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DECEMBER 2013 - JANUARY 2014
 
LIAISON MIDWEST
 
 
VISUAL ARTS
Dec 20, 2013 - Feb 16, 2014
Logan Art Center - Chicago

There is no consensus at this stage about what constitutes the fifth dimension, though we do know that it has been of interest to artists since at least the beginning of the last century. What they seem to be grappling with is an expanded perception, which this exhibition takes time to absorb: An exhibition which unfolds over time involving a diverse group of international artists, including French artist Lili Reynaud-Dewar.

Supported by the Cultural Service at the Consulate General of France and the France Chicago Center at the University of Chicago.

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Dec 17, 2013 - March 16, 2014
Smart Museum of Art - Chicago

This exhibition traces the relationship between the emerging generation of avant-garde movements in 1950s France and the surrealist movement, re-established in Paris after the war.

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Jan 11 - April 17, 2014
University of Michigan Museum of Art

The University of Michigan Museum of Art presents the works by three international artists including French artist Aurélien Froment that affect the audience directly or psychologically as they emphasize the construction of images and effects as a fundamental experience in the cultural domain.

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PERFORMING ARTS
Jan 23 - 25, 2014
Walker Art Center - Minneapolis

Humorous and conceptual, this brilliant solo by French artist Clément Layes mixes performance art, philosophy, and dance with Chaplinesque virtuosity.

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Dec 5, 2013 - Feb 2, 2014
Lookingglass Theatre - Chicago

In this visually arresting, fully immersive theatrical interpretation of the beloved French novella, Lookinglass Theatre presentsThe Little Prince that speaks – in breathtaking splendor –to the castaway in all of us: challenging our perspective, opening our eyes and bringing us back to the heart of what truly matters.

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Deadline: February 10, 2014

The application for the French-American Fund for Contemporary Theater is now open.

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CINEMA
Jan 17 - Feb 17, 2014
Online Worldwide

My French Film Festival, the worldwide, interactive, online festival of French cinema, is back in its fourth year offering 10 feature films and 10 shorts selected in competition.

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Jan 6 -28, 2014

Trylon Cinema presents 4 films of the enigmatic French writer, photographer, filmmaker and multimedia French artist Chris Marker who pioneered the flexible hybrid form known as the essay film.

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Dec 6 -19, 2013
Gene Siskel Film Center - Chicago

A series of interviews by Oscar-winning director Michel Gondry featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.

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Dec 16 - 17, 2013
The Trylon Cinema - Minneapolis

Claire Denis' neo-noir latest film is a disturbing critique on society in the grip of violence and capitalism : terrifying, pitiless, inevitable.

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Dec 20 - 22, 2013
Cleveland Museum of Art

Based on two works by the French playwright Jean Anouilh, You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet is a valentine to actors and the art of performance from a director long fascinated by the intersection of life, theater, and cinema with thirteen of France’s most celebrated actors playing themselves.

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Dec 27, 2013 - Jan 2, 2014
Salina Art Center - Salina (Kansas)

Abdellatif Kechiche's Cannes-winning tale of the first great love story of the 21st century between two women.

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Opening Dec 27, 2013
Music Box Theatre - Chicago

Jacques Demy’s artistry and Bernard Evein’s production design turned the streets of Cherbourg into the romantic setting for the meeting of the young lovers, played by Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo.

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Jan 10 - 16, 2014
Gene Siskel Film Center - Chicago

Abdellatif Kechiche's Cannes-winning tale of the first great love story of the 21st century between two women.

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January 22, 2014 | 6:30 pm
Alliance Française de Chicago

Chicago’s greatest citizens share their favorite French film! Do not miss Ces Amours-là / What War May Bring by Claude Lelouch with Michael Kutza, founder & Director of the Chicago International Film Festival.

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Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2014
Gene Siskel Film Center - Chicago

Following his critically praised, little-seen debut Nights With Theodore, the more audience-friendly 2 Autumns, 3 Winters confirms Sébastien Betbeder as one of French cinema's hottest new talents.

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Coming Soon
Tivoli Cinema - Kansas City (MO)

An hypnotic portrait of the brilliant sculptress Camille Claudel whose intense creativity and bohemian mores were on an inevitable, tragic collision course with her conventional Christian family and the expectations of early 20th century French society.

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MUSIC
Jan 10 - 11, 2014
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

A welcome encore performance for French pianist Hélène Grimaud, who plays BrahmsFirst Concerto . Music Director Louis Langrée completes the program with Beethoven’s wittiest, most good-natured symphony.

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January 12, 2014 | 7:00 pm
The Hideout - Chicago

Stéphanie Lamia is a contestant from The Voice television show in France. This marks a rare appearance for the singer song-writer in this special benefit performance for Advantage Love Foundation.

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BOOKS

Browse the list of over 650 fantastic titles translated from French since January 2012.

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EDUCATION

Two recent studies confirm the French university system’s excellent reputation abroad.

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Deadline: Jannuary 15, 2014

The application to the 2014-2015 Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) is now available.

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Deadline: December 16, 2013

HSS Chateaubriand is a fellowship program offered by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the US. Every year, it allows doctorate students enrolled in American universities to conduct research in France for up to 8 months.

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Deadline: March 31, 2014

The Fondation Maison des Sciences et de l’Homme (FMSH) is pleased to announce the launch of a new grant program in digital humanities.

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The Cultural Services of the French Embassy, and l’ACID, an association of filmmakers who support the distribution of independent films, in association with the Institut Français are thrilled to offer OPENING UP French Society, a list of French films, for American Universities.

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Janvier - Mars 2014

[FRENCH] Dans le cadre de la Semaine de la langue française et de la Francophonie en mars 2014, le  ministère de la Culture et de la Communication lance, comme chaque année, l’opération « Dis-moi dix mots »  qui invite les élèves de français du monde entier à réaliser individuellement ou collectivement une production littéraire reposant sur un travail linguistique, incluant une dimension artistique à partir de dix mots choisis…

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February - March, 2014

The National French Contest/Le Grand Concours is an annual competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. All students of French from grades 1 to 12 are eligible and very welcome to participate to win the French Embassy Academic Prize and travel to and study in France!

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A key French public educational operator, the CIEP is recognised both in France and abroad for its expert evaluation, training, assessment, and management of international projects with regard to the French language education.

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COMING UP IN FEBRUARY
Columbus Museum of Art
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Feb. 13 – May 11, 2014
Toledo Museum of Art
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Feb 14 - 15, 2014
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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Feb 15 - May 25, 2014
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
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Feb 19 - 22, 2014
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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Feb 20 - 22, 2014
Dance Center - Columbia College Chicago
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Feb 23 - May 18, 2014
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Feb 28, 2014 | 7:30 pm
University of Chicago Presents
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