150 years of Palais Garnier, a stunning book by Vanessa Springora, a new work by Ariane Mnushkin… Our 5 cultural must-sees

Lacrima Heart theater

Paraphrasing Aragon. “What sobs are needed for a wedding dress?” Lacrima (Latin for “tears”) Caroline Giela Nguyen’s latest work tells the story of making a princess dress.On stage, the lacemakers of Alençon, a Parisian haute couture studio, and an embroidery workshop in Mumbai, and languages ​​intertwine: French, English, Tamil. All They are working on a secret topic that is dear to the author. Blending personal and professional life, he takes us on a thrilling choral story as socially engaged as the artisans know-how.A complete success, theater of the heart.

Lacrimauntil February 6: theatre-odeon.eu

Surname: or make a name for yourself

What to write after a shock wave? agreement, Vanessa Springora’s first book. The author answers what we call a sentence. It goes back to the origins of this name “Springora”, unique in the world. He hides a family secret, the source of intergenerational dysfunction… His grandfather was a hero. , as family legend says, or a Nazi, as the photographs discovered the day after her father’s death suggest.Vanessa Springora leads the investigation, where intimacy and history intertwine, love and geography merge. Exciting.

Surname:Vanessa Springora, grasset.fr

150 years of the Palais Garnier

Garnier Opera House is 150 years old. This masterpiece of the Second Empire style is visited by more than a million people every year. Opened on January 5, 1875, it was classified as a historical monument in 1923, designed by the architect Charles Garnier, who wanted Napoleon III. is a place… the 172 curtains raised each season give it a central role in the world of lyrical and choreographic art the opera celebrates Garnier’s 150th anniversary with an exclusive jubilee gala bringing together all its artists, directed by Victoria Sitia, musical direction by Thomas Hengelbrock, with guests Léa Desandre, Thomas Dunford, Juan Diego Flores, Lisette Oropesa and Ludovic Tessier; A special evening with the broadcast of a documentary on France 5 24 hours at Opéra Garnier by Priscilla Pizzato and the slightly delayed broadcast of the Gala.

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Ernesto Neto at Le Bon Marché

Every year for a decade, the Bon Marché Rive Gauche is transformed into a museum space in January and February.After Ai WeiWei, Joana Vasconcelos, Prune Nourry and Daniel Buren, here is the 10th guest, Ernesto Neto. The only limitation of the artist: the color white, which refers to the White Month. In his workshop in Rio de Janeiro, Ernesto Neto created works, a reinterpretation of the myth of Adam and Eve, which he transforms into Eve and Adam… The exhibition, which echoes the name “Serpent”, opens under and over glass roofs. on the second floor of the store. What if a bitten apple was the beginning of humanity?

“The Serpent” by Ernesto Neto, lebonmarché.com

Here are the dragons Ariane Mnushkin’s latest work

Theater with Ariane Mnushkin is a feast, and every time it becomes a new pleasure to go to Cartoucherie de Vincennes, at his Théâtre du Soleil, where a huge canteen precedes the stage (the menus match the show’s theme: borscht and roasted barley tea). This time it’s a Russian show, Here are the dragons The first part is dedicated to the Russian Revolution of 1917 in a three-part mural (1924-1945 and 1945-2022).The challenge (to stage the two totalitarianisms of the 20th century) in the light of his theatrical genius. 33 actors of many nationalities play, wearing masks, skillfully changing the decor. Demanding and popular theater, visible to everyone. Better. utility.

Here are the dragonsuntil April 27, theatre-du-soleil.fr