The Cave was presented by A&F at John Burroughs School, March 11-12, 2017
The Cave is a compelling multimedia presentation with video by Beryl Korot and music by
Steve Reich. It
features recorded interviews set to live music. Palestinians, Israelis
and
Americans were invited in the early 1990s to respond from their
Muslim, Jewish and secular
perspectives about the importance of the
story of Abraham and his burial place, The Cave
of Machpelah in Hebron.
It is a place held sacred by Jews, Muslims and Christians.
Alarm Will Sound, an internationally acclaimed new music ensemble, performed.
A Pre-Event Interview on RAF-STL with Mont Levy, Chair, The Cave Project,
Alan Pierson, Alarm Will Sound, Artistic Director & Conductor Gavin Chuck, Alarm Will
Sound, Managing Director provides background on The Cave with some of the music.
Programming Initiatives around The Cave
Arts & Faith also assembled faith leaders, university and seminary presidents, and other
community leaders to produce programming events before and after the performances.
Past Events:
"Discussion of the Cave Project" Salem United Methodist Church, February 19, 2017
Interfaith Discussion: "Yours, Mine and Ours: Abraham's Modern Family"
Eden Theological Seminary, February 23, 2017
Two Panel Presentations: "Understanding the Music and The Text of The Cave"
The Sheldon Concert Hall, February 28, 2017
The Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis, March 5, 2017
Panel Discussion: "Who is This Abraham?" Fontbonne University Library, March 2, 2017
"The Cave: Common Ground" St. Louis County Library Headquarters, April 6, 2017
Join the upcoming conversations about the roots that bind us together:
"The Poet Rumi: Love is the Bridge"
Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church (USA) -- Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Panel Discussion: "Judaism, Christianity, Islam - What do they have in common?"
St. Louis Islamic Center Nur -- Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM
Mont Levy, Chair
Carolyn Losos
Arts & Faith St. Louis, Chair
Batya Abramson-Goldstein
Community Engagement, Chair
Bahar Bastani, MD
Shia Islamic Education Center
Pastor Sheila Bouie-Sledge
Salem United Methodist Church
Ellen Bremner
John Burroughs School
Lauren Brenner
Anti-Defamation League
David Brinker
Museum of Contemporary Religious Art
Jean Cavender
Holocaust Museum & Learning Center
Beth Damsgaard-Rodriquez
Interfaith Quest
Gretta Forrester
Arts & Faith St. Louis
Dr. David Greenhaw
Eden Theological Seminary
Dr. Ghazala Hayat, MD
Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis
Leslie Heberlie
Interfaith Partnership
Rev. Dieter Heinzl, PhD
Ladue Chapel
Rabbi Howard Kaplansky
Newmark Institute for Human Relations/JCRC
Jim Kemp
First Congregational Church of St. Louis, UCC
Larry Levin
St. Louis Civic Orchestra
Stacie Lewis
St. Louis County Public Library
Louise Losos
Confluence Charter Schools
Ron Moitzfield
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Barbara Murray
Arts & Faith St. Louis
Rebecca Nathanson
JCRC Student-to-Student Program
Timothy O’Leary
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
F. Javier Orozco, OFS, PhD
Archdiocese of St. Louis
Dr. Michael Pressimone
Fontbonne University
Paul K. Reuter
Sheldon Concert Hall & Art Galleries
Joan Silber
AJC
Iman Eldin Susa
St. Louis Islamic Center Nur