The FIAF Crossing the Line Festival 2022 brings a diverse group of Francophone performing artists to New York City. Ooh la la.
One of the legacies of French colonialism today is a diverse group of French speakers all around the world. The FIAF Crossing the Line Festival brings really interesting French-speaking artists to New York City. It is reprogramming the colonial narrative in an inclusive manner. This is modern France. C’est bien!
The French mind is a little different from the American one (to say the least). There is a simple, but profound sensitivity to humor, irony, and visual design that is uniquely French.
15th FIAF Crossing the Line Festival 2022
The 15th FIAF Crossing the Line Festival 2022 of Francophone performing artists is at FIAF and venues across New York City, September 9 – October 28, 2022.
French Art
The exhibition of New York Senegalese artist Omar Ba’s important work “Clin d’œil à Cheikh Anta Diop-Un continent à la recherche de son histoire (2017)” opens with a reception at the FIAF Gallery in the Upper East Side on Friday, September 9, 2022 from 6-8pm. Free with registration. Ends October 28, 2022. 🇫🇷🇸🇳
Instagram @omarbastudio
French Theater
Marion Siéfert’s “_jeanne_dark_” explores the darker side of social media by breaking the theater’s fourth wall through intimate live Instagram video starring Helena de Laurens at FIAF Florence Gould Hall in the Upper East Side on Wednesday-Thursday, September 14-15, 2022 at 7:30pm. $48. 🇫🇷
Instagram @_jeanne_dark_
Moroccan DANCE
Fouad Boussouf: Näss blends hip-hop, contemporary dance with traditional Moroccan dance in their debut at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan, Tuesday-Sunday, October 18-23, 2022. From $10. 🇫🇷🇲🇦