Those were the warning words of the Libyan Pulitzer prized author, Hisham Matar, to a mesmerized public at the American Library in Paris this freezing January evening. His book The Return had just been translated into French.

In many ways, this year will be a memorable one. A new President in the USA, many fear and others have put their hopes into; elections in France and Germany. We have several interesting events to look forward to.

The ”black wave” or Noir & Blanc is the name of this informative and striking exhibition at Stockholm Dance Museum. Baker was introduced to the Parisian public thanks to the Swede Rolf de Maré who invited her to come and dance at his Parisian theatre, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, in 1925. The success was such that she decided to definitely move from the USA to France.