Festival Ecrivains du Monde
20 September, 2013 at 17:00 - 20:00 on 4, rue de Chevreuse, Paris
The Arts Arena is happy to share with you an exceptional literary event that will take place in Paris on Septbemer 20, 21, and 22 and in Lyon on September 23 and 24 under the auspices of Columbia University and the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the inaugural Festival des Ecrivains du Monde. Organized by Paul […]
Cinémathèque Française Cycle Homage à Danny Kaye
15 September, 2013 at 17:00 - 20:00 on 51 Rue de Bercy, Paris
On May 10, 2013, the Arts Arena paid tribute to the great performer and humanitarian Danny Kaye. On September 18, the Cinémathèque Française will present its own Cycle Homage à Danny Kaye with the screening of two of his hit films, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and On the Riviera. Dena Kaye, who was […]
Vicki Goldberg
15 September, 2013 at 17:00 - 20:00 on 31 av. Bosquet, Paris
One of the leading voices in the field of photography criticism, Vicki Goldberg wrote about photography for The New York Times for 13 years and lectures internationally. Her books The Power of Photography: How Photographs Changed Our Lives and Margaret Bourke-White: A Biography were each named one of the Best Books of the Year by […]
William Christie, Les Arts Florissants
31 August, 2013 at 14:15 - 18:00 on -
Conductor and harpsicordist William Christie is at the core of one of the most exciting musical adventures of the last 30 years: a renewed appreciation of Baroque music and the founding of the world-renowned vocal and instrumental ensemble Les Arts Florissants, in recognition of which he was named Commandeur de la Légion d’Honneur and elected […]
Arts Arena Watermill Center Performance
15 June, 2013 at 20:30 - 23:00 on 4, rue de Chevreuse, Paris
Thanks to a generous grant from the Jerome Robbins Foundation, the Arts Arena is delighted to present the European premiere of excerpts from Wolf-in-Skins, a dance-opera developed by Christopher Williams and Gregory Spears at Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center during a residency in 2012. Photo: Andrew Jordan
Roberto Diaz, the Dover Quartet, and pianist Alexander Ullman
06 June, 2013 at 19:30 - 23:00 on -
Roberto Diaz, world renowned violist and President of the Curtis Institute of Music, heads a program of chamber music that includes the award-winning Dover Quartet and pianist Alexander Ullman. This special Arts Arena concert will take place in the historically important and stunning 18th century mansion of Talleyrand, later the headquarters of the Marshall Plan […]
New York and Chicago: Two Cities, Two Architectures, Two Musics
18 May, 2013 at 18:00 - 22:00 on 1 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, Paris
The Arts Arena is pleased to partner with Cineparallax Films and others for a screening of two films and concerts of live music on the occasion of Europe’s Nuit des Musées. Two American cities, two genres of music that have influenced generations around the world, New York, 1976, No Wave, and Chicago, 1990, Postrock. These […]
United Nations Association Film Festival and Traveling Film Festival Day 2
12 May, 2013 at 15:30 - 19:00 on 9 rue de Lesdiguières, Paris
The second day of screening of documentary films as part of the United Nations Association Film Festival and Traveling Film Festival will focus on the the bright side of the subject of Human Dignity – The Art of, with films that are as uplifting and filled with light as those dealing with affronts to human […]
United Nations Association Film Festival and Traveling Film Festival Day 1
11 May, 2013 at 16:00 - 22:00 on 31, av Bosquet, Paris
Conceived in 1998 at Stanford University by film critic and educator Jasmina Bojic in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UNAFF screens documentaries by international filmmakers dealing with topics such as human rights, environmental survival, women’s issues, children, refugee protection, racism, universal education, war and […]
Tribute to Danny Kaye on the Centenary of his Birth
10 May, 2013 at 19:00 - 22:00 on 31, av Bosquet, Paris
Two-time Oscar winner Danny Kaye was one of the greatest performers of the 20th century: a master of music (often composed by his wife Sylvia Fine), dance, and film, as seen in such classic films as Hans Christian Anderson, White Christmas, The Secret Life of Walter Middy. He was also an outstanding humanitarian and the […]