Edvard Munch or the Anti-Scream

Salon du Livre de Paris - Paris Book Fair

For thirty years, the Paris Book Fair has been carrying the quality and standard of French publishing to the very summit.
Alternately revered, shunned and criticized, it is nevertheless Europe’s leading cultural consumer exhibition.

The property of publishers and their associative body, the Syndicat National de l'Edition, the fair has always asserted its status as a reflection of the market, revealing talent and spotlighting ALL the authors and EVERY category of book.
For smaller publishing houses, the Paris Book Fair is also a guarantee of exposure, while at the same time furthering cultural diversity.
But the fair has to evolve as well, by being as near as it can to developments in forms of reading, and promoting the expressions of those changes in its special event areas.

It is no coincidence that the fair and France’s fixed book price law are both the same age. The Paris Book Fair remains a barrier to trivialization and standardization.
Thanks to its exhibitors, its institutional and private partners, and the ever greater number of media participants, the Paris Book Fair will once again be paying tribute to literature by inviting thirty foreign authors and sixty French authors to the fair. Fairgoers will be able to meet these guests in person at the 30th Anniversary Pavilion.

Finally, the event could not endure without the efforts made each year to offer young readers special events and eclectic dynamic meetings for the sole purpose of introducing them as much as possible to the simple joy of reading.

Robert Doisneau From Craft to Art

Doisneau gave us some of the most iconic images of a certain era in France, but his work is often considered just a little too cutesy, not serious enough. The new exhibition at the (very serious) Cartier-Bresson Foundation hopes to show that his work is definitely worthy of respect, with around a hundred carefully selected photos of Paris and the suburbs.
So images are seen so often that – finally – you don’t even notice them. The famous photo of a kiss in front of Hôtel de Ville for example, one of Robert Doisneau’s most well know works. A great postcard, a nice poster, but is it art? This exhibition shows that it’s always good to back and look at Doisneau’s work and find the hidden depths: the framing is carefully chosen, and the scenes fleeting but moving and – begin born in the suburbs and a great admirer of Atget – few photographers have shown (and seen) Paris in the way he did.
The exhibition or originals prints brings together images from several important collections, showing a surprising seriousness to the photographer’s work, but also… his sense of humour. The photographer was a great friend of Cartier-Bresson, and the exhibition should be touching indeed.

The Lion King - Le Roi Lion

Over 45 million people worldwide have come to discover the wonder, the majesty, and the truly one-of-a-kind experience that is The Lion King, the world's most spectacular musical. The Lion King is a breathtaking adventure that stretches the boundaries of Broadway, from the heart of Africa to the plains of your imagination.

FOIRE DE PARIS - THE PARIS TRADE FAIR

...grandiose! Trends and innovation, advice and meetings, festivity, conviviality and extreme audacity: this is the spirit of the Paris Trade Fair!

To satisfy all curiosities, benefit from the enlightened advice of professionals, open new doors on the world and above all, have a great time...

Russian Ballet Exhibition Palais Garnier

Between their creation by Serge Diaghilev and the death of their founder, in 1929, the company Ballets Russes "Russian Ballet" performed nineteen seasons in Paris and won almost immediate success. At that time the Russian Ballet contributed to the revewal of classical ballet with choreographers Michel Fokine, Vaslav Nijinsky, Leonide Massine and George Balanchine, and also impacted the change of scenery and stage costume seen in early twentieth century ballets.

The Russian Ballet exhibition offers a hundred works of the most important collections of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, plus exceptional pieces from private and institutional loans. Conceived as a retrospective show of the ballet company, the exhibition includes valuable models of sets and costumes.

Patrick Jouin - La substance du design

The exhibition Patrick Jouin - La substance du design, designed in collaboration with the designer and his team, highlights the methodology of a work by presenting around twenty projects through material and visual aids emblematic of the Agency's production, which was created ten years ago by Patrick Jouin.

The public will thus be able to go behind the scenes of a design agency which manages objects, scripts, texts, drawings, screenings, samples, prototypes and scale models, inventing dialogues between them, and, in turn, forming the chemistry/alchemy of creation.

Born in 1967, Patrick Jouin is one of the major protagonists of contemporary design on the French and international scene. Since 1999, his Parisian agency has distinguished itself by the diversity of its activities: construction design, architecture, industrial design, handicraft, scenographies, street furniture, etc.

The Agency PATRICK JOUIN ID has thus participated in numerous urban projects launched by the City of Paris, such as the creation of new public toilets and even Vélib' stations, but it has also responded to more 'handcrafted' orders which necessitate a specific savoir-faire.

Zorro - The musical

This legendary story of good versus evil has been a source of enduring fascination and has been the subject of a best selling novel by producer Isabel Allende and several major motion pictures. This new musical promises to retell the dramatic tale of a romantic hero with extraordinary aerial acrobatics, spectacular sword-fighting and incredible magic – all set to the famous red-hot Gipsy King beat brought to the stage with the authentic colours of traditional Flamenco.

The Gipsy Kings are that rare thing – an international household name famous solely for their music. The Gipsy Kings consist of two bands of brothers: the Reyes (Nicolas, Canut, Paul, Patchaï, André) and the Baliardos (Tonino, Paco, Diego). In 1987 The Gipsy Kings’ self titled debut album introduced the world to 'rumba Gitano', the sound of South America's rumba rhythm married to flamenco guitars.With Bamboleo The Gipsy Kings scored a huge international hit and since then the Kings have never stopped singing to the world. Their total album sales worldwide now exceed 18 million and on their new album, Pasajero, The Gipsy Kings continue their epic musical journey.

PARIS TRIATHLON 2010

The various races and events of July 17 and 18 take place therefore on these sites or was born on 1^er Triathlon de Paris (from 1986 to 1996) and is a tremendous showcase for our young business.

World Badminton Championships

The first ever badminton world championships took place in 1977 in Malmö, Sweden. They were held every 3 years until 1983, when it became an biennial event.

However, since 2005, the World Championships became an annual event, except for the Olympic year where no WC are held, as it happened in 2008 because of the Beijing Olympic Games.

The World Championships are an individual event where all the best players from every country compete against each other in the following draws : Men’s and Women’s singles, Men’s and Women’s doubles and Mixed doubles.

World championship of fencing

After Saint-Petersburg, find the best world fencers under majestic architecture of the Grand Palais.
A prestigious place for a meeting between fine blades.

TALES OF THE EIFFEL TOWER

TALES OF THE EIFFEL TOWER
This exhibition-visit, celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Tower,
continues into the New Year on the first floor and the stairways of the Eiffel Tower..

On May 15, 1889, the Eiffel Tower opened its door to the public, a few days after the inauguration of the Universal Exposition, and was the uncontested attraction of the event. 120 years later, the Mayor of Paris and the operating company, Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel, organized a series of events to celebrate the Tower’s anniversary in 2009: Bastille Days fireworks display, a light show, as well as an exhibition “Tales of the Eiffel Tower”.

Held over for the beginning of 2010, Tales of the Eiffel Tower will continue to present a discovery of the beginnings of the Tower, its successful image, its highlights, replicas and souvenirs, what goes on behind the scenes to the many cosmopolitan visitors. Come take a tour of the Tower, bone up on what you know and take a new look at the monument as seen through the many objects, posters, photos, engravings, illustrations and also films and interactive displays.

More than 100 illustrious panels, certain complete with monitors, games, and interactivity take the visitor into the heart of the monument, the passageways and the stairs of the Tower.

In the Ferrié Pavilion, more than 300 reproductions of the Tower of all shapes and sizes fill a curiosity display while the gallery room is showcasing works of art which drew inspiration from the “Lady of Iron.

Cité des Sciences La Vilette - Enjoy your meal Food from every angle

Dear food-lovers, big and small

Eating is one of our major preoccupations as human beings and naturally so. Barely out of the womb, newborn infants clamour for the breast or bottle. They discover the taste of fats and their first flavour, sweetness. But, once they reach adolescence, will these almost independent eaters still be capable of finding their way across the food landscape? Do they know why and what they are eating? Are they able to discover happiness and health on the dinner plate?

•  Feel-good food
•  Why do you eat?
•  Food survey
•  No accounting for taste
•  Responsible eating