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Line Renaud: from ‘The Archives of My Life’ to collective memoryPublished on 14 October 2026, Line Renaud’s book opens a window onto her memories. The donation of her archives and those of Loulou Gasté had been announced as early as May 2025.
Point d’orgue: Alma Bettencourt brings new music to a Bach programmeAmid the transcriptions, jazz and improvisations around Bach, a new work found its place.
Françoise Dolto: a new biography revisits her legacyA biography of Françoise Dolto by Emmanuelle Loyer is published on 29 October. Her influence on childhood, her media profile and contemporary criticism are put into context.
Back to Folegandros: a letter to reunite a family torn apartAgnès Martin-Lugand sets her new novel in the Cyclades. The starting point: a 25-year-old son summons his parents to the island of their past.
Dirty Dancing: the two eras of its soundtrackBe My Baby dates from 1963; the Dirty Dancing record from 1987. The credits reveal how old hits meet songs produced for the film.
Petit Pierre: saving a carousel, preserving a world in motionAt La Fabuloserie, Pierre Avezard’s carousel was dismantled and reassembled before his death. Its story sheds light on what it means to preserve a mechanical work of art.
Christian Rose: photography as a record of musicFrom the pages of Jazz Magazine to record sleeves, Christian Rose accompanied decades of music. His archive, preserved in Paris, continues this work as a witness.
Casanova: in ‘Histoire de ma vie’, the art of telling one’s own storyBefore the adventures, Casanova sets up his encounter with the reader. The preface to his memoirs and the eventful journey of the manuscript offer another way into his work.
Orchestra Baobab: “Made in Sénégal”, a legacy with a changing voiceReleased on 23 October, the new album brings together former and current musicians around a repertoire that is passed on and renewed. An entry point into the collective history of the Dakar orchestra.
Mosul: behind the rediscovered minaret, the trades involved in reconstructionThe return of Al-Hadba to Mosul’s skyline also tells the story of a collective effort by artisans, engineers and residents. The project’s figures shed light on this revival without summing up that of the whole city.
‘Art History’: why telling the story of artworks differently changes how we see themA collective volume edited by Étienne Anheim, Laurence Bertrand Dorléac and Charlotte Guichard proposes revisiting art history through materials, places, problems and methods.
Bach rediscovered, transcribed, reinvented: three ways to bring his repertoire to lifeThe tenth anniversary of *Le Bach du dimanche* brought together archival research, jazz and contemporary composition. A programme to understand how a body of work continues to circulate.