The Performance Opening Night Film Screening

Opening Night!

Based on a short story by Arthur Miller, The Performance is set in 1937 as the fascist atmosphere in Germany is nearing its brutal pinnacle. Jeremy Piven and Robert Carlyle lead this tension-filled drama about a dance company that unwittingly gets booked to perform for the Führer. Harold May (Jeremy Piven, Entourage), a blonde-haired American Jew and virtuoso but penniless tap dancer, tours Europe with his troupe. Their travels take a surprising turn when German attaché Damian Fugler (Robert Carlyle, Trainspotting) offers an enticing sum for a single performance in Berlin. Upon arrival, the group is indulged in luxury, but their excitement deflates into a moral quandary when they discover that their VIP audience is Adolf Hitler. Harold faces a heart-wrenching decision, torn between his art, success, and identity.

Preceded by a tap dancing performance from Jeffrey Bird, Jr., Summer Thorpe, Jillian Stern.

Followed by a conversation with Writer/Director Shira Piven and Writer Joshua Salzberg, moderated by Ken Shulman, BJF Board President.

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