FIAF is proud to present Cinema des Femmes, a series celebrating the rich history of women's filmmaking in France.
More info: http://www.fiaf.org/french%20film/winter2011/2011-02-ct-cinema-des-femmes.shtml
In this introduction to acting workshop, international students will learn basic acting technique while improving their English skills. We will incorporate voice work, physical improvisation and scene study to prepare students to perform in American English. The 5 session class will culminate in a presentation of monologues and scenes. In keeping with our mission to promote international theatre by living artists, we will draw on texts by contemporary famous finternational playwrights. Students will have the choice to work on contemporary American texts or translate their scene or monologue into English from their native tongue, if they so desire. The class will include regular visits to international theatre events followed by discussion.
When: Tuesdays 8-10.30pm
March 1 - April 12
Where: Pearl Studios, 500 8th Avenue, btw 35th and 36th
Tonia Bern-Campbell returns to New York for the first time in
30 years when she appeared at the St. Regis and Waldorf
Hotels.
The show is a personal memoir of her friendship and professional relationships with Piaf, Chevalier and Brel told
through their music and Tonia's commentary.
Ms. Campbell was recognized in Paris as the foremost
interpreter of Jacque Brel's music and toured with Chevalier
and appeared in two films with him as well as the Jack
Benny Show in the U.S.
Pauline Peretz
Lecture in French
Throughout the 20th century, New York City distinguished itself by its capacity to continually reinvent itself. Can New York maintain its special rank among world cities in the twenty-first century?
Pauline Peretz is a professor of contemporary history at the University of Nantes.
Partial support for this event is provided by French Cultural Services.
FIAF presents a new season of its literary program Write About Now, a forum for French and American-based authors to meet in conversation. Writers will engage in dynamic discussions, each organized around a topic that constitutes a cultural common ground and jumping-off point for fascinating literary exchange. Albert Mobilio, editor of Bookforum, will moderate.
Novelists PHILIPPE FOREST and FRANCISCO GOLDMAN will parse the usage of the word "survival" and deepen on understanding of what surviving might mean--in fiction, as well as in life.
More info: http://www.fiaf.org/events/winter2011/2011-03-09-survival.shtml
Burning Bridges Comedy @ McSwiggans: Wednesday March 9th ed.
The curmudgeon Brooklyn odd couple of Ray Field and Todd Montesi have decided to come together and produce a weekly bibulous filled good time and mirth at their hangout, The New York Classic known as McSwiggans. Featuring top comics, great laughs, cheap drink specials ( for ex. $3 beers, ALL 16 DRAFTS), and a laid-back atmosphere, how can you go wrong with that on a Wednesday night? C'mon, who's tying you down? Forget all of your commitments, burn all your bridges and join us! JOIN US! You won't regret it. (Well, unless you really did burn up all your bridges. It's only a figure of speech dude.)
This week's guests (Wednesday March 9th):
Alex Grubard
Vicky Kuperman
Matt Nagin
Andy Kleiman
John Knefel
Siobhan Beasley
Jay Abbondanza
hosted by Ray Field, rainmaker, and featuring Todd Montesi, secretary of Something, Something, and Welfare
Burning Bridges @ McSwiggans
Presented by Ray Field & Todd Montesi
Wednesdays 8PM showtime @
McSw
French writer, poet and emcee John Banzaï, best known for his brilliant work with Les Nubians, including the new track "Veuillez Veiller Sur Vos Rêves", is in New York promoting the release of his debut album Loverdose.
Banzaï's smooth, poetic, FrancoPhonetic flow flirts with your intellect, while producer DaVido's slick, sexy, jazzy beats entice the true school hip hop lover in all of us.
Banzaï's style is versatile. He delivers spoken word and rap styles over smooth, jazzy atmospheric urban beats. His ensemble consists of bass, keys, and drums. A class act.
