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The glorious history of French cuisine

Upcoming February 2024 LOOKING FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESALES How did France become the country of gastronomy? During the 1900's, thousands of motorists took to the roads of France for the first time. And in particular on the Nationale 7 which links Paris to the French Riviera. At each stop, restaurants and inns opened to serve this new clientele. Thus were born true dynasties of cooks who would make France THE country of food.

Monuments in Motion - Screws and Stones

Choreographer Alexander Vantournhout directs and challenges the body with Screws and Stones at La Conciergerie de Paris.  The dance performance Screws and Stones refers to the pianist Nils Frahm’s 2011 album. At that time, he had broken several fingers and couldn’t play the piano anymore. He composed some pieces for each finger so he could keep on playing. It inspired Alexander Vantournhout a surrealistic universe where physical items reduce the movement capacity of the performers and influence the choreography. It is an astonishing painting of the body skills. Choreography : Alexander Vantournhout – From the SCREWS performance Music : Nils Frahm Dancers : Josse De Broeck, Petra Steindl, Emmi Väisänen, Hendrik Van Maele, Alexander Vantournhout, Felix Zech

The secrets of Mount Olympus

Upcoming April 2023 Once, the residence of the gods in Greek mythology, Mount Olympus was celebrated by ancient peoples for its supernatural phenomena.Today, scientists are going to seek rational explanations of events which gave birth to myths, thanks to an exploration of the highest part of the mountain, towering 2917 meters above the Aegean Sea. At the top of this mountain, hidden from mortals by the clouds, the gods and goddesses feasted and contemplated Men. Thousands of years later, Mount Olympus has lost none of its aura. On the contrary, it still fascinates just as much! Expeditions are conducted in search of precious indicators to reconstruct the story of climatic events that have marked the last 10,000 years in this region of the Mediterranean. For the first time, an ice cave, never explored before, will be studied, encapsulating the memory of ancient climates. This human adventure will enlighten us to the origins of myths, such as Zeus’ lightning bolt: myth or reality?

Monuments in Motion - I remember saying goodbye

I remember saying goodbye Choreography by Christian and François Ben Aïm At the Sainte Chapelle Performers: Christien Ben Aïm François Ben Aïm Louis Gillard Piers Faccini (musician)

Monuments in motion - Duo

The Duo is the opportunity for Emanuel Gat to concentrate on a form that leads to a return to essentials. The limited possibilities for composition imposed by the restricted number of dancers requires a return to basics. The attention given to movement and the creation of a powerful context become even more crucial elements.

Monuments in motion - Preljocaj Montmajour

As dusk falls, the dancers of the Ballet Preliocai invite the abbey’s visitors to a sensorial experience through the building, creative dance and time. They present an intimist approach to the setting in which they reveal the full amplitude of Angelin Preliocai’s vocabulary – a blend of metaphor, state of grace and contemplation.

Monuments in Motion - Variations

Justine Berthillot and Frédéri Vernier run, embrace, lift each other and fall… In a creative outburst that is unrestrained yet in symbiosis. A blend of strength and weakness, of exploit and respite, Noos is a duo that is both natural and highly sensitive.

Canoe in the snow

Living on the fringe of mainstream society, a million miles from the “eat, sleep, work, repeat” of modern times, one man ventures deep into the northern forest each winter to answer the call of the outdoors. For a decade, Clément has followed the same ritual: travelling to the middle of nowhere on the hunt for peace, quiet and beauty. From his camp, he spends the winter hunting, trapping and living as one with the nature surrounding him. This documentary film follows in the footsteps of this modern-day coureur de bois as he attempts to distance himself from the extremes of our society and reconnect with the essential. It’s journey to the very depths of what it means to be human in the wildest, most authentic environment conceivable. We are proud to announce “Canoe in the snow” got: "Gaspé Prize" at the festival Vues sur mer in Canada "Official selection" at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma in Canada "Official selection" at the Prix Gémeaux in Canada

Monuments in motion - The great Ghosts by Yoann Bourgeois

The Great Ghosts by Yoann Bourgeois Adapted from “The Mechanics of History, an attempt to approach a point of suspension” A living exhibition at the Pantheon. Performers: Prologue: Yurié Tsugawa Inertia: Elise Legros & Jean-Yves Phuong Trajectory: Sonia Delbost-Henry Balance: Estelle Clément-Béalem & Raphaël Defour Energy: Yoann Bourgeois, Damien Droin, Emilien Janneteau, Lucas Struna Music: Franz Schubert

Miranda after William Shakespeare and Henry Purcell at the Opéra Comique

Miranda after William Shakespeare and Henry Purcell at the Opéra Comique Pygmalion choir and orchestra Musical Direction : Raphaël Pichon Staging : Katie Mitchell   Librettist : Cordelia Lynn Choreography : Joseph Alford  Artistic associate : Dan Ayling  Dramaturgy : Sam Pritchard  Sets : Chloé Lamford  Costumes : Sussie Juhlin-Wallen  Lighting: James Farncombe  Sound design: Max Pappenheim  Musical arrangement: Raphaël Pichon and Miguel Henry Cast Miranda: Kate Lindsey  Prospero : Henry Waddington  Anna : Katherine Watson  Ferdinand : Allan Clayton The Pastor: Marc Mauillon  Anthony : Aksel Rykkvin

Xianju, The way of balance

200 miles south of Shanghai lies a natural paradise: Xianju National Park. Literally called "the home of the immortals", geologists, botanists, ornithologists and other wildlife specialists are trying to preserve it. But how to protect and develop Xianju without disfiguring it? With the help of international cooperation and China's growing sensitivity to environmental issues, some avenues are being explored...

The rope epidemic

Since the 2000s, several waves of suicides have followed one another in the Amerindian population of the Colombian Amazon. Men kill themselves out of love because their wives leave them for "white people." The whites think that the Indian does not feel anything because they do not express themselves like them. And, because in their native language, there are no words to designate the feelings. Is it possible that a whole people, the Cácuas Indians, feel nothing, have no feeling and no words to speak of love?