In the United States, the language of the Cherokee Indians, collateral victim of the pandemic

The Cherokee people, from which five to seven million people descend in the world, see their linguistic culture threatened. Its speakers, aged, are prime targets for the Covid-19. The Cherokee Nation, United States, has 385,000 members, mostly clustered in Oklahoma, since they were driven out by settlers from the East Coast. Among them, only two … Read more

In New York, Broadway theaters will remain closed until at least early September

Even less optimistic, many American stages do not plan to reopen before spring 2021. Broadway theaters will remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic until at least September 6 and have not yet set a reopening date, the Broadway League trade association announced on Tuesday. All performances in the neighborhood surrounding famous Times Square have … Read more

the appeal of the new director of the Dijon Opera

“The situation is both distressing and very exciting,” explains Dominique Pitoiset. Since his arrival in early January, the director has canceled, postponed and postponed shows rather than scheduling new ones. «We must not close but readjust“Cultural places: facing the Covid-19, the new director of the Dijon Opera Dominique Pitoiset calls for”get out of the walls” … Read more

By wanting to bury the river of concrete in Los Angeles, Frank Gehry arouses the grumbling of environmentalists

Should we build landscaped slabs above the capricious river, as the American architect projects, or give it back its original bed? The debate continues to divide the Californian city. LA River. All moviegoers know the river that crosses the Californian city, engulfed in its concrete canal. It was the impressive setting of the Point of … Read more

New York will have its giant Christmas tree even though no one can admire it

The ritual will be preserved, assure the organizers of Rockefeller Plaza which brings together a huge crowd for the official ceremony of its illumination. With the pandemic, it risks taking place without an audience. A Christmas without coronavirus? Not sure. But a Christmas without a tree, certainly not. As they are just emerging from the … Read more

Charlotte Gainsbourg is preparing a documentary on Jane Birkin

For three years, the girl has followed her mother on her travels, concerts and interviews. A family project for which the release date has not yet been revealed. Charlotte Gainsbourg has been following her mother for three years, camera in hand. A documentary on the life and memories of Jane Birkin should thus see the … Read more

In the pandemic in New York, the tags emerge from the galleries to find life in the streets

A sign of decadence for some, of artistic vitality for others, graffiti drawn illegally flourishes like never before on the walls of the megalopolis. The birthplace of graffiti art, New York gave birth to the greatest artists of the genre. Over 50 years ago, Jean-Michel Basquiat, aka the Jimi Hendrix of contemporary art, was already … Read more

in New York, the lights of Broadway went out

The “city that never sleeps” has closed all of Broadway’s theaters and canceled most of its major events. New Yorkers are getting ready. Broadway theaters closed, Saint Patrick’s Day parade canceled, any gathering of more than 500 people banned: New York, the flagship city of American culture and one of the great cultural capitals of … Read more

At the Draguignan conservatory, the virtuoso Russian pianist disputes his ouster

Elena Rozanova says her «incomprehension»Upon the announcement of the non-renewal of her director’s contract. She denounces a “political intrigue». Elena Rozanova still can’t believe it. The Russian pianist was ousted from the management of the Draguignan conservatory. She has been in this position for six years, on a part-time contract for eight hours a week. … Read more

New York’s Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, reopens August 27

To celebrate the event, the famous American contemporary art establishment will be free for all visitors for one month, Tuesday through Sunday. Through Le Figaro with AFP –Like the Met and the Whitney Museum, New York’s MoMA is ready to reunite with its audience after a five-month closure linked to the Covid-19 crisis. Tickets must … Read more