The stars of le Rex Behind the scenes of the big screen Take a look behind the scenes at the Mecca of the big screen in Paris, Le Rex. Listed as a historical monument, this mythical site allows you to step behind the screen and access areas previously reserved to the professionals: the projection room, equipment, sound effects studio, film sets, the magic of special effects, a meeting with a cartoon star.... all aboard for a fabulous voyage interactive and fun.
Etoiles du Rex
1 bd Poissoniere 75002 Paris
From Wednesday to Sunday
From 10 am to 7 pm 01 45 08 93 58 € 9.5 www.legrandrex.com
opera
until the 05 / 31 / 2013
La Gioconda The typical example of a romantic opera La Gioconda was played for the first time at the Milan Scala in 1876, and was inspired by Victor Hugo’s Angelo, tyran de Padoue. La Gioconda is undoubtedly the achievement which enabled Ponchielli to reach summits and be compared to Verdi at a time when the latter was well ahead of all other composers.
he programme includes love, passion, betrayal, revenge, sacrifice and broken destinies for your entertainment in this unique panorama, at the borderline between great French opera and Verdi’s drama.
Opera Bastille
Place de la Bastille 75012 Paris
Metro : Bastille +33 892 89 90 90 From € 5 to 180 www.operadeparis.fr/en/
Soon in PARIS
sport
from the 07 / 06 / 2013 to the 07 / 07 / 2013
Meeting Areva Paris Saint-Denis International athletics Diamond League Championship The IAAF Diamond League is an annual series of athletics meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). At present, 12 meetings have joined the Diamond League in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the USA.
The legendary Saint Denis track is the setting for incomparable feats and high drama each year as the best sprinters, throwers and jumpers strive to achieve the impossible.
World records have been set, world titles won and battles among top athletes undertaken at Saint Denis, which has witnessed some of the most glorious moments of modern athletics and truly spectacular performances.
With no other major athletics events scheduled this year, you can be sure that the best athletes will all converge on the Stade de France. There are no fewer than 18 disciplines on the cards, with the sprint and middle-distance races expected to be the highlights of the event.
Stade de France
93216 Paris Saint Denis
Metro: Stade de France - St Denis +33 1 49 46 28 28 From € 20 to 65 www.meetingareva.com
museum
from the 05 / 28 / 2013 to the 09 / 01 / 2013
Lorna Simpson Retrospective The Jeu de Paume presents 30 years of Lorna Simpson’s work. Lorna Simpson became known in the 1980s and 90s for her photographs and films that shook up the conventions of gender, identity, culture and memory. Throughout her work, the artist tackles the complicated representation of the black body, using different media, while her texts add a significance that always remains open to the spectator’s imagination.
In her recent work, Lorna Simpson has integrated archive images, which she reinvents by positioning herself in them as subject.
Jeu de Paume
1 place de la Concorde 75008 Paris
Metro: Concorde + 33 1 47 03 12 50 € 6 www.jeudepaume.org
