What to do in Rouen during the Normandie Impressioniste festival?
At the Normandy town's Musée des Beaux-Arts, the work of American painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) dialogues with works by the artists he influenced. Festival director Philippe Platel revealed…
Centre Pompidou finally turns its attention to comics
With 'Comics on Every Floor,' five simultaneous exhibitions featuring graphic novels, manga and comics celebrate a long-neglected art form in Paris.
Nicky Doll, presenter of France’s ‘Drag Race’: ‘When I’m in drag, there’s no stopping me’
Ambassador of an art form as glamorous as it is activist, drag queen Nicky Doll, whose real name is Karl Sanchez, is the mistress of ceremonies for 'Drag Race France,'…
The best TV shows to watch in May, from ‘Bridgerton’ to ‘The Big Cigar’
"Bridgerton" is back with more scandal and more sex! FRANCE 24's Olivia Salazar-Winspear and Dheepthika Laurent take a look at everyone's fan favourite focusing on Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton's…
Africa Lyric’s Opera: Aaron-Casey Gould on his operatic rise to fame
As one of the winners of the Africa Lyric's Opera prize, Aaron-Casey Gould has just wrapped up a string of concerts across France, performing a repertoire that embraced Verdi, Gershwin…
French actress Isild Le Besco sues director Benoît Jacquot, accusing him of rape
Le Besco filed a legal complaint accusing Jacquot of rapes between 1998 and 2007, joining fellow actor Judith Godrèche, who has also accused him of raping her when she was…
Sale of part of Renault’s art collection at Christie’s ignites controversy
Scheduled for June 6, the auction of 33 works belonging to the carmaker has drawn the ire of several artists' estates.
‘The Belle from Gaza’: The search for a Palestinian trans woman in the Tel Aviv night
Burning with light, Yolande Zauberman's documentary delivers dazzling thoughts at the intersection of body and political conflict.
Centre Pompidou will start purchasing original comic artworks, says president
In an interview with Le Monde, Laurent Le Bon, the president of the arts center in Paris, states that he would like to have the museum purchase original comics.
Film show: A real-life quest to find the ‘Belle from Gaza’ in Tel Aviv
Yolande Zauberman's documentaries venture into the lesser-seen corners of life in Israel; her latest film is inspired by the journey of a transsexual woman who apparently travelled from Gaza to…
