Events

He's back for this much-anticipated Fall Residency performing  his ALL-FRENCH SHOW! Touted as the Jerry Seinfeld of France, award-winning comic Gad Elmaleh is arguably the biggest and most loved comedic star in France. Don't miss this chance to see him perform over SIX nights in September and October, only at City Winery NYC.

Le 7 septembre prochain l’institution new yorkaise ABC Home, ouvrira ses portes pour la première fois aux Etats Unis aux oeuvres calligraphiques de Thich Nhat Hanh, à travers l’exposition Calligraphic Meditation: The Mindful Art of Thich Nhat Hanh

Tich Nhat Hanh, maître du Bouddhisme Zen, fervent défenseur de la non violence lors de la guerre du Vietnam fut soutenu par Martin Luther King lors de sa nomination pour le prix Nobel de la Paix en 1967. Il est considéré par le New York Times comme le deuxième personnage le plus important du Bouddhisme après le Dalai Lama.

Son histoire est intimement liée à celle de la France, où il trouva refuge en 1972 après avoir été expulsé des Etats Unis. Son opposition à la guerre du Vietnam le contraint à l’exile alors qu’il enseignait à Princeton et Columbia. En 1982, il fonda dans le Périgord un monastère qui allait devenir la plus grande communauté bouddhiste d’Occident. Son enseignement et ses écrits ont depuis atteints des millions de personnes à tr

Exhibition opening reception on September 10, 6 to 8 p.m. Exhibition on display through October 30.

Exhibition curated by Shanny Peer, and co-organized by the Maison Française and Rare Book & Manuscript Division of Columbia Libraries

This exhibition celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the Columbia Maison Française, founded in 1913 and the first French academic and cultural center on an American campus.  It presents a wonderful collection of unpublished photographs, documents, program materials, and AV archives. These are woven into a narrative celebrating the rich history of the Maison Française and the role it has played in exposing Americans to notable French thinkers and artists, disseminating French and Francophone culture and ideas in the U.S.,  and nurturing strong ties between Columbia University, France, and the Francophone world.   

The Centennial Exhibition is on display at the Maison Française in Buell Hall. It is free and open to the public from September 5-October 30, M

The ethereal, enchanting images of Vanida Amiot are displayed in a mesmerizing solo exhibition at Agora Gallery this September. Although she is firmly abstract in her art, eschewing representational images, Amiot also takes care to engage the imagination of her audience, often giving works titles that reference something as specific as it is conceptual. This, combined with her skillful, delicate touch when it comes to composition, color and brushstrokes, means that every work seems to speak directly to the viewer with a message of importance and interest. Subtle yet assertive, this is artwork that exudes a sense of presence as impossible to ignore as it is to deny. The exhibition will begin on September 10, 2013 and run until October 1, 2013, with an opening reception on the evening of Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 6-8PM. Entrance is free and anyone seeking some inspiration to start the fall season is encouraged to attend.

The ethereal, enchanting images of Vanida Amiot are displayed in a mesmerizing solo exhibition at Agora Gallery this September. Although she is firmly abstract in her art, eschewing representational images, Amiot also takes care to engage the imagination of her audience, often giving works titles that reference something as specific as it is conceptual. This, combined with her skillful, delicate touch when it comes to composition, color and brushstrokes, means that every work seems to speak directly to the viewer with a message of importance and interest. Subtle yet assertive, this is artwork that exudes a sense of presence as impossible to ignore as it is to deny. The exhibition will begin on September 10, 2013 and run until October 1, 2013, with an opening reception on the evening of Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 6-8PM. Entrance is free and anyone seeking some inspiration to start the fall season is encouraged to attend.

About the Artist

Vanida Amiot’s ethereal abstract paintings tur

Re-Thinking Literature brings together philosophers, writers, critics and theoreticians of literature and art, to examine what, in the 21st Century, is understood when we speak about “literature.” We still ask familiar questions such as “What is the situation of the writer today? What does literature mean today?” but ask them today undetermined by preexisting “isms,” past the dogmas of recent years, post-Post, as it were. Re-Thinking Literature seeks new, multiple perspectives for the meaning and significance of the cultural construct “literature” today—and examines how a younger generation of literary thinkers and practitioners deals with it.

Organized by Donatien Grau and Tom Bishop.

All presentations in English. Free and open to the public.

Conference schedule

This conference is made possible by the generous support of The Florence Gould Foundation, The Cultural Services of the French Embassy, and the Institut Français.

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SHAKESPEARE'S SISTER , or LA VIE MATÉRIELLE
Adapted and directed by Irina Brook from Virginia Woolf "A Room Of One's Own" (1929) and Marguerite Duras "La Vie Materielle" (1986), the production centers on a fantasy dinner party where Duras and Woolf and three other women prepare a meal live on stage while singing, dancing, and discussing the condition of women in society.

Featuring a diverse ensemble including:
Obie-award winner Winsome Brown as Virginia Woolf;
former French Vogue editor Joan Juliet Buck as Maugerite Duras;
actress Nicole Ansari; concert violin soloist Yibin Li;
and British singer/songwriter Sadie Jemmet.

http://vimeo.com/dreamtheatre/laviematerielle

This fall, La MaMa is introducing a new initiative, 10@$10, through which ten $10 tickets will be available to every performance on a first-come, first-served basis. Hurry and plan your vis

New York, NY — French singer Patricia Kaas pays tribute to musical icon Edith Piaf with “Kaas Sings Piaf,” a world tour to mark the 50^th Anniversary of Piaf’s death.  Kaas’ new project, Kaas Chante Piaf, focuses on 21 of Piaf’s greatest iconic titles. With musical arrangements by composer Abel Korzeniowski and an innovative stage design, this unique concert will also include a video installation with rare images of Piaf, one of France's greatest international stars of all time. “Kaas Sings Piaf” made its U.S. debut at Carnegie Hall in 2012 and returns to Town Hall in New York City on Friday, September 20, 2013.

“I wanted this tribute to be contemporary, theatrical and urban at the time,” says Kaas.  “A musical piece in notes and pictures that stands out of the ordinary.”

After a fabulous career of more than 25 years, and international success, Patricia Kaas is still the dignified heiress of Piaf to audiences across the world, having won 6 Victoires de la Musique and selling over 17 mil