Herman P.
and Sophia Taubman Foundation Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies
CHANTS OF SAND
AND STARS
Thursday, March 1 / 7:30 P.M.
UCSB Campbell Hall
Admission: Students $5; General $6. Tickets available from UCSB Arts & Lectures
Box Office (893-3535)
France, 1997, video, 90 min., color, English, French, Hebrew, Arabic, Ladino, and Yiddish with English subtitles. Director: Nicolas Klotz
The music that accompanies Jewish liturgy, chazzanut, is a rich and varied outgrowth of centuries of influence from the cultures of Diaspora. From the desert sands of Judea to the steppes of Central Asia to the burroughs of Brooklyn, through Medieval Spain and Renaissance Venice, director Nicolas Klotz has fashioned a brilliant musical tapestry.
CHANTS OF SAND AND STARS includes mesmerizing footage from Azerbaijan, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey. Seeking the unifying thread in chazzanut, Klotz discovers many different cultures with little in common, each rooted in the deepest traditions of its land. Klotz ends his search in Israel, where the many Diasporas converge. CHANTS OF SAND AND STARS is the first in-depth exploration of Jewish music worldwide.
The Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Foundation Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies are cosponsored by UCSB Arts & Lectures, Department of Religious Studies, Hillel, and Interdisciplinary Humanities Center.
