French Conversation (ADVANCED - C1)
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LEVEL: ADVANCED - C1 — 1pm PT / 4pm ET
🎨 Who was Pablo Picasso: genius, rebel, or both? 🖼️ 🧩 - Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) led an extraordinarily rich and eventful life. Spending most of his years in Spain and France, he transformed the world of art through constant experimentation and innovation. His most famous contribution is undoubtedly Cubism, a movement that challenged traditional ideas of perspective, form, and representation. With Cubism, lines fractured, viewpoints multiplied, and familiar objects were reimagined in entirely new ways. Through his creativity and bold vision, Picasso influenced modern art and changed the way artists and audiences saw the world.
#### Preparation:
- watch this week's episode about Picasso: https://youtu.be/jjaD41zMt7w (Subtitles are available in French and English by clicking on the CC button on the YouTube control bar).
- pick your favorite painting to talk about it
- prepare one or two questions
- (optional) watch related episodes: la Côte d'Azur, Léopold Sédar Senghor, les Années folles
[ If sold out on Meetup, you may find more spots available for the same session on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com ]
I have plenty of questions for you and I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts. You're also encouraged to ask your own questions to the other participants.
☝️ The session is divided as such:
- Let’s introduce ourselves (10 minutes)
- Misc. & les news (10 minutes)
- Get to the meat of the discussion (30 minutes)
- French film/music/book suggestions and voilà (10 minutes)
The unique Zoom link will be available to the participants on this page, on the day of the event.
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A bientôt!
Rafaël