Portée par Shakespeare au rang de mythe, l'histoire de Roméo et Juliette dut attendre le XXe siècle avant de s'incarner en ballet grâce à la musique de Sergueï Prokofiev, en 1935. Dans la production créée pour le Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris en 1984, Rudolf Noureev s'empare de cette partition brillante et énergique pour […]
Our second edition of movie night ! We watched the classic coming-of-age French movie, LOL (2008) directed by Lisa Azuelos.
CUPA classes are on break for two weeks, though the center remains open to students who wish to study, print, or pass by. Students taking classes at French partner universities have varying vacation calendars.
To creatively capture the semester's activities, each student creates a junk journal / scrapbook filled with receipts, movie tickets, opera brochures, train tickets, business cards.... all the remains of a great semester.
To celebrate the end of the semester, students and staff shared a wonderful dinner at Les Temps des Cerisiers.
In the French way, we welcome our summer students with a classic apéro. Wine, cheese, charcuterie, and fruit are of course on the menu !
As a first introduction to the city center, students and staff embark on a cruise around the Seine under the early June sun.
Paris offers many free cultural events, such as the yearly Nuit Blanche. Museums, churches, and cultural centers open until late with installations, concerts, and festivities to celebrate the incredible art scene. Though the Paris city website (https://www.paris.fr/) gives a great overview of ongoing events, CUPA's student life coordinator often personalizes suggestions for students.
Every Tuesday, we try a different French speciality : éclairs, crêpes, tartes... a small moment to relax together and try new foods !
Every semester we take a weekend trip to a different region of France. For this summer's session, we explore the Normandie region! We arrived in Caen, visited the Mémorial de Caen and learned traditional lacemaking. In the evening, we shared a wonderful meal at the Château de Caen. On Saturday, we visited Sword Beach and […]
Students move into their host family homes and begin two-weeks of orientation. Orientation is dedicated to preparing students for the semester ahead and introducing them to Parisian city life !
