Juliette Binoche in Conversation, Théâtre de la Ville
26 May, 2015 at 17:00 - 20:00 on Place du Châtelet, Paris
Juliette Binoche stars as Antigone in a new production by acclaimed director Ivo van Hove. She plays the classical Greek tragedy heroine in a new translation by poet and classicist Anne Carson. The play premieres at Théâtre de la Ville on April 22, and following the April 26 matinee performance, Juliette Binoche will be in […]
United Nations Association Film Festival / 8th Traveling Film Festival
10 May, 2015 at 00:00 - 00:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Europe, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
One of the oldest solely documentary film festivals in the United States, UNAFF has earned the respect of audiences and filmmakers alike for its independence and integrity, with many of its selections going on to win Oscars and other major awards. For the sixth time, the Arts Arena curates a two-day screening as part of […]
La Reprise: Michel Gondry Master Class
05 May, 2015 at 19:00 - 22:00 on 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
Academy Award-winning French filmmaker Michel Gondry will give a Master Class about his film work in general, with a special focus on his animated conversation with Noam Chomsky, Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?, one month to the day after its screening at the Arts Arena as part of the festival L’Europe autour de […]
The Arts Arena Yale School of Music Recital, Yevgeny Yontov, piano
14 April, 2015 at 19:30 - 22:00 on 2 rue Saint Florentin, Paris, 1e
THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED.If you wish to join our waiting list, please contact us at rsvp@artsarena.org. Thank you. One of the world’s leading professional music schools, Yale has educated generations of students of exceptional musical and academic talent. This year’s recital will be given by the recent gold medalist and the William Peyton Shehee […]
Screening and Discussion with Academy Award-winning Director Michel Gondry / Festival L’Europe autour de l’Europe
05 April, 2015 at 15:00 - 18:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Europe, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
In a playful animated interview–Is the Man Who is Tall Happy?–French filmmaker Michel Gondry and American linguist, scientific thinker, and political activist Noam Chomsky discuss childhood, language, meaning, the brain, and love. Michel Gondry incorporates both mathematical precision and whimsy in sketching animations over and around footage of the encounters, while octogenarian Noam Chomsky links […]
Yale Arts Arena Lecture 7, Robert Storr and Tatiana Trouvé
31 March, 2015 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Europe, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
Dean of the Yale School of Art, curator, artist, and author, Robert Storr is one of the world’s most influential voices in contemporary art. He was Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture at MoMA, the first American to be named Commissioner of the Venice Biennale, and the first Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art at the […]
ArtsArenaPLUS meets artist Alexa Meade
20 March, 2015 at 19:00 - 22:00 on 90 rue de la Folie Méricourt, Paris, 11e
Galerie SISSO invites ArtsArenaPLUS members to a private viewing and encounter with Alexa Meade during her major show at the gallery. Known for her portraits painted on the human body, Ms. Meade takes the classical concept of trompe-l’oeil in the opposite direction, collapsing depth to make her living models into flat pictures. For information on […]
Laurent Le Bon, Président du Musée Picasso
10 March, 2015 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Europe, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
Long considered France’s star curator, Laurent Le Bon was the founding director of the Centre Pompidou-Metz as well as the commissioner of Jeff Koons at Versailles and of Paris’s Nuit Blanche (2012). On June 3, 2014, he was named Président du Musée Picasso, which opened it doors in October 2014 after five years of restoration. […]
ArtsArenaPLUS Private Tour of Musée Picasso
08 March, 2015 at 10:00 - 13:00 on 5 rue de Thorigny, Paris, 3e
In advance of the March 10 appearance of Laurent Le Bon, Président du Musée Picasso, at the Arts Arena, ArtsArenaPLUS members are invited to a private guided tour of the museum. The Musée Picasso Paris collection comprises over 5,000 works and tens of thousands of archived pieces. For its quality and scope, as well as […]
The Arts Arena Curtis Institute of Music Award Concert
11 February, 2015 at 19:30 - 22:00 on 2 rue Saint Florentin, Paris, 1e
Aizuri Quartet at the Hôtel de Talleyrand The Arts Arena is honored to present each year an award to musicians selected by the faculty of the renowned Curtis Institute of Music, one of the world’s finest conservatories, and to offer them a concert in Paris. This year’s winner is the Aizuri Quartet, an all-female string […]