Boris Vian Week

  • Lecture and testimonies on Boris Vian, the Ecole Centrale and jazz on Monday, November 9, 5:30-7pm (Gif-sur-Yvette, bât Eiffel) by Mr. Jean-François Belhoste. Testimonies of Joëlle Lhespitaou-Vian, niece of Boris Vian, Pierre Vareille (ECP 1981), Yvon Gattaz (ECP 1948). Musical interlude by the pupils of the school. Your booking must be confirmed online. Videoconference transmission: From a smartphone/computer with the Chrome browser, connect to https://mymeeting.centralesupelec.fr, then enter the identifier 2213 and the code 2674.
  • Les Pistons at Angoulême : Theatrical representation by the Clarance Company of an original play adapted from an unpublished "La chronique d'Angoulême" (The Chronicle of Angoulême), depicting the schooling of students in Angoulême in 1939-1940. The performance will be followed by a jazz concert by CentraleSupélec students. November 10 at 8:30 pm (Gif-sur-Yvette, Bouygues building, Joël-Rousseau theater).. Your booking must be confirmed online. Want to see more? Right there !
  • Boris Vian Exhibition : Le Bison ravi on the 3 campuses of the school from November 9 to November 30. Inauguration in Gif on November 9th after the conference.
  • Cercles de lecture (Reading club) at Metz and Rennes, Thursday, November 12th
  • Exhibition of books on Boris Vian in the libraries of Gif, Metz and Rennes
  • Boris Vian's centenary guestbook at CentraleSupélec: do you like Boris Vian? Did his work mean something to you? Leave a testimony on the guestbook of the centenary of Boris Vian at CentraleSupélec [link to come].
  • Presentation of the archives of Boris Vian's schooling at Ecole Centrale (on deposit at the National Archives): Monday, November 9 and Thursday, November 12.