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What to Do in Paris and France to Escape the Olympics

Even if you’re visiting for the Games, you may want to take a cultural break like a local.

At Glamorous French Festivals, Poverty is Only Onstage

The opening productions of the Avignon and Aix-en-Provence Festivals brought tales of the down-and-out to well-heeled spectators. It got awkward.

In France, the Film ‘Happening’ Has Women Sharing Abortion Stories

Following the release of “Happening,” about an illegal abortion in 1963, the country’s contemporary stigma around the procedure is facing scrutiny.

At 80, Robert Wilson Holds On to a Singular Vision for the Stage

Slowed but not stopped by the pandemic, Wilson has had a busy fall that continues with his production of “Turandot” at the Paris Opera.