Events

Saturday, November 12, 2011 (7)

Nov 12, 2011
September 27, 2011
Tuesday

  • Atelier Francophone

  • Sep 27, 2011 at 3:00pm to Dec 6, 2011 at 2:00pm
  • Location: Midtown West
  • Description: L'atelier Francophone est un cours de théâtre proposant des exercices sur l'imagination, le corps et la voix afin d’élaborerun jeu créatif et "réel". Nourrir ce jeu, c’est mettre à contribution la vie intérieure de l'acteur, explorer la richesse et le potentiel de sa propre individualité, et découvrir le lien harmonique qui l’unit à son partenaire.  

    Le cours intègre des méthodes diverses d'apprentissage du jeu (Meisner, Stanislavski, Chekhov, etc.) pour que l'acteur puisse découvrir les outils les plus utiles à son répertoire.

    L'accent est mis sur le travail en groupe. L'intérêt est de créer une troupe d'acteurs composée d’individus qui apprécient et essaient tout autant de nourrir le travail de la compagnie entière que d’enrichir leur propre savoir-faire.  

    Ce semestre, nous travaillerons sur des scènes diverses écrites par des auteurs contemporains francophones.
  • Created by: Manisha Snoyer - Actress/Teacher
November 10, 2011
Thursday

  • THE CONQUEST/LA CONQUETE

  • Nov 10, 2011 to Dec 2, 2011
  • Location: Lincoln Plaza and Angelika Film Center
  • Description: The day is May 6, 2007, France’s run-up to the presidential elections. As the French people are getting ready to go to the polls to elect their new president, presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has shut himself away in his home. Though Sarkozy soon knows he has won the election, he is alone, gloomy and despondent. For hours he has been trying to reach his wife, Cécilia but to no avail. The last five years start unfurling before our eyes, recounting Sarkozy’s unstoppable ascent, riddled with in-party backstabbing, media manipulation, riots, sarcastic confrontations and extra-marital affairs.

    THE CONQUEST chronicles the volatile right-leaning Sarkozy’s startling rise to become President of France and the emotional and psychological stakes involving the conquest of power.  On the day the diminutive Sarkozy conquered his ultimate ambition, his wife, who for twenty years had struggled to pull the man she loved from the shadow into the light, walked out on him for another man.
  • Created by: Aimee Morris
 

  • Galerie Downtown by François Laffanour Booth 30 at Pavilion of Art and Design

  • Nov 10, 2011 to Nov 14, 2011
  • Location: Park Avenue Armory
  • Description:

    The Galerie DOWNTOWN, which is present at all the
    major international art market events (TEFAF, Biennale
    des Antiquaires, DesignMiami/Basel, FIAC), will be taking
    part in the first Pavilion of Art and Design in New York,
    from 10 to 14 November 2011.


    Going against the grain, in the early 1980s, François
    Laffanour created the Galerie DOWNTOWN with a thoroughly avant-garde brief: the rehabilitation of 20th century architects’ furniture which had sunk into oblivion. For
    more than 30 years, François Laffanour has been tirelessly
    championing the work of two pionneers of 20th century
    Decorative Arts: Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand
    (joint founder of the Union des Artists Modernes with Le
    Corbusier in 1929), as well as that of Serge Mouille and
    Isamu Noguchi.

    The gallery also holds the archives of the gallery owner
    Simon Steph, from 1956 to 1974 producer of the furniture
    of  Prouvé, Perriand, Mouille, Jouve and Noguchi.
    Essentially passionate about freedom, these postwar
    builders-cum-a

  • Created by: Laurence Fayard
 

  • Exhibition: Clergue in America

  • Nov 10, 2011 at 6:00am to Dec 21, 2011 at 1:00pm
  • Location: FIAF Gallery
  • Description:

    Free and Open to the Public.

     

    Clergue in America showcases French photographer Lucien Clergue’s powerful depictions of the United States in an exhibition that spans the White Sands desert in New Mexico, the highways of Santa Fe, the expansive deserts of California, and the streets of New York.

    Through his use of light, textures, and form, Clergue captures both the impressive sights of the United States and the raw beauty of the human form, often juxtaposing natural and manmade wonders.

    A catalogue of Lucien Clergue’s work will be available to visitors, and, for the first time, an edition of the catalogue will also be accessible as a free iPad app.

  • Created by: FIAF
November 11, 2011
Friday

  • Resonant Streams, An Ancient Call performance

  • Nov 11, 2011 at 3:00pm to Nov 12, 2011 at 5:00pm
  • Location: The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
  • Description:

    LiquidBody creates stunning multimedia dance, video and music events, involving the audience in the exploration of motion and sound. Resonant Streams: An Ancient Call is about water – the water in our bodies, the ancient seas where life began, and the flowing streams that sustain us. The LiquidBody Company includes Caryn Heilman, choreographer and former soloist with Paul Taylor Dance Company, and dancers Emilie Conrad, founder of Continuum Movement; Luisah Teish, author, performer and Chair of the World Orisha Congress Committee on Women's Issues; Nana Simopoulos, world music composer and musician; Cafe Da Silva, Brazilian percussionist; Dawn Avery, Native American cellist and vocalist; Vaso Dimitriou, Greek guitarist; Laia Cabrera and Isabelle Duverger, video artists.

    Friday, Saturday, November 11 & 12, 8 pm

    LiquidBody is a program apart of The Value of Water exhibition. 

    CLICK HERE to Purchase tickets, $22.00
  • Created by: Isabelle Duverger
November 12, 2011
Saturday

  • new york landmark photo tour

  • Nov 12, 2011 from 8:30am to 10:00am
  • Location: 34th street and 9th avenue, next to B&H Photo
  • Description:

    Citifari landmark tour includes the New Yorker Hotel, the Empire State building, Grand Central Terminal and the Chrysler building.
    Citifari tour starts outside B&H Photo at the corner of 34th st. and 9th av.
    - bring your best camera, a couple of lenses if you have (a standard zoom should be enough but you might want to be able to play a bit),
    - remember to charge your battery and have a memory card that will allow for some 100 shots (~ 10 shots per spot),
    - wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes according to the weather,
    - most of the tour occurs outside, wear a hat and sunscreen during sunny days,
    - bring some refreshments / snacks

    The tour should last between 2-1/2 hour and 3 hours and will end close to the Chrysler building.

     

    Check www.citifari.com for reservations and more information

  • Created by: Sam Levy
 

  • Champagne School - Gourmet Champagnes

  • Nov 12, 2011 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm
  • Location: Flute Gramercy
  • Description:

    There is an unofficial class of champagnes that are a little bit more refined than your typical Non-Vintage, maybe because of a stricter selection of grapes or a bit more aging. We call these "gourmet champagnes" because their added complexity makes them ideal wines for dining. That's right - champagnes that can be enjoyed throughout a meal!

  • Created by: Flute Champagne Bar