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With festival season swiftly coming upon us, over a dozen top French and Francophone musicians, artists, directors, actors, galerists etc... are coalescing upon the Southwest during the month of April. David Guetta, Stromae, Yelle, Madeon, Christine and the Queens, Lilly Wood and the Prick, Magma, Martin Solveig, Gesaffelstein, Brodinski, Kistuné, Cedric Gervais, DJ Snake, Keren Ann, IAM... This month goes without precedent for
the sheer number of Francophone concerts that will take place until April 30th. April is also the the month of French Cinema with
COLCOA, a 9 days of French Films Premieres in Hollywood (April 20 -28) and the American Cinematheque celebrating Agnes Varda. Visual art and photo will be featured at the end of the month with Vincent Lamouroux's Projection
and the third edition of
Paris Photo Los Angeles. RUSH ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE LA French Culture TO LEARN NEWS, WIN TICKETS AND SO MUCH MORE! READ MORE |
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French artist Vincent Lamouroux will transform Silver Lake's deserted and derelict Sunset Pacific Motel into a temporary and ephemeral art installation. Opening reception of this project supported by Institut Francais on April 26, 2015 from 3PM. Do not miss it! READ MORE |
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The Paris Photo Los Angeles Art Fair is back at the Paramount Pictures Studio from May 1st to May 3rd! For the 3rd year, 79 exhibitors from 18 countries will show their best work.
Discover 8 exhibitors and 18 artists from France, talk and screening with Pierre Bismuth, special exhibition of François Fontaine's work, book signing of Lauren Marsolier... READ MORE |
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18th Street Arts Center debuts Paris-based artist Rebecca Bournigault’s first solo exhibition, Substance, in Los Angeles, to be on display until April 24. Working with themes of attraction and revulsion, Bournigault inherits and updates feminist concerns around the body and sexuality for a 21st century audience. Discussion on the exhibitions will be held on April 19 from 2-3pm with Laddie John Dill at the Center. READ MORE |
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Artists Jean-Baptiste Bernadet, Claire Decet, Samuel François and Benoit Platéus at LA's small alternative exhibition space "The Cabin" on April 12. By appointment only, RSVP at danny@thecabynla.com for exact address (Highland & Melrose Avenue ave). READ MORE |
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Fabien Castanier Gallery will present OFF THE SHELF, a solo exhibition by Luke Newton. The exhibition will run from April 4 - 25. Newton is a young British artist currently living and working in Paris, and this will be his debut solo exhibition in the United States. READ MORE |
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“Existence”, an exhibition exploring personal experience as articulated through art opened on March 16. It features the work of French artist J.F. Podevin as well as artists Greg S. Gilday and Janice Lowry. It will be running until April 16th at the Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion Main Gallery at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa. READ MORE |
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The Norton Simon Museum and the Musée d’Orsay will present an installation of three paintings from the Musée d’Orsay’s renowned collection of Impressionist art, in the spring of 2015 (March 27 – June 22), with simultaneous exhibitions in Pasadena and Paris. READ MORE |
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Israeli-French duo Lilly Wood & the Prick are coming to Los Angeles for the first time on April 7th! They will be performing at the Echoplex in Echo Park. Get your tickets soon! READ MORE |
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Yelle is coming to Coachella festival and to West Hollywood in April! She will be performing at Roxy Theater in West Hollywood on April 10th, at the Observatory in Santa Ana on April 13th, and at the Club Nokia on April 14th with Stromae. READ MORE |
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Music producer Brodinski will be coming to Los Angeles to perform at Exchange LA on April 11. READ MORE |
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Belgian artist Stromae will be coming to the Southwest in April! Performances will be in Los Angeles on April 14 at the Club Nokia with Yelle, on April 16 in Las Vegas at The Cosmopolitan and at the Coachella festival, which runs from April 17-19. Get your tickets now to see him at a venue near you! READ MORE |
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French producer Madeon will be at Coachella festival and performing in Los Angeles and Denver in April during his 22-stop US tour. READ MORE |
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Christine and the Queens is coming to Los Angeles and San Diego! She will be performing at the Echo in Los Angeles on April 15, and will be opening for Marina and the Diamonds at the North Park Theatre in San Diego on April 18. READ MORE |
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Wednesday 15th 9 to 2AM - Standard Hollywood
Kisuné Club Night is a DJ set will feature Ealquant, Gravez, Tek Lun, Bahwee, Juj, Astronautica
RSVP only. READ MORE |
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French hip hop and electronic music DJ and producer DJ Snake will tour the Southwest this spring. He will be performing April 4 at the Surrender Nightclub in Las Vegas, on April 10 and 17 at Coachella, and on April 19 at the Hilton in Palm Springs. READ MORE |
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French techno artist and DJ Gesaffelstein will be at Coachella in April, performing the 12th and 19th. He has worked alongside and remixed tracks for artists such as Tiga, Miss Kittin, ASAP Rocky and Lana Del Ray. READ MORE |
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Cedric Gervais, one of the most sought after House DJs & Electronic Music Producers in the World today, will be performing at Coachella (April 12 and 19) and in Las Vegas (April 25). READ MORE |
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French DJ Martin Solveig will tour the Southwest this spring. Don't miss him at Coachella (April 12 and 19) or at Surrender Wynn Las Vegas (April 25). READ MORE |
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French DJ David Guetta who will be in Las Vegas and California for various concerts, including Coachella this coming March, April, and May as part of his 2015 tour. READ MORE |
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French cult hip-hop band IAM will be performing an exclusive show in Los Angeles at Bahia on April 23, 2015 - Buy your tickets now! READ MORE |
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Attend a mesmerizing performance at 8:00pm on April 30th by French singer-songwriter, composer and producer Keren Ann, described as a "Norah Jones for Velvet Underground fans" by the Guardian. READ MORE |
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“Le Salon de Musiques” invites you to their fifth season, entitled “Masters Rediscovered”. The 7th concert of this season, “When Winds, Voice & Piano Mingle”, will take place at 4:00pm on April 19 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. READ MORE |
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| PERFORMING ART |
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The UCLA Center for Performing Arts presents Leonard Nimoy's Vincent, performed by Jean-Michel Richaud at the Little Theater in Macgowan Hall on UCLA's campus. Fom April 17 to 19th. READ MORE |
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Montreal’s renowned circus troupe springs into action with Séquence 8, an explosive acrobatic dance and theater piece with high-volume electro music that contemplates the role of the “other” and how we define ourselves through and against it. Performances will be at the Barclay Theater in Irvine from February 27th to March 1st and at the Los Angeles Music Center from April 7th to 9th. READ MORE |
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The Arizona Opera presents The Daughter of the Regiment on April 10-12 at the Phoenix Symphony Hall and on April 18-19 at the Tucson Music Hall. As an event featured within the Phoenix-Grenoble Sister Cities 25 Year Anniversary activities list, this is a must see! READ MORE |
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L.A.'s critically acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, "A Noise Within" continues its 2014-2015 season with "The Marriage of Figaro." The adaptation, by Charles Morey, was named a Critics’ Pick” by The New York Times, while Associated Press loved its “gleeful fun!” Playing March 1st-May 10th in Pasadena. READ MORE |
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In conjunction with L.A. Opera's Figaro Unbound series, the LACMA has highlighted three artworks- a sculpture and two paintings- that represent artists' responses to the events of the French Revolution, paralleling the spirit of the Figaro opera trilogy. On view until April 12. READ MORE |
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This year's Dance Camera West Festival will be kicked off by the screening of the movie "Dancing is living : Benjamin Millepied" by French Director Louis Wallecan.
Get your tickets for a very special evening with cocktails and appetizers and live performance by Jacob Jonas The Company on April 30 at 6:30pm. READ MORE |
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Many French directors’ films are being featured at the 14th Annual Dance Media Film Festival, which runs from April 30th to May 5th. Come see the West Coast premiere of Dancing is Living: Benjamin Millepied by French director Louis Wallecan, as well as Jiri Kylian: Forgotten Memories by directors Don Kent and Christian Dumais-Lvowski, and Natalianne Boucher’s film Continuum. READ MORE |
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There will be a French Film Festival at the Glendale Community College in Los Angeles. All films will be played with English subtitles. There will also be French cooking demonstrations and pastry tastings. The film festival is free and open to the public. READ MORE |
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The 19th COLCOA FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL will run April 20-28 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. Now a 9-day event, the festival will showcase a record of 68 films, including 3 World Premieres, 7 International Premieres, 14 North American or U.S. Premieres, 16 West Coast Premieres - and 20 new shorts. The largest French film festival in the world will introduce a new competition dedicated to films and series produced for television. READ MORE |
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“The 100 Year Journey” is a multi-media experience about a descendant of genocide who returns back to his ancestral homeland 100 years later. This installation is a contemporary expression of ancient treasures discovered in the land, heritage and spiritual traditions. The exhibition will be on display from April 15-24, 2015 at the Zorayan Museum in Burbank, CA. There will also be an opening ceremony on Friday, April 17 at 7 pm. READ MORE |
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On Thursday, April 30, the French philosopher Professor Marc Crépon will be given a lecture at UC-Irvine Department of European Languages & Studies. READ MORE |
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Apr. 25 – 7 pm. Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
French author Hélène Cardona and John FitzGerald read from their new books: the award-winning "Dreaming My Animal Selves" and "Favorite Bedtime Stories" at The Arcade Poetry Series. READ MORE |
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April 16 Otis College. April 17 Alliance française de Pasadena
French novelist Olivia Rosenthal will present her book "We're Not Here to Disappear" with her translator Béatrice Mousli. READ MORE |
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April 29 – 6:30 pm. Alliance française de Los Angeles
Presented by writer, journalist and academic, Christophe Rioux, "La Plume de Paon" and "Slow Literature" organizes readings of books by Francophone authors and a roundtable dedicated to Franco-American cultural discussions, focusing on Los Angeles. READ MORE |
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Each month, Albertine Books, located within the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York, hosts a number of lively events with visiting authors and other personalities whose work is in some way related to French Culture. Don't miss their exciting program of live streamed events. READ MORE |
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Phoenix and Grenoble sister cities turn 25! In order to celebrate 25 years of friendship, there will be a celebration and reception at the US Airways Center in Downtown Phoenix on Friday, April 24th. Students and staff from local high schools and universities are invited. Open to the public. READ MORE |
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Thursday, April 9th 2015, Cabaret Versatile will present its new show premiere at the Sofitel Beverly Hills. Dancers and singers will perform glamorous choreographies and songs of Parisian Cabaret. READ MORE |
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Join Please do not enter on the rooftop of the Historic PacMutual Building and meet one of the best perfumers of our time. On April 10, Francis Kurkdjian will share the secrets of Maison Francis Kurkdjian and present one of the world's most exclusive collection of fragrances. READ MORE |
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April 24. US Airways Center, downtown Phoenix
Phoenix and Grenoble celebrate the 25th anniversary of their sister-city partnership READ MORE |
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May 1-9, 2015 - Hans Weisshaar - 627 N. Larchmont Blvd
5th Annual Hans Weisshaar International Selling Exhibition of Contemporary Bows for Violin, Viola, and Cello. Try out and compare bows from over 25 of the world's finest makers in one location, including bows crafted by 9 award-wining French bow makers and 2 from Canada. READ MORE |
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| IT'S STILL ON |
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The Reason We No Longer Speak is an installation developed during David Douard's residency at Fahrenheit with interventions by two LA-based artists, Liz Craft and Jesse Stecklow. Exhibition on view at the Fahrenheit until April 18. READ MORE |
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Pieces by French artist Marianne Magne will be presented in the group show "Cabinet of Ghosts" at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Ana. The show is on view until April 18th. READ MORE |
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Subliminal Projects presents Paper Cut, a group exhibition featuring artwork by six artists, among whom Aurel Rubbish from Paris, who cut into, tear into, and deconstruct the humble, traditional medium of paper to explore the terrain of their subject matter. From March 7 to April 11. READ MORE |
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Check out the amazing new project of world famous photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand : "7 Billion Others". 6,000 interviews were filmed in 84 countries by about twenty directors who went in search of the Others. On view until September 13th at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego. READ MORE |
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This exhibition at the Getty Villa allows viewers to appreciate the Berthouville Treasure in its full splendor and offers new insights about ancient art, technology, religion, and cultural interaction. Starting November 19th, 2014, on view until August 17th, 2015. READ MORE |
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Select works from Los Angeles-based philanthropist and business leader A. Jerrold Perenchio's promised gift will be on view at LACMA in the spring of 2015, coinciding with the museums 50th anniversary! Mark your calendars for the arrival of celebrated works from Manet, Monet, Degas, Pissarro, Piscasso, and more! READ MORE |
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The Mémorial de la Shoah is pleased to announce the inauguration of its touring exhibition "Hélène Berr, A Stolen Life" at the Scottsdale Community College in Scottsdale, AZ in conjunction with the "2015 Genocide Awareness Week." The exhibition runs from February 27-May 15, with an opening reception on March 9th from 6-8pm. READ MORE |
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| UPCOMING |
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Damien Sangally is a French artist who will be on tour on the West Coast during the month of May to promote his new single "Ride." Dates and venues vary! READ MORE |
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May 21 – 7:30 pm. Theatre Raymond Kabbaz
Paris-based trumpet player, composer and arranger Ibrahim Maalouf comes to LA for an exceptional concert and homage to Oum Kalthoum. READ MORE |
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French artist SAGE is coming to LA for a 2 weeks residency at Calarts. He has been invited by choreographer and teacher Julie Bour to collaborate with her dancers team and create a unique piece together that will be shown in a Downtown LA gallery.
Stay tuned, more to come in the next newsletter. READ MORE |
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June 10 – 7:30 pm. Libbey Bowl, Ojai, CA
The Ojai Music Festival pays tribute to the life and work of Pierre Boulez, mentor, composer, conductor revolutionary. In honor of his 90th birthday with the west coast premiere of "Beyond the Score a Pierre's Dream". Original stage design by Frank Gehry. READ MORE |
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Theatre Raymond Kabbaz presents "Le Pot de Confiture,” the most performed play of Laurent Mourguet, Guignol’s creator on May 5th at 7:30 pm. READ MORE |
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On Saturday, May 09, The Norton Simon Museum will connect the neo-classical french artist Jean-August-Dominique Ingres and the most recognizable artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso. READ MORE |
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An exhibition featuring works from the life of Louis XIV will be featured at the Getty Museum from June 16 to September 6, 2015. The exhibition explores the rich variety of prints that came to define French power and prestige in the era of Louis XIV (1638–1715). READ MORE |
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France has long been well-renowned for a certain know-how in areas of excellence such as gastronomy, fashion, perfumery, landscaping and animation filmmaking. Through 3 to 15 day-long vocational training programs, held between June 22 and July 24, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris showcases the unique « savoir-faire » of its schools. Courses are designed for international students and young professionals with previous experience in one of these fields. Sign up for courses now! READ MORE |
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May 3 – 9 am-5 pm. UCLA
The first bilingual fair of Los Angeles to help families understand bilingual education.
Be sure to reserve your tickets now! READ MORE |
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