This 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 discusses and describes her young life navigating her trans identity. Students compared this animation to the first animation we saw, "Les belles cicatrices," for its […]
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.
Figure 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 lui offre Netia Jones. Personnage de tragédie incarnant la force d'une piété archaïque contre la loi des hommes, Antigone est devenue, on le sait, une […]