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Many French people fear that globalization will ride roughshod over their culture and that immigrant populations will further sap their traditional identity.
We don't share that view on immigrants – on the contrary, they add a new vigor to France's culture and by expressing themselves in French, give its chansons and literature new dimensions. As well, they spread French culture at home. We try to explore and communicate these contributions. |
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On the other hand, globalization's impact is indeed a threat. We deplore fast-food's effect on a generation that may have no idea of what cuisine can be. Etc.
Yet after years of delving into innumerable manifestations of France's civilization, we feel that – for the moment at least – the ancestral culture is keeping it's bearings. Indeed, and partly through the new energies many immigrants bring, it could be evolving a new vision adapted to the modern world.
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The young châtelaine who, without fanfare, opens to the public the Renaissance water garden where French landscaping began, the Moulin Rouge soloist who creates a show on the cancan's defiant start, the musicians who put Rimbaud to jazz and world music are part of the same movement. Meanwhile artists from all over the planet... |
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flock to Paris as to no other city and ebullient minorities provide new energies without even trying.
After years exploring France's below-the-surface creativity, we are delighted to show unexpected branches on the legendary tree. |
- Unexpected Paris guided tours