Artistic productions
Fall 2020/Spring 2021: SPACES
SPACES is an immersive experience imagined by Kaimera Productions that merges contemporary performance with the ancient art of storytelling. Each piece will be created and performed with the local communities that give Oakland and Saint-Denis their strength and identity. Simón Adinia Hanukai will lead a SPACES performance in the Basilique of Saint-Denis (Fall 2020) and at the Oakland City Hall (early 2021).
October 2019: Nuit Blanche at “Gaîté Lyrique”
On October 5 2019, on the occasion of Nuit Blanche, a free annual dusk 'til dawn arts festival held in Paris, Gray Area Foundation for the Arts (a San Francisco-based cultural place dedicated to the digital arts) was given complete freedom at the Gaité Lyrique to explore immersive, audiovisual and performing experiences with concerts, 360° screenings, DJ and VJ sets during one of the most exciting events of Paris’ cultural nightlife !
The following artists performed during the event : Bleie x Chelley Sherman, Christina Chatfiled x Jono Brandel, Russell E.L. Butler x Ian Colon
Oakland/Saint-Denis visual identity!
Many thanks to Oaklandish and California Humanities for creating Oakland/Saint-Denis’ visual identity ! The logo features emblematic buildings from the two cities (the Basilique of Saint-Denis and the Tribune Tower in Oakland) and celebrates the two cities’ pride. A tee-shirt featuring the logo (as pictured) will be available shortly in every Oaklandish retail store - stay tuned!
June 2019: Vincent Courtois’ Residency / “Love of Life”
During his residency in July 2019, the Cello-virtuoso Vincent Courtois along with musicians Daniel Erdmann and Robin Fincker recorded an album inspired by Oaklander writer Jack London’s novel Martin Eden. This album was recorded in Oakland and released in 2020. Vincent Courtois also imagined, during his stay in the Bay Area, the show “Oakland”, to be performed in 2020 in Paris, along with actor Pierre Baux.
July 2018: Francois Bon’s Residency /
“A Description Of Oakland”
French writer and translator François Bon was the guest of the writing residency A Room with a View in July 2018 to conduct his project entitled A Description of Oakland. He took this opportunity to describe and question Oakland as an "urban laboratory", to meet the people who are transforming this artistic, urbanistic and social territory, and to explore Oakland's singularities. He has documented his observations through filming and writings.
Watch his videos about Oakland →