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The Black Experience in French Cinema – Film Festival and Conference

La Maison Française (NYU) 16 Washington Mews, New York City

Organized by Isabelle Boni-Claverie (French film director, screenwriter, visiting professor at NYU in Spring 2019) and Frédéric Viguier (Institute of French Studies, GSAS) Presented by Institute of French Studies and Cinema Studies APRIL 11 - COMING TO TERMS WITH THE COLONIAL EXPERIENCE The first film ever made by black people, Afrique sur Seine, was directed in 1956 by a group of African…

Proust 2019

La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City

In 1919, Marcel Proust was officially recognized as a great writer when the second volume of his magnum opus was awarded France's most prestigious literary prize, the Prix Goncourt. This conference, in honor of the centenary of Proust's Goncourt, brings together writers, scholars and translators to discuss the reasons Proust is now, 100 years later, more popular and influential than…

Workshop: Let’s Swing and Tap!

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York

Join the swing and tap dance lecture led by accomplished Czech choreographer Katerina Steinerova. Katerina will show how swing and tap dance are taught across the ocean on the old continent. Workshop participants will be guided through their first encounter with the swing and tap dance genre and shown the essential techniques. Steinerova is a musical theater actress, singer, choreographer,…

“Wackersdorf”: Film Screening and Conversation between Oliver Haffner and Christian Martin

Deutsches Haus NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York City

Deutsches Haus at NYU, in partnership with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, presents a screening of the film Wackersdorf (2018), a true story of community, taking a stand against injustice and corruption, and being a local-level politician taking on a much stronger governing power. Oliver Haffner, director of the film, will be present at the screening. Following the screening, Oliver Haffner…

Film: Human with a Stool

DCTV 87 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, New York

«Human with a Stool» goes on a tour across the cities of the US. The authors will present the film, and answer questions about the creative process. The screening and Q&A in New York Date and start Time: April 12, 7pm Address: DCTV 87 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10013 «Human with a Stool» – an adventure documentary film about…