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The Breakup. 2010
Performance, flyers, radio broadcast Another musical highlight was the multi faceted The Breakup (2010) by American artist Michael Rakowitz. This explored the communicative collapse that led to the breakup of the Beatles in a way that drew parallels to the breakdown of political negotiations. One part of the project was a ten-part radio program broadcast throughout the Jerusalem Show on Ramallah-based Radio Amwaj. The second component was a recreation of The Beatles’ final rooftop concert but on an Old City roof with members of Palestinian band Sabreen and an array of classical eastern and modern western instruments. Extended improvisational sections and dedicated solo sequences for oud, qanoon, flute and tablas as well as lead and bass guitars, resulted in a truly unique reinterpretation of several Beatles’ songs.
Venue:
The Swedish Christian Study Center
© Photo: Valerie Grove
Courtesy of The Jerusalem Show
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The Jerusalem Show IV
Works by 28 artists in the context of the Old City of Jerusalem, on issues related to the theme Exhaustion.
By Valerie Grove,
October 2010
Michael Rakowitz
* 1973 Great Neck, NY, USA, (Iraqi background). Lives in Chicago, USA.
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