Events

Sunday, November 10, 2013 (8)

Nov 10, 2013
September 6, 2013
Friday

  • Méditation Calligraphique : L’Art Conscient de Thich Nhat Hanh

  • Sep 6, 2013 to Dec 31, 2013
  • Location: ABC Home
  • Description:

    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

  • Created by: Francois Servranckx
October 29, 2013
Tuesday

  • Innovative and Talented French Artists Henri Gueguen and Joëlle Kem Lika Featured at Agora Gallery Art Show

  • Oct 29, 2013 at 7:00am to Nov 19, 2013 at 1:00pm
  • Location: Agora Gallery
  • Description:

    The original work of two gifted French artists Henri Gueguen and Joëlle Kem Lika will be on display at Agora Gallery, NYC. The exhibition is scheduled to run from October 29, 2013 through November 19, 2013.  The opening reception will be held on Thursday night, November 7, 2013 from 6-8 pm.Entrance is free and all art lovers are encouraged to attend, enjoy and meet some of the artists whose works make up this delightful show. 

    About Henri Gueguen

    In his art, French artist Henri Gueguen seeks to forge new ground in terms of visual structure, textural consistency, and diversity of materials. Working in a variety of media (from lacquer paint to ballpoint pens), Gueguen captures his subjects both in two dimensional and three dimensional contexts, masterfully combining rich colors, bold lines, a strong sense of light, and rhythmic compositions to create a distinct and original art form.

    A central theme in Gueguen’s work is the “tall, slim lady,” both elegant and dynamic, which was inspired by

  • Created by: Lee Eagle
October 31, 2013
Thursday

  • Dominique Nabokov: The World of the New York Review of Books, Photographs 1980–2009

  • Oct 31, 2013 to Dec 6, 2013
  • Location: La Maison Française of NYU
  • Description:

    For over three decades, French photographer Dominique Nabokov has turned her camera lens on friends and colleagues at The New York Review, producing an incisive and intimate portrait of many of its key players. The approximately 50 black and white photographs in the exhibition capture both the spirit of the magazine and offer informal portraits of its editors, contributors, and supporters. Nabokov has subtly documented many convivial moments and the occasional intellectual jostling between the Review’s varied personalities. The exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of The New York Review, which famously coalesced during the New York printers’ strike of 1963.

    The exhibition is made possible by The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation.

    An illustrated catalogue with introduction by Ian Buruma will be published on the occasion of the exhibition. It will be available online for free download; visit www.nyu.edu/maisonfrancaise for details. La Maison Française is open to the public Monda

  • Created by: La Maison Française of NYU
November 5, 2013
Tuesday

  • Diffractions Theatre Presents La Cantatrice Chauve

  • Nov 5, 2013 at 3:00pm to Nov 17, 2013 at 12:00pm
  • Location: 4th Street Theater
  • Description:
    IONESCO'S LA CANTATRICE CHAUVE ("THE BALD SOPRANO") IS PRESENTED BY DIFFRACTIONS THEATRE AND DIRECTED BY ROXANE REVON, DIRECTOR FROM THE 2012
    SOLD-OUT PRODUCTION OF SARTRE'S HUIS CLOS ("NO EXIT"):

    La Cantatrice Chauve is an absurd conversation between six characters: two couples, a maid and a fireman, all appearing to be “English’ but speaking French. Nothing logical here, but in Ionesco’s masterpiece we always find the situations wittier than they seem to be.

    **Presented in the original French text with English supertitles**


    Buy tickets at / Réservez vos places sur
    http://www.laurenrayner.com/tickets
     

  • Created by: Samantha Grassian
November 8, 2013
Friday

  • French film "Boule et Bill"

  • Nov 8, 2013 at 8:00am to Nov 14, 2013 at 5:00pm
  • Location: Quad Cinema
  • Description:

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                               Distrib Films Presents

                                     "Boule et Bill"

                                  ("Billy & Buddy")

      Opening Friday, November 8th @ the Quad Cinema

     

    Based on Jean Roba's beloved comic strip, "Boule et Bill" recounts the misadventures of 8-year-old Boule and his cocker spaniel Bill. With sparkling imaginative style and a lively soundtrack, the film brings to life a family's humorous trials and tribulations in 1970's France.

     

    Written and directed by Alexandre Charlot and Franck Magnier. Starring Franck Dubosc, Marina Fois, and Charles Crombez and featuring voices by Manu Payet and Sara Giraudeau. The film is in French with English sub-titles and runs 90 minutes.)

    Official film website: www.distribfilms.com/film/us/billy-and-buddy-boule-bill

    Boule et Bill opens Friday, November 8th at:

    Quad Cinema - New York, NY

    34 W 13th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues

    Showtimes: 1:00-2:45-4:30-6:15-8:00-10:05

  • Created by: Libby McInerny
 

  • "Les Pieces Radiophoniques" by Les joueurs de l'esprit

  • Nov 8, 2013 at 3:00pm to Nov 10, 2013 at 10:00am
  • Location: 109 E 60th Street, New York, NY
  • Description:

    Staged reading in French of sketches, radio plays and vaudeville productions by professional actors.  Synopsis in the program makes it easy to follow.

    Friday 8th November at 8.00 pm

    Saturday 9th November at 8.00 pm

    Sunday 10th November at 3.00 pm

     

  • Created by: Philippe