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Showcasing Art History – Napoleon Bonaparte and the Visual Arts
Tue 5 Oct - Tue 7 Dec
The Courtauld Online
Exploring the significant and manifold impact of the Napoleonic regime on the visual arts, a panel of international experts mark the bicentenary of Napoleon's death with 10 weekly recorded lectures, followed by Zoom discussions.
Talks
Poussin and the Dance
Sat 9 Oct - Sun 2 Jan
National Gallery
Tambourines shake, wine spills, and half-naked figures whirl across the canvas in these paintings of revelry, dance and drama that are brought together in this first exhibition dedicated to Poussin and dance.
Visual Arts
What The France x Kili Presents
Tue 30 Nov
London Courtyard Theatre
A new French music night is coming to London. What The France and promoter Kilimanjaro deliver a line-up of young artists from across the channel, featuring Terrenoire's electronic chanson, Eugénie's edgy beats and November Ultra's cinematic bedroom pop.
Photo © Pierre-Emmanuel Testard
Contemporary Music
Sourdure & Bégayer
Sat 19 Feb
Cafe Oto
Two acts operating at the outer limits of French folk come together in London for the first time. Sourdure melds folk instrumentation and electronics to consistently brilliant effect, while the untamed Bégayer present their new show as a quintet, Évohé Bègue.
Contemporary Music
Barbara Pravi – Voilà
Tue 1 Mar
Cadogan Hall
Compared to the likes of Edith Piaf or Jacques Brel, Barbara Pravi has burst onto the scene as the new star of French chanson since she came second in this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her entry Voilà, an oasis of stillness, passion and tranquility in the Eurovision madness.
Contemporary Music