The Crazy Quilts, or the Fabric of Disobedience An exhibition of quilts from the collection of Charles-Edouard de Broin Patchwork has not always followed the rules. For a time, crazy quilts were all the rage, leaving behind the classic, often geometrical, patterns and renewing the bold...
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The Sawmill Sessions offer a weekend of workshops on October 29 and 30 at the Fondation des Etats-Unis with instruments: Banjo Old-Time (Cory Seznec - Paolo Conti), Guitar (Philippe Checca), Mandoline (Thierry Lecoq), Chant (Julia Zech), Harmonica (David Chalumeau), Fiddle (Marius Pibarot) and Dobro (Paolo...
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Paris Noir covers the period from the end of World War I to the Fall of France in 1940. As lively as the jazz beats of the day, the documentary follows the footsteps of the influencers: Lt. James Reese Europe and his rollicking 396th Harlem Hellfighters...
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As part of the Jazz à la Cité festival, the Fondation des Etats-Unis proposes to celebrate jazz in pictures with a cine-concert. The LEGG Quartet will accompany silent films from the early 20th century. On the programme: Charles Chaplin, Georges Méliès, Segundo de Chomon, Loïe...
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The DbD Experience (Doing by Doing) is a 23-hour intensive weekend created by renowned interdisciplinary performance artist Rachel Rosenthal in Los Angeles. Nathalie Broizat has worked with Rachel Rosenthal for 5 years, and she is the first former member of the Rachel Rosenthal Company authorized...
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The guitar Duo Santorsa - Moy began as a collaboration with the composer Helmut Lachenmann for the 900presente contemporary concert series in Lugano, Switzerland. They have held concerts in Switzerland and Germany in the Stelio Molo RSI Auditorium and the Darmstadt Ferienkurse 2016. This concert will...
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Once Upon a Quilt: America as a Patchwork An exhibition of quilts from the collection of Charles-Edouard de Broin Patchwork quilts have been used as a geographic metaphor for the United States since the early days of its history. Quilting dates back to colonial times when people were...
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Double Change and the Fondation des Etats-Unis are delighted to invite you to a conference by Joshua Clover « Riot.Strike.Poetry: The Balance of Forces in 1967 », which will be followed by a bilingual reading with Joshua Clover and Jean-Marie Gleize (at 7.30pm). Joshua Clover is a Professor...
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When English/French/Irish/Scottish set dancing crossed the Atlantic to New England, it evolved into a new style called contra dancing. Recently, this style has evolved further, picking up speedand taking elements from swing and rock. In the U.S., contra dances attract hundreds of participants of all...
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