Wilson Poffenberger is a saxophonist and educator based out of Hagerstown, Maryland, USA. Wilson currently studies at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Boulogne-Billancourt under the tutelage of Jean-Michel Goury. While holding a position as a graduate assistant in classical saxophone at the Dana School...
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On the occasion of World Water Day, which will take place on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, as part of COP21, the International Water Secretariat and the Fondation des Etats-Unis, in collaboration with the Canadian Students' House, are pleased to present the exhibition "From Solitudes to...
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Join Harriet Hale Woolley Scholars and FEU resident musicians for the final concert of 2015 on Sunday, December 13. Check our site the week before to discover the programming! The program : Johannes Brahms, Intermezzi no. 1 & 2, op. 118 John Kamfonas, Piano J.S. Bach, Suite in G...
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For the first time, the FEU is delighted to welcome two Contra Danse events. 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....
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The power of the arts to bring people together, question the status quo, and encourage empathy for all walks of life directly represents what is needed in the global effort to advance peace and forestall climate change. In the spirit of bringing together diverse perspectives...
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Extreme Whether, a drama by Karen Malpede, inspired by the life and scientific, prophetic and controversial work of two American climate scientists, James Hansen and Jennifer Francis, will be presented at ARTCOP21, as part of the UN COP21 conference. This international climate conference may be...
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The Hit It! student company will present excerpts from the musical Hairspray, with commentary by Anne Crémieux, an American film and cultural studies specialist, at the Fondation des Etats Unis on Friday, December 4. Hit It! was born from the association of 10 students in love...
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In this talk, Arden Hegele (Ph.D. Candidate, English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University) investigates the relationship between lifewriting and the medical case study by considering their intersection in the 19th-century genre of the 'pathography' –the autobiographical narrative of illness. She argues that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein...
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In the continuity of the monthly jams, the Sawmill Sessions are a weekend of workshops on November 28th and 29th at the Fondation des Etats-Unis with Banjo (Cyril Petit), Chant (Claire Nivard), Dobro (Paolo Conti), Fiddle (Marius Pibarot), Guitar (Jimmy Josse) and Harmonica (David Chalumeau)...
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