France & St. Louis Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Josephine Baker
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29th
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Documentary Screening: “L’autre Joséphine” by Philip Judith-Gozlin
France | 2008 | 64 minutes
In French with English subtitles
The film will be presented by Lionel Cuillé, Teaching Professor in French and Director of the cultural center “French ConneXions.”
Behind the nudity of this sculptural “Ebony Venus” Freda Joséphine Mac Donald was a committed artist, a convinced militant and the mother of a multicultural family. With the passing years she fought for numerous causes, first glory, then black and oppressed people. This film is the intimate portrait of a mixed blood African American woman, a less known side of Joséphine Baker. A woman born in the USA, one of the precursors of a political and democratic change.
Location: Brown Hall 100 – Washington University in St. Louis
Presented by: cultural center French ConneXions at Washington University in St. Louis
Free – Open to all – To register click HERE
7:00 PM
Celebration Dinner: Honoring the Legacy of Josephine Baker
Presented by The Alliance Française de Saint Louis and the Société Française de Saint Louis.
Under the patronage of Yannick Tagand, Consul General of France.
Location: Missouri Athletic Club (map)
405 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102
6:45 PM – Cash Bar
7:30 PM – Dinner
$65/person, check of card payment to the Alliance Française de St. Louis
Space is limited. Call 314-432-0734
For menu and more details click HERE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH
4:00 – 6:00 PM
Celebration of St. Louis-born Josephine Baker at the Graham Chapel – Washington University in St. Louis with special guests including University Chancellor Andrew Martin and Consul General of France Yannick Tagand. An event with musical performances by WashU students, and by fifth-graders from the French Immersion School, and panel discussion featuring artists, performers, and scholars.
• Official Ceremony at the Panthéon – LIVE from Paris, France
• Performance by St. Louis Language Immersion School / French Immersion School and Washington University’ Students.
• Panel Discussion: Josephine Baker’s Artistic and Activist Legacy
“The Land on Which We Dance: Reclaiming the Spaces of Black Dance in St. Louis”
Moderators:
Patrick Burke, Chair, Department of Music, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology
Geoff Ward, Professor of African and African-American Studies, Faculty Affiliate in Sociology and American Culture Studies, and Director, WashU & Slavery Project, Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity.
Featuring:
Denise Ward-Brown, filmmaker and professor at Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University.
Joanna Dee Das, Assistant Professor of Dance, Washington University.
Lois Conley, Director of The Griot Museum of Black History.
Heather Himes, Choregrapher
Location: Graham Memorial Chapel (map)
Program presented by: cultural center French ConneXions at Washington University in St. Louis
Free – Open to all – To register click HERE
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Josephine Baker: J’ai deux amours
Join the Alliance Française de St. Louis, Consul General of France Yannick Tagand, and the Missouri Historical Society for a special in-person program that will include a presentation of Josephine Baker’s art, activism, and service.
Come early to see the display of Josephine Baker ephemera, as well as her featured section in the exhibit St. Louis Sound.
More details
Location: The Missouri History Museum
5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112 (map)
Lee Auditorium | Society
Free – Open to all
Presented by: Alliance Française de St. Louis