After a harrowing weekend of exposé prep and various other academic strain, it was time to work a different side of the brain.
The UC center here in Paris had sent out an email about tickets available through a local school for the ballet, le parc, at the opera. Now I had seen a few ballets before but this was supposed to be a more modern feel and the seats wouldn't be quite SO high. So a few other sciencespo girls and I slipped on the cute shoes and enjoyed an evening at the ballet. It was beautiful piece (and our seats were fantastic for the price), making for an absolutely lovely time, if a little envy inducing (as usual, I feel a little bit more un-graceful after seeing the dancers literally float across the stage). But an evening at Palais Garnier is always well spent.
Then a few days later it was on to the cinema! Séraphine, a french film about early 1900s art, recently won several César awards (the French equivalent of the Oscars) and hence was being re-released throughout France. We took advantage of some student discounts and spent the evening trying to keep up with the dialogue. Again, loved the somewhat tragic (it is a bit necessary for the french films to have that tristesse) but beautiful, and everyone didn't die!
Hoping to make more room for the arts and musées in the last few months here, especially after April (please note, fellow under 26ers, all museums in Paris are FREE to us after I believe April 4th)
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