“Matisse, 1941-1954” – Commissioner Claudine Grammont
16 February, 2026 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
Claudine Grammont, Head of the Department of Graphic Arts at Centre Pompidou and a world renowned specialist on Matisse, is the Commissioner of “Matisse, 1941–1954,” the major exhibition opening at the Grand Palais on March 24. Highlighting the artist’s final years of creation, the exibition will feature cut-out gouaches, paintings, drawings, illustrated books, textiles, and […]
Leonard Bernstein: America in Music, Jamie Bernstein and Opera Fuoco
21 January, 2026 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Salle Marchal, INJA, 56 boulevard des Invalides, Paris 7e
A celebration of American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein as we inaugurate the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this special evening will combine live performance and conversation. Jamie Bernstein, the composer’s eldest daughter, will travel from New York to be in conversation with Arts Arena Founder and Artistic Director Margery Arent Safir. Opera […]
ORLÉANS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION, Recital by laureate SVETLANA ANDREEVA
12 December, 2025 at 19:30 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
Born in Ukraine, Svetlana Andreeva graduated with distinction from the Moscow Conservatory in 2012 and moved to Germany in 2014, where she continued her studies in Berlin and at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts, from which she also graduated with distinction. From the very beginning, she has paid particular attention to modern […]
FRED RITCHIN, The Synthetic Eye
17 November, 2025 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
Dean Emeritus of the International School of Photography, Fred Ritchin, was the first to introduce many in our audience to the impact of AI on photography. Now, with his latest book, The Synthetic Eye: Photography Transformed in the Age of AI, he delves further into this issue. “In this smart and searching book, Fred Ritchin […]
100 YEARS OF MARTHA GRAHAM
08 November, 2025 at 17:00 - 19:00 on Cité internationale des arts, 18 rue de l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris 4e
Martha Graham (1894 – 1991), the legendary American modern dancer, teacher, and choreographer, reshaped the dance world. Over her 50-year career, she created more than 180 works, ranging from solos to large-scale performances, often dancing in them herself, and developed a unique dance technique as an alternative to classical ballet. The Graham Technique is still taught […]
ArtsArenaPLUS RICHARD PENA, The Lady from Shanghai
18 October, 2025 at 20:00 - 22:30 on Cinémathèque Française, 51 rue de Bercy, Paris 12e
Director Emeritus of the New York Film Festival and former Programming Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Richard Peña, will screen and speak about Orsen Welles’s classic film The Lady from Shanghai (1947) in conjunction with a major exhibition on Welles at the Cinémathèque française. Professor Peña is a member of the Arts […]
THE ARTS ARENA CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC CONCERT
08 October, 2025 at 19:30 - 22:00 on Salle André Marshal, INJA, 56 boulevard des Invalides, Paris 7e
This fall’s Arts Arena Curtis Institute of Music concert brings together two sopranos, a baritone, a guitarist, and a pianist.
ALEXANDER POLZIN, Without Order BENJAMIN HOCHMAN, piano recital
25 September, 2025 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
Sculptor Alexander Polzin returns to the Arts Arena on the occasion of the publication of the first book about his public works, Without Order: Works in Public Space. Polzin’s sculptures are found in important public venues in Europe, the U.K., and the U.S., including the Opéra Bastille, the Anne Frank Garden in Paris, the Berlin […]
ArtsArenaPLUS at the Opéra-Comique
19 September, 2025 at 18:00 - 21:00 on Opéra-Comique, 1 place Boieldieu, Paris 2e
We are delighted to open the season with a special ArtsArenaPLUS event in conjunction with the Opéra-Comique: an interview of American tenor Michael Spyres by Arts Arena member Alan Riding, author and former European cuntural correspondant for the The New York Times. A rehearsal of The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Spyres sings the role […]
A CONCERT OF UKRAINE’S FAMED COMPOSERS, Volodymer Zagorstev and Valentyn Vasylyovych Silvestrov
12 June, 2025 at 19:30 - 22:00 on Salle André Marshal, INJA, 56 boulevard des Invalides, Paris 7e
In solidary with the Ukrainian people, the Arts Arena is proud to present a concert featuring two of Ukraine’s greatest composers. The concert is in conjunction with Project 1991, a Paris-based initiative dedicated to exploring and promoting Ukraine’s rich musical heritage while supporting Ukrainian musicians affected by the war. Musical Program Volodymyr Zagortsev (1944 – […]