WeekSpots
Eboni Fondren, a great voice of Kansas City jazz, performs at the 38Riv Jazz Club in an intimate, swinging quartet setting alongside musicians from the French scene.
A talk by Anne Monjaret, an ethnologist, on the "midinettes", women workers in the Paris fashion industry at the turn of the 20th century, and on how they were portrayed and forgotten.
A contemporary jazz quartet led by guitarist Leo Geller, blending psychedelic guitar, swinging grooves and saxophone, with influences ranging from John Coltrane to Fela Kuti. For fans of jazz and improvised music.
Exhibition of photographs by Marc Riboud, whose work the Arcturus gallery has represented for more than 20 years, as part of the Bicentennial of Photography and Photo Days.
As part of the Arab World Institute's series of round-table discussions on marriage in the Arab world, a talk on how unions are reinvented in wartime.
Preview of a hybrid animated documentary about the German Jewish writer Edgar Hilsenrath, who dared to laugh in the face of the worst. In the presence of the director and specialists, in conversation with a journalist.
A guided tour of the exhibition devoted to Simone Veil and her sisters, which retraces the intimate history of the Jacob family through letters, photographs and interviews.
A danced and musical lecture-performance about samba, blending rhythms, movement and reflection, led by choreographer-performer Lisa Biscaro Balle and percussionist Rayra Marciel.
As part of the exhibition Vive la mariée! (Long Live the Bride!), a round-table discussion on wedding songs of the Arab world, between celebration, nostalgia and symbolic mourning, with two specialists.
Lisa Cat-Berro presents her album "Good Days Bad Days", blending jazz, folk and songs, with her quartet. An intimate concert for fans of contemporary jazz.
A guided tour to discover the history of prostitution in Paris, from the Middle Ages to today: places, people, police, laws and representations.
A Havana cabaret where Elisa Lécuyer shines a light on the women who composed boleros, accompanied on piano and percussion.
Guided tour of the exhibition devoted to previously unseen photographs of the "billet vert" roundup, translated into French Sign Language.
A guided tour of Père-Lachaise to discover the memorial sites for the victims of genocides and crimes against humanity, and to reflect on the notion of collective memory.
International symposium devoted to Raul Hilberg, a great historian of the Holocaust, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth. Opening lecture, round table on his participation in Claude Lanzmann's film Shoah, and screening of excerpts from the rushes.
Le Pavillon de la Sirène, a venue dedicated to wind and percussion instruments, offers workshops for children aged 7 to 12 to discover these instrument families.
Preview screening of the second part of Jonathan Hayoun's documentary, which gives voice back to the Jewish youth of Yiddishland, drawing on autobiographies from the 1930s. With the director present, in conversation with Léa Veinstein.
A piano-and-voice duo that revisits the great jazz standards with gentleness, simplicity and freedom, in an intimate dialogue between improvisation and spontaneity.
Jazz concert at 38Riv Jazz Club: saxophonist Lluc Casares, trained in New York, plays with a Parisian rhythm section, blending tradition and improvisation.
A talk on the history of the bandstands of the 15th arrondissement, given by Geneviève Mercier, vice-president of Paris15 histoire. For adults interested in Parisian heritage.
Contemporary jazz concert: Simon Chivallon invites saxophonist Lluc Casares for a programme of standards and original compositions, joined by Lukmil Perez and Etienne Renard.
A vocal technique and classical singing workshop at the Académie du Climat, open to all levels, to improve or get started in an inclusive setting.
A dance show blending classical, contemporary, break and African dance, recreated by Groupe Grenade under the direction of Josette Baïz, based on the work "Paradis" (Paradise) by Montalvo-Hervieu. For all audiences, ages 7 and up.
Gwen Cahue and Baptiste Bailly, both composers, blend jazz, classical music and traditional inspirations in an eclectic repertoire where improvisation sits alongside refined, dreamlike writing.
Fourth instalment of the theatre series Les Fabuleuses (The Fabulous Ones): Marthe Gautier and the discovery of trisomy 21, a documentary show about the erasure of women from the history of science.
Vocal jazz concert by Camille Bertault, winner of the 2023 Victoire du jazz award for vocal jazz, blending song, improvisation, slam and poetry, with Brazilian rhythms. For an adult audience of jazz fans.
Guitarist Saul Rubin, a figure on the New York jazz scene, performs at 38Riv Jazz Club with a quartet. A concert for jazz lovers.
A show by storyteller Anne-Gaël Gauducheau for very young audiences, from 20 months old, about food, pleasure and sharing.
Caloé sings, composes and improvises, accompanied on piano by Julia Perminova. A vocal jazz concert in an intimate venue in the Marais.
Alexis Valet and Noé Huchard pay tribute to pianist Mulgrew Miller, with a quartet that revisits his compositions, blending groove, lyricism and swing.
Alexandra Duvivier opens up intimately in a magic show blending cards, mentalism, newspapers, scarves and prodigious calculations, in which she recounts with humour and generosity the difficulty and the beauty of becoming oneself.
A gathering around Robert Bober's novel, in the presence of the author, with a conversation and a reading. For an adult audience interested in literature and memory.
Corsican guitarist Fanou Torracinta presents his third album, La Belle vie (The Good Life), blending gypsy jazz, swing and Corsican musical traditions, with a guitar-guitar-double bass trio.
A concert combining Mozart's Requiem, Ola Gjeilo's Sunrise Mass and Handel's Hallelujah, performed by the Orchestre La Chambre Musikale and the Chœur Tempestuoso, conducted by Jean-Charles Dunand.
Preview screening of Agnieszka Juszczak's documentary about the Polish artist Alina Szapocznikow, followed by a conversation with the director. Ages 16 and up.
An evening with historian Katherine Khodorowsky tracing the arrival of chocolate at the court of Louis XIV, through readings of Madame de Sévigné's letters, followed by a tasting of a spiced recipe made live.
A lecture on the Saint-Germain Fair, a major Parisian theatre venue of the 17th and 18th centuries, where fairground shows competed in inventiveness against the great institutions.
As every year, the Mémorial de la Shoah is holding a benefit concert at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées to fund part of its activities. An exceptional programme will be performed by the ensemble Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie.
Ari Hoenig, a renowned New York jazz drummer, performs as a trio with Tom Ollendorff on guitar and Conor Chaplin on double bass, for an intimate experience at 38Riv Jazz Club.
A show blending magic, mentalism, memory and emotion, where illusion creates connection and sparks genuine feelings. A modern, human journey, accessible to all.
A runaway idol meets her mother again ten years later: a mother-daughter face-off where reproaches mix with love, in a society hungry for success.
Premiere of the documentary Filming Justice, which explores the filmed representation of major trials, from the Lindbergh case to the Barbie trial. In the presence of the author and the director.
A guided tour of the exhibition devoted to the "billet vert" roundup of 14 May 1941, based on a previously unseen photographic report of 98 images.
New York jazz singer and composer Anaïs Reno performs in France for the first time, accompanied by Jamie Safir on piano and Sameer Shankar on double bass.
A poetic show blending music, material and movement around the birth of paper, followed by a parent-child workshop with the artists.
An intaglio engraving workshop on tetra pak, led by Mathilde Payen: come with an image and leave with your prints. Open to adults.
Tiffany Muzellec pays tribute to Jo Stafford, a forgotten voice of jazz, accompanied by pianist Gautier Montegu, to rediscover her finest performances.
For Saint Cecilia's Day, the musical ensembles of La Sirène de Paris celebrate music with a festive evening bringing together large ensembles and chamber groups.
The Chœur de Paris performs Dvořák's Stabat Mater by candlelight, in an intimate version for piano, soloists and choir. An intense musical experience in one of the most beautiful sanctuaries in Paris.
An exhibition on music in the Nazi concentration camps and killing centers, through accounts, instruments, scores and drawings by prisoners, as well as photographs of SS officers.
Screening of Daniela Bak's documentary about her father, the painter Samuel Bak, a child prodigy of the Vilnius ghetto. The screening will be attended by the director, in conversation with historian Renée Poznanski.
The Sébastien Giniaux Trio celebrates in concert songs and melodies that are dear to them, carried by the lightness and swing of gypsy jazz.
As part of Documentary Film Month, a choral film that gathers the memories of former residents of the Vichy region during the Occupation, in the presence of the directors and historian Henry Rousso.
Between jazz, folk, Brazil and French song, the duo Sara Miette (vocals) and Clément Simon (piano) offer a demanding and elegant repertoire, blending freshness and virtuosity.
A discussion around "Le temps des grandes peurs" (The Time of Great Fears), led by Fabienne Pascaud, as part of the agora 2026-2027 in partnership with Télérama.
A talk by Claude Calvarin, a member of Histoire et Vies du 10e, on the beginnings of cinema and the first movie theatres in the 10th arrondissement.
Bassist Pierre Marcus brings together a quartet with Irving Acao to revisit the great jazz standards, blending personal arrangements and improvisation. An intimate evening for jazz lovers.
Harp concert and vocal and instrumental music performed by students of the Mozart Conservatory of Paris Centre at the Historical Library of the City of Paris, with a varied repertoire (Debussy, Fauré, Glinka, Purcell…).
Four musicians from the Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood present an eclectic concert, blending compositions, personal messages and heartfelt cries. For fans of improvised music.
A one-woman show adapted from Annie Ernaux's work: at 18, Annie D. experiences her "first night of love" in the summer of 1958; fifty years later, the writer revisits this traumatic memory.