Events

Friday, October 23, 2009 (16)

Oct 23, 2009
August 14, 2009
Friday

  • Marcel Duchamp: tant Donns

  • Aug 14, 2009 to Nov 29, 2009
  • Location: Philadelphia, USA Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Description: tant Donns, Duchamps last major work, has been described by Jasper Johns as é’“the strangest work of art in any museum. What at first looks like an boarded-up wooden door is actually a tableau visible only through two peep holes, which reveal a half-hidden naked woman in a landscape. Duchamp worked on the piece in secret for 20 years, while even his friends thought he had given up his art, and it was only revealed to the public when it was posthumously installed in the museum. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its first display, and in memory of the late director Anne dHarnoncourt, who oversaw the original installation as a 25-year-old assistant, the museum has organised this show of 80 studies, photographs, erotic objects and other documents.
  • Created by: Louise Mathieu
September 19, 2009
Saturday

  • "What Can PerformerTrack Do For Me?"

  • Sep 19, 2009 at 6:00am to Dec 31, 2009 at 2:00pm
  • Location: Your Computer & Your Phone
  • Description: "What Can PerformerTrack Do For Me?"We have had such outstanding success & feedback from our FREE "Talent On Target" webinars - that we have JUST ADDED a NEW FREE Webinar entitledWhat Can Performertrack Do For Me?"!Get the scoop on what you could & should be doing with your performing career with PerformerTrack!*Be Stand out as a quality performer amongst a huge number of competitors!*Be consistent and centered!*Strengthen your track record!*Understand the difference between being PRODUCTIVE vs. proactive!"I’ve been helping actors guide their careers and reach their goals for nearly 30 years and I can honestly say that I have never encountered a more practical tool for career management and innovation than Holdon Log’s PerformerTrack."Sam ChristensenSam Christensen Studioswww.SamChristensen.com
  • Created by: Adian Sumner, Holdon Log
September 28, 2009
Monday

  • French Mondays - a beginning language class for Performing Arts Professionals and Theatre Lovers

  • Sep 28, 2009 at 2:30pm to Dec 14, 2009 at 3:00pm
  • Location: Manhattan Theatre Club Creative Center*
  • Description: La Comedie Francaise New York presents: French MondaysFrench Mondays is a basic French language class designed for performing arts professionals and theatre lovers. The first half of the class will focus on grammar with an emphasis on verbs. In the second half of class, students will read and perform scenes and monologues from contemporary French plays to improve pronunciation skills, build vocabulary and develop reading comprehension and listening skills. At the end of the 12 week class, students will be able to pronounce written French, have a basic conversation in French, conjugate 113 essential verbs in six tenses and read French fluently. Class size limited to 15. Pre-Registration Required.COURSE FEE: $180 (Class size limited to 15, pre-registration required)CONTACT: manisha@alumni.brandeis.eduAbout the instructor: Manisha Snoyer is an actress, translator and French instructor who has taught French in Paris and New York City for over five years. Private clients include students fr
  • Created by: Manisha Snoyer - Actress/Teacher
September 29, 2009
Tuesday

  • New York Electronic Art Festival with Celeste Boursier-Mougenot

  • Sep 29, 2009 at 5:00am to Oct 29, 2009 at 1:00pm
  • Location: Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center
  • Description: New York Electronic Art Festival Launches Month-Long Celebration of Cutting-Edge Electronic artNew York, August 17, 2009 – Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center announces the 2009 New York Electronic Art Festival, a month-long series of concerts, panels, workshops, and exhibitions centered on the cutting-edge work being done at the intersection of art and technology. The festival will take place from September 29- October 29, 2009 and will feature the highest quality work in the evolving field of art and technology. Presentations will include New York City resident artists as well as the most exciting work from around the globe.Read more...
  • Created by: Audrey Cruz-Mermy
 

  • Francine LeClercq: [3:2]

  • Sep 29, 2009 at 8:00am to Oct 24, 2009 at 2:00pm
  • Location: Soho20 Chelsea Gallery
  • Description: SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery est heureuse d' annoncer l'exposition de l'artiste Française Francine LeClercq.L'installation intitulée 3:2 (prononcé 3 par 2) se compose de plusieurs centaines de "cellules" peintes ne mesurant pas plus que 3 par 2 inches en référence au quotient rapport/largeur utilisé pour les écrans LED de nos appareils photographiques digitales, i-phones et autres : notre nouveau format de perception.Le scenario evoque l' image d'un affichage de mémoires dispersées comme des particules de gas en suspension, enfin liberées de leur charnelle captivité.Une couche d'encre thermochromique est appliquée sur chaque cellules, causant une nuance telle qu' elles sont perçues comme un monochrome noir et opaque, un flou, ou transparentes laissant l'image sous-jacente apparaître en fonction de la température ambiante, ou du toucher.Cette exposition se veut experimentale où l'art est un moment de dépendence mutuelle sous la participation des sens.Pour plus d'information, contactez le dire
  • Created by: Francine LeClercq
October 1, 2009
Thursday

  • They won't Budge, Africans in Europe, MoCADA exhibition

  • Oct 1, 2009 at 7:00am to Jan 19, 2010 at 1:00pm
  • Location: MoCADA
  • Description: Their stories are numerous, some similar and others flavored by particular struggles in specific sites of discontent. Overall, their attitudes are of stubborn resilience, hope, and survival in environments desperate for their labor but resentful of their presence. With over 100 photographs and videos from Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, Holland, Czech and Britain, the exhibition, organized by NYU's Africana Studies Department, follows some remarkably resilient immigrants on their uncertain sojourn on makeshift, intermittently powered fishing boats from West Africa, through the rigors of European immigration control, into the interstices of European society. These works of art are created by award winning photographers, photo-journalists, and human rights activists all over Europe including Juan Medina (Spain), Alfredo Muňoz de Oliveira (Portugal), Francesco Cocco, Angelo Aprile, Elisa Cozzarini, Marco Ambrosi, Matteo Danesin, Aldo Sodoma and Stefano Renna (Italy). Also include
  • Created by: Audrey Cruz-Mermy
October 2, 2009
Friday

  • Le Club Théâtre @ L’Alliance Française NYC

  • Oct 2, 2009 at 6:00am to Dec 18, 2009 at 7:00am
  • Location: Alliance Française 22 East 60th Street NYC
  • Description: Lovers of French and the theater perform together on stage, native and non-native speakers alike!Physical and voice warm up - Improvisations - Diction exercises - Theater games - Modern and classic French texts studies (monologues and scenes).A different public performance project for each term.Lose yourself in famous French texts!Taste the real savor of the words. Become a real French speaker by acting, listening and reacting all in French!Le Club Théâtre is lead by Marie-Hélène Brabant, a professionally trained actress who has been teaching theater games and acting techniques in Paris and New York for 15 years.Fall 2009The imaginary world of J.Deschamps and les DeschiensPerformance: Friday, December 18 at 12pm

  • Created by: Linda G
October 12, 2009
Monday

  • La Comedie Francaise - Acting in French

  • Oct 12, 2009 at 4:15pm to Dec 14, 2009 at 5:00pm
  • Location: Midtown
  • Description: La Comedie Francaise New York presents: Acting in FrenchStarts: Monday, October 12, 2009 @ 8:15pmTake your French to the Next Level. La Comedie Francaise is a French acting class designed for performing arts professionals and theatre lovers with an intermediate/advanced knowledge of French. The first half hour of class will focus on grammar with an emphasis on verbs. In the second part of class, students will read and perform scenes and monologues from contemporary French plays to improve pronunciation skills, build vocabulary, develop reading comprehension and listening skills and gain cultural enrichment. The class will draw on acting techniques taught in French theatre schools. At the end of the 10 week class, students will be able to communicate fluently in French, conjugate 113 essential verbs in ten tenses including the conditional and subjunctive and read French fluently. This class is equally appropriate for the actor hoping to work in France and the theatre or film enthusiast
  • Created by: Manisha Snoyer - Actress/Teacher
October 13, 2009
Tuesday
October 20, 2009
Tuesday

  • 2009 CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival

  • Oct 20, 2009 at 5:00pm to Oct 24, 2009 at 7:00pm
  • Location: ACME CLUB
  • Description: Trois groupes français issus de la scène électronique se produiront au club Acme le 22 octobre- Dead Sexy- Variety Lab- ShakaponkCMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2009 will hit New York City from October 20-24 and for 5 days and nights, over 1,200 artists and 120,000 fans will take over more than 75 of the city's greatest nightclubs and theaters. Headquartered once again at New York University's Greenwich Village campus; don't miss your chance to participate in New York City's largest music festival.CMJ '09 will feature exclusive nighttime parties, daytime exhibit areas, registrant lounges, a technology fair, artist and press lounges, meet and greets, panels, seminars, mentoring sessions, community initiatives, networking events, Q&As and special events.
  • Created by: Audrey Cruz-Mermy
October 23, 2009
Friday

  • Foreign Language Immersion Weekend

  • Oct 23, 2009 at 2:00pm to Oct 25, 2009 at 3:00pm
  • Location: Manhattan
  • Description: The New School is starting a new language immersion program this fall in Spanish, French, Italian and Japanese.The first weekend is on October 23, 24 and 25 with French and Spanish.The second week is on December 4, 5 and 6 with French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese.These weekends include 14 hours of instruction over one weekend:Friday: 6 to 9pmSaturday: 10am to 1pm and 2 to 6pmSunday: 10am to 2pm.For more information, contact the Foreign Language Department at 212 229 5676 or email foreignlanguages@newschool.edu
  • Created by: Florence Leclerc-Dickler
 

  • Congo in Harlem : Life is Rosy

  • Oct 23, 2009 from 3:30pm to 6:00pm
  • Location: Maysles Institute
  • Description: CONGO IN HARLEM Series Info and Schedule >***Special Sneak Preview***Once Upon A Time in the CongoDir. Said Yenga Kakese Dibinga, 2009La Vie Est Belle (Life is Rosy)Dir. Mweze Ngangura and Benoit Lamy, 1987, 80 min.Legendary Congolese musician Papa Wemba plays a poor country boy with music in his heart and big dreams. He travels to the city, where he falls in love with second wife of a prominent club owner. Can he win her hand and fulfill his dreams of being as singer?Discussion with Professor Joseph Mwantuali (Hamilton College) and Angele Makombo (UN Dept. of Political Affairs) to follow screening.Reception sponsored by Awale Restaurant with special performance by Simon Kashama.Co-presented by the Georges Malaika Foundation
  • Created by: Audrey Cruz-Mermy
 

  • French singers Alice & Cecile @ Trumpets, Montclair , NJ

  • Oct 23, 2009 from 4:30pm to 8:00pm
  • Location: Trumpets Jazz Club and Restaurant
  • Description: Friday, October 23rd: Alice and Cecile, French singersAlice & Cécile have always sung since early childhood. Their passion for music is not a question of genes as there are no musicians or singers within their family circle, except on the occasion of family parties when grandparents traditionally sing a song. Both twin sisters learnt on their own, training their ear by listening to the albums of their parents’ record collection over and over again.Alice & Cécile were first spotted in some New York jazz club on the occasion of a stay across the Atlantic. On their return to France, both talented twin sisters were then soon taken charge of by the guitarist and producer Patrick Saussois, who made them record their very first album - 5 cover versions and 6 original compositions – under the DJAZ Records label. With their undeniable charm and their deceptively "Young Girls of Rochefort"-like appearance (in reference to the 1960s film composer Michel Legrand), the two young singers reinvent a
  • Created by: Enrico Granafei