s extensive impressionist holdings, along with by Monet and pissarro and a pastel by cassatt. rks now hang in the museum’s galleries, gifts from and the late John Haas. philamuseum.org
Performing Arts
“The Beauty contest: Human Beauty and its Social construction,” a roundtable featuring cross-dressing literary “it” boy Jon-Jon Goulian (The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt) and French choreographer and dancer François chaignaud. Oct. 19 through 28 at various New York venues; wallsandbridges.net.
media overview / may 2011–oct 2011
dominated his output. in total, it presents his work is underscored 160 of degas’s paintings, sculptures and photographs and a 1915 works on paper, sometimes juxtaposed Washington, master in action. Using Washington, DC, DC, and and New New York York with pieces by ingres, delacroix, Matisse nd other techniques, conDUETTO/DUO Junewho 26, 2011 and other masters either inspired or vered that the artist—in Jean-paul Fouchécourt, best known for drew inspiration from him. Oct. 9 through utation for spontaneity— performing the haute-contre (high tenor) Feb. 5, 2012, at the Museum of Fine Arts, ece many times over the roles typical of French baroque opera, Boston; mfa.org. hrough Jan. 22, 2012, at joins soprano Gaële leroi and memWexner Center scours globe for talent Art Museum; slam.org. bers of the Opera lafayette Orchestra for Duetto/Duo, a program of 17thDallas The Wexner Center for the Arts will present artists century works by lully, lambert, Vittori, JEAN PAUL GAULTIER from the Unitedshowcasing States, Canada, Congo, France,cavalli and Monteverdi. Oct. 24 Melani, whether men’s the skirts or Mali next season. at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater sending plus-size models down the runro’s importance toIreland the and and Oct. 30 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnway, Jean paul Gaultier has consistently and post-impressionist egie Hall; operalafayette.org. embraced an irreverent and fun-loving ided not only in his own READ THE FULL PIECE ONLINE aesthetic that celebrates individualhis role as a mentor to www.wexarts.org/mediaoverview ity. The Fashion World of Jean Paul colleagues as cézanne Atlanta Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the rawing on new research, ASPHALTE Catwalk marks the 35th anniversary of choreographer pierre rigal’s compagple is the first major exhihis first prêt-à-porter collection with a on the artist’s fascination nie dernière minute performs Asphalte, retrospective of his work. Emphasizing man, illustrated by some an hour-long show in which five hiphaute couture, the show presents 120 nd works on paper from hop dancers interpret urban myths and outfits, most never before exhibited. career. The show offers stereotypes in the glow of a huge light A wide assortment of other materials— se pieces by examining box. The piece is part of the program of from sketches to film clips to stage with friends and family as France-Atlanta 2011 (Oct. 26 through costumes—highlights the designer’s agement with contempoNov. 12), a series of scientific, cultural, fondness for collaborating with fellow nomic and political ideas. humanitarian and business events aimFall 2011 as pedro Almodóvar, artists as varied h Jan.14 22, 2012, at the ing to promote innovation and strengthMaurice Béjart and of course Madonna. r; famsf.org. en transatlantic ties. Oct. 30 at the Nov. 13 through Feb. 12, 2012, at the Rialto Center for the Arts; rialtocenter. Dallas Museum of Art; dm-art.org. org, france-atlanta.org.
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m show devoted excluubject, Degas and the e evolution of the artist’s e human body over the ears. Organized chronohibition opens with early m his student years in the ws with sections on such brothel monotypes; his es shown performing their final years, when bathers
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pErFOrMiNG ArTS Columbus WORLD FAIR
choreographer and dancer rachid Ouramdane takes to the stage in World Fair, a multimedia inquiry into the roles of the human body in society, from promoting luxury goods to advancing
Minneapolis, Columbus and Boston CÉDRIC ANDRIEUX
This hour-long one-man show is narrated and danced by the performer for which it is named. The piece offers an intimate look at the everyday life of a contemporary dancer through a series of snapshots from Andrieux’s career, which has included stints with the Merce cunningham dance company in New york and the lyon Opéra Ballet.
political ideologies. with a live score performed by composer Jean-Baptiste Julien. Oct. 20 through 22 at the Wexner Center for the Arts; wexarts.org.
New York WALLS AND BRIDGES
gium, two-time winners of the cannes palme d’Or for Rosetta (1999) and The Child (2005). Oct. 27 through Nov. 2 at the San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema (opening night screening and reception at the Embarcadero Center Cinema); sffs.org.
Boston VÉRONIQUE DOISNEAU
like “cédric Andrieux” (above), Jérôme Bel’s 37-minute film Véronique Doisneau (2005) offers an insider’s view of the world of a professional dancer. codirected by pierre dupouey, the piece shows a sujet, or mid-level member, of the paris Opéra Ballet on the day of her retirement at age 42. Alone on the bare stage of the palais Garnier with no accompaniment but her own voice, she reflects candidly on her career, performs favorite solo passages and demonstrates the relatively thankless art of the corps dancer, forever holding poses. Oct. 7 through Dec. 31 at the Institute of Contemporary Art; icaboston.org.
New York FAUST
The Metropolitan Opera opened its doors in 1883 with a performance of Gounod’s then wildly popular Faust. This fall, the company reprises that work under the Tony and Olivier Award-winning director des McAnuff, whose credits include “Jersey Boys” and “The who’s Tommy.” in this modern take, Faust is an aging physicist haunted by his role in creating the atomic bomb. with Jonas Kaufmann, roberto Alagna and Joseph calleja in the title role, rené pape and Ferruccio Furlanetto as Méphistophélès and Marina poplavskaya as Marguerite. Nov. 29 through Jan. 19, 2012, at the Metropolitan Opera House; metoperafamily.org. —Tracy KendricK For a regularly updated listing of cultural events, go to francemagazine.org.
conceived and directed by Jérôme Bel. Oct. 28 and 29 at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, walkerart.org; and Nov. 1 at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH, wexarts.org; Nov. 4 through 6 at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA, icaboston.org.
Walls and Bridges, Season 3 is the last of a trio of 10-day series of city- San Francisco wide events pairing prominent American FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL thinkers and creative figures with peers The San Francisco Film Society hosts from France and elsewhere in Europe. French Cinema Now, showcasing recent Highlights include “we (nearly) grew releases the it French-speaking world. @paulha8 Nice to see Mark Bradford’s show in Chicago afterfrom seeing in Columbus at the Wexner. 26 June older together,” a dialogue between The lineup includes French screenwriter/ catherine Millet, art critic and bestselling director Alix delaporte’s debut feature author of the provocative memoir The film Angèle and Tony, a slow-building love ” (1879) by Alfred Sisley. Sexual Life of Catherine M., and robert story set in a fishing village in Normandy,