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February 24th & 25th
After his extensive tour of France and other European stops, Guy Bedos makes his first U.S. appearance in New York City. His new show promises to be an unforgettable evening, and the show will be followed by a rare question and answer session with the artist. Guy Bedos has forged a reputation as an incisive and caustic humorist. more | website
Entrees-Sorties/
In & Out
by Carmelle St Gerard-Lopez
February 21, 4pm
Producer's Club Theatre
358 West 44th street
(between 8th and 9th avenue) | more
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Le déserteur MUSIC
February 4th
Opera Lafayette returns to New York City with the modern American premiere of Pierre Alexandre Monsigny’s Le Déserteur (1769), a brilliant 18th century opéra-comique that helped set in motion the Romantic movement in Europe and America.The cast includes baritone William Sharp, soprano Dominique Labelle, ac and dancer/pantomime artist Caroline Copeland... more | website
February 4th
Opera Lafayette returns to New York City with the modern American premiere of Pierre Alexandre Monsigny’s Le Déserteur (1769), a brilliant 18th century opéra-comique that helped set in motion the Romantic movement in Europe and America.The cast includes baritone William Sharp, soprano Dominique Labelle, ac and dancer/pantomime artist Caroline Copeland... more | website
February 11th
Born and raised in France, and a 15-year resident of New York City, Capdeville is already a composer and singer to be reckoned with. The album is a tribute to all the jazz forms that I have studied and listened to and that have been my strongest influences: From acid jazz in my teen years, to Afro-Cuban jazz, Brazilian music, and last but not least American jazz. | website
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Labauvie: Turning Point Through March 7th Turning Point is the first solo exhibition in New York of French sculptor Dominique Labauvie. The exhibition will feature 2 monumental sculptures, 2 medium and 4 small-size sculptures alongside 6 pastels and charcoal drawings on paper. Labauvie’s hand cut and forged steel sculptures — although abstract, evoke organic shape, elusive human figures and natural forms. more | website |
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Exhibition Tthrough March 7th What does the line between reality and fiction look like? Can an exhibition be a life-sized paper model of itself? These enigmatic questions locate Paper Exhibition at the periphery of the known—between paper architecture and new pages of old books. more | website |
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| Thierry
Fazian - Enigmatic Visions Through February 19th Enigmatic Visions are fantastical creations that arrive at the furthest reaches of imagination. Thierry Fazian's dramatic paintings affect the viewer on multiple levels: they are striking not only in their metaphorical power but also due to their delicate and sensitive brushwork. Like intriguing puzzles, the worlds Thierry creates for us are both alien and familiar. He presents human figures as transformed into crystal, glass or water or as hybrids with objects such as flesh-colored trees. | more |
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Agam: In Full Bloom Through February 28th In Full Bloom, a new exhibition of photographs by Ron Agam, marks the first of a serie of collaborations with New York based artists whose works have a global perspective.Noted for his portrait photography, Agam achieved critical acclaim in the 1990s for his exhibitions and publications which took as their theme the Ultra-Orthodox community in Jerusalem. | website |
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and Fire: Master Artisans of France and Faiences from Apt Through February 13 The FIAF Gallery, in partnership with the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, will be showcasing the stunning faience collection of the renowned Faucon family. On view will be a carefully curated selection of works rooted in the traditions of Provence, that bring into focus the evolution of the Bernard Faucon family’s delicate and ornate techniques over the course of generations. more | website |
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Building_Space_With_Words What happens when the physical properties of space are changed and discourse becomes the main material? This is the question Anne-Laure Fayard and Aileen Wilson are exploring in Building_Space_With_Words, a multimedia interactive installation, which investigates the metaphor of virtual space. Their work creates co-existing virtual and physical environments supporting simultaneous reflection on issues related to communication and space while inviting the visitors to reflect on their experience while interacting in both virtual and physical realms.| website |
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Latour: Globalization. Which Globe? Which Politics? February 6 to March 6 Bruno Latour, born in 1947 in France, was trained first as a philosopher and then an anthropologist.In a series of books in French he has been exploring the consequences of science studies on different traditional topics of the social sciences: religion in Sur le culte moderne des dieux faitiches, and Jubiler ou les tourments de la parole religieuse, and social theory in Paris ville invisible, a photographic essay on the technical & social aspects of the city of Paris. | more |
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Fiancee The Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb’s latest autobiographical novel, “Tokyo Fiancée,” isn’t a love story; it’s a tale about koi — a term used in Japan for a sexual relationship free of the melodramatic trappings of love, founded on camaraderie rather than romance. | more |
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| David
B : Nocturnal Conspiracies Nineteen Dreams From December 1979 to September 1994 The best-selling author of "Epileptic" and one of Europe’s leading new generation comics artists invites us to experience nineteen explorative and most imaginative dreams he has experienced. Strange, scary, beautiful, funny and with a sense all their own, these are tales of the inner psyche. | more |
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February 11 – 7:00 p.m.
An evening with AMELIE NOTHOMB
Novelist; author of La Sabotage amoureux (Loving Sabotage); Stupeur et tremblements (Fear and Trembling) (Grand Prix de l’Académie Française); Biographie de le faim (The Life of Hunger); Ni d’Eve, ni d’Adam (Tokyo Fiancée; Europa Editions, 2008). In French. | website
February 26-28
Festival of New French Writing:
French & American Authors in Conversation
Sponsored by the Center for French Civilization and Culture, NYU in partnership with CulturesFrance, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, and the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation. Curated by Olivier Barrot & Tom Bishop
Location: Tishman Auditorium and Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South (corner of MacDougal St.)
Simultaneous translation available for this event. website
Thursday, February
26 - Tishman Auditorium
7:00 p.m. Opening
7:30 p.m. Olivier Rolin & E.L. Doctorow
Moderated by Sam Tanenhaus
8:45 p.m. Marie N’Diaye & Francine du Plessix Gray
Moderated by Lila Azam Zanganeh
Friday, February 27 - Tishman Auditorium
2:00 p.m. Marie Darrieussecq & Adam Gopnik
Moderated by Deborah Treisman
3:15 p.m. Abdourahman Waberi & Philip Gourevitch
Moderated by Lila Azam Zanganeh
4:30 p.m. Bernard-Henri Lévy & Mark Danner
Moderated by Caroline Weber
7:00 p.m. Jean-Philippe Toussaint & Siri Hustvedt
Moderated by Olivier Barrot
8:15 p.m. Marjane Satrapi & Chris Ware
Moderated by Françoise Mouly
Saturday, February 28 - Greenberg Lounge
2:00 p.m. Emmanuel Carrère & Francine Prose
Moderated by Caroline Weber
3:15 p.m. David Foenkinos & Stefan Merrill Block
Moderated by Violaine Huisman
4:30 p.m. Frédéric Beigbeder & Paul Berman
Moderated by Tom Bishop
5:45 p.m. Chantal Thomas & Edmund White
Curious
Memories
Through April 5th
In Dialogue: The Present and Future of Photography. Curious Memories was organized by the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie, Arles and Laetitia Talbot. Join for this panel discussion, the evening will be moderated by Robert Blake, photographer, curator. more | website
Through April 5th
In Dialogue: The Present and Future of Photography. Curious Memories was organized by the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie, Arles and Laetitia Talbot. Join for this panel discussion, the evening will be moderated by Robert Blake, photographer, curator. more | website
La
Maison française of Columbia | Events
February 4th & 12th
Through its rich and varied program in the areas of French culture and civilization, La Maison Française has played a major role in the flow of intellectual currents and ideas between France and the United States. Programs includes lectures, symposia, film and video screenings, concerts, theater productions. Especially this month, Pierre Pachet will deliver a talk in French on the subject of 19th-century poet Charles Baudelaire. Professor Bosia examines the relationship between movements and the state. His many articles on France include: "From Contention to Engagement: French Social Science and the Politics of HIV/AIDS."
website | complete calendar
February 4th & 12th
Through its rich and varied program in the areas of French culture and civilization, La Maison Française has played a major role in the flow of intellectual currents and ideas between France and the United States. Programs includes lectures, symposia, film and video screenings, concerts, theater productions. Especially this month, Pierre Pachet will deliver a talk in French on the subject of 19th-century poet Charles Baudelaire. Professor Bosia examines the relationship between movements and the state. His many articles on France include: "From Contention to Engagement: French Social Science and the Politics of HIV/AIDS."
website | complete calendar
The
Center for French Studies Events - Princeton University
The Center for French Studies organizes a lot of different events. The program of activities of the center covers a broad spectrum of subjects. Especially this month, Pierre Vimont will be visiting Princeton University. Also, L'Avant-Scene, the French Theater Workshop, will perform Jean Racine's "Britannicus" directed by Florent Masse. In addition, a lecture is co-sponsored by the Departments of French and Italian, English, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and the Program in Law and Public Affairs: "Tyranny of Choice: Subjectivity in Post-Industrial Capitalism" by Renate Saleci. | website
The Center for French Studies organizes a lot of different events. The program of activities of the center covers a broad spectrum of subjects. Especially this month, Pierre Vimont will be visiting Princeton University. Also, L'Avant-Scene, the French Theater Workshop, will perform Jean Racine's "Britannicus" directed by Florent Masse. In addition, a lecture is co-sponsored by the Departments of French and Italian, English, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and the Program in Law and Public Affairs: "Tyranny of Choice: Subjectivity in Post-Industrial Capitalism" by Renate Saleci. | website
A new French blog, The fRench Creative Connection Blog, offers interviews of some expatriates. In art, music, fashion, performing arts, or photography, there are many French expatriates in the United States who work in the cultural world. On the blog is a series of interviews with these people who share their experience in New York in French! | website
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| Building Space with words
What happens when the physical properties of space are changed and discourse the main material?This is the question that Anne-Laure Fayard and Aileen Wilson explores in Building_Space_With_Words,a multimedia interactive installation. more
What happens when the physical properties of space are changed and discourse the main material?This is the question that Anne-Laure Fayard and Aileen Wilson explores in Building_Space_With_Words,a multimedia interactive installation. more
Un programme de deux semaines à Paris pour enseignants de français (3 crédits) 15 au 28 juillet 2009.
Contenu : un cours de niveau Master's composé de conférences, de visites guidées et d'ateliers animés par des spécialistes et des enseignants de lycée français. Il représente une occasion absolument unique de découvrir ce magnifique musée et ses coulisses "fermées" aux touristes, mais aussi d'approfondir votre connaissance de l'art dans un rapport direct avec les chefs d'œuvre et leurs conservateurs. Le but du cours est la création d'un portfolio de leçons à utiliser dans vos classes à la rentrée. Le programme est ouvert à tous / toutes les enseignant(e)s de français. Aucune connaissance formelle de l'histoire de l'art n'est requise. website
How to Use Film Adaptations of French Literary Works
Friday, February 20 5:30-8:30pm
Nasser Larkem, Professor at FIAF website
Kindergarten and 1st grade classes
ONGOING REGISTRATION FOR K
Forms can be obtained through EFNY: french_school_in_ny@hotmail.com
PS 151- 50-05 31st avenue, Woodside, NY 11377
JOB
at Hovnanian School
Private school (Pre-School, Elementary School, and College) in New Jersey, approved by the Middle State Association, is looking for a French teacher enable to teach at all levels for a full time job. Liveliness will be appreciated, ability of contact with children and being a good team player.
Tel: 201-967-5940 | Fax: 201-967-0249
Private school (Pre-School, Elementary School, and College) in New Jersey, approved by the Middle State Association, is looking for a French teacher enable to teach at all levels for a full time job. Liveliness will be appreciated, ability of contact with children and being a good team player.
Tel: 201-967-5940 | Fax: 201-967-0249
A bientôt,
Fabrice Jaumont
Education Attache
French Embassy
972 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10075
fabrice.jaumont@diplomatie.gouv.fr
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