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Studio Le Regard du Cygne

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Susie Hollands

Studio Le Regard du Cygne encourages research, experimentation, creation and dialogue between amateurs and professionals. Specifically created for a community of dancers and choreographers in the 1980s by Amy Swanson and Fabrice Dugied, the first programme began as a series of workshops for contemporary dance. Later collaborations included those with Philippe Coutelen, musician and founder… Read more

Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Susie Hollands

The Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme is the successor to the Musée d’art Juif de Paris, established in 1948 by a private association to pay homage to a culture that had been destroyed by the Holocaust. The first collections of this museum comprised religious objects handed back in 1951 by the American Jewish Restitution… Read more

Théâtre Des Bouffes du Nord

Posted on November 10, 2007 by VINGT Editorial

Words: Pamela Price The historic theatrical structure, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, has endured its struggles with survival. Now thriving under the direction of Micheline Rozan and Peter Brook, the two picked the theatre out of a shambles in 1974 and transformed the classic venue for a long future of top-class performances. Read more

Chez Le Libanais

Posted on November 3, 2007 by Susie Hollands

Image: Serge Melki Lebanese cuisine is a favorite in Paris. Lebanon was a French UN mandate from the end of WWI until WWII, (Beirut was nicknamed of “Paris of the East”) and the cuisine has a significant representation in la capitale. You’ll find many of the better restaurants in the 15th arrondissement but outposts are… Read more

Jeu de Paume

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Susie Hollands

Focusing on photography, video and film, the Jeu de Paume also offers talks, lectures and courses in addition to its always engaging program of exhibitions. Originally the royal tennis courts, this light and airy museum is a great stop off if you’re around the blockbuster monument zone of Concorde and the Tuileries. Watch out for weekends… Read more