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Actu Vingtième - Fête du quartier Python-Duvernois

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, West Africa

The Python-Duvernois neighborhood, on the outskirts of Paris, is having its annual neighborhood fair (you can also find coverage of last year's fair here on Yabla). The locals look forward to getting together, meeting new neighbors, having fun, and eating yummy food prepared by some of the residents.

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Caption 55 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 55 [en]: There you are.

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Lionel - Marsal - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel, Michel, and Juliette take a stroll through the village, where they meet some ceramic artists, a dog, and even the mayor!

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Caption 2 [fr]: parce que voilà Juliette, hein, qui travaille à la Conservation départementale,
Caption 2 [en]: because here is Juliette, you know, who works at the Departmental Conservation [Office],

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Le saviez-vous? - La pratique de dessin de Maxime Duveau

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Maxime Duveau explains his art at his solo exhibition, which is based on photographs he took in San Fransciso and Los Angeles. He uses an interesting charcoal drawing technique he calls "masking."

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Caption 69 [fr]: Et euh... et voilà donc.
Caption 69 [en]: And uh... and so there you have it.

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Vauréal - Denis Lagarde, coutelier - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

After thirty years as a graphic designer, Denis Lagarde decided to switch gears and work in the "completely crazy world" of artisan cutlery, fulfilling a childhood dream.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Voilà, je fais de la coutellerie custom
Caption 2 [en]: There you are, I do custom cutlery

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Vauréal - Laurent Azriel, luthier

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Laurent Azriel is a luthier in Vauréal. In this video, he talks about his craft, how he became a luthier, and the demands of his job, which he loves!

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Caption 2 [fr]: Voilà, nous nous trouvons dans mon atelier de lutherie.
Caption 2 [en]: Here we are in my lutherie workshop [string instrument workshop].

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Le saviez-vous? - Maxime Duveau expose à Nice

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Maxime Duveau held a solo exhibition at the Espace à Vendre gallery in Nice. The show included large-scale drawings in charcoal based on photos that he took in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Voilà. Et je laisse Maxime Duveau
Caption 15 [en]: There you have it. And I'll let Maxime Duveau

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Le saviez-vous? - Le duo d'artistes contemporains "We Are the Painters"

Difficulty: Advanced

France

We Are The Painters is a duo of artists, Nicolas Beaumelle and Aurélien Porte, who rework classical subjects such as landscapes and the Madonna in their experimental approach to painting. Their recent exhibit in Nice was spread over three locations.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Alors nous voilà maintenant dans la partie le château,
Caption 6 [en]: So here we are now in the castle part,

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Le saviez-vous? - Maude Maris et l'art contemporain

Difficulty: Advanced

France None

Maude Maris is a thirty-seven-year-old artist whose work could be described as hyperrealist. She combines photographic impressions with sculpture by layering colors and paint to create a three-dimensional effect.

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Caption 49 [fr]: Voilà. Ce qui est intéressant aussi ici,
Caption 49 [en]: That's it. What's also interesting here,

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Giulia - Sa marque de bijoux 'Desidero'

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Giulia has been a jewelry maker since 2012, when she launched her Desidero brand. You can see and buy her creations in her boutique and studio located in Paris.

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Caption 31 [fr]: voilà, y a...
Caption 31 [en]: right, there's...

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Sophie et Patrice - Les lampes de Sophie - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie explains in greater detail how she makes lamps out of old jam jars. She has some blue ones that make great night-lights, and some brighter ones that are perfect for reading.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Voilà. -Parce que t'as pas que des bocaux comme ça,
Caption 29 [en]: Right. -Because you don't just have jars like that,

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Sophie et Patrice - Les lampes de Sophie - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie explains her hobby to Patrice. She makes fun lamps out of vintage American canning jars to which she applies a cold plating solution to make them look aged.

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Caption 42 [fr]: Voilà. Je fais la circonférence comme ça.
Caption 42 [en]: There we are. I mark the circumference like this.

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Le saviez-vous? - Karine Rougier présente son art - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Karine Rougier describes the many influences she draws on in her art practice—sixteen millimeter films, poetry, Flemish painting, tribal masks, the ocean, and more.

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Caption 41 [fr]: de cette fragilité-là et... voilà.
Caption 41 [en]: that fragility, and... there you have it.

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Le saviez-vous? - Karine Rougier présente son art - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Karine Rougier invited several artists to participate in her exhibition revolving around the poem "Heart Piece" by Heiner Müller. All the paintings and sculptures are linked together by a common theme, as she explains in this video.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Bon eh bien le voilà.
Caption 17 [en]: Right, well, there it is.

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Le saviez-vous? - Karine Rougier présente son art - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

The Espace à Vendre (Space for Sale) gallery in Nice recently presented Karine Rougier's exhibition "Les sables mouvants" (Quicksand). Rougier is an artist who works with various media, including ancient engravings, postcards, and even rocks.

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Caption 25 [fr]: Voilà, plein de choses [à] découvrir:
Caption 25 [en]: There you have it, lots of things to discover:

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Patrice Zana - L'artiste et ses inspirations - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice Zana's Dada-inspired artwork relies heavily on wordplay. In this video he discusses his pieces Caisse à dire ("Talking Box," a pun on qu'est-ce à dire [what does it mean]), Boîte à choses sûres ("Box of Sure Things," a pun on boîte à chaussures [shoe box]), and more.

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Caption 71 [fr]: me voilà bouffon par méprise.
Caption 71 [en]: ended up a fool by mistake.

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