This section is becoming a recurring one, I can feel it. At the same time, after collecting quite a few ideas for cultural outings, I really need to tell you about them in a short article that compiles my top picks of the moment.
Here is, once again, my cultural potpourri: concerts, comedy, theater, exhibitions, dance, so that everyone can find something they like. The only form of organization comes from my attempt (successful, I hope) to present them in a relatively chronological order, from the nearest to the furthest date.
And, I’ve saved a little surprise for you at the end of the post…
La Liste de mes envies
A massive bookstore hit (500,000 copies sold in over twenty countries), the text by Grégoire Delacourt—which triumphed at the Ciné 13 Théâtre and then at the Avignon Festival—is currently playing for 60 special performances at the Théâtre des Béliers Parisiens.
La Liste de mes envies (The List of My Desires) tells the simple and delicate story of Jocelyne, a haberdasher in Arras whose destiny suddenly changes after winning the lottery.
At the Théâtre des Béliers Parisiens from February 1st to May 17th, 2014
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BONAF 2, one-man-show
BONAF 2 is a lighthearted show where the audience is taken along into the daily life of a provincial person discovering Paris and its natives (a situation many of us have experienced at one time or another…), through touching sketches, full of energy and contagious good humor!
In short, an effective remedy against the crisis and the ambient gloom, and a true lesson in happiness.
Every Saturday at 8:15 PM at the Théâtre BO Saint Martin until June 28, 2014 / 19 Boulevard Saint Martin – 75003 ParisBox office price: 18€ (full price) – 14€ (reduced price)
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Free exhibition: Water on Mars
From March 14th to December 30th, 2014, Eau de Paris presents a unique scientific exhibition at the Pavillon de l’eau on the discovery of water on Mars.
The goal of this exhibition is to raise awareness among Parisians about the need to preserve water resources and the causes of their disappearance.
Designed for ages 10 and up, the “L’Eau sur Mars” (Water on Mars) exhibition allows you to imagine what the planet Mars might have looked like 4 billion years ago when it was covered in water, to wonder about the reasons for the disappearance of water in liquid form, and to discover the extraordinary scientific mission of the Curiosity rover.
Pavillon de l’Eau – Eau de Paris / 77, avenue de Versailles 75016 Paris
exhibition with free admission
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Introspection by Peter Handke
A radical and stunning monologue at the Maison de la Poésie, a place I’ve been wanting to discover for several months now.
Laurence Colussi performs Introspection, a text by Peter Handke written during his 24th year and dating from 1966.
Maison de la Poésie / Passage Molière, 157, rue Saint Martin, 75003 Paris
March 17, 18, 24, 25 and 31 at 8:00 PM
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As for concerts, I’m going to see the new musical phenomenon of the beginning of this year, UNITY, which presents a show fueled on stage by the energy of 4 musicians and 3 great Pop Jazz, Hard Rock, and Operatic voices.
The group will be in concert at the Sentier des Halles (50 rue Aboukir, 75002 Paris) on March 11th, April 1st, and April 8th, 2014 at 7:45 PM.
Prices: 20€ (19€ in pre-sale)
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De quoi j’ai l’air? Classical Music Show
At barely 28, Julie Fuchs, who was just awarded the Victoire de la Musique Classique 2014, has become an interpreter sought after as much for her talent as for her stage presence.
In Montrouge, she will play every facet of her artistic personality in a unique show created in March 2013 at the Avignon Opera: De quoi j’ai l’air? (How Do I Look?)
Enthusiastic ingénue, uprooted soprano, future diva or muse… Julie Fuchs embodies opera characters to whom she gives life in a show full of energy and creativity, which spans the entire richness of the operatic universe.
Friday, March 21, 2014 at 8:30 PM
Le Beffroi (2, place Emile Cresp in Montrouge) – Moebius Room
Price: from 8€ to 25€
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Apéro Cirque at the Académie Fratellini
An experience and an evening in the small big top of the Académie Fratellini that I would really like to test in the future by going to one of its apéros…
Next apéro: Friday, March 21, 2014 from 6 PM to 8 PM
Price: 2€ (drinks from 3€)
Reservation required: 01 72 59 40 30
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Lady M ou le déclic d’une vie
The pitch:
a tragi-comic play about the possibility of deciding your own life: Lady M ou le déclic d’une vie. The emancipation of a cleaning lady thanks to the tragedy of Macbeth…
Théâtre de Ménilmontant / 15, rue du Retrait – 75020 Paris
4 performances: Thursday, April 3, Friday, April 4, 2014 – Saturday, May 10, at 8:30 PM, and Sunday, May 11, 2014 at 3:30 PM
Full price: 16€ / reduced price: 10€
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Dance at the Quai Branly Museum
The musée du quai Branly invites us in March to discover collaborations from artists from Indonesia, Tunisia, South Africa, and Europe, with creations mixing music and dance, tradition and modernity.
On the program: 3 dance weekends, with shows where music structures and serves as a support of inspiration for choreographic creation.
- Ghost Track LeineRoebana Dance Company – from March 20 to 23, 2014 / contemporary dance and traditional Javanese dance, gamelan sonorities and rhythms, to propose a unique choreographic and musical composition
- Rayahzone Ali and Hèdi Thabet – from March 28 to 30, 2014 / an ode to fraternity inspired by Tunisian Sufi singing, acrobatic figures and balances invite the spectator to meditation
- Kudu Erik Truffaz Quartet and Gregory Maqoma & the Vuyani Dance Theater – from April 3 to 6, 2014 / creation developed between Johannesburg and Marseille with the meeting between contemporary South African dancers Gregory Maqoma and trumpeter Erik Truffaz accompanied by his group
Express GIVEAWAY:
I’m taking advantage of this news and the generosity of the Quai Branly Museum, which has been one of the blog’s partners since the beginning of this adventure, to help you win 5 x 2 invitations for the premiere of the show Ghost Track on Thursday, March 20 at 8 PM.
To participate, nothing complicated, just leave a comment below this article telling me which cultural event you are looking forward to the most and, of course, you must be sure you are available on March 19 for the show!
A drawing will determine the 5 winners among the responses to the question. Good luck to everyone!
Rules:
– Contest limited to Metropolitan France
– Contest reserved for adults
– Transport to the show’s location is the responsibility of the winners
– + 1 chance if you are a fan of the blog’s Facebook page; + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s Twitter page; + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s Hellocoton page; + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s Instagram page (don’t forget to leave your username in your comment if you want to benefit from extra chance(s))
– 1 entry per IP address
– contest start date Tuesday, March 11, 2014 – contest closing date Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 8:00 PM and results the same evening on the blog in an edit to this article
