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Monet &
Van Gogh |
CP001 |
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Sunday,
June 8
Day trip to Giverny
and Auvers-sur-Oise. The serene landscape and
constantly changing patterns of light along
the Seine were a major source of inspiration
for the many 19th-century artists drawn to
this region. In the morning, you will travel
by bus to Auvers-sur-Oise, the last residence
of the tortured genius Vincent Van Gogh. Van
Gogh spent the last three months of his life
here during which time he painted over seventy
canvases. See the local church immortalized in
the artist’s painting, as well as the cemetery
where he and his brother Theo are buried.
After lunch, you will continue to the town of
Giverny where Claude Monet resided for over
forty years. The world-famous gardens,
restored to their original glory, were Monet’s
passion. See the setting for the famous Water
Lily paintings and visit the artist’s home,
where an impressive collection of Japanese
prints is on display.
Minimum: 15 students
Maximum: 40 students
Cost: €105
Cost includes private coach transportation,
lunch, entrance fees, guided visits, and VAT
(taxes).
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Normandy
Excursion |
CP002 |
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Friday-Sunday, June 13-15
Discover the rich
history of Bayeux, Caen, and the D-Day
beaches, sample apple cider, delicious creams,
and other regional specialties, and watch the
scenic countryside roll by during this weekend
excursion to Normandy. After arriving by train
in Bayeux Friday afternoon, enjoy a tour and
tasting at a local cider factory before
settling down to a delicious threecourse
dinner with the group. Head out by bus the
following morning to visit various World War
sites and memorials, including the U.S.
Cemetery in St. Laurent. On Sunday, spend a
little more time exploring the charming
medieval town of Bayeux and take a step
further back in history at the Bayeux Tapestry
Museum, home to the 11th century embroidery
that tells how William the Conqueror conquered
England in 1066.
Minimum: 15 students
Maximum: 25 students
Cost: €295
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Fête de la
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June 21
Join the French as
they dance in the streets, celebrating all
forms of music. Free outdoor concerts are held
throughout the city from the afternoon until
the wee hours of the morning. AUP will compile
a list of the main activities to help you
choose how to best spend your day and evening.
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Bastille
Day Festivities |
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Monday,
July 14
Spend the 14th of July
watching the annual parade down the Champs
Elysées and enjoying the abundant festivities
of this exciting day. At night, you can dance
at the firemen’s ball and take in the
fireworks. AUP will compile a list of the main
activities to help you choose how to best
spend the day.
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Champagne
Region |
CP003 |
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Sunday, June 22
Champagne, the
region between Lorraine and Paris, is the
only internationally recognized source of
real champagne. Learn about the rigorous
méthode champenoise that makes this wine so
special that it has come to symbolize the
essence of celebration the world over. The
drive will take you through the region’s
rolling hills to Epernay where you will have
a guided tour of a champagne cellar. Lunch
will be served in a nearby country inn and
will be followed by a visit to a smaller,
family-owned cellar for a private tasting.
Return to Paris in the evening.
Minimum: 15 students
Maximum: 25 students
Cost: €125
Cost includes private
coach transportation, lunch, entrance fees,
guided visits, and VAT.
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Versailles |
CP004 |
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Sunday, June 29
The spectacular
symbol of the splendors of Louis XIV, the
Château de Versailles, embodies the nobility
and the exuberance of the Baroque era. In
the mid 17th century, work first began to
transform a simple hunting lodge into a
magnificent castle. It was expanded and
embellished over the following years,
ultimately becoming, in 1682, the official
residence of the Sun King and his court. In
1837, the “King of the French”, Louis
Philippe, declared that the castle should be
a museum, open to all and dedicated to “all
the glories of France.” The day will begin
with a guided visit of the castle, followed
by a walking tour of the gardens. You will
then have a lectured visit of the Grand &
Petit Trianons, smaller palaces on the
grounds that Louis XIV and his family used
to escape from the oppressive protocol of
Versailles. Later, enjoy Les Grandes Eaux
Musicales, a summer spectacular when an
impressive water display takes place in the
numerous fountains and the gardens are alive
with classical music. It is also possible to
rent a bike or rowboat in order to more
fully enjoy the landscape dotted with
statues, fountains and waterfalls, or just
stroll over to the Queen’s Hamlet, built in
the style of a Norman farming cottage.
Minimum: 15 students
Maximum: 25 students
Cost: €80
Cost includes round
trip RER transportation, lunch, entrance
fees to the Château, the gardens, the Grand
Trianon, the Petit Trianon, guided visits,
and VAT.
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Provence
Excursion |
CP005 |
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Friday-Sunday, July 11-13
From café terraces and
bustling city markets to ancient Roman
monuments, enjoy a little slice of the south
of France during this weekend trip to Arles,
nestled in the heart of the Provence region.
Kick things off Friday afternoon with the
internationally renowned Arles Photography
Festival, which brings together over 60
exhibitions scattered throughout the city.
Once you’re all exhibited out, enjoy a
leisurely three-course dinner with the group
later that evening. The next morning, tour the
Provencal countryside by bus, stopping along
the way at of one of the most impressive Roman
aqueducts still standing, Le Pont du Gard.
Sunday’s activities include a visit to one of
the region’s largest outdoor markets and a
walking tour focused on the Celtic, Greek, and
Roman history of Arles and the surrounding
countryside.
Minimum: 15 students
Maximum: 25 students
Cost: €385
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Take advantage of
three cultural opportunities that are slightly "off the
beaten track." These afternoon outings feature
lectured visits given by AUP professors or by the museums'
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CP
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Friday afternoons: June 6,
June 20, July 4
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Cost:
€45 for the series of three museum tours and
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Musée du
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Friday, June
6
One of Paris’ newest
museums, the Musée du Quai Branly’s remarkable
collection includes some 3,500 artifacts from
Africa, the Americas, Oceania and Asia, all
housed in an ultra-modern building designed by
architect Jean Nouvel. This visit focuses on the
role different civilizations and cultures played
in creating selected works on display.
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Musée
Marmottan |
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Friday,
June 20
This museum, located
off the quiet Ranelagh Gardens, houses the
private collection of the 19th-century
industrialist, Jules Marmottan, and his son
Paul. Upon Paul’s death, the collection,
together with the family home, was left to the
Académie des Beaux-Arts. Among the paintings
are numerous works by Monet and other
impressionists, forming a collection second
only to that of the Musée d’Orsay.
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Palais
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Friday,
July 4
A masterpiece of
19th-century theatrical architecture, the
Palais Garnier, built by Charles Garnier and
inaugurated in 1875, stages concerts, opera,
and dance. It also houses the Musée de l’Opéra,
which holds a fine collection of paintings,
drawings of scenery and costumes, and scale
models that explain the rich history of this
temple to the performing arts.
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Four musical excursions, linked to the
Music Appreciation classes offered each session, will be
open to the greater AUP Community. Together with Professor
Randall Blatt, you can enjoy some of extraordinary
performances that take place in Paris throughout the summer.
Schedule may be subject to change. |
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Parisian Harmony: Synergy between Music and the Arts |
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Capuleti e
Montecchi, Vincenzo Bellini, Opéra Bastille |
CP007 |
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Thursday,
June 7 - 8pm
The high-tech Opéra
Bastille is the work of the Canadian Uruguayan
architect Carlos Ott, who was chosen in
November 1983after an international
competition that attracted entries from some
1,700 architects. The theatre was inaugurated
on July 13, 1989. Its architecture is marked
by transparent façades and by the use of
identical materials for both the interiors and
the exteriors. With its 2,700 acoustically
consistent seats, its unique stage facilities,
its integrated scenery, costume and accessory
workshops, as well as its numerous work areas
and rehearsal rooms, the Opera Bastille is a
great modern theatre.
Cost: €70 per person
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Ballet- La
Dame aux Camélias |
CP008 |
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Date to be
announced
Based on the novel by
Alexandre Dumas, this ballet feature the music
of Frédéric Chopin and the choreography of
John Neumeier in the world-famous Palais
Garnier. Professor Blatt will conduct a brief
guided tour of the opera house during
intermission.
Cost: €60 per person
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Concert |
CP009 |
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Wednesday,
July 9, 20:00
Orchestre National de
France, Kurt Masur, direction, Nelson Freire,
piano. Beethoven: “The Battle of Vittoria, or
Wellington’s Victory,” fantasy for orchestra
opus 91-Piano Converto.
Cost: approx. €27 per person
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Concert at
La Sainte Chapelle |
CP015 |
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July (TBD)
- evening
Of great importance in
architectural history, the Sainte-Chapelle,
famed for its jewel-like stained glass
windows, is the venue for a magical,
candle-lit evening concert of classical music.
Afterwards, students can stroll from the Ile
de La CIté over to St Michel and the Latin
Quarter. Concert specifics will be announced
closer to the date.
Cost: €18 per person
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Musée
d’Orsay |
CP013 |
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Thursday,
June 14 - 4pm
Dedicated to the 19th
century, this magnificently remodled train
station now houses works from those well known
movements: Romantic, Fauve, Impressionist,
etc. This visit will situate the music of the
period in its greater artistic context and
illustrate how painters and sculptors sought
musical harmonies in the visual wortld through
improvisation, variation and abstraction.
Cost: €10 per person
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Palais
Garnier Visit |
CP009 |
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Friday,
June 29 - 2pm
The class will join
the visit scheduled in the Museum Series
above.
Cost: €15 per person
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Recital
Notre Dame de Paris |
CP016 |
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Sunday,
July 29 - 3pm
The organ at Notre
Dame Cathedral is world renowned. You will be
able to enjoy this recital in one of Paris’
most famous monuments. The event will also
include a tour of the cathedral crypt and a
visit of the towers.
Cost: €5 per person
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Versailles: Les
Grandes Eaux Musicales |
CP008 |
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Saturday,
August 4 - 11am
The class will join
the scheduled Cultural Excursion to Versailles
described above.
Cost: €80 per person
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Cultural Program Payment Policy: Space
on an excursion is reserved upon receipt of payment. Outings
are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Excursion
selection and payment should be included with the
summer application form. |
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