May 2010 Events in Paris
There are few pleasures like enjoying Paris in the month of May. The flowers are out in bloom, and the parks start to see the return of picnics that last well into the evening dusk. The leaves finally awaken and line the Seine with vibrant strokes of green, and the City of Light seems to come alive all over again. While being outside is glorious, there are some fantastic events lined up this month in Paris that are sure to lure you indoors.
Opera & Ballet
Opéra Garnier – www.operagarnier.fr
Tribute to Jerome Robbins, Choreographer Benjamin Millepied – Through May 10th
A true tribute to one of the 20th century’s most profound choreographers, you will find yourself engulfed in a world from jazz to comic movement.
La Bayadère, Choreographer Rudolf Noreev – May 17th – June 2nd
Set in India, the Opéra Garnier boldly described this ballet as “A stunning virtuoso and a bewitching Oriental fresco.” This ballet tells the story of the unrequited love between an Indian temple dancer, Nikiya, and a noble warrior, Solor.
Opéra Bastille – www.operagarnier.fr
Billy Budd, Conductor Jeffrey Tate – Through May 15th
An opera sung in English is not often found on the Paris stage. Based on the confrontation between good and evil, and set on a battleship this is considered to be one of the most grand stage designs in opera today.
Les Contes d’Hoffman, Conductor Jesus Lopez-Cobos – From May 7th – June 3rd
This opera was Offenbach’s final work. In fact, he died before he finished this piece, which has lent it to an infinite level of interpretation. This opera tells the tragic love story of a drunken poet who falls for not one, but four women and loses them all just as quickly.
Art Exhibitions
The Louvre – www.museedulouvre.fr
Holy Russia, Russian Art from the Beginnings of Peter the Great – Through May 24th
Contemporary Artist, Joseph Kosuth: The Louvre’s commitment to commission living artists – Through December 31st
Méroé, Un Empire sur le Nil – Through September 6th
Musée d’Orsay – www.musee-orsay.fr
Crime and Punishment – Through June 27th
Meijer de Haan, the Hidden Master – Through June 20th
Photography, Not Art – Through June 20th
Grand Palais – www.grandpalais.fr
Turner and His Painters – Through May 24th
The Way of Tao, Another Way of Being – Through July 5th
Maison Européenne de la Photographie – www.mep-fr.org
Philippe Perrin, Haut en Court – Through June 13th
Mimmo Jodice, Retrospective 1960-2010 – Through June 13th
Antoine Poupel, Zingaro – Through June 13th
Sérvulo Esmeraldo, Les Excitables – Through June 13th
Michale von Graffenried, Outing – Through June 13th
Pinacothèque de Paris – www.pinacotheque.com
Edvard Munch – The Anti-Scream – Through July 18th
Musée du Quai Branly – www.quaibranly.fr
Sexe, Mort et Sacrifice – Through May 23rd
The Making of Images – Through July 17th
Autres Maitres de l’Inde – Through July 18th
10 Years of the Pavillon des Sessions – Through July 26th
Musée Marmottan – www.marmottan.com
Women Painters and Fairs at the Time of Proust, from Madeleine Lemaire to Berthe Morisot
– Through June 6th
Centre Georges Pompidou – www.centrepompidou.fr
The Subversion of Images , Surrealism, Photography, Film – Through May 23rd
Erró – 50 Years of Collages – through May24th
Patrick Jouin – The Substance of Design – through May 24th
Sarkis Passages – through June 21st
Lucian Freud l’Atelier – through July 19th
Institut du Monde Arabe – www.imarabe.org
Orient –Hermès, honouring Leila Menchari – Through June 6th
Musée des Arts Decoratifs – www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr
Advertising to the Rescue of Major Causes – Through May 9th
It was Once Playmobil – Through May 16th
Le Lalanne, honouring Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne – Through July 4th
History of Ideal Contemporary Fashion: Volume 70-80 – Through October 10th
Musée Jacquemart-André – www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com
El Greco – Dalì, The Great Spanish Masters, The Pérez Simón Collection – through August 1st
La Maison Rouge – www.lamaisonrouge.org
Vinal, Records and Covers – through May 16th
Celeste Boursier Mougenot – through May 16th
Marco Decorpeliada, Schizomètres – through May 16th
Petit Palais -Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
Rétrospective Yves Saint Laurent – through August 29th
Sponte Galerie d’Art – www.sponte.fr
Plasma – sculptures by Sylvano Catti; the comparison of plot, steel and colour
Les Ateliers de Paris – www.ateliersdeparis.fr
Faubourg Saint-Antoine: Un Nouveau Réseau d’Entreprises – Through May 29th
Espace Fondation EDF – www.fondationedf.com
Chine, Célébration de la Terre – May 7th through September 19th
Music Venues – Highlights of April
Salle Pleyel – www.sallepleyel.fr
4 Nelson Freire
6 Rolando Villazon
7, 19, 27, 28 Orchestre de Paris
10 Joshua Bell
14 Harry Connick, Jr.
15 John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension
17 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
18 Venice Baroque Orchestra
21, 29 Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
L’Olympia – www.olympiahall.com
7 Maurane O Nougaro
8 Sylvie Pulles
10, 11, 12 Renan Luce
19 Scorpions & Karelia
30 Snow Patrol
Bercy – www.bercy.fr
18 Michael Bublé
20 Black Eyed Peas
21, 22 Lady Gaga
25 Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
31 Alicia Keys
Le Zénith – www.zenith-paris.com
5, 6 Damien Saez
7 Pavement
8 Carimi
14 Madness
18, 19 Christophe Willem
23 Harlem Globe Trotters
25, 26 Gossip
29 Boys II Men
La Flèche d’Or – www.flechdor.fr (concerts are held here nightly)
9 Soirée Noise Magazine
12 The Courteeners
15 Oh No Ono
19, 20, 21, 22 Juliette Lewis
27 Nouvel en Belge
Palais de Congress – www.viparis.com
4 Stéphane Rousseau
8, 9 Zayed et le Reve (ballet)
15 Irina Allegrova
Casino de Paris – www.casinodeparis.fr
4, 7, 8 Benjamin Biolay
16 Hip Hop International 2010
20 Argentine Tango Chansons
21, 22 Corcorosie
Elysée-Montmartre – www.elyseesmontmartre.com
6 Third Eye Blind
8 Aimé Nkanu et Isabel Moreina Tadi
10 Bonobo
11 Owl City
17 Unkle
19 Transatlantic
23 Killerpilize, Ed AKe & Mary Has a Gun
26 Milow
Le Grand Rex – www.legrandrex.com
4 De Palmas
11 A Place to Bury Strangers
14 Melanie Pain
18 Stacey Kent
28 Pierpoljak
La Cigale – www.lacigale.fr
4 Oil City Confidential & Wilko Johnson Trio
7 Naïve New Beaters
26 Metric and Guest
27 Lilah Downs
Le Chatelet – Foyer – www.chatelet-theatre.com
6 Intégral Jazz Presents: Three Spirits of Jazz, featuring: Hiroshi Murayama Duo, Tina Provenzano & Nicola Sergio / Free admission
Galerie Sponté
9 Jazzy Sunday – Enjoy jazz trio Remi Amblard (advance reservation required)
Le Petit Palais
6 18h00 Carte Blanche to Pierre Bergé – Hosted by Laure Adler A collaboration between the Fondation Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent presents an evening exhibition of nearly 300 models of haute couture, as well as drawings, photographs and film demonstrating a 40-year career of the man who revolutionised fashion.
La Nuit des Musées
15 Over 1,000 museums in Paris and France open their doors at sunset to approximately 1am. Most museums will have entry free of charge and there will be various concerts, exhibitions and competitions.
Musée Jacquemart-André
16 Children’s Day at the Museum – Workshops of plastic art, a chocolate fountain by Lenôtre, among many other special activities for kids to enjoy throughout the day.
Hotel Lutetia – www.lutetia-paris.com
21 Legendary jazz drummer André Ceccarelli
Terrance Gelentner & Chef Diane Anthonissen Present
23 Stylish supper with Diane Johnson, author of the international bestseller, Le Divorce. 7pm start time. This event is extremely limited and will sell out quickly. Price is 85.00 Euro to attend.
Reservation enquiries: [email protected]
Musée Marmottan – www.marmottan.com
25 Nocturne Music – Classical music concert
Hotel Le Bristol – www.lebristolparis.com
29 Fashion and High Tea, Featuring Escada
Musée du Quai Branly – Université Populaire www.quaibranly.fr
27 Ya Bon Banania, par Pap Ndiaye
29 Kapila Vatsyayan, Grand Témoin
Piasa – www.piasa.auction.fr
29 The Hergé Sale
American Library in Paris – www.americanlibraryinparis.org
5 An evening with author Douglas Hawes
12 An evening with author John Edgar Wideman
19 An evening with authors Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier
26 An evening with authors Laura Furman, Diane Johnson and Daniyal Mueenuddin
Village Voice – www.villagevoicebookshop.com
6 Reading with Kenneth Brown, Marc Kravetz & Eglal Errera – Haifa: States of Mind / Mediterraneans/Méditerranéennes Volume Number 14
20 Cecilia Woloch discussed her latest collection of poems, Carpathia
25 Wells Tower reads from his collection of stories, Everything Raged, Everything Burned
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