{"id":2229,"date":"2015-05-05T20:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T19:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/avant-premiere-de-lexposition-le-petit-prince-dans-le-noir-2\/"},"modified":"2015-05-19T14:49:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T13:49:35","slug":"world-premiere-of-the-little-prince-in-the-dark-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/en\/world-premiere-of-the-little-prince-in-the-dark-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"World Premiere of The Little Prince in the Dark Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2212\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/01-AF-TheLittlePrince-low-res-159.jpg\" alt=\"01-AF-TheLittlePrince (low-res)-159\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, 5 May 2015, Olivier d\u2019Agay, Delegate General of the Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry Youth Foundation, attended the opening ceremony of <em>The Little Prince in the Dark<\/em> exhibition in Singapore, a world premiere by French visual artist Arnaud Nazare-Aga, in the presence of guests-of-honour Dr Claudie Haigner\u00e9, former French minister, astronaut (the first European woman in space) and chairwoman of the patronage committee of the Foundation, and Melissa Kwee, chief executive of the National Volunteer &amp; Philanthropy Centre (NVPC).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2216\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/03-AF-TheLittlePrince-low-res-111-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"03-AF-TheLittlePrince (low-res)-111\" width=\"329\" height=\"220\" \/>This one-of-a-kind touring art exhibition inspired by the original illustrations of the universally-renowned book, <em>The Little Prince<\/em>, is being presented for the very first time at the Alliance Fran\u00e7aise in Singapore as part of Voilah! 2015, an annual French cultural festival organised by the French Embassy and the Institut Fran\u00e7ais in Singapore, and pays tribute to the author, pilot and French war hero Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry and also marks 50 years of diplomatic relations between Singapore and France.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2218\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/04-AF-TheLittlePrince-low-res-035-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"04-AF-TheLittlePrince (low-res)-035\" width=\"329\" height=\"220\" \/>Through a series of 13 unique white-coloured sculptures covered in fluorescent lacquer representing the main characters and planets from the book <em>The Little Prince<\/em>, artist Arnaud Nazare-Aga and his Paj\u2019Art Studio bring Saint Exup\u00e9ry\u2019s illustrations to life through the senses of touch and hearing. Designed for all audiences including the visually impaired, this innovative and exciting exhibition immerses visitors into the dream world of <em>The Little Prince<\/em>, who get to touch the sculptures while listening to audio extracts of the book in French, English or Chinese.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2220\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/05-AF-TheLittlePrince-low-res-165-300x289.jpg\" alt=\"05-AF-TheLittlePrince (low-res)-165\" width=\"329\" height=\"317\" \/>Olivier d\u2019Agay,\u00a0<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hps\">grandnephew<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">of the author<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">of The Little Prince<\/span><\/span>, summed up the experience at the exhibition opening: \u201cThis magnificent exhibition will offer Singaporean audiences the chance to discover the poetry and humanism of Saint-Exup\u00e9ry in a different way while learning more about his extraordinary life, which reads like an adventure novel. It is also the very first time that blind or visually-impaired children and adults will have access to all the poetry, magic and dreams of the most widely-translated French literary work in the world thanks to this one-of-a-kind exhibition created in partnership with our Foundation. Singaporean charities for blind people including the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) will be invited to discover this exhibition with their members as part of our commitment to share Saint-Exup\u00e9ry\u2019s masterpiece with the entire world without boundaries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2214\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/02-AF-TheLittlePrince-low-res-155-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"02-AF-TheLittlePrince (low-res)-155\" width=\"329\" height=\"219\" \/>\u201cOne sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye,\u201d says the fox to the Little Prince in the French classic. True to these words, the Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry Youth Foundation supported the creation of the very first special edition of drawings (in two-dimensional relief accompanied by descriptions in Braille in both French and English) from <em>The Little Prince<\/em> adapted to tactile reading for visually-challenged people. This innovative limited-edition tactile art book published by Editions Claude Garrandes is also being displayed at the exhibition.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <strong>Exhibition: <\/strong><em><strong>The Little Prince in the Dark<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nDates: 6 May &#8211; 20 June 2015<br \/>\nVenue: Alliance Fran\u00e7aise de Singapour, 1 Sarkies Road, Singapore 258130<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Video (French language):<br \/>\nArnaud Nazare-Aga talks about his exhibition The Little Prince in the Dark.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_vbbshOvGqEU\"><div id=\"lyte_vbbshOvGqEU\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vbbshOvGqEU\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vbbshOvGqEU\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vbbshOvGqEU\/0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Photos Credits : <span class=\"st\">\u00a9<\/span> Arron Teo<\/strong><br \/>\n1- Nicolas Delsalle-Mun, Lionel de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry, Arnaud Nazare-Aga and Olivier d\u2019Agay with the sculpture of the lamplighter.<br \/>\n2- Dr Claudie Haigner\u00e9 gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the exhibition.<br \/>\n3- Sculptures of the king and the Little Prince with the baobab.<br \/>\n4- Nicolas Delsalle-Mun, Olivier d\u2019Agay, Arnaud Nazare-Aga and Dr Claudie Haigner\u00e9 with the sculpture of the Little Prince and the fox.<br \/>\n5- Arnaud Nazare-Aga with his sculpture of the Little Prince on Asteroid B-612.<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Press review:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>TODAY Online :<br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Article on TODAY Online\" href=\"http:\/\/www.todayonline.com\/entertainment\/arts\/voilah-2015-enter-world-little-prince\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.todayonline.com\/entertainment\/arts\/voilah-2015-enter-world-little-prince<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Straits Times Online :<br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Article on The Straits Times Online\" href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/more-lifestyle-stories\/story\/the-little-prince-heads-contingent-all-things-french-the-voil\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/more-lifestyle-stories\/story\/the-little-prince-heads-contingent-all-things-french-the-voil<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>For more information, please visit:<br \/>\n<a title=\"Voilah ! Festival \" href=\"www.voilah.sg\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.voilah.sg<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, 5 May 2015, Olivier d\u2019Agay, Delegate General of the Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry Youth Foundation, attended the opening ceremony of The Little Prince in the Dark exhibition in Singapore, a world premiere by French visual artist Arnaud Nazare-Aga, in the presence of guests-of-honour Dr Claudie Haigner\u00e9, former French minister, astronaut (the first European woman [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2229"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2316,"href":"https:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229\/revisions\/2316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.fasej.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}