The calendar of the Year France-Russia 2010 events which will be held at the same time in both countries serves three main goals:
The point at issue is to cover both cultural sphere and spheres of trade, industry, agriculture, research activities, education and sports through a great variety of events. The focus of this Year’s attention will be the exposure of creativity existing in each of these areas...
... The Year of France in Russia and Russia in France is addressed first of all to the young people. Young talents of both countries will be held in high esteem...
Each event is prepared so that to attract interest of the young people of our countries to the comprehensive cooperation which connected us in the past, present and especially which is assumed in the future between France and Russia.
February 2—4 / Economy and business
CSTB-2010 International Exhibition and Conference
Cable & Satellite TV, Television and Radio Broadcasting, HD TV, Satellite Communications, Broadband access
Guest of honour — France
Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre
February 3 — March 28 / Modern Art
Jean-Marc Bustamante’s Personal Exhibition
Cultural Foundation “Ekaterina”
Details:
Jean-Marc Bustamante (born in 1952) — a sculptor, photographer and artist. One of the leaders of the so-called “plastic photography” trend that has caused a revolution in art of the last two decades of the XX century. The participant of the largest international exhibitions and festivals (represented France in 2003 at the Venetian Biennale of Modern Art).
Solo exhibitions were held in the Paris Museum, National Centre of Photography in Paris, Tate Gallery in London, Appel Fund in Amsterdam, at the Kunsthalle in Bern and other museums and cultural centres of the world.
The project presented in Moscow can be actually called the first retrospective exhibition of Bustamante, in which ten European collections and museums participate, particularly, S.M.A.K. (Gent, Belgium), Museum de Saint-Etienne (France) and the Municipal Fund of Modern Art of Paris (Fond municipal d’art contemporain de la ville de Paris) (FRAC). The catalogue publication is planned.
The Cultural Foundation “EKATERINA” (established in 2002) has been engaged in organizing large-scale exhibitions, presenting the brightest and most interesting phenomena of both the Russian and international art.
February 9 /Classical Music
Concert of the Piano Player and Conductor Jean-François Heisser
The Great Hall of the Moscow P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory
Details:
A well-known piano player and conductor, President of the International Music Academy named after Maurice Ravel Jean-Francois Heisser (born in 1950) will present its interpretation of symphonic music of great fellow countrymen — G. Faure, K. Saint-Saëns and G. Bizet.
Participants: the Symphony orchestra of the Moscow Conservatory, Natalia Romanenko (France).
February 26 — May 23 / Cultural Heritage
Exhibition of Masterpieces from the Collection of Pablo Picasso National Museum (Paris)
A.S. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
Details:
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881—1972) is a well-known artist and sculptor, designer, founder of cubism, author of more than 20,000 works of art.
The vernissage of this unique exhibition will become the official opening of the Year Russia — France 2010. Never before was the creative work of this great master of the XX century so fully presented in Russia. The spectators will see almost 150 pieces of art (paintings, drawings, sculpture).
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts has the second largest collection of foreign art in Russia (more than 560,000 exhibits). One of the museum’s areas of activities is the organization of exhibitions of the most famous world galleries and museums collections.
February 26 — 27 / Modern Music
“Thank you, Russia!” Performance of Patricia Kaas
The State Kremlin Palace
Details:
Patricia Kaas (1966), a well-known singer and actress, repeatedly received awards in nominations of the Performer of the Year (France), the Singer of the Year (Germany) and the Best French-speaking Performer of the Year (Monaco). She is awarded with the National Order of Merit (France) and Charles de Gaulle — Konrad Adenauer Prize. More than 15 million copies of her records were sold in the world.
The performances are timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the first performance of Patricia Kaas in the Olympiysky Sports Complex.
February 24 — March 4 / Theatre
“ALTERNATIVE Theatre from France” Festival
The Meyerhold Centre
Details:
The Nations State Theatre and the French Cultural Centre in Moscow present the small scale productions.
Participants: Collectif Quatre Ailes, “Project RW”, Zimmermann &Perrot, Gaff Aff
Turak Théâtre d’Objets “We didn’t even know...”
The Meyerhold Centre is a theatre and cultural laboratory named after the famous Russian and Soviet actor and director-reformer (1874—1940).
March 18 — May 15 / Photography
The VIII International Month of Photography in Moscow “Photobiennale-2010”
Topic — “Vive la France!”
Guest of honour — France
Manege Central Exhibition Hall ,
New Manege Exhibition Hall, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Zurab Tsereteli’s Art Gallery, Zurab Gallery, State Museum of Architecture named after A. V. Shchusev,
Cultural Foundation “Ekaterina”,
GUM Department Store ,
Baibakov art projects,
“At the Solyanka” Exhibition Hall,
Project_Fabrica and other Moscow galleries and clubs.
Details:
Within the framework of the festival more than 60 exhibitions will be presented, including those of Peter Lindbergh, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paolo Roversi, Francoise Huguier, “Mosaic” (from FNAC collection), exhibition dedicated to the 40th anniversary of “Arles Meetings” festival, photographers of Magnum agency — Harry Gruyaert “About Moscow” Anthony Suau “America During the Crisis”, Karl Kaiser, Elger Esser, Sabine Weiss, Henry Boulat, exhibition of young French photographers from Chateau d’eau and others.
March 21 — May 20 / Cultural and Historical Heritage
“Parisian” Exhibition
“Our Painters” Gallery
Details:
The exhibition is devoted to the topic “Paris through the eyes of the Russian artists of the first half of the XX century”. The basis of the exhibition is the works of artists of the first wave of emigration. The plots of canvases comprise the views from the studios, images of the city, characters in the streets and cafes, variety show, theatres, still life paintings, portraits of prominent representatives of the Russian emigration, and also the images from the long-lost past.
The exhibition will present more than 60 pieces of art of the well-known painters and graphic artists: Yu.Annenkov, M.Vasilieva, B.Grigoriev, M.Dobuzhinskiy, K.Korovin, A.Lanskoy, N.Puni, Z.Serebryakova, D.Stelletsky, K.Somov, L.Survage, H.Sutin, N.Tarkhov, R.Falk, P.Chelishchev, S.Sharshun, M.Shagal etc.
March 22 — 27 / Modern Music
The XII International Festival of Avant-garde Music “Moscow Forum” Frankophonie
The Moscow P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory , Rachmaninov Hall
Details:
The festival is organized, particularly, with the participation of the Moscow P.I Tchaikovsky Conservatory, the Centre of Acoustic Music and the Centre of Modern Music of the Conservatory, National Centres of the Art of Music CIRM and GRAME (France), French Cultural Centre in Moscow and CULTURESFRANCE agency.
Participants:
Studio for New Music (Moscow)
Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain (France)
GRAME Electronic Music Centre (France)
CIRM Electronic Music Centre (France)
March 24 and 25 / Theatre
The Special Project of the NET International Theatre Festival
The Meyerhold Centre
Details:
Ronan Cheneau’s play “Cannibals” directed by David Bobee.
David Bobee is a new generation director, author of performances, installations and circus performances, his creative style is a bright sample of modern French theatre.
April 9 — 10 / Modern Music
LEJAZZ French Jazz Festival
MKHAT, Moscow Academic Art Theatre named after M. Gorky
Sixteen Tons Club
Details:
Le Jazz is the project of ArtMania agency. The French jazz is the special phenomenon in music world. By the end of the Second World War Paris has been named the second capital of jazz after New York; gradually this city became an obligatory place for a tour of every well-known jazzman. Up to the present day Paris is the international “crossroads” of musical styles, the city where sounds of all countries mix up and new trends are poured into one “great river”.
During the Year of Russia — France the Le Jazz festival of French jazz will be held in Moscow during the sixth time and will expand its geography in Russia.
Participants:
Galliano Tangaria Quartet. The founder of the orchestra is Richard Galliano, virtuoso of the accordion, one of the brightest players of the French jazz.
Yaron Herman Trio. Yaron Herman is a holder of Victoires du Jazz prestigious prize as the best instrumentalist of the year.
The joint French-Russian project of the well-known piano player Eric Legnini and one of the most successful jazz musicians of Russia, saxophone player Nikolay Moiseenko.
Beltuner is a real musical alchemy: four musicians and four instruments sounding as the big orchestra. Debut in Russia.
April 18 — 20 / Dance
Giselle. Ballet de L’Opera de Lyon Tour
The Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Academic Music Theatre
Details:
Classical ballet “Giselle” produced by the modern Swedish choreographer Mats Ek — reputable maestro of interpretation of classical ballet heritage. Mats Ek kept the traditional music by Adolphe Adam, took the classical libretto by Teofile Gautier as a base and deliberately intensified the feeling of tragedy. It was "Giselle “staging (1982) that has brought M. Ek international recognition. The choreographer is awarded with the international Benois de la Danse prize “For life in art” nomination (2006). Lyons National Opera is one of the oldest creative groups of France, the centre of cultural life of the Rhone — Alpes region.
April 22 / Classical Music
Organists of the French Cathedrals in Russia
Moscow International Performing Arts Centre (Svetlanov Hall)
Details:
Unusual program: organ (Olivier Latry, France) and grand piano (Alexander Gindin, Russia) duet. The joint performance programme makes a special emphasis on the French music.
Alexander Gindin, winner of international competitions, regular participant of the international musical festivals, as of today is one of the most popular musicians in the world. His name is entered into the “Gold book of young talents of the XX—XXI centuries”.
Olivier Latry is considered to be one of the outstanding organists of his generation. O. Latry is a full-time organist of Notre-Dame de Paris, professor of the Parisi Conservatory; he sees his goal, first of all, in propaganda of the French organ art.
April 23, 24 and 25 / Theatre
Théatre de la Ville tour: “Casimir and Caroline”
State Academic Theatre named after E. Vakhtangov
Details:
“Casimir and Caroline” performance of the play of the Austrian playwright of the beginning of the XX century Ödön von Horváth is staged by the French director Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota, one of the most talented French directors of his generation. Since 2008 he is a director of the well-known Parisian Théatre de la Ville, City Theatre (Théatre de la Ville) which was named Theatre of the Nations (Théatre des Nations, 1862—1949) and Théatre Sarah Bernhardt (1949—1967) earlier.
Demarcy-Mota is the Chairman of the National Association for Research and Action for the Theatre (ANRAT) which unites teachers and theatre public figures who see their aim in getting young people acquainted with the theatre art. In 2010 the director was awarded with the Plaisir du Theatre prize by the Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers. (SACD).
April — December / Fashion
“A portrait of a shoe. The story of one foot” International Exhibition
Exhibition venue in Moscow to be specified.
Details:
All the history of footwear and French savoir-faire will be presented in Russia for the first time. The exhibition is organized together with the International Museum of Footwear in Romans (Musée international de la chaussure de Romans, France). The exhibition covering several epochs will introduce the Moscow audience to the history of development of footwear as works of art. The curator and the initiator of the exhibition conceived it two years ago as a dialogue between the old and the modern, selecting exhibits proceeding from their form, material, technical features and historical value.
Chief curator of the International Museum of Footwear in Romans Marie-Josephe Bossan-Picaudpresented to the organizers 62 pairs of shoes which recall the history of shoes from the XVIII to the XXI century; altogether 100 pairs of collection shoes from different continents will be featured at the exhibition. Many exhibits were found in private collections specially for this project and will be presented to the wide audience for the first time.
May 11 — 14 / Research and Development
Sviaz-Expocomm—2010
Expocentre Fairgrounds at Krasnaya Presnya
Details:
The 22nd International Exhibition for Telecommunications, Control Systems, IT and Communication Services. Sviaz-Expocomm exhibition enjoys a high international standing and is one of the major events used by overseas IT and telecommunication equipment manufacturers to promote their products and develop their business in Russia.
France, a guest of honour of the exhibition, will be stationed in a separate pavilion.
May 25 — July 24 / Modern Art
ENDE Claude Leveque’s Installation
National Centre for Contemporary Arts
Details:
Claude Leveque is one of the most famous in the world French artists who represented France at the Venice Biennale in 2009.
A recognized classic of modern European art, conceptualist Claude Leveque has brought Ende installation to Moscow — the installation is his main work of autobiographical nature which has been created to coincide with his first exhibition in Yvon Lambert Gallery in Paris (2001).
May 28 — June 12 / Literature
French Writers Travelling by Blaise Cendrars Train
Moscow-Vladivostok
Details:
The literary train carrying a group of writers, named after the French writer Blaise Cendrars (1887—1961), will ride from Moscow along the Trans-Siberian Railway and will familiarize the Russian audience with the modern French literature. More than 20 French writers will meet the Russian readers in the libraries and book shops on the way. The programme of the trip also stipulates other joint actions, including film showing, screening, literary soirees and conferences.
Participants (preliminary list):
Olivier Rolin, Jean Echenoz, Pascal Bruckner, Sylvie Germain, Danièle Sallenave, Dominique Fernandez, Tanguy Viel, Laurent Gaudé — their works have been translated into Russian.
And also:
Jean Rolin, Mathias Enard, Minh Tran Huy, Lyonel Trouillot, Jean-Noël Pancrazi, Frédéric Boyer, Christophe Donner, Wilfried N’Sondé, (Kris) (funnies), Maylis de Kerangal, Florence Delay, Eugène Savitskaya, Guy Goffette, Patrick Deville, Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Tadeusz Kluba and Ferrante Ferranti (photographer).
May 29 and 30 / Modern Music
“Trasmusical from the Town of Rennes” Festival
WINZAVOD Contemporary Art Centre
Details:
Presentation of one of the most popular French festivals of present-day music Les Transmusicales de Rennes, named by the established French magazine Les Inrockuptibles “musical panorama of today and tomorrow”. Two evenings of a 10-hour non-stop musical marathon will familiarize the Moscow audience with the variety of the French modern music.
May — June / Modern Art
Annette Messager Exhibition
Multimedia Complex of Actual Arts (Moscow House of Photography)
Details:
French artist Annette Messager won the right to be called a classic of modern art after becoming the winner of the main prize of the Venetian Biennale of 2005 for “Casino” exhibition.
At a solo exhibition of the French artist the Muscovites and visitors of the capital will see early works of “Annette-artist” and “Annette-collector” of the 1970-s revealing the comprehensive female world through numerous objects, photos and drawings, and also monumental and theatrical works of the 80-90-s of the XX century. The idea of the project will be complemented with mechanical installations of the author. Besides, Anette Messager has made the decision to create the installation specially for the exhibition, involving the exhibition visitors in action.
May — October / Theatre
Co-production of SounDrama Studio (Russia) and Le Trident Theatre (France)
SounDrama Studio
Details:
This is a continuation of the Russian-French theatre cooperation successfully started by the production of the joint performance-soundrama “Molodiets / Le Gars” (2007) based on M.I. Tsvetaeva’s poem.
SounDrama Studio is a Russian participant and Le Trident Theatre (Scene Nationale de Cherbourg-Octeville) is a French participant. The “soundrama” genre was invented by the young Russian director V. Pankov, theatre actor and composer who composed music for more than twenty productions. “Soundrama” is a performance in which main characters are music and sound. “Live” jazz and blues jams are performed onstage, and actors reproduce various noises, yelling and echo.
June 7 — July 7 / Modern Art
Philippe Pasqua Exhibition
Moscow Museum of Modern Art
Details:
The master of the French modern art Philippe Pasqua works with the large formats, minimal size of which corresponds to the height or width of the artist’s body. At present his works mainly represent bodies and faces, and external elements and any kind of decor are practically absent.
June 10 — 13 / Literature
V Moscow International Open Book Festival
Central House of Artists
Details:
The Moscow international open book festival is a free festival of people who are united by love for books. Main topic of the event is the text in the broad sense of the word, namely understood as the literature realized in book and “non-book” forms. The program of the open festival plans a number of multimedia projects. The visitors will be able to meet the authors, listen to music, watch films and visit exhibitions.
July 2 — 30 / Modern Art
Vis-à-vis Project
National Centre for Contemporary Arts
Details:
A unique event within the framework of the Year Russia-France and Moscow International Biennale for young art “Qui Vive?” The exhibition is organized together with the Lyons Museum of Modern Art and the Lyons Higher School of Fine Arts. Rhone-Alps region, Culturesfrance agency and administration of the city of Lyons support the event.
French and Russian artists, seven participants from each country, take part in the exhibition.
Participants:
Cédric Alby + Milk And Vodka Art Group (St. Petersburg)
Delphine Balley + Vladimir Logutov (Samara)
Elise Cam + Sasha Sukhareva (Moscow)
Bertrand Lacombe, Sophie Dejode + MishMash (Misha Leikin and Masha Sumnina, Moscow)
Vincent Olinet + Ilya Trushevskiy (Moscow)
Laurent Proux + Ivan Plyushch (St. Petersburg)
Sarah Tritz + Arseniy Zhilyaev (Voronezh)
July 5 — 7 / Dance
National Choreographic Centre (Orleans) Tour
“P. Fomenko Studio” Theatre
Details:
National Choreographic Centre of the city of Orleans together with the Chekhov International Theatre Festival and Théatre de la Ville (Paris) will present a “Creation” choreographic production dedicated to creative work of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, whose 150th anniversary is celebrated in the world this year. Famous French director Josef Nadj (in Hungarian — József Nagy) has implemented this project. He agreed to the unusual offer to stage “choreographic” Chekhov. The director of the Chekhov festival Valeriy Shadrin became the initiator of the project. Original music — by Alain Mahe. Twelve dancers and one actor who took part in “laboratory research” work on preparation of this production in 2009 are involved in the Chekhov performance.
The French dancer and choreographer Josef Nadj during many years supports close connections with Russia and is well-known to the Russian theatrical public. Five of his performances have already been presented in Moscow and other cities of Russia: “Night owl” performance has won the “Golden mask” prize in “For the best foreign performance shown in Russia” nomination (2001), a year later his other performance — “Voitsek” — was the winner in the same nomination.
August 1 — 31 / Modern Art
Exhibition of Regional Fund for Contemporary Art — FRAC Brittany
WINZAVOD — Contemporary Art Centre
Details:
One of the most representative regional collections in France counts almost 3,500 works of more than 500 artists. The works of more than 30 authors, united in two theme-based exhibitions are chosen for display in Russia. The artists represented are: Jacques Villeglé, Pierre Soulages, Bertrand Lavier, Christian Boltanski, Noël Dolla, François Morellet, and also the artists of the younger generation — Fabrice Hyber, Tania Mouraud, Pascal Pinaud etc.
Another exhibition project AU PRESENT (curators Dominique Abensur, Ulrike Kremer) will present a dialogue of 5 French and 5 Russian authors.
Participants:
Russia: Yury Albert, Victor Alimpiev, Petr Beliy, David Ter-Oganyan, Olga Tchernysheva.
France: Jean-Luc Moulène, Pascal Pinaud, Nicolas Floc’h, Kristina Solomoukha, Benoït-Marie Moriceau.
September 1 — 6 / Literature
Moscow International Book Fair
All-Russia Exhibition Centre
Details:
The French writers are invited to participate in the 23rd Moscow International Book Fair — the oldest and most important event in еру Russian literary life.
Founded in 1977, since 1991 the Moscow Book Fair is held annually in the beginning of September under the slogan “Books Serve Peace and Progress”. Focused basically on fiction, the fair has become an important forum for general public a long time ago.
September 2 — October 3 / Modern Art
“Retrospective” Fabrice HybertExhibition
Multimedia Complex of Actual Arts
Details:
Works of the modern French artist with international reputation Fabrice Hybert are on the fringe of painting, sculpture, installation and video. There is a touch of freedom to devise ways of life and survival in his works, the artist constantly keeps in touch with the newest philosophical and research activities, sometimes representing “another future” as time travel — travel to immortality. Fabrice Hybert would like to present this freedom in Russia.
This French artist is already known to the Russian connoisseurs of art: in 1992 his book “1—1=2” was published in Russian. It represented the collection of drawings on the subject of “radar” (receiver-transmitter) and became one of the first “Prototypes d’objet en fonctionnement” (POF). The “drawing-object” alliance is already known, but now Fabrice Hybert wishes to present a large collection of drawings in Moscow combined with one hundred POF and video films.
September 4 / Modern Music
Laurent Garnier’s Concert and “Dance Floor”
Vassilievsky spusk on the Red Square
Details:
French deejay Laurent Garnier will hold an “electric night” event on the Day of the City on the Red Square — a large open concert during which the Russian and French musicians will perform modern “techno” together.
Laurent Garnier is a “legendary person” and the “godfather of the French electronic music, who unveiled the new sound of France to the world”.
As of today his musical collection includes a really unique number of records — more than 45 thousand items.
Laurent Garnier is the holder of many awards. Thus, British Dance Music Awards has named the Frenchman “the Best Deejay” and “the Best Musician/Producer”, and Paris club Rex, thanks to the author’s parties Garnier Wake Up, has been recognized as “the Best Club”. The British press named the Frenchman “the Best Deejay of the Year on the International Stage”, and Laurent has produced a huge Laboratoire Mix compilation of his best songs under the English label React.
Today Laurent Garnier is at the same time the veteran and the pioneer of the world electronic scene. He wrote a book called “Electrochoc” (2003) about techno music history, which was translated into Russian several years ago and was published in Russia.
September 6 — October 17 / Modern Art
“Res Publica: to the west from all directions” Exhibition
Moscow Museum of Modern Art (hall on 25 Petrovka Str.)
Details: The exhibition presents the works of the French and other foreign artists from the collection of the National Fund of Modern Art (CNAP, Paris). The works selected for the exhibition interpret the present and urge to think of the issues of self-management and society management, of “living in community” problems considering wide social and political outlook, concerning territory concepts, protest, dialogue and Utopia.
What links people to each other? How to measure our distinctions and to understand the world around? What are the views of creative people on the society, rules of living in community, participation of some people in “community affairs” and of other people — in disapproval of these affairs? How can the poetry of works of art change our view of the routine? The artists try to find the answers to these and other vital questions.
September 14 — 19 / Dance
“Apocalypse” Ballet Staged by Angelin Preljočaj
Bolshoi Theatre
Details:
A unique world premiere. Angelin Preljočaj, the choreographer and the art director of “Preljočaj Ballet” — National Choreographic Centre in Aix-en-Provence, the Knight of the Legion of Honour, has united the ballet company of the Bolshoi Theatre and its dance troupe in the project. After the opening night in the Bolshoi, the production will be watched in Lyons and Paris till the end of the year, then the performance “will be divided” in two parts — French and Russian.
Angelin Preljočaj is the brightest star in a galaxy of choreographers who appeared in France in the 80-s of the XX century. More than once he turned to the productions of ballet masters of the XX century (M. Fokin, L. Myasin, V. Nizhinsky, etc.), making their new interpretation. Advocating contemporary dance, the choreographer has become famous in the spheres of classical ballet theatres due to Le Park ballet production in the Paris Opera. In Russia he became widely known in 1994 when he presented his Hommage a Diaghilev programme, consisting of his own retorts to the well-known Diaghilev non-repertory ballets. Preljočaj skillfully intertwines the history of world culture in his flamboyant creations, unites the classical technique with expressionistic plastique of modern dance.
Participants:
12 Russian and 12 French leading ballet dancers,
Laurent Garnier, composer and techno musician,
Subodh Gupta, Indian sculptor and master of installations, one of the modern art leaders is invited as the scene designer.
September 18 — 23 / Research and Development
10th Moscow International Salon of Innovations and Investments
All-Russia Exhibition Centre , pavilion No. 75
Details:
France will become a guest of honour of this largest Russian scientific and technical forum of inventors, developers and manufacturers of hi-tech products.
The forum is called to promote the mutual expansion of leading-edge technology to the Russian and world markets, development of business contacts, attraction of attention of potential investors and customers to competitive developments, promotion of entrepreneurial and innovative activities, and also identification of opportunities of effective utilization of intellectual resources of Russia.
September 20 — December 10 / Cultural Heritage
“Travelling Artists, 1550—1850: drawings from the Louvre Museum” Exhibition
The State Tretyakov Gallery
Details:
One can see about a hundred of travelling sketches, drawings, gouache and water-colour paintings of the French artists-travellers of the XVI—XIX centuries from the Louvre collections at the exhibition.
From way back drawings represented a featured method to imprint significant events of life. Bewitched by the remains of the ancient world and glory of masters of the Renaissance, the European artists of the XVI—XVII centuries were travelling to Italy and bringing plots for their canvases from there. In the XVIII century the interests of the Europeans moved to Greece, to the Near East and to Russia. In 1832 Eugène Delacroix (Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix, 1798—1863), being a part of a diplomatic mission, made a trip to Morocco, made hundreds of sketches there, and in future, the impressions he got during this travel, were an inexhaustible source of inspiration that laid the foundation to a new epoch in painting.
September 20 — December 10 / Cultural Heritage
“Napoleon and Louvre” Exhibition
The State Historical Museum
Details:
Around a hundred exhibits will tell about Napoléon Bonaparte (1769—1821) and its attitude to art. The exhibition will reproduce Napoleon’s political, artistic and military career during the epoch of the Consulate and the First Empire (1799—1814) — during this period Napoléon conducts vigorous cultural policy, emphasizing his alliance with the Carolingian dynasty. Art becomes the instrument of aggrandizement of his activity and legitimization of power for him. Due to his endeavors the former royal palace turns to a matchless temple which incorporates treasures of the Empire and becomes an artistic presentation of his rule.
The exhibition will present paintings, Gobelin tapestries, graphic arts, drawings, sculptures, uniform, clothes, documents, palace utensils, and also personal possessions of Napoléon and members of his family. Works of the well-known French masters of the Napoleonic era, known in Russia only owing to publications, are of particular interest.
The concept and structure of exhibition and exhibition items have been proposed by employees of the Louvre taking into account desires of the Russian party. Wishing to do justice to its true founder, the Louvre Museum will present the fullest collection of works generated by the Napoleon era in Moscow.
Participants: Louvre Museum, National Museum of Versailles, Malmaison Museum, Fontainebleau Museum, Paris Museum of Decorative Arts, Sèvres Manufacture etc.
September 21, 2010 — January 9, 2011 / Cultural Heritage
“René Lalique and his Art” Exhibition
Museum-Preserve “The Moscow Kremlin” (Assumption Belfry)
Details:
Outstanding French artist and jeweller René Jules Lalique (1860—1945) with the sophisticated artistry has embodied in his works the image of one of the most romantic epochs in the all-European culture and art — style of art nouveau. The Moscow exhibition is called to reveal to Russia the force of Lalique’s art, to demonstrate his original artistic innovations, and also a variety and complexity of the technological procedures developed by the master. Numerous exhibits provided by the museums and private collectors from France, Portugal, USA, Japan and Denmark will be displayed in the Assumption Belfry of the Moscow Kremlin, which include masterpieces of jewellery, glass work and graphic art, created by Lalique in the end of the XIX — beginning of the XX centuries: about 70 pieces of jewellery and 25 glass works, and also 40 outline drawings.
The exhibition is supervised by Larissa Peshehonova (Russia) and Yvonne Brunhammer (France). By the beginning of the exhibition the illustrated catalogue will be published, which will become the first and the only edition in Russian yet, devoted to the great French master’s art.
Participants:
Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris, France), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, Usa), the Lalique Museum (Hakone, Japan), Calouste Gulbenkian Museum (Lisbon, Portugal), Museum of Art and Design (Copenhagen, Denmark).
September 24 — 30 / Classical Music
National Orchestra de Lille Tour
Moscow (to be specified)
Details:
The repertoire of the National Orchestra de Lille under the direction of the well-known conductor, the founder of this orchestra Jean-Claude Casadesus comprises the works of the French classics G. Bizet and H. Berlioz.
Jean-Claude Casadesus discovered Russia for himself for the first time in 1972, having arrived under Evgeny Mravinsky’s invitation to Leningrad. Then in 1988 he came to perform in the northern capital again, but already with his own orchestra. In 2002, the French conductor, invited by Yu. Temirkanov, came to perform to Saint Petersburg and Moscow where he participated in the concerts in memoriam of E. Svetlanov, then came to Russia on several occasions, and now he will tour around Russia within the framework of the Year Russia-France.
October 6 — 9 / Economy, Modern Art
“French House (Maison France): Art to Live in a French way”
Manege Central Exhibition Hall
Details:
Maison France exhibition organized by UBIFRANCE will be devoted to the French style and way of life. The event is called to acquaint the Russian audience with the samples of the French decor and design. The exhibition will show achievements of France in the field of decorating premises interiors and innovative design, furniture and decoration arts and art of table layout.
First three days the “Art to Live in a French way” exhibition will work for the Russian professionals in the field of decor (interior architects, owners of “show rooms”, decorators, independent experts, importers and distributors). During the last day, on October 9, the exhibition will open its doors for the general public.
October 6 — 31 / Modern Art
“Russian hills” Catherine Melen
Moscow Museum of Modern Art
Details:
Exhibition-installation of Catherine Melen was thought over during two years. It consists of sculptures, videofilms and drawings devoted to interrelation of a human body and city space, and is accompanied by dance. The author calls herself the creator working with plastics — “the plastics artist”.
In Russia Catherine Melen has become interested in original cultural space of the Russian back yards and court yards which sometimes does not correlate with the smart facades of buildings, opens up a new perception of the world and forms a basis for various experiments — including the experiments with the participation of dancers.
The French lady is going “to recreate optical and sound landscapes in the body movement”, that will allow “feeling corporal in real space development”.
October 8 — 10 / Classical Music
Concerts of LES ARTS FLORISSANTS Ensemble/Flourishing Arts
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
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Baroque musical ensemble Les Arts Florissants/ Flourishing Arts makes a true pride of France. This cult ensemble “resides” in the City Theatre (Théâtre de Caen ) in Caen, the capital of Lower Normandy Region. The ensemble was founded by conductor and clavecinist William Lincoln Christie in 1979, and since then performances of the musicians constantly gather full houses in France and outside the country. The ensemble derives its name from the opera by French composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643—1704), which was the first production of the ensemble in 1982.
In Moscow the early French music ensemble Les Arts Florissants will present two pieces of baroque music: Actéon opera by M.A. Charpentier , that will be presented in concert performance (first performance in Russia), and Dido and Aeneas opera by Henry Purcell (1659—1695), “semi-staged” by Vincent Broussard.
October 8—11/Economy
"Golden Autumn“Agricultural exhibition
All-Russia Exhibition Centre
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French enterprises and companies will participate in the “Golden Autumn” Russian agricultural exhibition. This is a traditional meeting place of the Russian and foreign agrarians. The exhibition will present a variety of modern agricultural markets and prospects of development of the Russian agricultural complex as an active participant of world food exchange.
“Golden Autumn” is the largest international forum of newest agricultural technologies which unites representatives of the world agricultural business.
October 11 — 13/ Theatre
The Comédie-Française Tour
The Moscow Art Theatre named after A. P. Chekhov
Details:
The Comédie-Française, founded in 1680 by the decree of Louis XIV , will bring to Moscow its famous performance “The Marriage of Figaro” based on the play of Pierre Beaumarchais staged by Christophe Rauck, young well-known French director. This is the most “performed” play of classical repertoire; it was the Comédie-Française stage where “The Marriage of Figaro” was first professionally performed in 1784.
The new version of the play by Christophe Rauck proves that he is a mature master. The interpretation of the play as “anticipation of Great French Revolution” is not interesting for him: he is keen on the story of “the most cheerful of all intrigues” as Beaumarchais described it. Rauck reunited theatre and festival, mind and frivolous fun. Stage set consists only of boards and banners showing doors, beds, fragments of pictures, and in the last act — wooden hobbyhorses and stuffed deers. On this half-empty stage the text sounds with new force as if getting free from all memories connected with it, and, as a result, it appears to be surprisingly modern. “To shake off century dust from masterpieces, without breaking them into pieces” is the main task of modern classical theatre in the opinion of the French media.
October / Economy
“Day of the French Wines and Alcoholic Beverages”
Exhibition venue in Moscow to be specified
Details:
Products of 80 winemaking enterprises of different regions of France will be presented to the Russian and independent experts. Products of the French winemakers traditionally enjoys worldwide recognition but under growing competition this meeting will allow participants to strengthen their position in the Russian market, and will present to the Muscovites all advantages of the French alcoholic beverages in details.
UBIFRANCE is the sponsor from the French side.
October — December / Classical music
French musical autumn
Moscow Philharmonic Society
Details:
Great festival of classical music of different genres. Musicians from France and Russia will perform solo piano concerts, concerts of organ, vocal and instrumental music in the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, as well as at other venues of the Moscow Philharmonic Society.
Participants:
October 3 (opera masterpieces). The Russian National Orchestra under the direction of Mikhail Pletnev, Grand Choir under the direction of L.Kontorovich. Conductor: Frederic Chaslin (France). Jaques Offenbach’s opera “The Tales of Hoffmann” (Les Contes d’Hoffmann) in concert.
October 10 (opera masterpieces). The Big Symphony Orchestra under direction of V. Fedoseyev and Choeur de Radio France. Vocalists (France): J-P Furlan, D. Edan, N. Courgeal, A. Garsan. Hector Berlioz, “La damnation de Faust” Opera in concert.
October 24 (organists of the French Cathedrals). Concert of Francois-Henri Houbart (France), the titulaire organist of Madeleine Church (L’église de la Madeleine) in Paris. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. Francois-Henri Houbart, an interpreter of modern and romantic repertoire, is distinguished for his masterful improvisations.
November 6—7 (famous pianists of France). Joint concert of Pascal Devoyon (France) and Svetlanov State Symphony Orchestra under direction of M. Gorenstein. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall.
November 10 (organists of the French Cathedrals). Concert of the outstanding composer and teacher, Daniel François Roth, the titulaire organist at the Saint-Sulpice Church (L’église Saint-Sulpice). Tchaikovsky Concert Hall.
November 19—21(famous pianists of France). Joint concert of Pierre-Laurent Aimard (France) and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia under direction of Vladimir Spivakov (November 20). Master class of the pianist will be held on November 19, the solo concert date — November 21.
December 5 (organists of the French Cathedrals). Concert of Hervé Desarbres (France), organist of Eglise du Val-de-Grace, active promoter of modern organ music. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall.
November 1—28 / Economy
The Renault Company Exhibition
New Manege Exhibition Hall
Details:
Exhibits of the Renault Company collection will be presented.
The exhibition is organized with the assistance of the Moscow City Government and will be supported by the Department of Culture of Moscow.
November 15 — December 8 / Dance
FranceDanse Russie Russian-French Festival of Modern Dance Venue in Moscow to be specified
Details:
FranceDanse Russie is a bright joint dancing project based on modern French choreography which will offer a diverse scene of different genres of modern French and Russian dance (national choreographic centres, independent companies, emerging companies). Similar projects have already taken place in Europe: in Belgium and Austria (2007), Switzerland (2008), Spain, Lithuania and Canada in 2009. Now the time for Russia has come.
Cooperation with the “Tsekh” (“Workshop”) festival of the Russian dance theatres in Moscow will be an important step for FranceDanse Russie Project: its organizers have invited those French choreographers, whose works are not known to the Russian spectators. For the first time at the festival (the program of which usually includes performances of the Russian groups) French performances will be presented. Spectators will see performance of modern dance groups (including Pierre Rigalle’s “Press”) and joint Russian-French hip-hop performances.
November 27 / Classical music
“The Cherry Orchard” Opera staged by Philippe Fénelon
Bolshoi Theatre
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The world premiere of the opera. The Paris National Opera (L’Opéra national de Paris) and the Bolshoi Theatre will implement a joint staging using the music of Philippe Fénelon, contemporary French composer (born in 1952), based on A. P. Chekhov’s play “The Cherry Orchard”. Libretto of the opera in Russian by Alexei Parin, conductor — Tito Ceccherini.
The opera, created upon request of the Paris National Opera (L’Opéra national de Paris), will be presented at the Bolshoi Theatre in concert performance, and will be performed on stage of the Paris National Opera during the season of 2011—2012.
November / Scientific Research
V Annual Conference on Technological and Innovation Cooperation
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (organizer of the event)
Details:
The following events will take place within the framework of the Conference: presentation of the products of the Russian-French joint venture Almaz Antey Thomson Broadcast, OOO; joint seminar on digital television broadcasting by French Company TDF and unitary enterprise Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS); presentation of digital television programmes in Russian and other languages of the CIS counties from satellite platform Hot Bird (13°) of the French satellite network and broadcasting operator Eutelsat.
November /Modern Art
“Paris Autumn Salon in Moscow” Exhibition
The House of Mouravieff-Apostol in Staraya Basmannaya
Details:
Paris Autumn Salon (SALON D`AUTOMNE DE PARIS), well-known French art exhibition fair, existing since 1903, opens not only new names but new countries: this autumn the Salon exhibition will take place in Moscow. For more than 100 years the Paris Autumn Salon has been the centre of innovative art where artists from all over the world wish to participate. The pictures which had been selected for the Salon in the beginning of the XX century, today occupy places of honour in the best museums of the world, the Salon itself has successfully celebrated the centenary and continues its creative activity in the XXI century.
The Autumn Salon will present the French opinion on the most interesting phenomena in the modern art to Muscovites in the Russian capital. This being said, the organizers of the exhibition aim to display not only the works of avant-guard: respect to the artists developing traditions is combined with desire to acquaint public with new aesthetic research. The organizers are ready to make “a portrait of the century” for Muscovites so that to present different trends in the modern art and almost all art forms.
December 1—5 / Literature
“Non/fiction” Book Salon No. 12
Central House of Artists
Details:
France is the guest of honour of the 12th “Non/fiction” International fair of intellectual literature and publishing industry, one of the largest literature forums of Moscow. Fourteen French authors writing about humantitarian issues are expected to participate; they will discuss various aspects of “What makes a person a human being?” problem with the Russian colleagues.
The following sections are planned at the fair: sections of human, educational, art, business, children’s literature, “Libraries of Russia” and “small” publishing houses sections. Besides, books on art, design and architecture, antiquarian books and manuscripts will be presented.
December 6—8 / Economy
“The Russian Meetings” Forum
Details:
Annual meetings of the French business groups interested in cooperation with Russia are referred to as “The Russian Meetings” Forum. In December 2010 the Multi-branch Business Forum will be held in Moscow, where Russian and French companies, including small and medium enterprises, will participate.
The Forum will coincide with the meeting of the French and Russian Prime Ministers, will combine the programmes of personal meetings, round tables and subject seminars and will apply to French enterprises, wishing to establish links with the Russian companies. This meeting will gather representatives of about a hundred of French companies and will be a finishing chord of the economic part of “The Year Russia — France 2010”
December 6—10/ Public Healthcare and Social Programmes
“Public Healthcare 2010” Exhibition
Expocentre Fairgrounds
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France has been invited to participate in the 20th Anniversary International Exhibition of medical technologies and pharmaceuticals, a large-scale branch exhibition and congress project in the sphere of public healthcare and social development which covers all spheres of medical goods and services.
The exhibition traditionally offers brand new opportunities for promotion of innovative products for applied medicine, attracts the leading world manufacturers of medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, professionals working in public healthcare system, representatives of business groups, medical community from different countries of the world and Russian regions.
December 8 / Dance
Gala Concert of Ballet Dancers
Bolshoi Theatre
Details:
Official festive evening to close The Year of France in Russia: Gala concert of the Russian and French ballet stars. It is planned to hold the closing ceremony of “The Year Russia — France 2010” with the presence of the Heads of the Russian and French Governments.
December 14, 15, 17 / Classical Music
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Concerts
Moscow P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory
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One of the bright events of the musical program of The Year of France in Russia. The Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France was established in 1937, and resides in Paris. Today the orchestra specializes in performing contemporary music.
Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung . The solo pianist: Hélène Grimaud (France). On December 16 her solo concert will take place in Moscow.
