Centre de Culture Européenne

Editorial

"Movements of populations yesterday and today; rejection and opening" (March 2008) and "European citizenship and intercultural dialogue" (April 2008) ; these are the latest two meetings of young Europeans which brought together two hundred people and gave rise to intellectual, artistic and humane exchanges, the effects of which have not yet subsided.
We end this academic year with young Germans, Spanish and French handling a subject which is also in the headlines : "Man and nature; water, a major stake" from 14 to 28 June.
But the CCE is also dedicated to the territory of which it is a part. The concerts and the creations in residence which take place during the festival season; directly affect all of the surrounding population, benefitting artists, inhabitants and tourists alike.
You will find below details of our next projects and achievements, and we wish you a lovely summer.

Alain Ohnenwald,
director of Centre of European Culture

Events proposed by the Centre of European Culture

- CONCERT – MICHEL DALBERTO (PIANIST) AND EUROPEAN CAMERATA

For this end of spring it is a good as any opportunity to have such a renowned pianist as Michel Dalberto end the set European Camerata, already known to the regional pubilc via the residencies at the Centre of European Culture over the last few years and recent concerts.
This high quality concert should be considered as a new era to music in Saint-Jean d'Angély as the program – Mozart and Mandelssohn – will attract many amateurs of the classic repertoire.
For the greatest satisfaction of all Michel Dalberto and European Camerata have associated to interpret two W. A Mozart piano concertos and the second part of the program is compsed of a F. Mandelssohn symphonie and a W.A.Mozart symphonie.

Wednesday 4th June 2008 at 8,30pm
Saint-Jean d'Angély, Saint-Jean Baptiste Church

Program:
W. Mozart: Piano concerto KV 3271 in lower C major
W.A.Mozart symphonie n° 29 KV 201 in f major
Karol Beffa: Et la Cime
F.Mendelssohn: symphonie for strings n° 10
W.A.Mozart Piano concerto KV 449 in lower C major

Adults: 20€
Groups: 12€
under 15 years old: free

Reservations with the Centre of European Culture 05 46 32 60 60
and the Saint-Jean d'Angély tourist office 05 46 32 04 72

For more information concerning the artists:
- europeancamerata.free.fr
- www.micheldalberto.com

- Youth encounters

Following the encounter in March 2008 in which the Chrestien de Troyes college participated they are organising on the 6th June an event which will present the pedagogical products of the encounter.

- a short film made by the youths - "2nd Chance" which has already been shown at CinéCity
- a film made by Jean Chevrel on the whole of the CCE project
- a slideshow made by the teachers
- a play made in Saint Jean d'Angély, directed by the pupils
- songs from the Middle Ages
- frescos and sculptures made by the pupils
- various works carried out by the pupils (reports, assessments)

Youth Organisations, Head Teachers, Teachers, the 2008 – 2009 calendar of encounters is online! Do not hesitate to look at the dates and don't lose any time TO ENROLL and build with us your project or within the CCE network

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- Calendar

Saint Jean d'Angély

25th oct.>8th nov. 2008
Europe and Orient; from Marco Polo to Made in China

7th>21st feb. 2009
The planet in heritage; economic and ecologic development: the European Union's responsability

28th feb.>14th march 2009
European mythes and legends

14th>26th april 2009
Islam and Occident

9th>23rd may 2009
A European Citizenship, what for?

13th>28th june 2009
To be 20 years old in 2012

Network

18th oct.>1st nov. 2008 - Sibiu, Romania
Sibiu, multi-culturality

22 nov.>6 dec. 2008 - Baden-Baden, Germany
19th Century Europe

21st march>4th april 2009 - Marrakech, Morocco
Arab-andalou heritage to European culture

30th may>9th june 2009 - Partanna, Italy
Mediterranean country cultures

- NUITS ROMANES 2008

For the third consecutive year the Centre of European Culture St Jean d’Angely in close partnership with the Pays de Vals de Saintonge, the Maires of Aulnay de Saintonge, Varaize, Fenioux, the service of the village of art and history from Saintes and all the local associations wishing to offer the benefits of their experience.
All these demonstrations are free of charge and are both educational and cultural. In proposing formulas of new readings, in provoking an exchange between heritage and contemporary creations, the festival “Nuits Romanes” funded by the region of Poitiou Charentes allows a different voice on this subject.
Through the residence of Aulnay de saintonge, an emblematic site for Romanesque art in the Poitou Charentes we wish equally to value and propose the discovery of an abandoned rural Rome and to give it indirectly, by use of recognised contemporary artists, a regional influence.

The project, the artists

The artistic project of the residency, of this creation, « for » and « at » Saint-Pierre d'Aulnay consists of intimatley crossing the Romanesque heritage building with contempory dance and the local propulation around a common project.
The creation presented in Aulnay will then be adapted to the Romanesque churches in Fenioux and Varaize.

The process of mediating with the public

As far as creations in residency within the Nuits Romanes Festival of the Poitou Charentes region are concerned, we have chosen the Compagnie Pascali because of the work it has already carried out and for the events it has held at heritage sites.
Since 2003, at the same time and in addition to showing in theatres, the Compagnie Pascali go to places which have their own history, ie heritage sites. Contemporary art museums, urban or rural public spaces, spaces of "artistic fabrication", former factries or monuments - all become, for the duration of the residency, scenes of in situ and unusual choreographic creations.

In this process, several artistic qualities are displayed :
- that of experiencing the crossing and synergy of several artistic and contextual universes (choreographic, plastic, image, architectural, musical, historical, real life)
- that of permanently questioning the place of the artistic act in its links to society and the circumstances in which it is seen.

A connection to a re-educated public

Although contemporary dance is considered by many as still being a "terrible" art, these encounters turn out to be very fulfilling experiences. Each time, the team is anxious to "meet" its public in a privileged way and has been able to develop a sense of communication which enables them to adapt to every type of public.

- http://www.compagnie-pascoli.com/

- ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE 2008

In 2008, two plastic artists, Alexis Pandellé and Annette Wendt are in residence at the Royal Abbey. The dates that they will be on site are as follows

Alexis Pandellé:
- 25th - 29th February
- 20th - 29th March
- 3rd - 9th April
- 29th may - 3rd june

He will then put his works on exhibition from the 15th to the 17th July around the town of Saint-Jean d'Angély.

Annette Wendt was in creation from the 15th February to the 5th March.

Her works will be exposed in May and June at the « Tour de l'horloge » in Saint-Jean d'Angély. Two public performances will be given to the public alongside her plastic artwork on the 9th and 16th May.

- to find out more about Alexis Pandellé

- to find out more about Annette Wendt

News

- Now showing – Les Hauts Murs

The Cristian Faure film, based on the works of Auguste le Breton, partly filmed in the Royal Abbey is at the moment showing in Saint-Jean d'Angély.

For Yves Treguier, a fourteen year old orphan, the 1930's France is that of correction houses. Only just arrived in one of theses « surveyed education houses » a drab building surrounded by high walls, Yves, king of escapes and an eternal dreamer has only one idea on his mind, escape, go to a port and jump aboard a boat for New York.

Alain Ohnenwald, director of the Centre of European Culture, spoke at the avant premiere on the 26th April.

- RELOCATE ICI

One of the main concerns of Relocate Ici is Integration. To integrate it is important to understand the country you live in and how the different structures work.
On this note Relocate Ici is organising 2 information mornings.
- 13th May - Healthcare, seminar given by Soficas
- 16th May - Tax and banking, seminar given by fimeco and la Banque Populaire

As mentioned in previous newsletters we are working with the local hospital creating a bilingual questionnaire. The staff at the Accident and Emergency Department have been testing the questionnaire. After this trial period there are a few modifications to be made.

In conjuction with this questionnaire the A+E Department are offering to Relocate Ici members a first aid course. Again this will help our members with their language and integration.

- Myspace and Facebook

To those of you who have participated in an international encounter in one of the Centres of European Culture, get in touch!

Prepare with us the 20th birthday of the Centre of European Culture in 2009!!! The Saint-Jean d'Angély's Centre of European Culture has opened two meeting spaces.

One on myspace
The other on facebook

You have to be registered with these sites in order to make contact with us and with each other! These services are completly free.

We hope to hear from you all very soon.

European news

Find all the latest European cultural news on our partner site
European Institute of Cultural Itineraries

Sites of the day

- http://www.ena.lu/

- http://www.histoire-immigration.fr

- http://www.interculturaldialogue2008.eu

- http://www.ifri.org

- http://www.fede.org/fr/

- http://www.nonfiction.fr/home.htm

- http://www.cafepedagogique.net/lexpresso/Pages/2008/02/21022008Accueil.aspx

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This quarterly newsletter has been sent to you by the Centre of European Culture
Director of publication : Alain Ohnenwald - Edited by David Chauveau
Translation : Jennifer Frost - Sandra Doolan