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Orchestre de Paris – Daniel Harding
Philharmonie de Paris 221 Av. Jean Jaurès, Paris, FranceC'est l'enchantement et la variété de véritables "paysages musicaux" que déploie ce concert : soleil prismatique du matin avec Moussorgski, immenses terres désolées avec Sibelius, nature puissante et allégorique avec […]
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Book Club
First day of Book Club! We will take an hour to read our books independently before discussing, in French, what we read ! A moment to disconnect and dedicate some […]
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Macalester Open Advising
Macalester College 1600 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, États-Unis, MN, United States -
Atelier vidéo-club
CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, FranceBack again for our weekly Video Club ! This week, we watched the short film "Les Misérables" by Ladj Ly, which was also adapted as a long format film in […]
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Carleton Info Session
Carleton College Sayles Hill Campus Center, North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, États-Unis, MN, United States -
La Bohème
Opéra National de Paris - Bastille Place de la Bastille, Paris, FranceAvant de se voir en haut de l'affiche, combien d'artistes ont connu la misère ? L'écrivain Henri Murger sait de quoi il parle lorsqu'il rédige ses Scènes de la vie de […]
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Atelier vidéo-club
CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, FranceThis week, we watched the short animation "Gigi" by Cynthia Calvi, following the interests of our students in experimental and queer films. The animation is narrated by Calvi, where she […]
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Tournoi de Pétanque
Under the warm autumn sun, we strolled over to our local park, the humble Jardin du Luxembourg, for a game of pétanque. Students learned the rules of the classic and very popular French game, quickly becoming new fans, as passersby admired our growing skill and playful energy.
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Pascal Dusapin – Antigone
Philharmonie de Paris 221 Av. Jean Jaurès, Paris, FranceFigure magnétique de la musique de notre temps, Pascal Dusapin donne un nouveau témoignage de sa fascination pour l'Antiquité avec l'"opératorio" Antigone, serti, pour cette création mondiale, dans l'écrin scénique que […]
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Weekend Trip to Épernay and Reims
Reims , FranceEvery semester, we take a weekend trip to visit another region in France. This past weekend, we took the train to Épernay in the Champagne region where we visited the […]
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Book club
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Atelier vidéo-club
This week, we watched the short Adieu Émile by Alexis Diop.
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Les Fourberies de Scapin
Comédie Française - Richelieu 1 place Colette, Paris, FranceEn 2017, Denis Podalydès ouvrait la saison avec "Les Fourberies de Scapin", un spectacle qui n'a pas cessé d'être joué depuis un succès non démenti. Accueil triomphal donc pour cette […]
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Atelier vidéo-Club
CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, FranceThis week, we watched the short Playing God by Matteo Burani to get us in the spooky season mood! As always, we share a warm drink, some snacks, and a casual […]
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Fordham (Rose Hill) Study Abroad Fair
Fordham University Rose Hill Campus Campbell Hall, Bronx, NY, United States -
Giselle
Opéra National de Paris - Garnier Place de l'Opéra, Paris, FranceCela commence comme un conte de fées : la charmante paysanne Giselle aime un jeune homme qui, sous ses habits de villageois, s'avère être un duc. Hélas ! Albrecht - c'est son nom - ne pourra l'épouser car il est déjà fiancé. À cette découverte, Giselle sombre dans la folie puis la mort. Elle est […]
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Fordham (Lincoln Center) Study Abroad Fair
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Halloween Door Decoration Contest
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Fall Break
CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, FranceThis week, students are on fall break. While CUPA stays open to prepare for the second half of the semester and the incoming Spring cohort, students are traveling, resting, and taking time for themselves !
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Atelier vidéo-club
CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, FranceThis week, we watched the short film Plaisir by Molly Gillis.
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Gaëlle Bourges – Juste Camille
Théatre des Abbesses 31 Rue des Abbesses, Paris, FranceDouceur poétique d'un récit cruel : le sort fatal d'une amazone, au clair-obscur d'un tableau vivant. Gaëlle Bourges, n'a pas son égal pour nous faire (re)découvrir, toujours sous un jour surprenant, les références de l'histoire de l'art. Elle nous amène cette fois au XVe siècle, à partir d'un coffre de mariage qui attira son attention […]
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Apéro Franco-Américain
cupaEvery semester we host an evening where we invite French students, former CUPA students currently living in Paris, friends, and host siblings to meet and mingle with our current students. This semester, we prepared an apéro full of cheese and charcuterie, bread and wine, and some games with music and ridiculous prizes !
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Orchestre de Paris – Esa-Pekka Salonen
Philharmonie de Paris 221 Av. Jean Jaurès, Paris, FranceAncré dans la tradition liturgique et laboratoire d'une musique avant-gardiste soucieuse de séduire, le Requiem de Litegi est une oeuvre phrase du vingtième siècle, à laquelle succède le mysticisme médiéval de la Quatrième symphonie de Bruckner. Avec son somptueux Requiem, composé entre 1963 et 1965, György Ligeti met tout son art au service d'une exploration de la tradition […]
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Atelier vidéo-club
CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, FranceThis week, we watched 2 short films: Madagascar, carnet de voyage by Bastien Dubois and La mort du petit cheval by Gabrielle Selnet.
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Museum Visit : Cité Internationale de la Langue Française
Cité Internationale de la Langue Française 1 Pl. Aristide Briand, Villers-Cotterêts, FranceAlice, our FLE coordinator and phonology teacher, will take her class and any other interested students on an afternoon trip to the French language museum in Villers-Cotterêts. The new museum, hosted in a 500 year old castle, offers an extensive study of the French language, its history, evolution, and use as a tool of colonisation.
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Bateaux Mouches
Second day of orientation brings us to the Seine, where we went on an afternoon cruise. As most students are experiencing Paris for the first time, the cruise allows them to see the big landmarks, such as the Tour Eiffel, Concorde, le Louvre, and Notre Dame to name a few. We also saw an agriculture protest […]
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Apéro
CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, FranceAs the first week comes to a close, the students and staff gather around a lovely apéro full of cheese, wine, and charcuterie.
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Orientation : Week 2 Activity
CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, FranceOur second week of orientation is underway, and after a few methodology workshops, we took a long afternoon to relax around a few French card games : Kemps, Dany, and Skyjo !
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End of Orientation Lunch
CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, FranceTo wrap-up orientation, we came together around a super buffet catered by Les Cuistots Migrateurs. Students are now armed with everything they will need for their first classes next week, as well as how to begin building their own Parisian routines. Tomorrow, the spring cohort is off to Provins on a day trip !
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Provins Day Trip
Provins Provins, FranceEvery semester, we take a day trip at the end of orientation. It's a perfect way for students to spend time together outside of CUPA and explore a nearby French town or city. This semester we visited Provins, where we went on a guided tour of the medieval city. Provins has an incredible history as […]
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Ludwig van Beethoven – Missa solemnis
Philharmonie de Paris 221 Av. Jean Jaurès, Paris, FranceMonument tardif de Beethoven, l'imposante Missa solemnis est sans doute la partition qui coûta le plus d'efforts au "grand sourd" : travail opiniâtre et passionné, pour une oeuvre qui, au-delà de son sens liturgique, est un hymne de paix universel. Composée entre 1818 et 1823, la Missa solemnis appartient au corpus retreint des oeuvres du "dernier Beethoven", […]
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Director Mary Ann’s Last Day Before Retirement
CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, FranceMary Ann has been working at CUPA for over 26 years. She is and will always be a pillar of CUPA values. Her commitment to education, student well-being, teamwork, and cross-cultural exchange has grown CUPA into the immersion program it is. Her students and staff are sad to close this chapter, but remain determined to […]