This Week in Paris – December 31, 2005

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Arts & Museums   Event:    Charlotte Perriand  Location:   Centre PompidouPlaces Georges Pompidou75004Tel : 01 44 78 12 33   Website:    www.centrepompidou.frDecember 7 2005 – March 27 200611h00 – 21h00    This exhibit highlights the life and works of Charlotte Perriand.  Charlotte Perriand was a designer as well as an interior architect.  This is an excellent chance to experience her creative works up close and personal.   Event: Masks and fabrics of EgyptLocation: Musée Rodin77, rue de Varenne75007 Tel : 01 44 18 61 10Website:  www.musee-rodin.frUntil January 29th 2006Masks and fabrics of Egypt, the collection of antiques of RodinSeptember 27, 2005 to January 29, 2006   Come and see this wonderful exhibit of Greco-roman funeral masks.  The museum has a unique and beautiful exhibit of more than 20 masks from this era of history.  There are also some fabric remnants that were discovered in excavation sites.  This is an exhibit worth seeing. Event: Reopening of Petit PalaisLocation: Petit Palais, avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 (+33 (0)1 53 43 40 00/Métro Champs-Elysées-Clemenceau. 10am-6pm Tue-Sun (closed Dec 25 and Jan 1). Free.   Website: www.petitpalais.paris.fr   What a big event!  The Petit Palais has been renovated and it is open and ready to thrill, delight and bring culture to the resident and visitors of Paris.   See beautiful works by Courbet, social comment by Pelez, sculpture by Dalou and Carpeaux, paintings by Sisley, Cézanne and Bonnard.  This is a awe-inspiring exhibition of artists and sculptors.  This is an exhibit that should definitely not be missed.   Event:  Rouge Location:  Palais Garnier – Opéra National de Paris1, place de l’Opéra75009 Tel : 01 40 01 80 52Website: www.opera-de-paris.frUntil January 15   Christian Lacroix, the renowned couturier, shows that he is able to take his talent beyond the fashion world to other areas.   This exhibit shows him redesigning French stage costumes of the past into creations based on collections from the French National Library, the Paris Opera, the Comédie-Française and the Brussels Théâtre Royal de la Monnie.  Don’t miss this imaginative and innovative collection.     Concerts, Dance, Theatre Event: Sara Baras Ballet FlamencoSara Baras is Spain’s most famous contemporary flamenco star.  This talented woman is world famous for her beautiful dance interpretations.  Come and see the incredible grace and passionate intensity she creates.  This is a wonderful performance you will be glad you found the time for.  Location: Théâtre des Champs Elysée15, avenue Montaigne75008 Tel : 01 49 52 50 00Until January 8th 2006   Website: www.theatrechampselysees.fr   Event: New Years GalaStyle: OperaLocation: Palais Garnier – Opéra National de Paris1, place de l’Opéra75009 Tel : 01 40 01 80 52Booking : 0 892 89 90 90   Website: www.operadeparis.frDecember 31   For the serious Opera lover this is the best way to bring in the New Year.  This is a festive end of the year concert presented by the Opera Garnier.   The initial part of the concert will feature the dean of French conductors, Robert Prêtre.  He will be conducting works from operas by composers such as Thomas, Bizet and Offenbach.  Then tenor Roberto Alagna will treat Opera fans with his interpretation and performance of French national repertory pieces.  Champagne will also be served.     Event: Jaques Brel is alive and well and living in ParisMUSIC – POP, ROCK AND JAZZLocation:  55, quai de la Tournelle   75005 ParisTel: 06 26 18 45 83www.paris-brel.comUntil January 16   This is a French adaptation of the smash hit musical about the famed Belgian singer Jaques Brel.  It is performed on the showboat ‘La Balle au Bond’.  Brel songs that are adapted into English by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman are featured and performed by Bill Dunn and Lorin Milano.   Event: Trisha Brown Dance Company : "WinterreiseStyle: Contemporary danceLocation: OPERA OF PARIS – PALATE GARNIER8, street Scribe75009 PARISTel.. 01 43 43 96 96   http://www.operadeparis.fr/Of The 07/01/2006 To The 09/01/2006:from 20:00 to 22:00 saturdays.Tariffs of entry: 63 €, Category 7 (full fare): 6 €.from 19:30 to 21:30 Monday.Tariffs of entry: Category 1 (full fare): 63 €, Category 7 (full fare): 6 €.   Winterreise Music: Franz SchubertChoreography: Trisha BrownCostumes: Elizabeth CannonLights: Jennifer Tipton   Simon Keenlyside: baritonePedja Muzijevic: piano   Trisha Brown is a wonderful dancer that incorporates her creativity and richness into all of her movements.  She is fluent in a multitude of styles and you will be delighted with this performance.  If you are able make sure that you visit the Opera de Paris to experience this inventive display    Film and Photography Event: Three humanistic photographers"Photographs of Frederic Barzilay, Lucien Herve and Willy RonisLocation: MUSEE CARNAVALET23, street of Sévigné75003 PARISTel.. 01 44 59 58 58   http://paris.fr/musees/musee_carnavalet/default.htm 21/09/2005 To The 15/01/2006:from 10:00 to 18:00 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.Tariffs of entry: Any public: free.   Sights of Paris, the years 1930 to 1960. The Carnavalet museum presents an exhibit of the photographs  Frederic Barzilay, Lucien Herve and Willy Ronis.   These photographs are depictions of Paris as it was in the 1930’s to the 1960’s,  as captured by these three photographers.     Event: Sebastião Salgado, territories and lives"Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF FRANCE (RICHELIEU)58, street of Richelieu75002 PARISTel.. 01 53 79 59 59   Website: http://www.bnf.fr 29/09/2005 To The 15/01/2006:from 10:00 to 19:00 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.Tariffs of entry: Full fare: 7 €, reduced Tariff: 5 €.from 12:00 to 19:00 Sunday.Tariffs of entry: Full fare: 7 €, reduced Tariff: 5 €.   Sebastião Salgado chose to devote himself to the art of photography.  Born in Brazil Mr. Salgado have captured the beauty of his native country.  There are also photographs that he has taken of other parts of the world as he made his…
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