Tag: Culture
My neighbor, the travel writer: meeting with Bernard Ollivier
An apostle of slow travel, a former French journalist and late travel writer, Bernard Ollivier created the association Seuil in 2000, an association for the reintegration of young people in…
Fally Ipupa & Roga Roga, the two Congos reunited to celebrate Rumba
On the occasion of the entry of Rumba into the intangible cultural heritage of Unesco, Urban Legends brought together two montages of the musical genre, Fally Ipupa from the DRC…
Theatre: “Gulliver’s Travels” adapted by Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq
Gulliver’s Travels, written at the beginning of the 18th century by the Anglo-Irish author Jonathan Swift, has come down to us as a children’s tale. The largely amputated original text…
10 years ago, Etta James left us …
On January 20, 2012, singer Etta James passed away at the age of 73. This major personality of African-American popular culture was a formidable performer of the Soul repertoire, but…
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, the big bath challenge
Filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun is publishing a jubilant new novel freely inspired by the fate of Eric Moussambani, a young Guinean swimmer who marked the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. We…
a historic support plan for some 2,000 artists
In Ireland, the Minister of Culture has just announced a new support plan: by spring, around 2,000 artists will receive a basic income for three years. The aim is to…
Show: “Solo Andata”, a participatory musical creation at the Bataclan
Building bridges between professional artists and people in precariousness is the objective of an initiative led by the Orchester de Chambre de Paris. Solo Andata – ” One way ticket…
Theater: “Le Chœur” by Fanny de Chaillé, a body of ten voices
They are 10 on stage to form a single entity, with 10 voices. Ten young actors and actresses, who speak, whisper, are indignant, confide, challenge each other, tell each other…
Special dedicated to Olivier Dubois with his partner Deborah Al Hawi Al Masri
The French journalist Olivier Dubois has been hostage in Mali since April 8, 2021. In the company of his partner Deborah Al Hawi Al Masri, we will discover Olivier’s favorite…
Stéphane Audeguy, the empire of metamorphoses
Stéphane Audeguy’s new novel strolls through a century of Japanese history. A kaleidoscope of intersecting women’s destinies, in a Japan torn between tradition and modernity. A young American bride who…