Latest update: 27/06/2012 

- culture - dance


Alvin Ailey's Dancers in Paris

No Flash warning
To take advantage of all the features on FRANCE24.COM, please click here to download the latest version of Flash Player.

The dance company that was part of a civil rights movement - the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - opens its summer season in Paris to standing ovations. Also on the programme, the Soweto string orchestra wows audiences and the baroque composer Handel takes over the corridors and gardens of Versailles.

CULTURE
Slideshow: Behind the scenes
24/09/2009 - Culture

Urban arts

This culture magazine looks at urban arts. Nowadays graffiti artists show their work in the most prestigious galleries around the world. Augustin Trapenard will also be on the set to talk about books on this very contemporary form of art.
THEATRE
Sara Forestier brings Proust to the stage
In this edition: French actress Sara Forestier stars in Marcel Proust's "Confession d'une jeune fille", a play looking at the troubled life of a young girl who attempts suicide, and it's off to Mexico for the latest exhibition from David LaChapelle.
24/09/2009 - Culture

Vanina Marsot comes to talk about her first and very funny novel “Foreign tongue".

In this culture edition, we go to Argentina for an exhibition by Le Corbusier. We receive author Vanina Marsot who talks about her first and very funny novel “Foreign tongue”, which tells the story of an American woman who moves to Paris.
14/09/2009 - Culture

Abha Dawesar comes to talk to us about her new book "Family values"

"The messenger" by Oren Moverman and "Lebanon" by Samuel Maoz respectively received the honors of the Deauville Film Festival and the Mostra of Venice. Indian author Abha Dawesar presents her vision of the Indian society in "Family values".
24/09/2009 - Culture

A Special Mostra edition

Today on Culture, a special Mostra edition with interviews of actors John Turturro and Tilda Swinton. As the film festival closes on Saturday, we’ll also take a look at some of the films competing for the Golden Lion.

React to the article
Comment this article typing your message in the above text zone. Please note that this is limited to 1500 characters or less.
(0) Reactions
Read more
Close