The Tucson Jewish Community Center (3800 E. River Rd)
7:00 pm

"An Evening with Madame F"

An Evening with Madame F was created by Claudia Stevens for her solo performance as a musician and actor, with additional original music by Fred Cohen. The work has been presented at the national and international levels for two decades. It is widely praised by critics, audiences, and the Holocaust survivor community as a uniquely authentic and profound artistic expression of the Holocaust.  Drawing on first-hand accounts – those of her own family members and of several concentration camp musicians including Fania Fenelon, Stevens depicts and mirrors the struggle of women who survived Auschwitz as entertainers. In a virtuoso performance, she incorporates music that was played and sung by concentration camp inmates. And, as the daughter of victims of the Holocaust, she also meditates on the complex ethical and artistic dilemma of expressing unspeakable horror through art.  “An Evening with Madame F” was produced for television by PBS affiliates WCVE and WHTJ. more