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NAHASDZAAN or the Glittering World
Navajo Oratorio for voice, instruments, dancers and animals.
Looking at the healing ceremonies of the Navajo Indians, this show, directed by Luc Petton, sheds light on the relationship between medicine and social harmony, within the context of the social and environmental imbalances currently affec...
No Tongues
Four instrumentalists, anchored in the present day, exile themselves in an ancestral vocal repertoire from the magnificent album "Les Voix du Monde ": a journey through the imagination and potency of music created by humans throughout their evolution.
A funeral song with the consonance of children’s...
ODYSSEE BAROQUE : the Arts Florissants 40th birthday
Concert recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris (December 21st 2019)
Les Arts Florissants (Choir & orchestra)
Conductor: William Christie & Paul Agnew
Sandrine Piau soprano
Lea Desandre mezzo-soprano
Christophe Dumaux contre-ténor
Marcel Beekman ténor
Marc Mauillon baryton
Lisandro Abadie basse
At t...
OLD BUSINESSES REFUSING TO SHUT UP SHOP
Despite the stranglehold of the internet, the proliferation of supermarkets, the desertification of town centres and the gradual loss of interest in local shops, some of France's oldest businesses are still managing to survive.
At the head of these establishments, the ever-vanishing reminders of ...
On the edge
The story takes place in a corner of Southwest France. The protagonists are Robert and Cedric. There’s an age difference of about thirty years between them. One is a former fisherman, the other a musician. They don’t need much to live happily: a cabin-like apartment, a scooter, a vegetable garden, s...
One Summer in a Holiday Club
Every year, 1.5 million French people choose to spend their holidays in clubs, where everything - accommodation, catering and entertainment - is included. There are dozens of different options in this market, from small family-run businesses to giant clubs that sometimes cater for more than 1000 hol...
PAQUITO d’RIVERA (Midnight at the New Morning, Paris)
A sort of tropical Charlie Parker, Cuban saxophonist and clarinettist Paquito d'Rivera has notched up 70 albums and won countless awards. Virtuoso and living legend of Latin jazz, this year he celebrates his 70th birthday with an international tour, accompanied by the pianist Pepe Rivero's quartet.
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Parents modèles (Model Parents)
"Parents Models" is a comedy in which two actors play all 15 members of one family (father, mother, three children, grandparents, brothers, sisters, surprise guests, friends, enemies...)
A family moves by mistake into a huge apartment that isn’t meant for them. Too late, they’ve signed the contract...
Philippe Decouflé: Everything must go
Choreographer Philippe Decouflé invites the audience to take a stroll through the Théâtre National de Chaillot and the history of his Compagnie DCA, from the Olympic Games in Albertville in 1992 to his most recent creations. With a hundred artists deployed in every corner of the theatre, the event i...
