Bienvenue to the Discovery France Series

Each year, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ Discovery Series takes audiences on an artistic journey to a different part of the world. Spectators have had the opportunities to explore the arts and cultures of the following nations: Australia and New Zealand (2011-12), India (2012-13), Brazil (2013-14), Spain and Portugal (2014-15), United Kingdom and Ireland (2015-16).

This year France will be honored with a year-long celebration of French arts and culture, starting Oct. 22, 2016, with Piaf! The Show through March 26, 2017, with the OrigiNation festival.

Embracing a multitude of artistic disciplines, the Discovery Series extends throughout the center’s 2016–17 season and includes performances, events, exhibitions and a spring culmination festival.

Baking French – Rigueur and Recipes, with Eugenia Theodosopoulos
Sun., Jan. 22, 2017

Piaf! The Show
(Performance)
Performed by Anne Carrere
Sat., Oct. 22, 2016, 8 p.m.

Satirizing French Society
(Lecture)
The Art of Honoré Daumier
Wed., Nov. 2, 2016, 6:30 p.m.

Sea-lore of Old France
(Lecture)
Melusine’s Magic and New World Cousins
Mon., Nov. 28, 2016, 6:30 p.m.

Paris Collection
(Tour)
Fashion 1984 to Now
Wed., Dec. 7, 2016, 6:30 p.m.

How the French Think
(Lecture)
Revolution and Sex
With historians Kent Wright and Rachel Fuchs
Thurs., Jan. 12, 2017, 6 p.m.

The Ninth Arts
(Lecture)
French Comics
With ASU Professor Enrico Minardi
Wed., Jan. 18, 2017, 6 p.m.

Baking French
(Culinary event/Demonstration)
Rigueur and Recipes
With Eugenia Theodosopoulos, owner and chef of Essence Bakery
Sun., Jan. 22, 2017, 3 p.m.

Nouvelle Vague – French Cinema and Culture
Wed., Feb. 1, 2017

Nouvelle Vague
(Screening and discussion)
French Cinema and Culture
With Dennita Sewell, Jason Scott,
Claudine Villardito, Sloane McFarland and Morgan Evans.
Wed., Feb. 1, 2017, 6 p.m.

Parks and Arts
(Lecture)
Paris’ Greenspaces
Thurs., Feb. 9, 2017, 6 p.m.

Tour de France (Culinary event/Demonstration)
Wine and Cheese Tasting
Tues., Feb. 21, 2017, 6:30 p.m.

Tour de France – Wine and Cheese Tasting
Tues., Feb. 21, 2017

A French Musical Feast
(Performance and Discussion)
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel
Tues., Feb. 28, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Paris’ Districts
(Lecture)
The Inspiration for the Aimée Leduc Series
Thurs., March 9, 2017, 6 p.m.

Chef Jacques Pépin & Claudine Pépin
Demonstration and Conversation
Sat., March 25, 2017, 8 p.m.

OrigiNation
(Festival)
A Festival of Native Cultures
Sun., March 26, 2017, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Discovery France Series

Oct. 22, 2016 – March 26, 2017

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

For more info, visit scottsdaleperformingarts.org