• Eugène Onéguine

    Opéra National de Paris - Garnier Place de l'Opéra, Paris, France

    Eugène Onéguine raconte une histoire d'amour qui ne fonctionne pas". Ainsi, Ralph Fiennes résume-t-il la trame de l'opéra de Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski, inspiré de l'oeuvre de Pouchkine. Jeune dandy blasé, […]

  • Weekend Trip to Alsace

    Strasbourg Strasbourg, France

    For our semester weekend trip, we traveled to Colmar and Strasbourg. In Colmar, a guide accompanied us around town and showed us the beautiful Alsatian architecture rooted in French and […]

  • Martin Parr Exhibition

    Jeu de Paume

    Students had the opportunity to visit Martin Parr's exhibit "Global Warming" at the Jeu de Paume.

  • Armin Hokmi

    Théatre des Abbesses 31 Rue des Abbesses, Paris, France

    Du souvenir d'un festival libre et cosmopolite à un acte transculturel et hypnotique. Shiraz, ville de parfums et de soleil. Et, dans les années 1970, lieu d'un Festival des arts […]

  • Orchestre de Paris – Esa-Pekka Salonen

    Philharmonie de Paris 221 Av. Jean Jaurès, Paris, France

    Encadré par la précision quasi-picturale de Strauss et le souffle exaltant de Sibelius, le diabolique Deuxième Concerto de Bartók crépite sous l'archet de Renaud Capuçon ! Inspiré de poèmes inachevés de […]

  • Apéro franco-américain

    CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, France

    Every semester we have an apéro where we invite CUPA students, CUPA alum, friends of students, host siblings, interns, and French students. We play music and taste various cheese, charcuterie, […]

  • Roméo et Juliette

    Opéra National de Paris - Bastille Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

    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 […]

  • Soirée Cinéma

    CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, France

    Our second edition of movie night ! We watched the classic coming-of-age French movie, LOL (2008) directed by Lisa Azuelos.

  • Spring Break

    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 […]

  • Junk Journal Atelier

    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 […]

  • End of Semester Dinner

    To celebrate the end of the semester, students and staff shared a wonderful dinner at Les Temps des Cerisiers.

  • Soirée apéro vins et fromages

    In the French way, we welcome our summer students with a classic apéro. Wine, cheese, charcuterie, and fruit are of course on the menu !

  • Croisière sur la Seine

    As a first introduction to the city center, students and staff embark on a cruise around the Seine under the early June sun.

  • Nuit Blanche

    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 […]

  • Pause Gourmande

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    Every Tuesday, we try a different French speciality : éclairs, crêpes, tartes... a small moment to relax together and try new foods !

  • Weekend Trip to Normandie

    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 […]