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Benefit Show at Grimaldi Forum: Ukrainian Circus Artists tell the Story of “My Land”

May 1, 2022

To raise funds for their compatriots in need, seven artists from the war-beleaguered country present the culture and beauty of their homeland in a breathtaking circus and dance show

Pierre Koffi Alanda: One Foot in the Furrow, the Other on a Stage

NATJA IGNEY

March 9, 2022

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A farmer from Togo who chose the tiny Alpine hamlet of La Sagne as his home 15 years ago, cultivates his land just as passionately as he cultivates his love for music – and both to great success.

Alexandre Miuccio: Back to the Drawing Board and Loving it

NATJA IGNEY

January 24, 2022

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How do you reinvent yourself from being a senior manager in the luxury goods industry to becoming an artist? We talked to one who dared to take the plunge and has never looked back.

The Topiary Cat’s Adventures Captured between the Covers of a Beautiful Book

NATJA IGNEY

December 21, 2021

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English surrealist artist Richard Saunders and his legendary Russian Blue cat Tolly have been internet favourites for years. Now Tolly finally gets to publish his memoirs...

Cannes Helps Victims of Apocalyptic Floods in Germany and Benelux

NATJA IGNEY

July 18, 2021

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The Film Capital of the World, itself struck twice by catastrophic deluges in recent years, has pledged prompt financial and practical support for the storm-ravaged West European countries

French Astronaut Thomas Pesquet: From Space Cadet to Space Station Commander

NATJA IGNEY

April 11, 2021

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NASA’s Space-X Crew-2 mission is slated for lift-off on April 22, and the public gets a front row VIP seat. On board: the most popular astronaut since Neil Armstrong...

Communicating Through Change with Alicia Sedgwick

MIKE COLQUHOUN

January 11, 2021

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As many of you know, Alicia Sedgwick has had an amazing career as an educator of future entrepreneurs. She is now an entrepreneur herself.

Historic Three-Mast Barque Belem Chooses Cannes for her Winter Quarters

NATJA IGNEY

September 22, 2020

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One of the world’s most fascinating sail ships, the Belem, has cast anchor in Port Canto where she will stay over until spring 2021. A rare chance to visit this beauty.

Sculpted Love – A Novel by Marcus Bicknell

SABINE NOELLE-WYING

September 7, 2020

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Marcus Bicknell, author of 'Sculpted Love' is perhaps better known on the Riviera as an advocate of his great grand uncle Clarence Bicknell, the botanist, archaeologist and artist

Another Summer, Another Sad Record of Animal Abandonment in France

NATJA IGNEY

August 21, 2020

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Every year, countless pets are kicked out in the street. Are the French indifferent about their furry companions? And are you interested in one of our featured adoption candidates?

Irina Brook: What a Difference a Year Makes

NATJA IGNEY

May 21, 2020

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It has almost been one year that the former director of Nice’s Théâtre National tendered her resignation and left. Where is she now and what is she up to?

Boris Wilensky: The Renaissance Man with a Camera

NATJA IGNEY

April 15, 2020

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Three years after his breakout exhibition in Cannes, the Parisian artistic photographer is well on his way to international fame. But he does not let that define him.

Humanisma Project: The Yearlong March for Animal Rights is Underway

NATJA IGNEY

December 9, 2019

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Charlotte Arnal, a young activist from Aix-en-Provence, is (quite literally) on her way to changing the French Constitution to give animals protected legal status