fellowship.

This piece was created with major support from the Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists (NYC), Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and LABA Fellowship at the 14th St Y. This version of A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff was developed and produced by Boom Arts, Portland, OR, in collaboration with Portland Playhouse.

The Jewish Music Festival is a fiscally-sponsored project of JCC East Bay