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From
May 8 to July 10, and with the support of CulturesFrance,
the Joyce Theater, the Dance Theater Workshop, and the
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet will present some of
France’s leading choreographers—Maguy Marin,
Angelin Preljocaj, Dominique Boivin, Thierry Malandain
(of the Ballet Biarritz), Heddy Maalem, and Rachid Ouramdane.
These six troupes, with their very varied styles, will
demonstrate the dynamism of France’s contemporary
dance scene, known worldwide for its excellence and
creativity and considered by many critics the world’s
best and most exciting. As if to emphasize this point,
a disconcerting dance performance will probably be held
in parks throughout the city in July! website
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Rioult
Danse-New York season
June
3- June7
Rioult
will present a world premiere work, along with two acclaimed
repertory pieces during its 2008 New York season, June 3 –
7, at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The
new piece has been commissioned by the Harriet and Gordon
Greenfield Foundation, and is set to Bach’s Art of Fugue.
The company will also present Prelude to Night (2000) and
Bolero (2002). The season will open with a Gala performance
on Tuesday, June 3 at 7:30pm.*(formerly The Pascal Rioult
Dance Theatre.). Post-Performance discussion in FRENCH Thursday
June 5 more
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The
Ballet Biarritz at Joyce Theater
June
24 - June 28, 2008
To
celebrate its 25th birthday, the Joyce Theater New York has invited
the Ballet Biarritz Thierry Malandain, who will perform two plays,
"Le portrait de l'Infante" and "L'amour Sorcier".
It is the third time that Ballet Biarritz showz its work at Joyce
Theater. The two ballet pieces are both coregraphied by Thierry
Malandain, have been created in France in March, 2008, and have
already been shown across Europe. Malandain is one of the most important
neo-classical choregrapher in France. The staging of « Le
Portrait de l’Infante » has large sculptures by the
artist Manolo Valdès who is based in New-York. The composition
is by Maurice Ravel and for « L’Amour Sorcier »
by Manuel de Falla.more
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Ticonderoga,
250th Anniversary of the Battle of Carillon
June
27 - July 8
In
July 1758, British General Abercromby led an army of 16,000 British
and Colonial troops against a small French force of 3200 entrenched
at Fort Carillon. On July 8 the forces were engaged on the heights
just north of the Fort after Montcalm's forces had hastily thrown
up earthwork fortifications. The Battle of Carillon lasted several
hours during which time Abercromby lost over 1900 men, a third of
whom were members of the 42nd Regiment of Foot, also known as the
Highlanders, or the "Black Watch" Regiment. Despite being
outnumbered 4 to 1, the French forces prevailed. In honor of this
victory, the French erected a cross on the Battle site. 2008 is
going to be the 250th Anniversary of this battle, which will be
commemorated by reenactors in historic clothing, troop formations
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Palme
d' Or
The Cannes film festival has awarded its top prize to a French
classroom drama with a cast of amateurs in a banner year for
movies with a conscience. In a popular choice, the jury led
by US actor-director Sean Penn gave the festival’s coveted
Palme d’Or to "The Class", featuring a multicultural
cast of first-time teenage actors all plucked from the same
Parisian secondary school.website |
The
Tournées Festival
Apply
for a Tournées Festival grant, Show new French
films on your campus! The film selection, guidelines
and application form for the 2008/09 season will be
posted on www.facecouncil.org
on April 15.
Application deadlines: June 30, 2008 (NEW date) and
October 1st 2008. For more information and to be on
our mailing list, please contact us at 212 439 1451
or tourneesfestival@facecouncil.org. more
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DIRECTORS’
FORTNIGHT AT 40,
June
13–July 3
The
Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs)
emerged in 1969 as an answer to the Cannes Film Festival
after its 1968 shutdown due to protests spreading across
France. The non-competitive festival takes place simultaneously
in Cannes and focuses on new discoveries and directors
who are on the cutting edge. Directors’ Fortnight
has been proud to present the French premieres of debut
films by Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Nagisa
Oshima, Martin Scorsese, Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, and
many others. This series celebrates Directors’
Fortnight with a thrilling selection of films from their
40-year history. Films at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Cinema
sur l'herbe - Films on the green
May
30-June 27
New
York, May 7, 2008—What could be better than lounging
lazily in a park on a lovely summer evening? Watching a film
while lounging lazily in a park on a lovely summer evening!
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the New York
City Department of Parks and Recreation have joined forces
to show recent, critically-acclaimed French movies in the
East Village’s parks in June (from May 30 to June 27).
None of the movies have been widely distributed in the U.S.,
and this will be the New York premiere for two of them (Quand
tu descendras du Ciel and Zim and Co). The sub-titled screenings
will take place every Friday at sunset (around 8.30pm), and
will be free of charge. Some of them will be followed by Q&As
with the director (see the program below for details).more
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CinémaTuesdays
: Homage to Yves Montand
June
3,10, 17 & 24 - July 1, 8, 15 & 22
Though
born in Italy, Yves Montand will forever be a French icon—in
fact, The New York Times memorialized him as “the quintessential
French romantic, half-adventurer, half-intellectual.”
A true master of the arts, he began his career as a singer,
epitomizing Paris in dancehall songs with Édith Piaf.
As an actor, he worked with the greatest directors of his
age: Henri-Georges Clouzot, Costa-Gavras, and Alain Corneau.
FIAF celebrates the career and life of Montand through a selection
of works that show his diversity as an actor and his continuing
appeal as a movie star for more than forty years
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J'ENTENDS
PLUS LA GUITARE (I Don't Hear the Guitar Anymore)
June
2
This little-seen gem from French counterculture icon Philippe
Garrel is back. Poetic, and with a hypnotic romanticism, it
"embodies Garrell's themes: the speed of life passing,
the inescapable burden of memory" (New Yorker). Jacob
Burns Film Center 364 Manville Road, Pleasantville, NYMon.
6/2: 5:05, 7:15, 9:45Info-Line: 914-747-5555 website |
VIVE
LA FRANCE! @ New-York Historical Society June
6:
Les Petits Soldats (2005)
a documentary directed by Francois Margolin. After 14 years
of civil war, Liberia is a devastated country where bands
of child soldiers live unsupervised.
June
13:
Le Couperet (2005)
a drama written and directed by Costa-Gavras. A business executive,
who was fired by his company after it underwent restructuring,
is ready to do anything to get his job back?even if it means
killing his rivals.
June
20:
Les Soeurs Fâchées (2004)
a comedy written and directed by Alexandra Leclère.
For more information
about the exhibition and its partners, visit www.nyhistory.org
or call 212-873-3400.
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Fete de
la musique Make Music New York!
The Second Annual MMNY is coming on
June 21st !
Make Music New York
is a new live, free musical celebration across the city that took place
for the first time on June 21, 2007. On that day, public space throughout
the five boroughs – sidewalks, parks, community gardens, and more
– became impromptu musical stages and dance floors, and social
meeting points. Thousands of amateur musicians, in every genre, played
on the sidewalks for the biggest crowds of their lives. Professional
musicians performed for new audiences, who came out from under their
headphones to hear unfamiliar groups risk-free. And everyone was invited
to sing along and enjoy the first day of summer.more
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The New
York Philarmonic Free-Concerts in the parks and Open Rehearsals
June,
4, June 20 and June 24
Like
every years, the New York Philarmonic is giving free concerts in the
city's parks.The first performance will take place on June, 24, at
Central Park, Great Lawn, with Shostakovitch, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky
and Sousa. The open rehearsals will take place at the Avery Fischer
PLace, Lincoln Center, and performing Mahler and Bruckner. more
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New
York "Zouk Party"
June
4
Franck
Muhel, professional dancer, also organizes Martinican parties once a month.
Ludo, the zouk singer, will be the special guest of his next New York
"Zouk Party" on June 4th.more
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French
Authors on Tour
The Book Department of the Cultural Services of the French
Embassy offers financial aid to American institutions wishing
to invite and host French authors for readings, signings,
and symposia. Please, find the current list of fiction and
non-fiction authors touring the United States next Fall with
the Cultural Services of the French Embassy support. The program
for 2008-2009 is in the making, and we would be pleased to
receive any of your comments and ideas! | website
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6th
edition of the Journee du livre et de la lecture
June,
29, 11 am - 7 pm
Curriculum
Galileo-Montaigne is pleased to invite the general public to
its6th edition of the Journee du livre et de la lecture. This
event has primarily the role to work with the recovery of the
retreat of the reading and to maintain the French-speaking share
the Haitian identity: two objectives of human formation and
intellectual blooming. The program is thus framed: reading of
anthologies of texts, exposure by the Haitian center of the
book, praise of the book and the reading, presentation of authors
followed by discussion, signature-sale of new titles. Contact
718 763 1377 or info@cgalileemontaigne.com
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New
Books:
L'Origine
du Mal by Gilles Haumont
Editions Anne Carrière
L’Origine du mal est un thriller d’anticipation
qui explore la brûlante question des origines de l’homme
(darwinisme, créationnisme, intelligent design).
Un régal pour l’esprit et un supplice pour les
nerfs... website
Historic
Photos of Paris by Rebecca Schall
Turner
Publishing announces its new release, Historic Photos of Paris
by Rebecca Schall. This 10 x 10 book narrates the pictorial
history of the “City of Lights,” through stunning
black-and-white photos and is great for the holiday season.
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Michel
Buret
June
3 to June 24
The
Agora Gallery (530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, NY,
10001) is proud to present Michel Buret in Delineation of
Form. Scheduled to run from June 3rd through June 24th, the
collection will feature a captivating selection of Michel
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EU
WOMEN US
Through
June 13
EU
WOMEN US is an international thematic cross-section of contemporary
artists and young photographers: our subject is women and
our goal is photography. The project has been widely presented
throughout Europe beginning in 2006 at festivals, galleries
and museums in Lodz, Sevilla, Arles, Salzburg, and Paris and
will now premier in New York City. EU WOMEN US is a unique
new version of EU WOMEN, a touring group photography exhibition
directed by French artist and curator Véronique Bourgoin.
Its premier in New York City will include artists working
in the United States with its featured artists from the European
Union.more
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Raymond
Verdaguer
Raymond Verdaguer has some new engraving. Cutting decisively
with a sharp blade with no chance of turning back produces
simplified and defined patterns and lines that cannot
be matched graphically by other means. Raymond Verdaguer
is committed to creating images of ethical value that
say something about humanity and the environment.website |
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Val
de Marne
June
10- June12
Following
the success of the first Val-de-Marne exhibition in September
2006, six artisans from the Parisian Arts Design return to
FIAF with a new collection of home decor, fashion, and accessories.
Browse the collections of these talented designers and discover
creations of outstanding craftsmanship, unique to the Val-de-Marne
region.website |
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Philippe
Gronon
Through July 11
French artist Philippe Gronon’s gelatin silver prints of wall
safes, library card catalogues and elevator doors are taken with
a studio camera and enlarged to scale. Interested in how everyday
objects inform collective or individual memory, the artist creates
life-sized images that are hyper-descriptive of reality and yet
also conceptual.
Yossi Milo Gallery, 525 West 25th Street, New York website |
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Call
For Applications 2008: Residency in Paris for American Writers
And Artists
Deadline
for applications: June 15, 2008.
The
City of Paris and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs offer
foreign artists a resident’s program at the Récollets
International Accommodation and Exchange Centre, a prestigious
building inaugurated in 2003, on the banks of Saint Martin
Canal, in the heart of Paris, to foreign artists specialized
in any discipline.more
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L’Art
de la Beauté : Frédéric Fekkai, l’art
de la coiffure
June
12 at 7pm
France
is renowned for its appreciation of loveliness and this Spring,
FIAF presents a celebration of beauty from head-to-toe. From the
very best in skin care treatments and research in photobiology,
to healthy hair and dazzling jewelry designs, L’Art de la
Beauté explore our fascination with beauty and the science
and care that both protects and enhances it. Renowned style-maker
Frédéric Fekkai is one of the most celebrated names
in beauty and hairstyling. For more than 20 years, the world’s
most beautiful women and Hollywood’s brightest stars have
flocked to him for his unique talents and expert advice. website |
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Paroles
litteraires : La donation, Florence Noiville
June
17, 6pm
Paroles
littéraires is a new discussion group inviting native French-speakers
to meet and discuss a book each month. This new series will be moderated
by Giovanna Calvino, Adjunct Professor of Literature at NYU. The theme
for this season will be the first person narrative, featuring the most
recent French publications.website
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French
Summer Camp 2008 – Registration is Now Open!
This year, the French Summer Camp will take place from July
7th to 26th. Geared for French-speaking teenagers aged 13-19,
the Summer Camp is organized by the French Heritage Language
Program in partnership with the French Embassy and the French-speaking
communities of New York. During two weeks in New York and
one week in Quebec, the participants are immersed in the francophone
cultures. more
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First two weeks: $30 / Quebec week: $120, all included.
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Seeking
Partnering Middle School French Class for Paris/New York Exchange
The
Gustave Flaubert College in Paris is hoping to organize an 8-10
days exchange between a class of
French middle school students learning English and a group of New
York City students learning French. They would like to bring 20
to 30 students to New York, either at the beginning of February
or the end of March 2009. Ideally, they would like to partner with
a middle school French class, who could host the students during
their stay, and reciprocate. The New York students could come to
Paris at some point in the spring. Our school is located in downtown
Paris, in the Southern part of the city (13th arrondissement). Students
have very diverse backgrounds. The French participants will be in
the 9th grade: students are 14 to 15 years old and have been studying
English for 4 years. Contact : magali.fredj@noos.fr |
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Two-Week Program In Paris Open To French K-12 Teachers
July 15-29, 2008
Exclusive and affordable, «Rutgers at the Louvre» is
an exceptional opportunity for teachers of French to earn credit
while exploring the riches of the Louvre and of France’s capital,
developing curricular materials for teaching art and culture, and
exercising their French skills. No prior knowledge of art history
is required.
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Schools 2008
30 June to 13 July
Professors, members of NGOs, journalists, interested citizens
and graduate and honours students from the US and the Americas,
Europe and Africa can attend the 6 International Summer schools
of the Université de Montréal: Law to the Planet’s
Rescue, The United States after Bush : Perils and Promises,
The Middle-East Beyond Conflict : Context, Dynamics and OutlookAfrica,
not as "Dark" as You Think, China Risen: How it
Changes and Changes Us, Peace Operations: Manufacturing Peace.
The seminars during the renowned International Montreal Jazz
Festival and the Just for Laughs Festival. website
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May 12, 2008. Ambassador
Pierre Vimont, Ambassador of France to the United States, gave
a public address on the topic “France, Europe, and the United States:
What Prospects for Trans-Atlantic Relations?” at the Yale University
MacMillan Center. watch |
Immersion
Program: French West Africa: Focus on Senegal
Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue,
Yale University
West Africa is a major
area of the Francophone world. It will be explored by studying the geography,
history, literature, culture, art, cinema and the educational system.
Senegal, which was a key country in the promotion of "francophonie",
will be the focus of our study during
an intensive 3 days of workshops and presentations in French in New Haven
June 21-23 (Saturday 9:00-Monday 2:00). Registration for the three day
workshop is $200 which includes meals, activities, and CEUs. The workshop
is sponsored by the Council of European Studies, the Macmillan Center,
the Connecticut State Department of Education, and the French Embassy.
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French-speaking
teacher, New Jersey.
The
French Academy of Bergen County, NJ, is looking for a French-speaking
teacher for its extracurricular activities, and is also looking
for a preschool and pre-kindergarten assistant teaching.
Contact:asgueguen@thefrenchabc.com,or
www.thefrenchabc.com
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French
Teacher for M.S. 22.
We are looking
for French-speaking teachers in all subject areas who are interested
in being part of our French Dual Language Academy. Our school, M.S.
22 Jordan L. Mott, is a 5th-8th grade middle school (ages 10-14)
in the Bronx. Our teachers not only deliver high quality instruction
to their students but also collaborate with their colleagues to
plan interdisciplinary units of study and meet students' individual
needs. We believe that hope, dignity, opportunity and love are the
birthrights of all children and dual language programs are essential
to providing a first-class education.Contact Principal Linda Rosenbury:Lrosenb6@schools.nyc.gov
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“Be
Lingual!, based in a neighborhood close to Manhattan, is
looking for an energetic and qualified French teacher for young
children (ages 1.5 to
7). Starting in September 2008, you will teach a minimum of 12 hours
per week, with the possibility of a full time position. The position
may include the responsibility of director of Curriculum depending
on the candidate’s profile.website
Contact Isabelle Bonneau: isabelle@besmarterbelingual.com |
Spanish/French
Teacher, Norwalk Public Schools
Spanish/French teacher for the 2008-2009 school year in
the Norwalk Public Schools. The candidate will teach 3 or 4 French
classes and one or two Spanish classes.The person interested should
e-mail Judith Aucar at hjaucar@aol.com
or call her at 914-993-9423 (Home) 914-552-4349 (Cell) or 203-852-9488
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Part
time French teachers needed at the Alliance Francaise of Hartford.The
Alliance Française of Hartford is recruiting part-time French
teachers for its weekday evening and Saturday morning adult classes.Foreign
nationals must hold valid residency papers. Please send resumes
to the Alliance Francaise of Hartford via fax at (860)203-1688 or
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Two
teachers needed at PS84: PS 84 on Manhattan's Upper West
Side is looking to recruit 2 teachers for French/English dual language
classes to open in September 2008. Our school follows a self-contained
dual language model. Each week lessons are taught in French two
and half days and English two and half days to the same group of
students. PS 84 is a vibrant community of students, educators and
parents dedicated to multicultural education.
Requirements
to apply:
Accreditation in Early Childhood Education and Dual Language from
NYC Dept of Education.
Prior experience in Early Childhood Education.
Contact tel : 212 799 2534 fax : 212 501 9071 Principal Robin Sundick:
rsundic@schools.nyc.gov
French parents: susanandvirgil@gmail.com | website |
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Wantagh
Public Schools on Long Island
We have an immediate opening for a HS FRENCH Teacher due to illness.
Any candidates are encouraged to call: Pat Calosso- (516) 679-6361
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French-Spanish
full time/part time opening at Robbins Middle School
Apply on line at the Farmington Public Schools website
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One K-1 French
teacher needed at International School of Brooklyn
website
Rebecca Skinner, Executive Director and Co-founder of the International
School of Brooklyn
237 Park Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238
718.369.3023
rskinner@isbrooklyn.org
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Certified
teachers needed in new French-English Dual language programs at
PS 73 in the Bronx
Jean Mirvil, principal of the school PS 73 in the Bronx, is looking
for a teacher for a new dual-language program in grade K for the
2008-2009 school year. Contact him at jmirvil@schools.nyc.gov |
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PS
58 in Brooklyn is looking to recruit a first grade teacher
for the first grade dual language class. This school follows a self-contained
dual-language model. The teacher teaches in French in the morning,
and in English in the afternoons to the same group of students.
PS 58 is a vibrant community of students, educators and parents.
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Certified
teachers needed in new French-English Dual language programs
at PS 125 in Harlem
Email Principal: Claudette Lustin clustin@schools.nyc.gov
School
tours for parents:
June 3, 2008@ 9:45 am
June 6, 2008@ 9:45 am
If interested families cannot make these dates, we are able to beginning
the registration process via internet or telephone. They can email
Mjourdan-pierrot@schools.nyc.gov for an email application. This
year we are accepting grades K-2 for the dual language program.
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Harlem
Children's Zone seeks one part-time French teacher
Promise Academy II is a public chart school on Madison Ave and 128th
Street. We will have over 300 students in grades K-4 next year.
Each year we will add a Kindergarten until we are a K-12 school.
We have high academic expectations for our students and with success
at college their ultimate goal. Between 5%-10% of our students speak
a dialect of French. I would love to offer French language to all
of our students, with instruction at least once a week website
contact Principal Kathleen Fernald: kfernald@hcz.org |
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A bientot,
Fabrice Jaumont
Education Attache
French Embassy
972 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10021
fabrice.jaumont@diplomatie.gouv.fr
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