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n°18, December 2009 |
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Front pageJours de fêtes From December 18 to January 1 a huge breath of fresh air will sweep through the Grand Palais with a fun event for all the family: "Jours de fêtes"! After the success of the first edition in 2005 (drawing more than 250,000 visitors), the event is back in the Nave, with special lighting designed by François Austerlitz producing a fairytale atmosphere. The event will feature a range of fairground attractions: big wheel, 1900 carousel merry-go-round, "children's world", and an exhibition of unique items from the collection of the Museum of Fairground Arts. Since no party can be successful without music, the 100th anniversary of the birth of Django Reinhardt will pay tribute to gypsy jazz, and the "Manouch" tradition of which Django was a legendary exponent. Thomas Dutronc, David Reinhard Trio, and Moreno are some of the artists who will be on the bill in the Nave. Time to party! Three questions for...Tony Gatlif Quadriges: What does it mean to you to be de invited to the Grand Palais on December 8 for a debate on manouche jazz? It's an honour. It always interests me to talk about Romani music in general and manouche music. Every time I get the chance, I take it with pleasure. Quadriges: Are you happy to see manouche and gypsy jazz on the programme at the Grand Palais as part of Jours de fêtes? It's a dream! When we started, there were no records in the shops except Django Reinhardt and a few tzigane musicians like Boulou Ferré. When I set out to make Swing, my film with the guitarist Tchavolo Schmitt, young people preferred rock and considered manouche jazz to be a thing of the past! A few years on, thanks to the film Gadjo Dilo and musicians like Romane, Stochelo Rosenberg and then Thomas Dutronc, this music has been exported worldwide. Today, it is a great sign of recognition to be invited to the Grand Palais, something we could never have imagined. Quadriges: Can you tell us something about your next film? It's called Liberté and is due out on February 24 in France. It's a film about the deportation of the Romani community from occupied France in 1943. This is a little-known story of these Resistance fighters who were put in concentration camps. The film sets the record straight and repairs the injustice. FocusA skate legend in the Grand Palais © Coll. Grand Palais / F. Tomasi 20,000 is the number of spectators who came to watch the Tony Hawk Show on November 20 and 21 in the Grand Palais. The world's skateboard star set the Nave on fire with a high-octane show featuring some of today's leading ramp-riders. Organised by Quiksilver, the event also offered visitors free introductions to the art of skateboarding. Art was not to be left out: with leading exponents of urban culture joining in the show, including André (Mr A) who drew skates specially for the show. NominationFabrice Lacroix © DR Radio France ph. Christophe Abramowitz At the proposal of Jean-Paul Cluzel, President of the Etablissement public du Grand Palais, the French Ministry of Culture and Communication has appointed Fabrice Lacroix as General Secretary of the Grand Palais. Aged 37, Fabrice Lacroix graduated at the Ecole supérieure de commerce business school in Paris in 1995 and then at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques also in Paris in 1999. A former student at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (2003), he is a senior civil servant. In September 2006 he joined Radio France as Deputy Director of Finance, subsequently becoming Director of Finance. To start the year To start the yearMonumenta 2010 © Didier Plowy / MCC After Anselm Kiefer (2007) and Richard Serra (2008), Monumenta 2010 has invited one of France's leading artists: Christian Boltanski. The narrator and chronicler of individual memory will be presenting an installation designed specially for Monumenta and intended as a powerful experience, on both the physical and psychological levels, a spectacular moment of emotion which calls into question the nature and meaning of humanity. Though a visual work it will also use sound, pursuing the artist's consideration of the limits of humanity and the essential dimension that is memory, while at the same time approaching a new theme: the question of destiny and the ineluctability of death. The exhibition, opens on January 13 2010. It happened at the Grand PalaisArchitecture today The curved gallery © DR Allard Palace The prestigious review Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, founded in the 1930s, launched its new formula thanks to the energy and commitment of architects Jean Nouvel, Alexandre Allard and François Fontès. The launch took place at the Grand Palais on November 5 in an original venue: the curved gallery. Totally unknown to the general public the facility was opened specially for this outstanding event honoured by a visit from the Ministry of Culture and Communication, Frédéric Mitterrand, accompanied by artist Pierre Soulages, designer Philippe Starck and former Minister of Culture and Communication Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres. The doors of the curved gallery were then closed again to enable important restoration work. Tuesdays at the Grand PalaisCycle: How to present culture Our season of lecture-debates in partnership with the publisher Presses universitaires de France continues in December with a cycle exploring the theme: "How to present culture". Broadcaster Arnaud Laporte will be using all is talent to moderate the proceedings. Tuesday December 1: Shows, performances, happenings: what's new in the performing arts? With Pippo Delbono (theatre producer), Simon Hecquet (author of Fabriques de la danse, 2009, PUF) and ZeVs (artist). Tuesday December 8: Jazz and manouche jazz: what's up Django? with Tony Gatlif (film director), Romane (musician), Yannick Séitié (author of Le Jazz, à la lettre, 2010, PUF), Jean-Baptiste Tuzet (author of Django Reinhardt et le jazz manouche, 2010, Ed. Carpentier). Tuesday December 15: Cultural industry: how much space do economic imperatives leave for creativity? |
A word from the presidentAs the year draws to an end, the Grand Palais will be in festive mood celebrating Christmas and the New Year. The second edition of "Jours de fêtes" has been designed to offer a great outing for the whole family, with merry-go-rounds, fairground attractions, an exhibition of items from the fairground arts museum collection, and live music. After a year rich in highlights – the Yann Arthus-Bertrand exhibition, the Yves Saint Laurent/Pierre Bergé auction sale, Tags, Paris-Roller, the electro night, Fiac, Prince, and the Quiksilver Tony Hawk show – "Jours de fêtes" puts the tinsel on a year of eclectic and hugely popular events. Allow me, on behalf of myself and everyone at the Grand Palais, to offer you our very best wishes for 2010. Jean-Paul Cluzel President of the Établissement public du Grand Palais Don’t missJours de fêtes December 18 – January 1 Nave of the Grand Palais A magical, fairytale atmosphere for the second edition of Jours de fêtes. An exhibition of fairground arts, gypsy jazz, a big wheel, and merry-go-rounds are some of the attractions that await visitors of all ages. Renoir in the 20th century till January 4 Galeries nationales du Grand Palais Some one hundred Renoir paintings, drawings and sculptures will be juxtaposed with works by Picasso, Matisse, Maillol and Bonnard testifying to the artist's influence and legacy. A world in colour, from Gabriel Lippmann to nanophotonic technology till January 10 2010 Palais de la Découverte An amazing journey in search of colour and its components. The exhibition is designed around the extraordinary colour photography of Gabriel Lippmann. From Byzantium to Istanbul till January 25 Galeries nationales du Grand Palais Part of the Turkish Season in France, an exhibition featuring 300 items; devoted to Byzantium, the present day Istanbul, with its strategic geographical location at a crossroads of major land and sea routes. AgendaMonumenta 2010 January 31 – February 21 Nave of the Grand Palais For the 3rd edition, Monumenta has invited the leading French artist: Christian Boltanski. His original installation has been designed as a powerful experience, on both the physical and psychological levels, a spectacular moment of emotion which calls into question the nature and meaning of humanity. Magifiscience From January 26 Palais de la Découverte The Eye of Icarus from January 26 Palais de la Découverte Turner and his painters From February 24 to May 4 Galeries nationales du Grand Palais The exhibition explores and illustrates the development of Turner's very personal vision, through the many chance or deliberate, but always opportune and enriching meetings that influenced his remarkable career. Nearly 100 paintings and other graphic works from major collections will be on show. RER : ligne C / station Invalides Bus : lignes 28, 42, 52, 72, 73, 80, 83, 93 Vélib : Station n° 8029, 1 av. Franklin-D.-Roosevelt / n° 8001, av. Dutuit Parkings : Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées, place de la Concorde, parc François-Ier, Alma Georges-V, Champs-Élysées Lincoln, Matignon. Personnes à mobilité réduite : accès avenue Winston-Churchill |
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