RepoRt on - BNP Paribas

elizabeth Kontomanou, the 17th saint-louis
jazz festival in senegal
supporting creativity
bnp paribas foundation: supporting
jazz, a musical style that knows
no borders
bnP Paribas is one of the few corporate
sponsors to support jazz, both in france
and increasingly in other countries.
in 2009, bnP Paribas foundation again
joined forces with the saint-germaindes-Prés
jazz festival. the festival showcases
young artists, and stages exclusive
shows by established artists as well as
concerts in unusual locations. it is open
to the widest possible audience, who
share in the festival’s community spirit.
bnP Pariba s subsidiar y banque
internationale pour le commerce et
l’industrie du sénégal (bicis) has partnered
the saint-louis jazz festival in
senegal for nearly ten years, and has
recently increased its support. through
its collaboration with the bnP Paribas
foundation since 2008, bicis has been
able to attract leading artists sponsored
by the foundation.
the bnP Paribas foundation’s efforts
to support jazz artists over the last ten
years have been extended by the bmci
foundation which, for the second consecutive
year, sponsored the tanjazz festival
in tangiers, morocco in june 2009.
dance and contemporary circus
in the area of modern circus and dance,
bnP Paribas has for many years followed
an audacious policy of helping troupes
to be creative, raise their profile and cooperate.
french choreographer abou lagraa,
artistic director of the La Baraka troupe,
has been supported by the bnP Paribas
foundation since 2006. algeria’s ministry
of culture has appointed mr lagraa to develop
cultural links between france and
algeria. throughout 2009, events were
held in algeria in the run-up to this project,
supported jointly by bnP Paribas el
djazaïr and the bnP Paribas foundation.
from 2010, this three-year co-operation
between the two countries will involve
the creation of a 20-member contemporary
dance troupe within algeria’s national
ballet company, and the creation
of a piece entitled nya, the european
premiere of which will take place in the
“biennale internationale de la danse”
festival in lyon.
aurélien bory is the artistic director of
compagnie 111 and has worked with
the bnP Paribas foundation for 7 years.
for mr bory, 2009 was a breakthrough
year, due to the success of his Les sept
planches de la ruse show. the show was
created in december in dalian, china,
and is the result of co-operation between
the french director and 15 chinese dancers
and acrobats from the dalian opera.
its title les sept planches de la ruse is a
literal translation of the chinese name (Qi
Qiao ban) for the popular game known
as tangram. after an international tour,
the show triumphed in the summer of
2009 when it visited asia, including Hong
Kong and singapore.
the bnP Paribas foundation supports
the contemporary work done by choreographer
georges momboye. as part of
brazil’s “french season”, mr momboye presented
his Boyakodah show in a number
of brazilian cities including rio de janeiro,
são Paolo, Porto alegre, curitiba and
recife. this tour was made possible by
the combined efforts of the bnP Paribas
foundations in france and brazil.
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25th annual “prix
du Jeune Écrivain”
(young writers’
award)
the “prix du Jeune Écrivain”, an
award for young french-language
authors aged between 15 and
27 and judged by a panel of writers,
has been supported by the
bnp paribas foundation since
its inception. guy Chevalley,
a 24‑year‑old from switzerland,
won first prize for l’Enfant
sur la falaise. Winning entries
were published in a collection in
march 2010, and the winners were
invited to the 2010 paris book fair
(salon du livre).
bnp paribas
supports
the “saison de la
turquie” in paris
bnp paribas sponsored the season
of turkish culture in france and
thereby paid homage to turkey’s
vast expertise and know-how
in cultural, scientific, industrial
and economic areas. the season
of turkish culture in France, which
ran from July 2009 to march 2010,
seeks to make turkish culture better
known in france and encourages
co-operative programmes between
the two countries. this major
cultural event is another of the
activities and partnerships in which
bnp paribas has been involved
for many years through
the bnp paribas foundation.
it strengthens the group’s
commitment to the cultural
and social life of the countries
in which it operates.