G.H. HOVAGIMYAN AND VALERY GRANCHER
18 October, 2023 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
“G. H. Hovagimyan is an absurdist, a strategist, a serial collaborator, and nothing short of a cultural icon in the world of contemporary art, particularly as it relates to how artists have adopted the digital technological tools of our times, adapting them in his work for critique of art, popular culture, and social engagement.” (G. […]
JAMES IVORY AND STEPHEN SCHER
04 October, 2023 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Cinéma Les 7 Parnassiens, 98 boulevard Montparnasse, Paris 14e
Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director James Ivory started filming in Afghanistan some 60 years ago, but the film stayed in a box. Fifty years ago, in the 1970s, art historian and curator Stephen Scher began filming interviews in France on French cuisine and restaurants, but the film stayed in a box. Friends and fellow members […]
BATTERY DANCE ART ACTIVATION
21 September, 2023 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
For its first post-pandemic New York Season in 2022, Battery Dance challenged three choreographers from the Middle East, East Asia, and Latin America – Saeed Hani, Tsai Hsi Hung, and Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez – to respond through dance to the paintings and practice of the “father of abstract expressionism,” the German artist Hans Hofmann, one […]
ArtsArenaPLUS
11 September, 2023 at 11:30 - 14:00 on -
In Spring 2023, as part of L’Europe autour de l’Europe Film Festival, the Arts Arena screened a documentary about celebrated war photographer Christine Spengler, The Wars of Christine S. Now, Ms. Spengler invites ArtsArenaPLUS members to her studio to meet in person. Following the visit, those who wish to can join Ms. Spengler for an […]
KATE DAUDY, visual artist
06 June, 2023 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
Kate Daudy is a British activist artist whose artworks are based on research and collaboration. She inscribed and embroidered a UNHCR tent with the words of refugees to share their message with people around the world. The piece, “Am I my Brother’s Keeper?” has since been exhibited at venues including St Paul’s Cathedral, London, Manchester […]
The Arts Arena Curtis Institute of Music Concert
22 May, 2023 at 19:30 - 22:00 on 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
Before officially founding Trio Zimbalist, the three musicians gave a spectacular performance at the Arts Arena in 2021. We are delighted to welcome them back now that they have formally joined their musical forces in this superb trio. TRIO ZIMBALIST Trio Zimbalist has garnered critical acclaim for its “precision and feverish intensity” (Greece’s EfSyn),its “liveliness […]
UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION FILM FESTIVAL
09 May, 2023 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
For the 16th time, the Arts Arena presents UNAFF and its Traveling Film Festival (TFF) with a curated series of documentary films. Founded in 1998, by longtime Stanford University educator and film critic Jasmina Bojic, UNAFF has screened documentaries dealing with human rights, the environment, women’s issues, children, refugee protection, homelessness, racism, disease control, universal […]
Conductor Harry Bicket and The English Concert
03 May, 2023 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Salle André Marchal - INJA, 56 boulevard des Invalides, Paris 7e
Internationally acclaimed conductor, harpsichordist, and organist Harry Bicket is particularly associated with the baroque and classical repertoires. Since 2007, he has been Artistic Director of The English Concert, one of Europe’s finest period orchestras. In 2018, he became Music Director of the famed Santa Fe Opera, having already been its Chief Conductor. He has recorded […]
Orléans International Piano Competition Recital
24 April, 2023 at 19:30 - 22:00 on Cité internationale des arts, 18 rue de l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris, 4e
Pianist Imri Talgam has played as soloist throughout the world–Europe, North America, Argentina, Russia, China, and Israel, festival appearances at Shanghai New Music Week, Lucerne Festival, Darmstadt Summer Courses, Israel Festival, Mantaa Piano Festival (Finland), Voix Nouvelles (Royaumont, France), and the Tel Aviv Festival for New Music (Tzlil Meudcan), winning recognition for his “extreme virtuosity,” […]
L’Europe autour de l’Europe Film Festival
31 March, 2023 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
For the 12th year, the Arts Arena presents L’Europe autour de l’Europe for a screening and discussion. Founded in 2006 by Irena Bilic, the festival presents art films produced by the countries of Greater Europe with special attention to connections between classic European filmmakers and new talents of contemporary cinema. Among the festival’s guests of […]