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Paris Today! Program HAP II: Paris Today! Program All panel discussions and guided tours will be offered in English Saturday, October 21st PARIS TODAY: ALLONS- Y! Afternoon: Welcome reception at Restaurant du Rond Point GUIDED FIAC VISIT For several days each year, Paris becomes the world capital of contemporary art with FIAC, the International Contemporary Art Fair. FIAC is an opportunity to discover the latest in contemporary art, through works by some of the most famous artists in the world. Exhibitions take place at the Grand Palais, Petit Palais, and hors les murs. Evening: Optional Captain’s Table Dinner Sunday,October 22nd Morning: Orientation at Reid Hall Meet the staff of HAP II, sign up for program events, and get answers to all of your questions. Afternoon: Walking tours (one of the following): Diane Johnson, author of the bestselling novels Le Divorce, Le Mariage, and L'Affaire and Into a Paris Quartier: Reine Margot's Chapel and Other Haunts of St.-Germain John Baxter, author of Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas; The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris; and Saint-Germain-des-Prés: Paris's Rebel Quarter, among many others. David Downie, author of Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light; A Passion for Paris; and A Taste of Paris: the Parisian Love Affair with Food Alison Harris, a photographer who is credited with Markets of Paris: Food, Antiques, Artisanal Crafts, Books & More by Ruthanne and Dixon Long and, with her husband David Downie, Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light and The Terroir Guide: Food Wine Burgundy Evening: Group dinner at a Rive Gauche restaurant Monday, October 23rd ART IN PARIS TODAY Morning: Tea, coffee, and panel discussion covering patronage of the arts in Paris today (private, municipal support and “free” street art) Moderator: Deborah Palmer, art historian and acclaimed professor with Hollins Abroad and Hamilton College. Emilie Augier Bernard, Project Manager at the Fondation Louis Vuitton Astrid Moitrieux, Administrative Manager at the Centre de recherché et de restauration des musées de France Sophie Makariou, Director of Musée Guimet Sophie Mallebranch, textile designer and artist Afternoon: Site visits (one of the following): Fondation Louis Vuitton Butte aux Cailles (street art, art hors les murs) Musée de l’Orangérie Evening: Cocktail reception hosted by Hollins alumna Optional Captain’s Table Dinner Tuesday, October 24th THE NEW MULTI-CULTURALISM Morning: Panel Discussion, The New Multiculturalism: how the issues of secularism (laïcité) and the wearing of the veil in schools are central to an understanding of France today. Moderated by Christelle Taraud, scholar and historian. Caroline Fourest, a journalist, essayist, and documentary director committed to equality, secularism, and human rights. She worked at Charlie Hebdo from 2004-2009 and is the author of In Praise of Blasphemy: Why Charlie Hebdo is not Islamophobic and Brother Tariq: The Doublespeak of Tariq Ramadan Francoise Gaspard, a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, senior lecturer at the Ecoles des Hautes Etudes en Sciences- Sociales,and member of the EHESS/CNRS Centre for Sociological Analysis and Intervention (CADIS). She holds executive functions in youth movements and has political experience as an elected representative (mayor, member of the European Parliament, member of the French National Assembly, regional and town Councillor) Group lunch at La Grande Mosquée de Paris Afternoon: Guided site visits (one of the following): Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) Musée d’Orsay Evening: wine tasting and dinner Wednesday, October 25th FRENCH CULTURE AND CUISINE Morning: Guided site visit to Marché d’ Aligre Cooking class with Chef Martial OR Culinary arts walking tour with Paris by Mouth OR Gourmet lunch at Restaurant Guy Savoy at la Monnaie (supplemental fee required) Afternoon: VIP tour of the private collection of Émile Hermès, Hermès flagship store, Rue du Fauboug Saint-Honoré (thanks to Anne Moody Page ’62 and Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Creative Director of Hermès.) Evening: Optional Captain’s Table Dinner Thursday, October 26th WOMEN IN FRANCE Presentation and Discussion with Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes: How Paris Women Lived, Loved, and Died in the 1940’s What did it feel like to be a woman living in Paris from 1939 to 1949 ? These were years of fear, power, aggression, courage, deprivation, and secrets until – finally – renewal and retribution. Even in the darkest moments of Occupation, glamour was ever present. French women wore lipstick. Why ? Anne Sebba read History at Kings’s College then joined Reuters as a foreign correspondent based in London and Rome. She is the acclaimed author of Jennie Churchill : Winston’s American Mother, the international bestseller That Woman : The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, and seven other works of non-fiction. Panel Discussion: Women in France Today – Political Action and the Fight for Equality. Moderated by Christelle Taraud. Natacha Henry, historian Clémentine Autain, French activist and politician. Lunch on your own Afternoon: Site visits to include: Musée Nissim de Camondo Evening Performances (one of the following): Verdi’s Falstaff at Opéra Bastille Balanchine’s Ballet at Opéra Garnier Friday, October 27th ARCHITECTURE: Old and New Morning: Panel discussion with: Laurent Lecomte, architectural historian specializing in modern architecture Fabien Gantois, architect and urbanist Marc Boinet, architect from the think tank Bella Stock Architecture Afternoon: Site visits In the afternoon we will visit some contemporary architecture that has been intergrated into older sites like Jakob and MacFarlane's Cité de la Mode et du Design which brings contemporary architecture to a former industrial site. The result, a “city within a city,”, boasts a range of chic residents, including a fashion school, eateries, and a huge elevated terrace bar overlooking the Seine. Columns by Buren at Palais Royal Fondation Cartier Cité de la Mode et du Design Evening: Cocktail reception hosted by Hollins alumna Optional Captain’s Table Dinner Saturday, October 28th YOUR OWN DAY IN PARIS Flâner dans la plus belle ville du monde Visit your old neighborhood. Shop for the perfect scarf Take the RER to Versailles. Picnic in the Jardin du Luxembourg Visit a spa. EVENING OF CELEBRATION: Early evening gathering at the Atelier Brancusi, followed by a guided tour of Le Centre Pompidou and a celebratory Farewell Dinner at the acclaimed restaurant Georges, located on the museum’s rooftop terrace . As we enjoy the spectacular panoramic views over the rooftops of Paris our program will draw to a close with a champagne toast to our days spent together experiencing HAPII: Paris Today! 2017. Le Centre Pompidou Georges *program subject to change based on availability Audrey Stavrevitch, Director, Hollins Abroad Paris Audrey Stavrévitch holds bachelor degrees in history and French literature, and M.A. and M. Phil/DEA degrees in comparative literature from Nanterre University. She also holds an M.A. in French as a Second Language from Sorbonne-Nouvelle University. Ms Stavrévitch has taught at City University of New York, the New School for Social Research, and the New York French Institute. In Paris, she has taught French language and literature to U.S. undergraduate and graduate students for Hollins University, Columbia University, Middlebury College and the University of Florida. Ms. Stavrévitch also developed and coordinated the University of Florida's business program in Paris. Marie-Laure Cadet de Fontenay, Our concierge Marie-Laure Cadet de Fontenay has been the program guide for the past 15 years for Hollins Abroad Paris. She guides our students to Normandy, Burgundy, the Loire Valley, Paris (during orientation). Guided visits for the past 2 reunions (2005 and 2015) in Paris. She holds the official guide diploma from the Ministère de la Culture and works as a contractor for prestigious agencies in Paris. She has received fabulous evaluations from students due to her engaging personality and incredible experience and knowledge. Marie-Laure will be at the group disposal and be with us during lectures and conferences so that she could easily answer questions during breaks and handle problems during visits. She will be on call 24/7 during the whole program (from the 21st to the 28th included) for logistical questions and issues, or anything else (need of advice to go to a restaurant, etc.). Captain’s Table A reservation will be made at specific restaurants for tables of 6-8 people that you can choose to join in the evening for dinner at your expense. À la prochaine! .
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