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Sunday 18th May 2008

Today's events

TV Programmes

 TV5

French films

 • A Secret

 • Caramel

 • Daft Punk's Electroma

 • Flight of the Red Balloon

 • Heartbeat Detector

 • Persepolis

 • Purple Noon

 • Son of Rambow

 • Terror's Advocate

 • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

 • Welcome to the sticks

Book launch

• Book Signings at the French Bookshop
Book Signings at the French Bookshop Discover the forthcoming book signings at the French Bookshop, among which the best-selling author Marc Levy and his new novel 'Toutes ces choses qu'on ne s'est pas dites'.

• In The Crowd
In The Crowd These days, launch of Laurent Mauvignier's second novel, 'In The Crowd'.

 

Charity

• London to Paris Bike Ride 2008
London to Paris Bike Ride 2008 This Year, London to Paris Bike Ride will take place from 12th to 15th July to raise funds to Medecins du Monde UK.

 

Classical music

• Philharmonia Orchestra Messiaen Celebrations
Philharmonia Orchestra Messiaen Celebrations From 4th February to 23rd October, The Philharmonia Orchestra is mounting a significant celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Messiaen’s birth(1908-1992) at Southbank Centre

• Satie & Friends with the BBC Concert Orchestra
Satie & Friends with the BBC Concert Orchestra Tuesday 3rd June, join the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall (Southbank Centre) for an evening of Satie's music.

 

Concerts

• Yelle
Yelle Wednesday 21st May, concert of French singer Yelle at Proud Gallery.

• Manu Chao at the Lovebox Festival
Manu Chao at the Lovebox Festival Saturday 19th July, French singer Manu Chao will be part of the Lovebox Festival at Victoria Park.

 

Dance

• "On bouge!" Learn to dance with the London's French and Breton dance and music club
Join the London's French and Breton dance and music club at the London Welsh Centre to dance French and Breton dances as danced at French bals folks and festivals and Breton night festivals

• Can-Can Lessons in London
Can-Can Lessons in London Learn how to dance French Can-Can in London and book the next four-week course starting 6th May 2008.

 

DVD

• Don't Touch The Axe
Don't Touch The Axe These days, DVD release of 'Don't Touch The Axe' by Jacques Rivette, starring Guillaume Depardieu and Jeanne Balibar.

• Eyes Without a Face
Eyes Without a Face Monday 12th May, DVD release of Georges Franju's masterpiece, 'Eyes Without a Face'.

• Les Chansons d'Amour
Les Chansons d'Amour In May, DVD release of 'Les Chansons d'Amour' by Christophe Honoré, starring Louis Garrel, Ludivine Sagnier and Chiara Mastroianni.

 

Exhibitions

• Marcel Duchamp retrospective at Tate Modern
Marcel Duchamp retrospective at Tate Modern From 21st February to 26 May 2008, Tate Modern offers a restrospective of several artists, among whom French artist Marcel Duchamp

• Renoir at the Theatre: Looking at La Loge
Renoir at the Theatre: Looking at La Loge From 21st February to 25th May 2008, exhibition on Renoir's paintings at the Courtauld Gallery.

• Gilbert Garcin
Gilbert Garcin From Friday 4th April to Friday 23rd May 2008, exhibition of photographs by French artist Gilbert Garcin at Hoopers Gallery.

• Loris Gréaud
Loris Gréaud From 25th April to 22nd June 2008, exhibition of the work by French artist Loris Gréaud at ICA.

• May 68: Street Posters from the Paris Rebellion
May 68: Street Posters from the Paris Rebellion From 1st May to 1st June, don't miss this exhibition of Street Posters from the May 68 Paris Rebellion at the Hayward Gallery (Southbank Centre).

 

Festival

• Mosaïques at the French Institute
Mosaïques at the French Institute From 21st to 29th May, the 10th festival of world culture with a wide selection of films, talks and music will be taking place at the French Institute.

• Music Day 2008
Music Day 2008 Saturday 21st June, don't miss the 2008 edition of the music day organised by the French Institute.

• Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Festival d'Aix-en-Provence From 27th June to 23rd July 2008, take some rest in France and don't miss the famous Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.

 

Plays/ Opera

• Marguerite
Marguerite From 7th May to 1st November 2008 at The Theatre Royal Haymarket, discover the World premiere of a new musical, 'Marguerite', a love story set in Paris during the Second World War, with music by French-Armenian musical composer Michel Legrand.

• God of Carnage
God of Carnage To Saturday 14th June, discover 'God of Carnage', a play by French playwright Yasmina Reza now played in English at the Gielgud Theatre.

 

Talks

• Café Diplo
Café Diplo Monday 19th May, talks organised by Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique at The Gallery.

• Pascal Chaigneau in conversation
Pascal Chaigneau in conversation Tuesday 20th May at 3pm, talk in French with Pascal Chaigneau organised by the Institute of Strategic Studies in London.

 
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