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French Science Fiction

French Science Fiction

Over the Moon and Under the Radar

April 29, 2020 | By Paul Scott | Books, What's New Art & Culture

Science fiction has traditionally been dominated by the English-speaking world – think of authors like Ray Bradbury and Ursula Le Guin, and movies like the Star Wars franchise – but France has a surprisingly long pedigree in the field. The … Read More

Francophiles’ Guide to Quarantine, v. VI

Francophiles’ Guide to Quarantine, v. VI

Flowers for Earth Day, At-Home Ballet, French Music Festival

April 22, 2020 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Art & Culture

 Today is Earth Day. While Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future has made a video with a strong message called “House on Fire,” the French and Québecois Jour de la Terre and the city of Nancy have joined forces to create … Read More

Francophiles’ Guide to Quarantine, v. V

Francophiles’ Guide to Quarantine, v. V

Notre Dame, Notable Authors, Sights to See and Songs to Hear

April 15, 2020 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Art & Culture

We have a variety of activities for you this week. First of all, to commemorate the first anniversary of the tragic fire that nearly destroyed the millennium-old Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019, Paris Musées has put together an … Read More

Francophiles’ Guide to Quarantine, V. IV

Francophiles’ Guide to Quarantine, V. IV

Food for Thought

April 8, 2020 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Art & Culture

With much of the world in lockdown, Paris Update continues to seek out French or France-related virtual content for our readers. History buffs and anyone who loves Paris will enjoy four wonderful short video clips from films made by André … Read More

Francophiles’ Guide to Quarantine, V. III

Francophiles’ Guide to Quarantine, V. III

Nourishment for Body and Soul

April 1, 2020 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Art & Culture

We continue our ongoing feature to keep everyone who loves France and/or wants to keep their French-language skills in good shape with entertaining cultural nourishment from this hexagon-shaped country. That great treasure house of French culture, the Bibliothèque de France, … Read More

Francophiles’ Guide to Quarantine, V. II

Francophiles’ Guide to Quarantine, V. II

Solace in Culture

March 25, 2020 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Art & Culture

For all you francophiles out there, we have gathered more links to some formidable ways to entertain yourselves while in quarantine. Read on. The Opéra de Paris continues to add new videos of full-length performances to its website. Mozart’s Don … Read More

Francophiles’ Guide to Quarantine

Francophiles’ Guide to Quarantine

Francophiles’ Guide to Quarantine

March 18, 2020 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Art & Culture

For those of us in quarantine (all of France, Italy, Spain and many places in the rest of the world), there is no shortage of entertainment online. Here are some resources for francophones or francophiles looking to polish their French. … Read More

Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna at the Théâtre du Châtelet

Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna at the Théâtre du Châtelet

Making the Classics Sexy Again

October 28, 2019 | By Heidi Ellison | Music, What's New Art & Culture

When he walked out onto the stage of Paris’s Théâtre du Châtelet Sunday afternoon, he was greeted with whoops and hollers, just like any rock star, but although he may look like one, Teodor Currentzis is no such thing. He … Read More

Cimabue and the Master of Vyšší Brod

Cimabue and the Master of Vyšší Brod

Two Rare Early Paintings Found in France

September 25, 2019 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Art & Culture

Editor’s note: Cimabue’s “The Mocking of Christ” far exceeded expectations and fetched €24, 180,000 (including fees) at auction on October 27, 2019. “Virgin and Child Enthroned” by the Master of Vyšší Brod, was sold for €6.2 million on November 30, … Read More

Théâtre du Châtelet

Théâtre du Châtelet

Shape-Shifting Onstage

April 3, 2019 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Art & Culture

Finally, something truly exciting is about to happen in Paris’s rather too-staid performing-arts world. The city-owned Théâtre du Châtelet, which has been closed for renovation since 2017, will reopen in September with a program unlike any the venerable auditorium has … Read More

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