Based on a short story by Arthur Miller, “The Performance” is set in 1937 as the fascist atmosphere in Germany is nearing its brutal pinnacle. Jeremy Piven and Robert Carlyle lead this tension-filled drama about a dance company that unwittingly gets booked to perform for the Führer. Harold May (Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”), a blonde-haired American Jew and virtuoso but penniless tap dancer, tours Europe with his troupe. Their travels take a surprising turn when German attaché Damian Fugler (Robert Carlyle, “Trainspotting”) offers an enticing sum for a single performance in Berlin. Upon arrival, the group is indulged in luxury, but their excitement deflates into a moral quandary when they discover that their VIP audience is Adolf Hitler. Harold faces a heart-wrenching decision, torn between his art, success, and identity.
Preceded by a tap-dancing performance from Jeffrey Bird Jr., Summer Thorpe and Jillian Stern and followed by a conversation with writer/director Shira Piven and writer Joshua Salzberg, moderated by Ken Shulman, Boston Jewish Film board president.
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