Les Rendez-vous de la Danse
You would have had to have been living on the moon for the last decade not to have noticed the increasingly popularity of Oriental dance in the Western world. The number of shows, performers and dance … Favorite
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This week’s concerts in Paris
Perry’s Music Picks Elysian Fields John Zorn and Tzadik present the music of Serge Gainsbourg at the Salle Pleyel: Composer and saxophonist John Zorn brings a collection of musicians from the Downtown New York scene to pay hommage to one … Read More
Paris Update The Lowdown
Paris Update The Lowdown Paris Update is taking its annual end-of-year break. We’ll be back on January 4, 2012. Bonnes fêtes! Paris Update, founded in 2005, is a free weekly Web newsletter designed to provide the latest information about what’s … Read More
Paris Update The Lowdown summer
Paris Update The Lowdown Paris Update is taking its annual summer vacation. The next new issue will appear on September 11, 2013. In the meantime, you’ll find many things to do in Paris in August on the Events listing on … Read More
Paris Update The Lowdown OK
Paris Update, founded in 2005, is a free weekly Web newsletter designed to provide the latest information about what’s happening right now in the City of Light to everyone who loves Paris, whether tourist, frequent visitor or resident. It provides … Read More
Emanuel Gat, Nacho Duato, Angelin Preljocaj
The movements were unrelated to the Baroque music in Emanuel Gat’s “Hark!” Photo:Agathe Poupeney/Opéra National de Paris Hark!, the headliner of a triple bill of modern-dance pieces at the Ballet de l’Opéra National de Paris (at the Palais Garnier through … Read More
Somewhere… La Mancha
Dreams of Hollywood stardom drive the action inthis modern-day version of Don Quixote. Photo: Pascal François Transforming a classic like Don Quixote into a fresh, modern work for the theater is an ambitious task, but the Compagnie Irina Brook has … Read More
Britannicus
Nero (Jean-Christophe Laurier) starts off shirtless and tousled, but later takes to power dressing. Photo: Photo Lot Jean Racine’s Britannicus wasn’t my favorite A-level French literature text – although, to be fair, it had the rather impossible task of replicating … Read More
Jean et Béatrice
Valérie Parisot and Frédéric Gray are locked in a game of love in “Jean et Béatrice.” A woman with long black hair is swinging around the stage as the audience crowds into the Folie Théâtre for Canadian playwright Carole Fréchette’s … Read More
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