Un Chant de la Terre
Speaking of the Earth
12th March 2026 | By Nick Hammond | Music
For four days between March 7 and March 10, the Philharmonie de Paris staged a series of events to celebrate the work of women poets. I was delighted to attend the opening evening, entitled Un Chant de la Terre (A … Read More
Hamlet: #La Fin d’une Enfance
Post-Shakespearean Tour de Force
10th February 2026 | By Nick Hammond | Theater & Dance
I decided to go see Hamlet: #La Fin d’une Enfance, an updated version of Shakespeare’s play, with some trepidation, as so many modern rewritings of Shakespeare tend to be pretentious at best and toe-curlingly awful at worst. After climbing several … Read More
Eugene Onegin
Musical Triumph, Conventional Staging
9th February 2026 | By Nick Hammond | Music
The headline name for this new production of Tchaikovsky’s adaptation of Pushkin’s verse novel Eugene Onegin at the Palais Garnier is evidently Ralph Fiennes in his directorial debut for the Paris Opera. Not only has the much-lauded British actor spoken … Read More
Playing with Fire
Now You See Her ...
31st December 2025 | By Heidi Ellison | Exhibitions
The room is empty, with only a Steinway Spirio grand piano in the center. Don your virtual reality headset, however, and suddenly the famed pianist Yuja Wang, dressed in a chic black-and-white-striped gown, is seated at the keyboard playing Maurice … Read More
Eva Jospin: Grottesco & Claire Tabouret: D’un Seul Souffle
Pagan vs. Christian Iconography
23rd December 2025 | By Heidi Ellison | Exhibitions
French museums are brilliant at putting on mega exhibitions like the current “1925-2025: 100 Years of Art Deco” (through April 26) at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs or “Sargent: Dazzling Paris” (through January 11) at the Musée d’Orsay, both of … Read More
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