West Side Story
The 50th anniversary of one of the all time great musicals, receives a new production at the Theatre du Chatelet, in a limited run. If it’s anything like last year’s Candide, it will be fantastic.
West Side Story
Theatre du Chatelet
1, place du Châtelet
Tickets 15-90 euros
Till January 1,2008
Metro: Chatelet
Tickets
Snow Bunny
Before you schlep to St. Moritz to ski this winter, try the Paris ski resort Reves de Neige. It’s a man-made ski resort at the Stade France with activities such as a surf simulator, a 70-metre-long ski slope, frozen waterfall, a giant 1,250 sq. metre rink, and an ice garden.
Reves de Neige
Stade de France
Dec. 22 – Jan. 6
Open 10AM-2PM
3:30PM-7: 30PM
http://www.stadefrance.fr/reve_de_neige/accueil.htm
Merci for Merce
Merce Cunningham, the godfather of avant-garde dance, is doing a dance retrospective of his life. Three pieces representing his work from 1960 to 2006 will be danced with music by Mikel Rouse, who will “sample” some of John Cage’s piano pieces.
Merce Cunningham
Theatre de la Ville
2 place de Chatelet
Dec. 4-9
tickets 17.50 euros
http://theatredelaville.com/affiche/cadre_affiche.htm
Holiday Concert
A classical concert de Noel will be performed at the beautiful Madeleine church.
Oratorio de Noel de Saint-Saens
Concert de Noel
Friday, December 14th @ 9PM
Madeleine church
Place de Madeleine
Metro: Madeleine
Tickets 25-44 euros
Order tickets online
Rodin & Photography
The evolution of photography is explored in a large-scale show of over 200 photographs from the photographic collection of the Rodin Museum. Rodin was an avid collector and amassed 7,000 photos from 1879 to 1917.
Rodin et la photographie
Rodin Museum
Till March 2
Open everyday except Monday
9:30AM to 4:45PM, last entrance 4:15PM
Metro: Varenne
http://www.musee-rodin.fr/welcome.htm
EYE PREFER CONTEST EXTENDED TILL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7th
Eye Prefer Paris Contest:
Submit a photo of Provence or Paris and a short paragraph about the photo, where it is and why it’s a special place/thing. The best photo & story will win a free copy of Vicki Archer’s My French Life. The deadline is Thursday, December 6th and the winner will be posted on Friday, December 7th, along with their photograph & story. Good luck and I look forward to your entries.
Email me photos & story to r.nahematgmail.com
I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour
includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.
I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.
Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com
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