Tag: Culture
The “Xenakis Revolutions” exhibition at the Philarmonie de Paris
A Greek composer, architect and engineer with a passion for mathematics and computer science, Iannis Xenakis revolutionized music in the second half of the 20th century. On the occasion of…
The art market reaches a world record in 2021, boosted by contemporary and NFT
New world record for art: in 2021, auction sales reached $17 billion. According to Artprice’s annual report published on Monday March 14, this increase is notably boosted by contemporary art…
Francophonie week: which French language today in Côte d’Ivoire?
On the occasion of the Week of the French language and the Francophonie: from Villers-Cotterêts to Abidjan, French, a plural language! While French remains the official language in Côte d’Ivoire,…
Fatou Diome, to help Marianne
Living in France since 1994, French since 2002, Fatou Diome has observed over the years the evolution of political discourse in France. She is moved in an essay entitled “Marianne…
Villeurbanne, French Capital of Culture, focuses on youth
Cultural meeting This is a first: in 2022, a city will be labeled “French Capital of Culture”. And it is Villeurbanne, 153,000 inhabitants, near Lyon, in the south-east, which was…
in the Beqaa, a free music school to transmit Levantine musical culture
In Lebanon, artists are struggling a little more every day to live from their passion. The luckiest have chosen exile, those who remain try to survive, despite the endless economic…
Mame-Fatou Niang, for a postcolonial universalism
By dint of eyeing the other side of the ring road, today Mame-Fatou Niang is thinking across the Atlantic. The precious word of Miss Nianglecturer at the Carnegy Mellon University…
Elitza Gueorvieva, Bulgarian writer and director: “Coming to France was a space flight”
As a child, Elitza Georgieva wanted to become a cosmonaut. But the fall of the Berlin Wall “shattered” this dream built by the state and made it possible to realize…
Laëtitia Botella, urban improviser modeled by and for Le Havre
Laëtitia Botella is an actress, director and improviser. Originally from the port city of Le Havre, in the north-west of France, Laëtitia is on her own scale the link between…
Carole Serny, traditional know-how and contemporary aesthetics
Carole Serny is an engraver goldsmith. It produces pieces intended for decoration, tableware or interior design. Carole Serny’s activity is multiple depending on the needs and opportunities of the sponsors,…