Shake, Rattle, and Troll: TNN’s Peer Gynt Stuns the Barbican
After wowing Nice, Irina Brook’s rock & roll version of Ibsen’s Peer Gynt is making cool Londoners swoon before it’s back at the TNN next week. (more…)...
Nice Has Got Talent – and it’s Called Laurent Barat
When someone as illustrious as Gad Elmaleh invites you to perform with him, you have got to be good – very good, actually. (more…)...
TNN Season Premiere: New Director Irina Brook Shakes Peer
To kick off a new season as well as a new era at the Théâtre National de Nice, Ibsen’s Peer Gynt is getting an Extreme Makeover.
Paris! Le Spectacle – Made in Nice and Painting the World Blue, White and Red
A romantic story, rooted in a profound love for France's amazing musical heritage of the 20th century, is fast becoming a world sensation.
French chansons are synonymous with Paris, and Edith Piaf, Yves Mont...
Collectif 8: Goodbye TNN, Hello World!
What at first glance may seem like the end of an era for Nice’s premier theater company, is only the beginning of tremendous opportunities.
A Turtle and An Ant’s Unlikely Alliance to Fight Bullying
A newly published children’s book on bullying sensitizes even the youngest ones to the very real dangers of that behavior. (more…)...
L’Atente: A Thoroughly Timeless, 21st Century Father and Daughter Love Story
Among a proliferation of short films, every so often an outstanding gem comes along, making you wish for a long - a VERY long - version of it.
François Cracosky: Taking The Long Way Home
Everything in this popular Niçois actor’s early life pointed to an artistic career, and yet it took him a detour of five decades to get there.
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Théâtre Athéna: You Can Leave Your Hat On
Sometimes labeled as the Wild Child among Nice’s theaters, the Athéna is best known for the longevity of its plays and a parsimonious use of costumes. (more…)...
France’s Big SDF Problem – On Four Paws
Every summer, the number of homeless pets explodes as millions of them are left abandoned at the beginning of Les Grandes Vacances.
Chocolate Lover’s Paradise Has A Niçois Address
What do you get when you take the world’s most nutrient-dense food and turn it into artwork? A visit to Nice’s Xocoalt will tell you. (more…)...
Bruno Col: Intrepid Traveler, Incorrigible Voyeur, Incredibly Nice Guy
Some lives are so rich and intense that no adventure writer would dare to make them up. Documentary filmmaker Bruno Col has one of those.
Au Nom d’Athènes – An Unmissable Rendezvous with Antiquity on ARTE
This Saturday, a monumental historic documentary retells the events that ultimately led to the epic Battles of Marathon and Salamine. (more…)...
A Special Kind of Magic in Tourrette-Levens
What happens when a historic hilltop village has a mayor who shares his passion for the circus and the performing arts with the public? We found out.
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Louis-Paul Fallot: The Postman Always Shoots Twice
In these times of overabundant photoshopped imagery, classic B&W photography is a rare treat revealing surprising insights into beauty and talent.
Once upon a time, there was a humble postman from Britta...