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HAP II: Paris Today!
Program
All panel discussions and guided tours will be offered in English
Saturday, October 21st PARIS TODAY: ALLONS- Y!
Afternoon: Welcome reception at Restaurant du Rond Point
GUIDED FIAC VISIT
For several days each year, Paris becomes the world capital of contemporary art with FIAC,
the International Contemporary Art Fair. FIAC is an opportunity to discover the latest in
contemporary art, through works by some of the most famous artists in the world. Exhibitions
take place at the Grand Palais, Petit Palais, and hors les murs.
Evening: Optional Captain’s Table Dinner
Sunday,October 22nd
Morning: Orientation at Reid Hall
Meet the staff of HAP II, sign up for program events, and get
answers to all of your questions.
Afternoon: Walking tours (one of the following):
Diane Johnson, author of the bestselling novels Le Divorce, Le
Mariage, and L'Affaire and Into a Paris Quartier: Reine Margot's
Chapel and Other Haunts of St.-Germain
John Baxter, author of Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas;
The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris; and
Saint-Germain-des-Prés: Paris's Rebel Quarter, among many
others.
David Downie, author of Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of
Light; A Passion for Paris; and A Taste of Paris: the Parisian
Love Affair with Food
Alison Harris, a photographer who is credited with Markets of
Paris: Food, Antiques, Artisanal Crafts, Books & More by
Ruthanne and Dixon Long and, with her husband David Downie,
Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light and The Terroir
Guide: Food Wine Burgundy
Evening: Group dinner at a Rive Gauche restaurant
Monday, October 23rd ART IN PARIS TODAY
Morning: Tea, coffee, and panel discussion covering patronage of the
arts in Paris today (private, municipal support and “free”
street art) Moderator: Deborah Palmer, art historian and
acclaimed professor with Hollins Abroad and Hamilton College.
Emilie Augier Bernard, Project Manager at the Fondation Louis Vuitton
Astrid Moitrieux, Administrative Manager at the Centre de recherché et de restauration
des musées de France
Sophie Makariou, Director of Musée Guimet
Sophie Mallebranch, textile designer and artist
Afternoon: Site visits (one of the following):
Fondation Louis Vuitton
Butte aux Cailles (street art, art hors les murs)
Musée de l’Orangérie
Evening: Cocktail reception hosted by Hollins alumna
Optional Captain’s Table Dinner
Tuesday, October 24th THE NEW MULTI-CULTURALISM
Morning: Panel Discussion, The New Multiculturalism:
how the issues of secularism (laïcité) and the wearing of the veil
in schools are central to an understanding of France today.
Moderated by Christelle Taraud, scholar and historian.
Caroline Fourest, a journalist, essayist, and documentary director
committed to equality, secularism, and human rights. She worked at
Charlie Hebdo from 2004-2009 and is the author of In Praise of
Blasphemy: Why Charlie Hebdo is not Islamophobic and Brother Tariq:
The Doublespeak of Tariq Ramadan
Francoise Gaspard, a member of the United Nations Committee on the
Elimination of Discrimination against Women, senior lecturer at the Ecoles
des Hautes Etudes en Sciences- Sociales,and member of the EHESS/CNRS
Centre for Sociological Analysis and Intervention (CADIS). She holds
executive functions in youth movements and has political experience as an
elected representative (mayor, member of the European Parliament,
member of the French National Assembly, regional and town Councillor)
Group lunch at La Grande Mosquée de Paris
Afternoon: Guided site visits (one of the following):
Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA)
Musée d’Orsay
Evening: wine tasting and dinner
Wednesday, October 25th FRENCH CULTURE AND CUISINE
Morning: Guided site visit to Marché d’ Aligre
Cooking class with Chef Martial
OR
Culinary arts walking tour with Paris by Mouth
OR
Gourmet lunch at Restaurant Guy Savoy at la Monnaie (supplemental fee required)
Afternoon:
VIP tour of the private collection of Émile Hermès, Hermès flagship store,
Rue du Fauboug Saint-Honoré (thanks to Anne Moody Page ’62 and
Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Creative Director of Hermès.)
Evening: Optional Captain’s Table Dinner
Thursday, October 26th
WOMEN IN FRANCE
Presentation and Discussion with Anne Sebba, author of Les
Parisiennes: How Paris Women Lived, Loved, and Died in the 1940’s
What did it feel like to be a woman living in Paris from 1939 to 1949 ?
These were years of fear, power, aggression, courage, deprivation, and
secrets until – finally – renewal and retribution. Even in the darkest
moments of Occupation, glamour was ever present. French women wore
lipstick. Why ?
Anne Sebba read History at Kings’s College then joined Reuters as a
foreign correspondent based in London and Rome. She is the acclaimed
author of Jennie Churchill : Winston’s American Mother, the
international bestseller That Woman : The Life of Wallis Simpson,
Duchess of Windsor, and seven other works of non-fiction.
Panel Discussion: Women in France Today – Political Action and the
Fight for Equality. Moderated by Christelle Taraud.
Natacha Henry, historian
Clémentine Autain, French activist and politician.
Lunch on your own
Afternoon: Site visits to include: Musée Nissim de Camondo
Evening Performances (one of the following):
Verdi’s Falstaff at Opéra Bastille Balanchine’s Ballet at Opéra Garnier
Friday, October 27th ARCHITECTURE: Old and New
Morning: Panel discussion with:
Laurent Lecomte, architectural historian specializing in modern
architecture
Fabien Gantois, architect and urbanist
Marc Boinet, architect from the think tank Bella Stock
Architecture
Afternoon: Site visits
In the afternoon we will visit some contemporary architecture that has been intergrated into
older sites like Jakob and MacFarlane's Cité de la Mode et du Design which brings
contemporary architecture to a former industrial site. The result, a “city within a city,”, boasts
a range of chic residents, including a fashion school, eateries, and a huge elevated terrace bar
overlooking the Seine.
Columns by Buren at Palais Royal
Fondation Cartier
Cité de la Mode et du Design
Evening: Cocktail reception hosted by Hollins alumna
Optional Captain’s Table Dinner
Saturday, October 28th YOUR OWN DAY IN PARIS
Flâner dans la plus belle ville du monde
Visit your old neighborhood.
Shop for the perfect scarf
Take the RER to Versailles.
Picnic in the Jardin du Luxembourg
Visit a spa.
EVENING OF CELEBRATION:
Early evening gathering at the Atelier Brancusi, followed by a
guided tour of Le Centre Pompidou and a celebratory
Farewell Dinner at the acclaimed restaurant Georges, located
on the museum’s rooftop terrace . As we enjoy the spectacular
panoramic views over the rooftops of Paris our program will
draw to a close with a champagne toast to our days spent
together experiencing HAPII: Paris Today! 2017.
Le Centre Pompidou Georges
*program subject to change based on availability
Audrey Stavrevitch, Director, Hollins Abroad Paris
Audrey Stavrévitch holds bachelor degrees in history and French literature, and M.A. and M.
Phil/DEA degrees in comparative literature from Nanterre University. She also holds an M.A. in
French as a Second Language from Sorbonne-Nouvelle University.
Ms Stavrévitch has taught at City University of New York, the New School for Social Research, and
the New York French Institute. In Paris, she has taught French language and literature to U.S.
undergraduate and graduate students for Hollins University, Columbia University, Middlebury College
and the University of Florida. Ms. Stavrévitch also developed and coordinated the University of
Florida's business program in Paris.
Marie-Laure Cadet de Fontenay, Our concierge
Marie-Laure Cadet de Fontenay has been the program guide for the past 15 years for Hollins Abroad
Paris. She guides our students to Normandy, Burgundy, the Loire Valley, Paris (during orientation).
Guided visits for the past 2 reunions (2005 and 2015) in Paris. She holds the official guide diploma
from the Ministère de la Culture and works as a contractor for prestigious agencies in Paris.
She has received fabulous evaluations from students due to her engaging personality and incredible
experience and knowledge. Marie-Laure will be at the group disposal and be with us during lectures
and conferences so that she could easily answer questions during breaks and handle problems during
visits. She will be on call 24/7 during the whole program (from the 21st to the 28th included) for
logistical questions and issues, or anything else (need of advice to go to a restaurant, etc.).
Captain’s Table
A reservation will be made at specific restaurants for tables of 6-8 people that you can choose to join
in the evening for dinner at your expense.
À la prochaine!