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On Sunday October 27, the death of Lou Reed at the age of 71 years was announced by the Magazine Rolling Stone.
Lou Reed’s death opens one of the most gaping mourning of the history of Rock, all generations considered. A loss, that on the verge of a long career of nearly half a century, rich of forty albums with sounds interspersed of rock and poetry. He will remain in the minds of all as one of the most influential musicians of the rock and an immortal icon with the album “Berlin”, released in 1973. He was primarily a avant-gardist of music and an excellent provoker, reinventor of rock’n’roll after Elvis Presley especially with the legendary Velvet Underground & Nico and its cover signed by famous Andy Warhol.
This year in June, a few weeks after his liver transplant, the American rock legend honored Cannes Lions 2013 with his presence for a keynote and a press conference during which Lou Reed had entrusted us with ease and humility wiyh his feelings about creativity and the world of music today.
For the 25 years of the art foundry “Le Bronze d’Airain”, its creator Marc Massa presented the work of several contemporary artists such as Bria Bari, Steph Cop, Nicolas Lavarenne, Serge Van de Put… in partnership with FG Fine Art gallery.
After a career of ironworker and founder, Marc Massa opened his own foundry in 1988 in Tourettes-sur-Loup, in order to innovate and develop the trade both at technical and creative level. He also proposes his own creations and collections.
Expertise in foundry technology
The Bronze d’Airain foundry is an expert in foundry technology, mainly the lost wax technique. Marc Massa made his own furnaces (melting and cooking of 75 kW) and developed a pantograph that allows him to reproduce sculptures in large size. He developed a system of fumes treatment and a technique of casting by aspiration. This process, commonly used by jewelers and prosthetists for casting small pieces, has been adapted to foundry production of large pieces. This technique provides a very good quality and an excellent homogeneity of bronze.
The company controls all manufacturing steps and offers both its creative services of founder, moulder, engraver, patina. The Bronze d’Airain foundry distinguishes itself through the development of its own equipment and techniques, resulting in a unique know-how in particular in achieving monumental pieces.
1st Prize of the Dynamique Artisanale
The “shopwindow” of the workshop consists of an exhibition gallery for models made for sculptors and some creations of the workshop. It preserves and archives all cast works molds, and can therefore reproduce a bronze at the sculptor’s request.
Bronze d’Airain foundry and Marc Massa achieved for the mayor of Fréjus a text in bronze in tribute to General de Gaulle, a bronze cup for the final of Des Chiffres et des Lettres TV show, in Monaco a bronze bust of Léo Ferré, a collection of three bronze columns for the Ministry of Culture, a “Flames” monument dedicated to the martyrs of the resistance in Gattières .
The foundry received the 1st Prize of the Dynamique Artisanale 1998 by Banque Populaire Côte d’ Azur, the 1st Prize of the Craftsman of the new Millennium in 2001by the Chamber of Trade of the Maritime Alps, and the EPV label in 2009. Excellence of French know-how, the label Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Company) is a trademark of the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, put in place to reward French companies with craft skills and manufacturing excellence.
On exhibition were Nicolas Lavarenne, Bertrand Pigeon, Steph. Cop, Serge Van de Put, Marc Massa, Romeda, Marion Burklé, Pilli, Bria Bari, George…
About FG Fine Art
FG Fine Art has been working for 10 years with the Bronze d’Airain Foundry and Marc Massa. It is organizing exhibitions, monitoring artistic careers, and international cultural marketing, the development of cultural activities and public relations. FG Fine Art is an art gallery at Abracadabra Studio in Cannes Mandelieu Airport.
FG Fine Art organized in 2004 at the Château de la Napoule an exhibition of monumental sculptures and Bronze techniques and most recently in July and August 2013, an exhibition of monumental sculptures by Nicolas Lavarenne in partnership with the Château de Mougins Museum of Classical Art in Mandelieu-La Napoule and an exhibition of works by Serge Van de Put in the old port of Cannes.
The contemporary Art fair Franchement Art, organized in collaboration with Nicexpo, presented a selection of top-level artists at the Citadel of Villefranche-sur-Mer, from September 7 to 10.
For its fourth edition, Franchement Art brought together many museums and artists, reinforced by an exhibition “Off” in the streets of the city with two 45-minute each courses, designed by Emilie Guérin, artist manager and responsible for the selection of works.
Villefranche Citadel
The exhibition in the streets of Villefranche is to last until September 22. Franchement Art undoubtedly values a quality cultural image and the international reputation of the French Riviera. At the Citadel, 60 artists of all nationalities have exhibited their works of art including paintings, drawings, sculptures, to the delight of visitors who came to discover new talents or other already publicized internationally. At the entrance of the Citadel, a Statue of Liberty revisited by Kristian: his “Miss Liberty.” The artist is a press cartoonist and author of this year’s official poster. He has been exhibiting worldwide for 30 years and every year, his drawings are used as model for some of the Nice Carnival floats. A mechanical horse by Cem, prancing, was greeting visitors.
Many prestigious artists
After the imposing gate of the citadel, our steps lead us naturally into the Volti courtyard where our gaze is intercepted by Nicolas Lavarenne’s airborne sculpture; then turning the head, we are intrigued by the sculptures of animals made out of pneumatic of Belgian Serge Van de Put. Facetious garden gnomes, much funnier than their lawn version; in the aisles are sculptures and paintings that come together like the traveling artist Emmanuel Michel’s ones, friendly and warm “orange painter” Ismael Cosma or color which takes geometric shapes with Davis Ferreira.
Old stones and contemporary Art
A lot of creation in this magical place where old stones confront to contemporary art. The original materials, bright colors come together in this prestigious place where you can stroll in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere.On the occasion of the Cocteau Year, the visitors of Franchement Art exhibition have also discovered the works of young artists and they had the opportunity to attend screenings of films “The Testament of Orpheus” and ” The Eternal Return” in the auditorium of the Citadel.
Theoule sur Mer has been organizing, like every year for 18 years, the Theoule Expo art exhibition, opened from August 21 to September 22, allowing art lovers to discover new artists in a friendly atmosphere with enriching encounters, exceptional discoveries and attractive creations.
For years, Theoule Expo has become a must for art lovers and proves to be a major element of Theoule cultural action, whose theme was shaped and refined over time through search and selection of works, both in painting and sculpture. Beyond the desire to support heritage by sustaining already known artists, Theoule Expo strives to capture the signs of an art world in motion by expanding the scope of investigations and supporting the creation and identifying young artists whose quality and innovation often appear through their early works. Thus, the Cultural Center of Theoule offers its walls to “up-and-coming” artists in the company of their elders so that everyone can enjoy the lights of fame. Inaugurated in April 2007 with Nikolai Kuzmin’s exhibition, the 300 sqm Cultural Center is equipped with all the necessary facilities to showcase the various exhibited works, painting as well as sculpture. It hosts throughout the year some gorgeous exhibitions and muscial events. The partners in the organization of Theoule-Expo actively collaborate in the preparation of the exhibition: Guy Lépinette, President of the association, under the Cultural Department of the City of Theoule-sur-Mer, Francis André, painter, Jacques Veilly, organizer of the Biennale “Figurez-Vous l’Imaginaire” and the Tourist Office of Theoule sur Mer
Artists on exhibition at Theoule Expo: Francis ANDRE-FASOLART, Lyuben ANGELOV, Sam BAUDELAIRE, Vincent BEAUFILS-H, SYLBE, Denise BERTHOUMIEUX-DORMOY, Valérie BIGEON, Patricia CANDIOTTO, Cécile COLOMBO, Andréa PRINCHARD, ESSAIRE, STEFAN, Charlotte JULIAN, KARYSA, Christiane KENNEL, Béatrice KERBASTARD, Stéphanie KORNAK, Margaret LAIRD, Sandrine MACCHIERALDO, Régine OGER, Corine PERRAD, Jacqueline PIZANO, POPOY, Serge RENAUDIER, Sylvie ROCHE, Chantal SELLAN, Dominique SERPIN, Té, Claude VALOIS.
Every day from 10:00 am to 01:00 pm and 04:00 pm to 07:00 pm
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The 2013 edition of the Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals will provide an overview of the arts and artistic expressions of the Omsk region in Siberia. This region, through the vastness of its territory and its rich history, is present in the literature, cinema and painting and the talents of its artists and attractive folklore and traditions, lead us to the origins of famous “Russian soul”, so fascinating to discover.
Program
Friday, August 23: Siberia Folk Show by Omsk Popular Choir – Théâtre Debussy at 20h 30
Omsk Popular Choir, boasting 35 singers, 21 dancers and nine musicians (traditional instruments), is deploying all the charm and energy of the folklore of a region with roots marked by styles and festive traditions brought by its early peasant populations and Cossacks: songs, dances, choral singing and ornate original traditional costumes and musical instruments…
Saturday, August 24: “Russian Night” Dinner & Show – Salon des Ambassadeurs at 20h
Throughout the evening will follow one another on the stage of the Salon des Ambassadeurs soloists from the “Omsk Popular Choir”, the quartet “First” and the “Diligence” accordionists ensemble, soloists of “Omsk Philharmonie”, Anna and Sergei Shinkovaya Garkusha, the artists of the theater group “Third Circle”, the ballet “Malina” as well as Valentin Tumentsev and stars of the Russian variety Sati Kazanova, Alexander Olechko and Stella Djanni. Omsk Stylists will showcase their creations in the fashion show “Siberian Ethnic Design”. The special guest of the evening will be the Georgian singer David Gomartelli.
This event will honor two great personalities: sovietologist Hélène Carrère d’Encausse and actor-director Robert Hossein, who will receive an award in recognition of their outstanding contribution to strengthening cultural relations between Russia and France .
Sunday, August 25:
Russian cinema – Salle Estérel
Screenings of four feature films offering a unique perspective on the recent Russian cinema and show that current directors manage to be in tune with the times, without ever losing the specifics of style and tone that made the reputation of excellence Russian cinema.
11h: “The real tale” by Andrei Marmontov (2011-110 min) – In the presence of producer and actor Sergei Bezroukov and actress Irina Bezroukova.
14h: “The Horde” by Andrei Prochkine (2012-120 min) – In the presence of the director
16h30: “The Conductor” by Pavel Lungin (2012-86 min) – In the presence of the director and the actress Daria Moroz
22h00: “Kokoko” by Avdotia Smirnova (2012 – 90 min) – In the presence of the director and actress Anna Mikhalkova
Russky Café Theatre – Theatre “Тhird Circle” – Salon des Ambassadeurs at 20h 30
Young artists of “Third Circle” theater will present “The Wizard of the country of cranberry ice”, a show for children and adults imbued of magic and mystery unique to Siberia. In a playful mood and a tone tinged with humor, the play reflects on stage the powerful “Siberian romance” portrayed in literary works like “Michael Strogoff’s Journey” by Jules Verne.
Monday, August 26: Russian Cinema – Tribute to Nikita Mikhalkov – Salle Estérel
The screening of two representative films for a tribute to one of the greatest personalities of international cinema and cult director of contemporary Russian cinema:
11h30: As an opening of the presentation, screening of the documentary “Linar” by Nastia Tarasova (2013-82 min)
14h00: “A few days in Oblomov’s life” (1980-135 min)
17h00: “Slave of Love” (1975-1994 min)
Soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre Academy – Villa Domergue, Impasse Fiesole at 20h30
“The Academy of Young Singers” was created in 1998 within the “Mariinsky Theatre” and is directed by Larissa Guerguieva. In the idyllic setting of the Villa Domergue, soloists Ilya Selivanov – tenor, Maria Bayankina – soprano, Andrey Bondarenko – tenor, Eleonora Vindau – soprano and Maria Maksakova – mezzo soprano, will perform the “great Mariinsky” classical repertoire, accompanied on the piano by Larissa Guerguieva
Tuesday, August 27 – The New Ballet Theatre of Moscow – Théâtre Debussy 20h 30
Closing the Festival in 2013, the avant-garde choreographer and director Alexei Ischuk offers, as a world premiere in Cannes, his “Elusive Beauty”, an aesthetic ballet in two acts showing an original vision of the birth of the world. This hymn to beauty is one of the original productions, that, since its inception in 1989, enabled the “New Ballet” to establish itself as one of the most creative formations of the Russian dance stage.
Friday 23 to Tuesday, August 27 – Exhibition “Promenade in Omsk in the snow”
From 14h to 22h – Toscan du Plantier Space
Meet the inhabitants of Siberia, its artisans and artists and discover its rich and tumultuous history, with a part (weapons, equipment and uniforms) devoted to the time of the conquest of Siberia in the 16th century by the army of Ivan the Terrible.
“A Journey to the Heart of Siberia” with Artists from Omsk
18.30 – External Activities – Parvis of the Palais des Festivals and Congresses
With the Philharmonie Fanfare, the majorettes of “Solnychkо” choreographic studios, the Theater “Тhird Circle”, the “Тiumentsev show” duet, Omsk Jazz-Band…
Monday 19 to Friday, August 23 – Festival of Young Russian Art
With the help of Cannes Syndicat d’Initiative, the Cannes departmental Conservatory of Music and Drama and the Clementine Academy. In cooperation and exchanges with young Cannes talents, the Young Russian Art Festival offers a new perspective on the future of the Russian art stage: the artists who will be the stars of tomorrow with concerts, films screenings and an exhibition.
Informations: Tel: 33 (0) 4 92 98 62 77
Parking inclusive fee – € 5.50 the evening from 19h to 02h
A must-see exhibition this summer in Mougins, that of artist painter and sculptor Lucio Oliveri, whose works with themes women, love, maternity, child, tenderness, complicity hand in hand, are a constant and poetic research on consciousness and relationship between human beings.
Lucio Oliveri’s artistic vocation was trigged in 1954, at the age of nineteen, when his father died and he decided to save his portrait in clay. In the seventies, to complete his own self-taught training, he followed during seven years sculpture course at Milan Artistic Centre. After a classical figurative start, Lucio Oliveri identifies himself as a figurative character oriented towards the expression of soul feelings, of human behavior, through the synthesis and the essence of human illustration with, as a mentor, Professor Paolo Levi, artistic director of Giorgio Mondadori Editions.
Lucio Oliveri then feels the need to find an expressive and recognizable art, which is why, in his artistic approach, you can pick his gift to capture the feeling of a meticulous moods investigator. He therefore identifies himself in a customized figuration through the representation and analysis of the essence of the human figure.
From the beginning of his career, he has shed light on his creative qualities to combine form and content with the wisdom and vision of a complete structure. Although starting from a primarily classical background, he was also able to develop a personal vision of the sculptural form in which he expresses through a high sensitivity and manual dexterity, playing on feelings and avoiding thedecorative, he gives priority to the figural content of his creation.
All this allows him to create a sculpture with a clear and recognizable signature code that responds to the importance and urgency of his plastic forms. Lucio Oliveri’s workd, inspired by twentieth century sculptors, are to be read in two ways: first, the fragmentation of the various elements of the structure of the human body, which acts as an expressive accent, then the poetic invention giving the viewer an underlying current of non-said words. Extremely versatile, his art has the same ease on chalk, on terracotta and bronze. Lucio Oliveri lives and works in Milan, where he is a member of the Cultural Arts Center. He has participated in several art exhibitions in Italy and abroad, receiving on these occasions numerous awards and distinctions.
Exhibition from August 8 to September 29, 2013 www.mougins.fr
The city of Theoule sur Mer is organizing, like every year for 18 years, the Theoule Expo art exhibition from August 21 to September 22 that allows art lovers to discover new artists in a friendly atmosphere made of enriching encounters, exceptional discoveries and attractive creations.
For years, Theoule Expo has become a must and proves to be a major element of Theoule cultural action, whose theme was shaped and refined over time through search and selection of works, both in painting and sculpture. Beyond the desire to support heritage by sustaining already known artists, Theoule Expo strives to capture the signs of an art world in motion by expanding the scope of investigations and supporting the creation and identifying young artists whose quality and innovation often appear through their early works. Thus, the Cultural Center of Theoule offers its walls to “up-and-coming” artists in the company of their elders so that everyone can enjoy the lights of fame.
Inaugurated in April 2007 with Nikolai Kuzmin’s exhibition, the 300 sqm Cultural Center is equipped with all the necessary facilities to showcase the various exhibited works, painting as well as sculpture. It hosts throughout the year some gorgeous exhibitions and muscial events.
The partners in the organization of Theoule-Expo actively collaborate in the preparation of the exhibition: Guy Lépinette, President of the association, under the Cultural Department of the City of Theoule-sur-Mer, Francis André, painter, Jacques Veilly, organizer of the Biennale “Figurez-Vous l’Imaginaire” and the Tourist Office of Theoule sur Mer
Artists on exhibition at Theoule Expo: Francis ANDRE-FASOLART, Lyuben ANGELOV, Sam BAUDELAIRE, Vincent BEAUFILS-H, SYLBE, Denise BERTHOUMIEUX-DORMOY, Valérie BIGEON, Patricia CANDIOTTO, Cécile COLOMBO, Andréa PRINCHARD, ESSAIRE, STEFAN, Charlotte JULIAN, KARYSA, Christiane KENNEL, Béatrice KERBASTARD, Stéphanie KORNAK, Margaret LAIRD, Sandrine MACCHIERALDO, Régine OGER, Corine PERRAD, Jacqueline PIZANO, POPOY, Serge RENAUDIER, Sylvie ROCHE, Chantal SELLAN, Dominique SERPIN, Té, Claude VALOIS.
Vernissage on Friday, August 23, 2013 at 06:30 p.m.
Every day from 10:00 am to 01:00 pm and 04:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Folon, The Unprecedented Journey is the summer exhibition the city Cannes offers in tribute to the great artist Jean-Michel Folon, in the exceptional setting of Villa Domergue. On July 13, 2013, at the opening of the luxurious house built by famous painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue in 1934 (Folon’s year of birth), the first visitors have discovered 25 sculptures of the multi-field artist.
The mysterious gardens of this magical place, located Avenue Fiesole, allowed many visitors to enjoy a unique part of the Belgian artist’s work. By recreating in the gardens a real dialogue between the artist, the viewer and the monumental sculptures that are deployed, the exhibition invites to dream. To fly with the bronze works of The Man Looking at The Stars or The Takeoff (highlight of the exhibition), or to travel with the Start or The Suitcase.
As a souvenir of Folon, most of us have the image of a man with a delighted smile, with a wise man face, radiant and full of humanity. This image is reflecting in his sculptural and poetic work, full of imagination, represented by compositions of characters or animals with hybrid forms whose autonomy liberates thought.
In the stillness of a moment, the attitude surrounded in space is similar to the time set on the lonely takeoff of a bird. Like sentinels quiet in their bodies, the characters with transfigured forms immortalize in the cross of silence, at the center of an area that brings towards meditation. The ideas and themes coming from this world lying beyond the real denote an ironic spirit that humorously refers men to their contradictions.
Everyone has indeed remembered the Antenne 2 closing titles created by Folon in 1975. Wearing hat and a blue jacket, characters with soles of wind were evolving like birds among the stars, towards sunset. Remained famous, this generic inviting the viewers to join the world of dreams was summoning themes and motifs dear to the artist: the man and his place in nature, freedom, travel. “What have we done else that give life to our childhood dreams?” he wondered about the process of artists.
Few people remember that he was also one of the first to express in his work the great loneliness of man in the city. Lonely men, often small but incredibly present, actors and spectators at the same time who never seem prisoners of city walls, giant hoardings they themselves erected. There is always at Folon an aspiration to freedom and reason for hope. Jean-Michel Folon died in 2005 in Monaco
The exhibition was inaugurated in the presence of Mr. Frederic Balester, Director of La Malmaison Art Centre, Mr. Eric Harson, Cannes Culture Deputy and Guy and Linda Peters, gallerists. The 25 sculptures by Folon exposed at Villa Domergue are part of Guy and Linda Peters’ personal collection.
The Malmaison Art Centre is offering a circuit in contemporary art. A joint ticket allows access to two summer exhibitions: Picasso’s Nude In Liberty at Malmaison Art Center and Folon, the Unprecedented Journey at Villa Domergue.
The Voix en Vigne Lyric Festival at prestigious Château Roubine was honoring the element Fire on July 11: the fire of love resonated with strength and grace under the summer starred sky of Provence. Carmen, the Rebel Bird sang its song of life, its passionate impetus of senses, its cry for freedom before facing its destiny.
Carmen, created by George Bizet in Paris in 1875, is one of the most performed opera in the world. From “Carmen”, a short story by Prosper Mérimée, it tells the tragic story of a free and independant woman with spellbinding beauty, sulfurours in some ways, who intents to take the man she loves and leave him once love is gone. But alas, in early 19th century Seville, she has still to deal with men’s machism and obstinate, blind passion. Carmen is a bohemian working as a cigar-maker in a manufacture facing the Alcala dragons military barracks. During the prelude, Carmen tells what she thinks of love in an utmost famous song: “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” (Love is a rebel bird): “Love is a Bohemia child, it has never ever known any law. If you do not love me, I love you and if I love you, you best beware!” When singing her song, Carmen spots brigadier Don José, approaches him, and after a light chat, she grabs off a flower from her bodice and throw it at the young man. Thus, she shows him he’d been chosen. Don José picks up the flower, smells it, whithout realizing he’s already under her spell.
Micaela arrives, tells Don José she comes on behalf of her mother, and gives him a letter in which her mother praises the young women qualities and advises him to marry her!… because “…there are no wiser or kinder woman.” Then, during a fight she provoked, Carmen injures a worker with her knife and is arrested, tied, and promised prison. Don José is put in charge to led her to it. On the way, Carmen sings him the “Seguidilla”, implying “my heart is as free as air …who wants to love me, I’ll love..” It does not take long for Don José to untie the rope and let his prisoner escape, singing overjoyed: ” Free, I’m free!” Alas, the gentle soldier goes in prison at her place.
Later in the Lillas Pastia’s tavern comes the bullfighter Escamillo, crowned with glory by his success in the arena and he sings “Toreador, on guard! Toreador! Do think that while fighting a black eye is watching you and love is waiting for you!” Finally, Don José finds Carmen when released from prison. He is always carrying with him the flower she gave him, faded now, but proving that he was only thinking about her. Carmen asked him then, to prove his love, to follow her up in the mountain and join the smugglers. Don José, braving shame and stigma of desertion eventually gives in.
Some time later, Carmen finds that Don José is not done for the trade of smuggler and at the same time she is feeling his love falter. Don José realizes it and also think of his aging mother. Carmen only sees bad omens in the cards. Don José shoots a stranger lurking around the camp, but misses him. This stranger is Escamillo come to obtain Carmen’s favors, and the two men confront each other. Carmen intervenes and prevents Don José of stabbing Escamillo. When he left, Don José warns Carmen not to hurt him any longer. Micaela arrives, entering the camp singing “I’m doing the brave at heart, but I die of fright.” She comes for Don José, because his mother is dying. Carmen encourages Don José to go, and so does he, promising to see her again.
In the last act, Escamillo arrives in the arena of Seville, accompanied by Carmen. But Don José is there and starts to beg Carmen and proclaims his love for her. Carmen says she no longer loves him, but Don José insists: “… but I, I still love you!” To end Don José’s begging, Carmen removes and throws the ring he had given her. Don José, driven mad by this gesture, stabbed her to death.
Carmen opera at Voix en Vigne was brillantly interpreted by very high-level performers: Carmen was played by soprano Murielle Tomao, who performs on major lyric stages; soprano Fleur Catalano was Micaela, she also performs on opera stages in France and abroad; Don José was interpreted by tenor Norbert Xeri, who perfomes in key opera roles and tenor Norbert Dole, who sings under the greatest conductors, was Escamillo. They were accompanied by the Giocoso Orchestra, under the direction of Pierre Iodice, who conducts the Marseille Opera Choirs. At the beginning, the Giocoso Orchestra performed Rossini’s Barbier de Séville opening and Mozart’s Opening of The Marriage of Figaro.
After thanking the artists and the orchestra for the quality of their performance, Château Roubine owner Valérie Rouselle offered the audience a fireworks.
A sumptuous Nuits des Etoiles closed the third edition of Nuits de la Danse at Mougins Eco-park on Sunday July 7, offering a dance show of exceptional quality. As the poet said, a dance school is a cage where one learns to become a bird. The Ecole Superieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower released many “birds” who have become soloists and star dancers in prestigious ballet worldwide. Some returned to the nest to dance at the Nuits des Etoiles.
Founded in 1961 by Rosella Hightower, the Ecole Superieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower (ESDC) is now one of the major dance training centers in the world in classical and contemporary dance, under the direction of Paola Cantalupo.
The “Cannes Jeune Ballet” company inaugurated the Nuits de la Danse by performing a choreography by Claude Brumachon and Benjamin Lamarche “Foudre” on the music of “Ambiance Orage” by Jean-Paul Bataille, “From Time to Time” by Laurent Perrier and “Walk With Me” by Moby. The Cannes Jeune Ballet brings together the young students in their final year of training.
The duo dancers Mimoza Koike & Yasuyuki Endo interpreted their own choreography “Mo-Ma” with music by Seigen Ono and Nukariik. Mimoza Koike studied dance at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Lyon. After joining in 2003 the Ballets de Monte Carlo, she became the soloist in 2005. Mimoza Koike performs with talent Jean-Christophe Maillot’s repertoire, a former student of the ESDC and director of Ballet of Monaco. Japanese dancer and choreographer Yasuyuki Endo was formed at Shigyo Ballet School in Tokyo. Since 2005, he has been a soloist with the National Ballet of Marseille. Meanwhile, he developed his own choreographic work, providing many classic and contemporary training over Europe and Japan.
Yohan Stegli and Aleix Martinez then brilliantly performed excerpts from Bernstein Dances, choreographed by John Neumeir on a music signed Bernstein: “Simple Song” and Something Is Coming”. Yohan Stegli is the soloist of the Hamburg Ballet, he studied dance at the Marine Mireille School in Aix-en-Provence and at the Hamburg Ballet School. In 1999, he was awarded the First Prize at the 8th Eurovision Dance Contest and was engaged in the company of John Neumeier where he became a soloist in 2004. He is now Ballet Master of the German National Youth Ballet. Aleix Martinez studied at the Escuela Ballet David Campos, at the Colette Armand Ballet Studio in Marseille and at Hamburg Ballet School where he has been dancing since 2010. This young Spanish dancer has won several awards and recognitions for his work, including the Prix de Lausanne and the Premio Positano in 2008, the Promising Young Talent 2012 by Tanz Magazine and Dr. Wilhelm-Oberdörffer Prize in 2013. It is now a soloist at the Hamburg Ballet.
Another duo, romantic this time, followed: Romeo and Juliet, played by Joelle Boulogne Jean-Sebastien Colau, with choreography by Jean-Sébastien Colau and Prokofiev’s music. This version of love danced on stage, very romantic, with an an apple as reference to tentation, raised public enthusiasm.
Two sisters then presented as a premiere a common show especially created for the Nuits de la Danse of Mougins. Hélène Bouchet performed “The Gipsy Tunes”, wearing a gypsy dress, on a choreography by Thiago Bordin and music by Pablo de Sarasate, played on the violin by her sister, Diane Bouchet and Véronique Poltz at the Piano. Hélène Bouchet is from Cannes, she studied at the ESDC and the National Ballet School of Marseille. She danced with the Ballet de Marseille-Roland Petit and the English National Ballet and continued her career as a solo dancer in the Hamburg Ballet. She received the silver medal at the 20th International Ballet Competition in Varna in 2002 and the Benois de la Danse 2010.
Yohan Stegli and Aleix Martinez made an encore appearance on stage to perform a humorous and charming duet “Tra Me E Se, Forse” on a choreography by Mirko Guido and song Renaud “Mistral Gagnant”. This duet won them tremendous applause.
In the final, the Cannes Jeune Ballet presented excerpts of the choreography by Katarzyna Gdaniec and Marco Cantalupo “Concerto”, a coproduction company Linga, The Octagon, Theatre Pully. Concerto, a work of J. S. Bach is a conference at four meeting, being played around a table and four chairs.
The Nuit des Etoiles delighted the 600 people gathered in the stands of the Eco-Park, in a magical place in nature and we leave the last word to the mayor of Mougins, Mr Richard Gally: “Dance in Mougins, it is a part of the Infinite before our eyes. “
On the evening of Saturday, July 6, the Symphony Orchestra of Azerbaijan gave a private concert in the Palais des Festivals Debussy Theatre, in the presence of Mehriban Aliyeva, First Lady of Azerbaijan, the official delegation and Deputy Mayor of Cannes Bernard Brochand. The concert was followed by a buffet of traditional Azerbaijani cuisine and a jazz concert at the Ambassadeurs Hall.
The Symphony Orchestra of Azerbaijan was founded in July 1920 by Uzeyir Hajibeyli, becoming one of the leading orchestras in the Soviet Union. During its history, the orchestra was led by great composers such as Rhené-Baton and Otto Klemperer.
Now run by Fakhraddin Kerimov, the Symphony Orchestra of Azerbaijan now travels the world, from the United States to Germany, to Egypt, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom, to have discover the Azerbaijani musical culture. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan. Emeritus Artist of Azerbaijan and winner of the Presidential Azerbaijan Prize, Fakhraddin Karimov studied violin at the National Conservatory of Moscow Tchaïkovski and the National Academy of St. Petersburg. From 1991 to 2005, he has been conducteding the Istanbul Symphony Orchestra and the National Opera of Izmir.
During the concert of an exceptional quality, soloists of the highest levels performed such as Elvin Ganiyev. Born on November 25, 1997, Elvin Ganiyev is a student at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Born in a musicians family, between a mother pianist and a father cellist, he began playing the violin at 5 years and joined at 6 years the School of Music of the Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. In 2006, then 9 years old, he played the first part of Vivaldi’s Concert for Two Violins on the stage of the Albert Long Hall in Istanbul, accompanied by an orchestra of which his grandfather, Sarvar Ganiyev, was part of. He won two special prizes at the Tchaikovsky International Contest of Young Musicians which was held in September 2012 in Switzerland.
Another soloist, Alihan Samedov was born in Azerbaijan in a family of musicians. A graduate of the University of Education of Azerbaijan State in 1990, this virtuoso can play several wind instruments such as balaban, clarinet, tutek, horn, oboe, saxophone and many other Azerbaijani folk instruments.
Pianist Murad Adigezalzade was born in 1973 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Graduated from the State Academy of Music in Baku, he was elected in 1996 Best Pianist of the Year and Best Musician of the Year in Azerbaijan. In May 2002, he played with the Symphony Orchestra of Baku, and in June 2002 he took part in the 12th International Tchaikovsky Competition. Since 2004, he is the soloist of the Moscow Philharmonic Academic. Today, in addition to its activity as an international concertist, he is professor of piano at the Academy of Music in Baku and Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Azerbaijan.
On July 7 took place the screening of Azerbaijani film “Arshin Mal Alan” (1945) at the Palais des Festival Debussy Theatre. The show “Natig Ritm Group”, together with the National Dance Company of Azerbaijan took placeon the court of the palais des Festivals in front of a crowd of onlookers came to discover among the many cultural pearl of Caucasus, the Naghara, an Azerbaijani folk drum composed of a double head and played on one side with bare hands. The Natig Ritm Group is the Naghara group, known worldwide, perform worldwide. They notably won the international percussion festival in South Korea in 2010.
The prestigious Château Sainte Roseline vineyard is one of the richest historical sites in Provence with the presence of the Sainte Roseline chapel in the heart of the château. Besides producing an outstanding and constantly awarded Cru Classé Côtes de Provence wines, Château Sainte Roseline’s owner Aurélie Bertin organizes every summer, since 1998, a world-class cultural program to propose an exhibition of internationally-known artists Robert Courtright and Bruno Romeda.
This summer, she offers her guests and visitors of the Château an exhibition from July 5 to September 30, 2013, of works by Italian sculptor Bruno Romeda (sculptures) and American painter Robert Courtright (collages, masks) in collaboration with the Galerie Jean-Jacques Dutko.
Bruno Romeda, Italian artist born in 1933, evokes the influence of César’s welded metal parts, as well as the Minimalist American sculpture, from Carl André to Donald Judd, that he discovered in New York in the 70s. Minimal lines and figures of his sculptures (circle, triangle, square, perspectives…) are found in the clean lines of his furniture in bronze. “The object creates the space,” Bruno Romeda says.
Settled in France in 1952, the American painter born in 1926 Robert Courtright inspired from the 1970s from the imagination of the Nice Carnival to create artistic masks. Mediterranean landscapes and Italian Quattrocento made him develop an abstract art made of collages using monochrome paper, cotton, marble paste and acrylic. Robert Courtright died last year.
In this exhibition, both artists are complementary: Courtright joins sculpture in that his painting collages present some matter when Romeda presents two-dimension openings lines through his scultures. Both work of Art demand viewers to turn around them and open their own imaginary world, this opening of minds being provoked by the presence of the artist’s work. Closely looking at Courtright’s colored collage let appear some difference on the surface, evolving with the light when one looks at it after different angles.Romeda’s talent is to change the space with his sculptures: they subtly change the area in which his works of art stand, especially if they are set after an elaborate staging to expand the perspectives. His circles, squares, triangles thus become doors requesting our imagination to play with the works of art and discover how three dimensional effects change when turning around them. But Romeda’s sculpture are not only objects to walk around. They let the energy circulate between the full and the empty, what Lao Tseu expressed very well in his The fullness of Emptiness poems: “The nothing makes the unity”.
Art is everywhere in Château Sainre Roseline and in its park, dotted with works by Folon, Jim Dine, César, Arman, Jan Desmarest, Bernar Venet, William Sweetlove … who for the most part already exhibited here. The Château chapel, built in the twelfth century, contains a mosaic by Marc Chagall, Giacometti bronzes and light enters through stained-glass windows by Jean Bazaine and Ubac. The Château Sainte Roseline proposes as well a rich program of cultural events during the summer including many concerts.
Exhibition until September 30th, on free acces.
Château Sainte Roseline – Les Arcs Sur Argens – Var
Tel: 33 (0)4 94 99 50 30
In the heart of the Var Provence, between Lorgues and Draguignan, Château Roubine, whose Côtes de Provence wines are honored with the title of Cru Classé since 1953, is one of the oldest vineyards in France. For its summer exhibition, Château Roubine presents Mieke De Viers, Dutch artist painter Provencal by adoption.
The Templar Knights , former owner of Château Roubine, gave it to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in 1307. Its strategic position on the Roman road called “Giulia” and its particular beauty made it an absolute must. The Templar shield traces the history of the estate: the Dragon, animal symbol of Draguignan, the Lion, animal symbol of Lorgues, protected by the rays of the sun of Provence.
Its owner, Valerie Rousselle, knows how to use with respect the best of nature to produce wines of exceptional quality whose reputation has already been around the world. The estate covers 130 hectares, including 72 hectares of vineyard which has a natural drainage – hence the origin of the name “Roubine”, meaning “stream” in Provencal. The production excels by an optimal combination between technology and the correct application of sustainable agriculture.
Valerie Rousselle continues to mix culture and viticulture by offering a rich cultural program, such as Voix en Vigne Lyric Festival (9 and 11 July) and offers all year round painting exhibitions to her customers as part of the program Art and Wine.
The summer exhibition is enhancing Provence through the works of Dutch painter artist Mieke De Vries, showcasing an exhibition mixing fresh and mouth-watering fishes with landscapes of colorful Provencal villages, nestled in the countryside greenery. The exhibition evokes a holiday in Provence with its range of perfumes, gastronomy, wines and the characteristic deep colors of the region under the golden light of the sun.
Born in Amsterdam, Mieke De Vries lives and works in Flayosc, a small Provencal village of Dracénie. From 14 to 20 years of age, she took private drawing lessons with Rinus Duin, a famous Dutch painter. She studied painting and free graphic art at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, the most important training academy on painting in Holland. After completing her academic degree, she received additional training as drawings and textile application professor. Apart from her artistic career, Mieke De Vries teaches drawing at 16-21 years old students and provides individual drawing tuition in her workshop.
Mieke De Vries has exhibited in Amsterdam, The Hague, Stompwijk, Abcoude, Leiden and in many cities of Provence such as Les Arcs, Lorgues, Flayosc, Theoule sur Mer, St Antonin du Var and St. Tropez.
Exhibition until September 15, with free access
Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00 to 18:00. Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00
The Cannes Photos Awards photo contest pays tribute to the sea and ports, the points of contact of the marine world with the ground. For nearly 10,000 years, people has been moving on waters: from the hollowed out tree-trunks of the Neolithic to modern supertankers, Ports have always had an important role in our civilization.
Before the recent development of the aircraft, the Port was at the heart of all trade between the men; by shaping many pages of history, ports and men continue to fascinate. That is why this third edition of Cannes Photos Awards photo contest, organized by the Port of Cannes and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Nice Côte d’Azur, for amateurs and professionals, is aiming to reveal genuine talents and encourage vocations. This year’s theme was the Marine Achitecture.
The competition closed on 28 June, 2013, by the awards ceremony on the terrace on the 7th floor of the Radisson Blu in Cannes. This fourth edition was chaired by Jacques Rougerie, renowned French architect, helped by Franck Dosne, Director of the Port of Cannes, Jérôme Kelagopian, professional photographer, Christian Sinicropi, starred chef of the Palme d’Or, Bernard Naccache, Professional – Teacher at the ESRA. The Jury had the difficult task to select the best pictures from the quality submitted photographs. Obviously, French coastal residents were advantaged, but the others were all the more deserving. With many partners who invest each year in operation, the winners were rewarded with prestigious prizes such as stays and nights in luxury hotels, first flight by helicopter or first dive, photos workshops with professionnels.
This contest also has a big advantage by giving the winners the opportunity to see their best shots displayed among major names for two months on the esplanade Pantiero of the Port of Cannes, a place of passage by excellence for lovers of the sea, next to the Palais des Festivals.
The Cannes Photo Awards is a free competition and open to the public, through four categories:
– Children (under 12 years)
– Adolescents (13-17 years)
– Adults (from 18 years).
– Professionals
The Galerie Sapone, located in the heart of the city of Nice, presents a photo exhibition by Raph Gatti, photographer of AFP. It was inaugurated by Christian Estrosi, Deputy Mayor of Nice and President of Nice Côte d’Azur Metropole, his wife and many personalities.
Friend of Kessel, Chagall and many personalities he has photographed, it is manily his friendship and even his complicity with Picasso taht we find in these intimate pictures taken with the great artist. At this exhibition, you can find pictures of Picasso, the painter of Guernica with his deep and inquisitive look, in interior dress, casual, confidently smiling, fully engaged to his friend, without false modesty and privacy.
The discreet talented photographer liked to penetrate the depths of the soul of personalities he encountered and photographed by friendship and pure fun. You can see a completely different character, that of Jean Cocteau and his both childish and fragile smile, looking to seduce the one that looks at him by slightly posed postures. As Picasso, it is at home that he let his true self see the more easily, as in the photo taken at the Villa Santo Sospir in St Jean-Cap-Ferrat, with his close friends. We can also discover Jean Cocteau at work, in front of the magnificent work he has done with Raymond Moretti, The Age of Aquarius or when shooting a film such as “The Testament of Orpheus”.
It is a journey through friendship that this beautiful exhibition offers, some seldom moments set for ever on paper, which speaks of the friendship between Raph Gatti and artists Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau, but also the Raph Gatti friendship with Sapone.
The Galerie Sapone, created 37 years ago, is in connection with the best Italian, European, American galleries and museums. It has become an international reference in the heart of unique exhibits. It is located in the heart of the city of Nice, close to the famous Promenade des Anglais, in a neighborhood that has many art galleries. Many works (paintings, sculptures, photographs) of artists from diverse backgrounds are exposed throughout the year.
Exhibition until July 20, 2013
Galerie Sapone – 25, boulevard Victor Hugo à Nice
The series of Azerbaijani cultural events, taking place in Cannes between 4 and 20 July 2013, are aiming to introduce the public to the cultural riches of the Pearl of the Orient, that this small Caucasian republic of 8,5 million inhabitants is.
Azerbaijan is at the crossroads between Europe and the East, on the shore of the Caspian Sea, bordered to the north by Russia, to the south by Iran, to northwest by Georgia and to the west by Armenia. Its flag is a tricolor: blue symbolizes the Turkish origins, red symbolizes the struggle for freedom and progress and the green symbolizes Islam. Its ancient history is dating back to the dawn of human life with the oldest man of humanity (350-400000 years) whose fossils were discovered in the cave Azik. Azerbaijan has become a multicultural and diverse nature in the context of mixing of peoples, influenced by Persian, Arabic and Russian cultures, whilepreserving its own specific identity.
This comprehensive program offers all that, which began on July 4th with the opening of Modern Art Maiden Towers and Gazelle exhibitions on the Croisette and in front of the Majestic Hotel. The exhibition was inaugurated by Mehriban Aliyeva, First Lady of Azerbaijan, in the presence of Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Bernard Brochand, Deputy Mayor of Cannes.
Then in the evening, the bay of Cannes was set afire with the gorgeous Azerbaijan fireworks which was the opening of the Cannes Pyrotechnic Art Festival – out of competition.
On July 5, the public could discover at the Palais des Festivals, Espace Riviera, the exhibition Cultural Values of the Pearl of Caucasus: Azerbaijan and Emotions, a mix of traditional and modern art exhibition, composed of symbols of Azerbaijani culture, found during archaeological excavations, copper objects, old musical instruments, carpets with mysterious patterns inherited from ancestors, national costumes and so on. The exhibition was inaugurated in the presence of Mehriban Aliyeva, First Lady of Azerbaijan, Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Bernard Brochand, Deputy Mayor of Cannes.
In the evening, in the beautiful setting of the Villa Doumergue, Azerbaijan’s guests were able to attend the opening of the pictures exhibition Azerbaijan, and listen in the terraced gardens, ponds and waterfalls, shaded by ancient trees, the jazz concert with soloists Isfar Sarabski and Shahim Novrasli.
The Maiden Towers and Gazelle exhibitions and Cultural Values of the Pearl of Caucasus: Azerbaijan are available until July 20 on free access.
With its ancient and historic cultural heritage, Azerbaijan is called “the Pearl of Caucasus”. From July 4 to 20, Cannes showcases cultural richness of this gifted country through many cultural events to succeed on the Croisette, at the Palais des Festivals and the Villa Domergue.
Events will include a concert of classical music, an open air dance show, an exhibition of traditional and contemporary art, a film, the exhibition of Mugham, a treasure ranking in the Intangible Heritage of UNESCO, and jazz.
Many prestigious artists will present their art to the Cannes audience, such as pianists Murad Adigezalzade, Isfar Sarabski and Shahin Novresli, violinist Elvin Ganiyev and Alikhan Samadov or the Symphony Orchestra of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan National Dance Company.
The discovery of a people and its artists, a country with a rich and bubbling culture is organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. The Heydar Aliyev Foundation, created to celebrate the memory of Heydar Aliyev, the builder of the independent state of Azerbaijan, has for primary objective the protection of Azerbaijani cultural and spiritual values, and its promotion worldwide. Since its inception, the Foundation is chaired by Mehriban Aliyeva, First Lady of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Program:
Thursday, July 4, 2013
02.00 pm – On the Croisette, in front of the Majestic Hotel.
Opening of the exhibition “Maiden Towers” and “Gazelles” – Iconic Azerbaijani modern art exhibitions.
In the presence of Mehriban Aliyeva, First Lady of Azerbaijan, Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Bernard Brochand, Mayor of Cannes.
Exhibition on free access from July 4 to July 20.
07:45 pm
Opening of the exhibition “The cultural values of the pearl Caucasus: Azerbaijan” and “Emotions” traditional and modern Azerbaijani art exhibition.
In the presence of Mehriban Aliyeva, First Lady, Azerbaijani official delegation and Bernard Brochand, Mayor of Cannes
Palais des Festivals. On invitation.
10.00 pm
Azerbaijan fireworks in opening of the Cannes Art Fireworks Festival
Croisette. Free access.
Friday, July 5, 2013
10.00 am
Opening to the public of the exhibition “The cultural values of pearl Caucasus: Azerbaijan” and “Emotions” Azerbaijani modern art exhibition.
Palais des Festivals. Free access from 10h00 to 18h30 from July 5 to July 20.
08.15 pm
Opening of the pictures exhibition “Azerbaijan” – Private jazz concert with soloists Isfar Sarabski and Shahin Novrasli.
Villa Domergue. On invitation.
Saturday, July 6, 2013
08:30 pm
Concert by the Symphony Orchestra of Azerbaijan.
In the presence of Mehriban Aliyeva, First Lady, Azerbaijani official delegation and Bernard Brochand, Mayor of Cannes.
Palais des Festivals. On invitation.
10:00 pm
Traditional buffet and live jazz concert.
Palais des Festivals. On invitation.
Sunday, July 7, 2013
07:10 p.m.
Screening of the Azerbaijani musical film “Arshin Mal Alan”
Palais des Festivals. Free access.
09:00 pm
Show “Natig Ritm Group”, accompanied by the National Dance Company of Azerbaijan
Forecourt of the Palais des Festivals. Free access.
Given last year’s success of the Jazz Tour, Christian Estrosi, Deputy Mayor of Nice and President of the Nice Metropole Côte d’Azur, wished that jazz again fills up the municipalities in the metropolis, and the music still resonates between sea and mountains.
You are invited to swing this summer in the true spirit of the Nice Jazz Festival, from Sidney Bechet to Louis Armstrong, through Kool and The Gang, with the Jazz Alpes Orchestra band which will perform, from July 13 to August 25, 2013, ambulatory and on stage concerts in 14 municipalities of the Nice Metropole Côte d’Azur.
The Jazz Alpes Orchestra is an orchestra of confirmed musicians from the French Riviera whose passion is jazz and its derivatives around the world. Its 10 musicians have mastered many instruments of bands in Louisiana such as the banjo, the sousaphone, the alto and tenor saxophones, trumpets, trombones and percussion … The repertoire of Jazz Alpes Orchestra covers the history of jazz, from its traditional roots (with finest standards of New Orleans) to the most festive funk, with forays into Gypsy music from the Balkans, in line with Emir Kusturica’s films. All in a spirit radiating joy and good humor.
Under the form of a fanfare, the Jazz Alpes Orchestra will fill up the streets of the Nice Metropole Côte d’Azur cities to join scenes and public places and provide concerts that will delight young and old.
Jazz Tour 2013
Saturday, July 13 – Lantosque
Sunday, July 14 – Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée
Friday, July 19 – Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée
Saturday, July 20 – Falicon
Sunday, July 21 – Valdeblore
Thursday, July 25 – Saint-Martin-Vésubie
Friday, July 26 – Tourrette-Levens
Saturday, August 3 – Colomars
Sunday, August 4 – Saint-Jeannet
Wednesday, August 7 – Cap d’Ail (On the occasion of CAP JAZZ festival.)
Saturday, August 10 – Isola
Thursday, August 15 – Belvedere
Saturday, August 17 – Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Sunday, August 25 – Roquebillière
The International Festival of Fashion Photography in Cannes eleventh edition is a key event dedicated to fashion with the will to highlight the work and talent of the most influent fashion photographers of our time. Through its different exhibition places, the public can discover the top international photo creation in fashion and see some extaordinary pictures.
Large color or balck and white prints
Honored photographers will spread in the open air from June 15 to August 28, 2013. The International Festival of Fashion Photography is a unique venue for professionals as well as for enthousiats (photographers, fashion designers, advertisement agencies artistic directors, fashion magazines, model agencies, photographers agencies…) The main exhibition places are situed along the sea front: the Palm Beach Casino – an elegant and pretigious setting, built according to the purest style of Art Deco – the gardens of the Roseraie in the magnificent palm-tree gardens at the Port Canto and the most glamorous catwalk of all: the Croisette.
The Palm Beach Casino, with its feet in the mediteranean, is one of the most prestigious gambling venues of the French Riviera coast. A perfect setting for work dedicated to beauty, grace and fantasy: for the International Festival of Fashion Photography, the Colosses room, halls and hallways, will turn into art galleries. Night and day, the Croisette and the gardens of the Roseraie will showcase large color or black and white prints (3×5 meters) of guest artists’ works. From the Croisette up to the palm Beach, along the seashore, passing through the gardens of the Roseraie, fashion photography will be largely displayed on a grand formats, the city of Cannes turning into a wide open air gallery.
The Festival pays tribute to Sacha
Guest photographer Sacha Van Dorssen – known as Sacha – was born in Rotterdam. After studying photography at the Sint Joost Academy of Fine Arts in Breda, she went to Paris in 1963 to improve her skills through a photography training course ant met Elle magazine’s art director, Peter Knapp, who was the one who asked her for her first pictures. From 1964, she regularly work for French magazines including Elle, Marie-Claire, Vogue Hommes, as well as international magazines like The Sunday Times Magazine, the Daily Telegraph, Stern, Vogue, GQ, the Italian edition of Harpers’ Bazaar… In 1977, she started a close cooperation with the monthly French magazine Marie-Claire, that would last until 1999. Commenting her invitation as guest at the International Festival of Fashion Photography, she said: “As I love shooting in daylight, I could never have imagined that my pictures would be exhibited in large format in Cannes, in this wonderful landscape between the Roseraie palm trees. I’m sure that the sun, the blue sky and you will all be a party to this exhibition.”
The jury of the Festival
The 2013 jury of the International festival of Fashion Photography, composed of some prominent artistic edition directors and advertising agencies directors, will present winners with three awards according to creativity, imagination and daring of the artists’ work – their talent to fire people’s imagination.
– the 2013 Grand Prize of the fashion photography
– the 2013 Jeune Talent – Young Talent – Prize
– the 2013 Grand Prize of beauty photography.
The International Festival of Fashion Photography, initiated by Artexpo, is sponsored the City of Cannes, the Palm Beach Casino, the Groupe Partouche, the Garden Beach Hotel and traphot.com, with the support of Photo magazine.
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty, the Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen (Mediterranean University Center) of Nice has organized a literary and musical event reflecting the unique historical and unbreakable bonds of friendship between Nice and Russia. This evening, bringing together diplomat and writer Vladimir Fédorovski and internationally renowned pianist Mikhail Rudya was held at the Nice Opera on April 23, 2013 under the chairmanship of Christian Estrosi, Deputy Mayor of Nice and President of Nice Côte Azur Metropolis.
From the late eighteenth century and more in the nineteenth century, the French Riviera even before becoming the Côte d’Azur, has based its development on its cosmopolitan attendance, particularly marked by the importance of the Russian resorts. Thus Nice, and more generally the French Riviera, has experienced a strong Russian community that no other city has matched by its importance and the impression it left. From the beginning, members of the imperial family played a major role in the installation of Russian in Nice. The Dowager Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, widow of Nicolas 1st came there in 1856. Alexander II and Empress Alexandrovna settled there in 1864. Their eldest son, the Tsarevich Nicolas died there. Later, Alexander III and his wife Maria Feodorovna continued regular visits. The first Russian Orthodox church was built in 1860, in Longchamp Street, then in 1912 the cathedral, near the monument erected in 1867 to commemorate the death of the young Tsarevich. Another group of Russian officials, including writers and artists such as Anton Chekhov or Marie Bashkirtseff, stayed in Nice during the second half of the nineteenth century. Villas, hotels and wintering sites preserve the memory of Russian life in Nice.
Vladimir Féderovsky
The evening opened on a conference by Vladimir Fédorovski who reminded the audience the historical link between Russia and France, evoking his own memories and shortly retracing the lives of some of the Romanov family he describes in his new book.
Vladimir Fédorovski was a diplomat during the biggest upheavals in the East. He is today the most published writer of Russian origin in France. His books written in French (including Le Roman du Kremlin and Le Roman de St. Petersburg) have become major international success, translated in 28 countries. In his new book, “Le Roman Des Tsars” (The Novel of Tsars), Vladimir Fédorovski comes back on the history of the Romanov dynasty that ruled Russia for 400 years: a long series of conspiracies and violence but also of exchanges with Europe. A saga of eternal Russia. Vladimir Fédorovski’s “Le Roman Des Tsars” is published by Editions du Rocher (March 2013)
Mikhail Rudy
Mikhail Rudy succeded Mr Fédorovski with a piano recital showing all his talent and Russian soul. Mikhail Rudy was born in Russia. Student at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, he became a pianist of international renown. He has brilliantly performed Rachmaninoff Prelude, 4 Etudes by Scriabin and Prokofiev
