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Last Tuesday, the Instituto Franc\u00e9s<\/strong> of Madrid presented in its theater and in premiere the activities that will compose Escenas francesas: Juntos, creativos, europeos, <\/em><\/strong>the cultural season of the French Embassy in Spain \/ Instituto Franc\u00e9s de Espa\u00f1a, by 2025.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The event was chaired by the Ambassador of France, Kareen Rispal,<\/strong> and the cultural advisor of the Embassy of France, \u00c9ric Tallon.<\/strong> It also had the presence of a patron of exception: the Mallorcan artist Miquel Barcel\u00f3,<\/strong> very linked to French culture.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The French ambassador, Kareen Rispal, welcomed the intensity of the cultural relations between the two countries and claimed the importance of the cultural season of the Instituto Franc\u00e9s in these times of great uncertainty. “The attacks on our democracies, he commented, our values and our modes of operation demand our mobilization. This is the spirit in which our programming has been conceived”.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The cultural adviser, \u00c9ric Tallon, explained the three axes that are at the basis of the Institute\u2019s programming: to continue deepening cooperation in the creative sphere,<\/strong> to reflect on the convulsions<\/strong> of today\u2019s world and to promote common values.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n He also mentioned the key events of the season, including the exhibition 100% L’EXPO,<\/em><\/strong> organized in collaboration with La Villette,<\/strong> an exhibition by Nicolas Floc’h<\/strong> as part of PhotoEspa\u00f1a, a tribute to Costa-Gavras<\/strong> in the presence of the director, o Francia is on Screen,<\/em><\/strong> the French film festival in Madrid with the best films of the year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The F\u00eate de la Musique<\/strong> will be celebrated with a tour of the Maraboutage<\/strong> collective from Marseille and concerts by Bigflo et Oli<\/strong> in Barcelona and Madrid; it will support Lacrima,<\/em><\/strong> a work by Caroline Guiela Nguyen,<\/strong> premiered in Avignon and presented by the Centre Dramatico National,<\/strong> and the exhibition by Tarek Atoui<\/em><\/strong> in collaboration with the TBA 21 Foundation, at the Museo Thyssen.<\/strong> With the Zyva studio,<\/strong> they will participate in the dynamic festival of concentric<\/strong> architecture<\/strong>, in Logro\u00f1o.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The work of monuments to French culture, such as the tours by the Orchestre de Radio France <\/strong>(especially at the Palau de la Musica in Valencia), the Ballet Malandain <\/strong>in Biarritz and the performances by Ouramdane<\/em> and Prejlocaj,<\/em> will continue to be disseminated. There will be a cycle on Carmen<\/em><\/strong> in Seville to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Bizet\u2019s<\/strong> opera; and concerts of Les Arts Florissants<\/strong> at the Auditorio Nacional and Les Indes Galantes<\/strong> at the Teatro Real.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As for literature, the Instituto Franc\u00e9s will host numerous writers such as Kamel Daoud, Sabine Duflot, Gael Faye, Sandrine Colette, Nicolas Mathieu, Laura Vazquez<\/strong> and the winner of the Goncourt Prize in Spain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The institution will contribute to the reflection by feeding debates throughout the year, culminating in the Festival of Ideas<\/strong> in September at the C\u00edrculo de Bellas Artes<\/strong> in Madrid.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Women in Focus<\/strong> cycle will be organized this year in collaboration with the Film for Women festival,<\/strong> to which France is a guest of honour. It will pay tribute to the ecofeminist Fran\u00e7oise d’Eaubonne<\/strong> and there will be events in favor of the respect of LGBTQUI+ people, such as an event during the Pride party with DJ Rebecca Warrior<\/strong> or the exhibition “flamenco queer”<\/strong> at the Instituto Franc\u00e9s de Barcelona.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To conclude the season\u2019s opening act, acclaimed French pianist Florent Boffard<\/strong> gave a concert featuring pieces by Chopin, Boulez and Debussy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Instituto Franc\u00e9s de Madrid presented for the first time the activities that will make up Escenas Francesas: Juntos, creativos, europeos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":204,"featured_media":111750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":null,"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"jnews_post_split":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[178,176],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-art","category-leisure"],"yoast_head":"\n