The Paris Chapter: 11 - 17 Dec
Our community meet-up, film cocktails, 90s nostalgia, a literature festival, acrobatic displays, tarot readings, qi gong, violin soundbath and more.
On fingerprints and fulcrums. With two weeks to go til the end of the year (yes, technically three, but hopefully you’re doing sweet eff all in the time between Christmas and NYE), it’s time to muse a little deeper still.
What’s left its mark on you this year? And what have you left your personal imprint upon? Who/ what/ where has been most touched by your presence?
I’ve long been affected by the notion of exploring - and expanding - the boundaries of our comfort zones. From my jukebox of references: “I think it’s important to touch [your edge]. You can always pull back from it, but at least you know where it is. It’s like when I was a dancer, we were always encouraged to fall in rehearsal, so that you could know what the tipping point of any given moment was. That way, when you did it on stage, you could be sure you were taking it to the edge without falling on your face. It sounds like a cliché, but it’s really just physics:
If you don’t touch the fulcrum, you’ll never gain a felt sense of it, and your movement will be impoverished for it”.
- writer Maggie Nelson, from a profile on Natalie Portman
Where does your comfort zone end, and that electric space of uncertainty begin? What if, in these last few weeks, you were to reach out and let your fingertips graze it?
Events
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Wed 13 Dec
The Paris Chapter meet-up (11e), 7 - 9pm
It’s finally here: The Paris Chapter’s first official community meetup! Delectable wine, scrumptious small bites, and - bien sûr - plenty of deep questions.
(FR/EN) Free. RSVP required.
Sat 16
La salle de jeu, Jeu de Paume (1e), 11amA day of games designed by filmmaker and novelist Jean-Philippe Toussaint. Guests from the visual and performing arts, literature, music, sport and academia will host debates, meetings, screenings, readings and even a chess match.
(FR) From 10€. Reserve your spot
Sun 17
Soin Symphonique et Vibratoire, Le Centre Element (3e), 3 - 4.30pmA violin sound bath amid a bed of crystals, to help you release tension and reach a state of deep relaxation.
(FR) 40€. Book your place
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