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• Entretien avec Germaine Acogny dans les coulisses du Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

  Dans un documentaire sonore exclusif, Germaine Acogny, figure majeure de la danse contemporaine, raconte les coulisses de son spectacle au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées à Paris. Pour cette création imaginée en deux parties, la chorégraphe et danseuse interprète « Joséphine », un ballet célébrant la vie de l’artiste et militante Joséphine Baker. Paloma, Maison d’art résidente au 19M, a imaginé les quatre costumes de Germaine Acogny pour cette performance unique. À cette première partie succède une représentation du « Sacre du printemps » d’Igor Stravinsky, compositeur proche de Gabrielle Chanel qui fut la mécène de sa recréation en 1920. Chorégraphié par Pina Bausch, le ballet est interprété par des danseurs de l’École des Sables, école de danse créée par Germaine Acogny à Dakar.Fidèle à son attachement à la création contemporaine et à la danse, CHANEL a le plaisir de soutenir ce spectacle qui encourage la transmission entre les cultures et les générations.Les cinq représentations ont lieu du 24 au 28 septembre 2025 au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées à Paris.Entretien mené par Paul-Henry Bizon.

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• Katie Kitamura and Charlotte Casiraghi — CHANEL Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon

  For the sixteenth edition of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon] held at the 7L library in Paris, CHANEL and Charlotte Casiraghi, ambassador and spokesperson for the House, invited novelist Katie Kitamura.Moderated by journalist Caroline Issa, this encounter dedicated to the work of Katie Kitamura explores the changing nature of identity—a theme at the heart of her latest novel Audition—and the essential role of reading in her writing process: “The most intimate and optimistic thing I do every single day is to read. Because when I read, I open myself up to the mind of another person. And I hope to write the kind of fiction that allows a reader to do the same thing.” Together, they also talk about the contemporary questions that the author’s fictional heroines encounter.00 : 10 : Opening by Charlotte Casiraghi02 : 20 : Introduction by Caroline Issa03 : 50 : Katie Kitamura and her unnamed women characters06 : 17 : Reading of an extract of “Audition” by India Ennenga11 : 37 : The role of self-performance in the construction of one’s identity16 : 15 : Charlotte Casiraghi on female protagonists in contemporary literature20 : 50 : On the relationships shaping Katie Kitamura’s characters24 : 35 : Siri Hustvedt’s message to Katie Kitamura26 : 40 : Reading of an extract of “A Separation” by Charlotte Casiraghi32 : 40 : On literature as a collaboration between reader and writer33 : 40 : On taking risks in the creative process38 : 14 : On literature as a way to approach the complexity of truth39 : 40 : On feelings after reading Katie Kitamura’s books42 : 32 : Katie Kitamura’s takes on how to start writing44 : 05 : Questions from the audience Katie Kitamura, Gone to the Forest © Clerkenwell Press, 2013 Gone to the Forest by Katie Kitamura. Copyright © 2012 by Katie Kitamura. Reprinted with the permission of The Free Press, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC. All rights reserved The Longshot by Katie Kitamura. Copyright © 2009 by Katie Kitamura. Reprinted with the permission of The Free Press, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC. All rights reserved A Separation by Katie Kitamura, copyright © 2017 by Katie Kitamura. Published by Riverhead, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC A Separation by Katie Kitamura © Clerkenwell Press, 2017 Excerpt from A Separation by Katie Kitamura, copyright © 2017 by Katie Kitamura. Used by permission of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved Intimacies by Katie Kitamura, copyright © 2021 by Katie Kitamura. Published by Riverhead, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC From Intimacies by Katie Kitamura published by Jonathan Cape. Copyright © Katie Kitamura, 2021. Reprinted by permission of The Random House Group Limited Audition by Katie Kitamura, copyright © 2025 by Katie Kitamura. Published by Riverhead, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC From Audition by Katie Kitamura published by Fern Press. Copyright © Katie Kitamura, 2025. Reprinted by permission of The Random House Group Limited Excerpt from Audition by Katie Kitamura, copyright © 2025 by Katie Kitamura. Used by permission of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved Mrs Dalloway © Virginia Woolf, 1925 The Lady with the Dog © Anton Tchekhov, 1899 The Aliens © Annie Baker, 2010. Published by Faber & Faber Ltd If I Had a Hammer Hays Lee, Seeger Peter, Ludlow Music Inc © Ludlow Music via Tro Essex Music Ltd

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• Sofia Coppola — CHANEL Haute Couture

  From her first internship at 31 rue Cambon at the age of 15 to the editing of her book ‘CHANEL Haute Couture’ to be published in September, director and House ambassador Sofia Coppola reflects on how she sharpened her sense of fashion and singular aesthetic.In a series of conversations led by Géraldine Sarratia released for the Fall-Winter 2025/26 Haute Couture show, ambassadors and friends of the House share their personal experience of CHANEL Haute Couture — on the occasion of its 110th anniversary — drawing on their memories of 31 rue Cambon.

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• Ramata-Toulaye Sy — CHANEL Haute Couture

  Le temps d’une visite de l’appartement de Gabrielle Chanel, la réalisatrice et amie de la Maison Ramata-Toulaye Sy revient sur sa découverte de la Haute Couture de CHANEL et sur l’importance de la transmission des savoir-faire au fil des générations.Dans une série de conversations menées par Géraldine Sarratia pour le défilé Haute Couture Automne-Hiver 2025/26, les ambassadrices et amies de la Maison Sofia Coppola, Ramata-Toulaye Sy et Carole Bouquet évoquent leur expérience personnelle de la Haute Couture de CHANEL — à l’occasion de ses 110 ans — avec pour point de départ leurs souvenirs du 31, rue Cambon.

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• Ramata-Toulaye Sy — CHANEL Haute Couture

  During a visit of the apartment of Gabrielle Chanel, director and friend of the House Ramata-Toulaye Sy shares her impressions on discovering the world of CHANEL Haute Couture and the importance of passing down savoir-faire across generations.In a series of conversations led by Géraldine Sarratia released for the Fall-Winter 2025/26 Haute Couture show, ambassadors and friends of the House share their personal experience of CHANEL Haute Couture — on the occasion of its 110th anniversary — drawing on their memories of 31 rue Cambon.

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