The New Pornographers

Indie Super Group at the BCT

Vancouver, British Columbia Indie Super group The New Pornographers at the BCT for the first time!

Bloomington Chef's Challenge

Based on television’s popular Iron Chef, this culinary event will feature three local chefs who will have one hour to prepare a winning dish from a pantry of ingredients. A “mystery ingredient” will be revealed right before the competition begins.

Krista Detor CD Release: Chocolate Paper Suites

Bloomington's own world-renowned singer/songwriter Krista Detor debuts her new album Chocolate Paper Suites at home in Indiana. Come hear what Sing Out! calls "one of the most gorgeous alto voices in my 13,000 CD library"

Shawn Colvin

with Lauren Shera

In an era when female singer-songwriters are ever more ubiquitous, Shawn Colvin stands out as a singular and enduring talent. Her songs are slow-release works of craft and catharsis that become treasured, lifetime companions for their listeners. As a storyteller, Colvin is both keen and warm-hearted, leavening even the toughest tales with tenderness, empathy, and a searing sense of humor.

Events at the BCT

Event

Title:: Indiana University DEFA Project: WENDE FLICKS Series: The Tango Player
When:: Sunday February 28 07:00 PM
Presenter:: Germanic Studies/Dr. Brigitta Wagner -
Category:: Movies

Description

FREE

The Tango Player – Der Tangospieler
Germany, 1991, 96 min., color, Dir. Roland Gräf
Q & A: Mark Roseman and Stephanie DeBoer

Dr. Dallow is released after spending 21 months in prison for accompanying a cabaret program with politically sensitive lyrics on the piano. The Stasi (secret police) wants him to become an informer in exchange for getting his university position back; but he refuses and lives from hand to mouth in increasing isolation. It is 1968. The cabaret program for which he did time is now approved and even the judge enjoys the show. Then Soviet troops march into Czechoslovakia. This time, when someone from the university offers him a job, Dallow gives in – he goes back and signs the contract. The Tango Player is based on the novel by (East) German author Christoph Hein, which broached two taboo topics for the first time: the Stasi and the Soviet repression of the Prague Spring of 1968.

1991 German Film Award in Gold
Golden Rosa Camuna, 1991 Bergamo Film Festival
Nominated for the Golden Bear, 1991 Berlin Film Festival

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