PROFIT MEETS PHILANTHROPY
26 July, 2022 at 19:00 - 22:00 on To Be Announced, Paris
THIS EVENT IS BEING RESCHEDULED FOR THE FALL. In the US alone, arts and culture philanthropy amounted to nearly $20 billion in 2020. Among the donors were corporations. Why do profit-making businesses choose to give away significant amounts of money to fund the arts? What’s in it for them? What are the criteria and the […]
JENNIFER TIPTON: The “Dirty Art” of Lighting Design
17 June, 2022 at 19:00 - 22:00 on 4, rue de Chevreuse, Paris
Called the “Queen of Theater Lighting” by POLITICO, Tipton is a MacArthur “genius” Fellow who has done lighting design for a who’s who of dance, theater, and opera, ranging from Paul Taylor to Robert Wilson to the Wooster Group (and just this year the Broadway revival of West Side Story). Along the way, she has […]
LAURENT LE BON
23 May, 2022 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Cité internationale des arts, 18 rue de l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris, 4e
Long considered France’s star curator, art historian Laurent Le Bon was the commissioner of the landmark Dada show at Centre Pompidou (2005) and of Jeff Koons at Versailles (2008), as well as of Paris’s Nuit Blanche (2012). He was named Founding Director of the Centre Pompidou-Metz in 2010 and four years later President of the […]
UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION FILM FESTIVAL
16 May, 2022 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
For the 15th time, the Arts Arena presents UNAFF and its Traveling Film Festival (TFF) with a curated series of documentary films. Founded in 1998, UNAFF has screened documentaries by international filmmakers dealing with human rights, the environment, women’s issues, children, refugee protection, homelessness, racism, disease control, universal education, war and peace. Many selections have […]
MAESTRO JAMES CONLON
04 April, 2022 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Hôtel de Talleyrand, George C. Marshall Center, 2 rue Saint-Florentin, Paris 1er
Since his debut with the New York Philharmonic, he has conducted virtually every major American and European symphony orchestra; from 1996 to 2004, he was principal conductor of the Paris Opéra. As Opera News wrote in 2019, “He has long been one of classical music’s most compelling advocates, but somewhere along the way, Conlon has […]
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT AT THE GRAND REX
30 March, 2022 at 20:30 - 22:30 on Grand Rex, 1 boulevard Poissonière, Paris 2e
Elton John called him”the greatest songwriter on the planet.” He has played Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Covent Garden, the London Palladium, Hollywood Bowl, Royal Albert Hall, collaborated with artists such as Robbie Williams, Elton John, Paul Simon, ANOHNI (formerly, Antony Hegarty), David Bryne, and Boy George. He wrote the music for Robert Wilson’s […]
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT SPEAKS
29 March, 2022 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Rex Club, 5 boulevard Poissonière, Paris 2e
Elton John called him “the greatest songwriter on the planet.” He has played Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Covent Garden, the London Palladium, Hollywood Bowl, Royal Albert Hall, collaborated with artists such as Robbie Williams, Elton John, Paul Simon, ANOHNI (formerly, Antony Hegarty), David Bryne, and Boy George. He wrote the music for Robert […]
L’Europe autour de l’Europe Film Festival
21 March, 2022 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 6e
For the 11th 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 […]
RICHARD PENA
08 March, 2022 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Cinéma Les 7 Parnassiens, 98 boulevard Montparnasse, Paris 14e
Director Emeritus of the New York Film Festival, former programming Director of The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Professor of Media and Film Studies at Columbia University, Richard Peña is considered a giant in his knowledge of global cinema. For his third Arts Arena presentation, he will trace the trajectory of Yiddish cinema from the […]
LUCINDA CHILDS, “La divine”
18 February, 2022 at 18:30 - 22:00 on Cité internationale des arts, 18 rue de l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris, 4e
The back cover of a 2021 issue of the French newspaper Libération featured a full-page portrait of the American dancer and choreographer entitled “Lucinda Childs, la divine.” She studied dance with Merce Cunningham, founded the Lucinda Childs Dance Company in 1973, performed and choreographed for the legendary Einstein on the Beach with Robert Wilson and […]