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Photos: Rose Ball takes guests back to the Roaring 20s

by: Cassandra Tanti
10/07/2022

The Rose Ball returned on Friday night with all the grandeur and spectacle it is famous for. Among the famous faces at the Christian Louboutin-designed ball this year: Janet Jackson, Shirley Bassey, and the fashion designer himself.  

It has been a long time coming. The 66th edition of the Rose Ball, in aid of the Princess Grace Foundation, was originally scheduled for 2020 but was cancelled because of Covid. It was taken off Monaco’s social calendar again in 2021 for the same reason, and was pushed from March to July this year just to increase the likelihood of it going ahead.

So, it was with a big sigh of relief from all involved that, on Friday 8th July in the Salle des Etoile at the Sporting Monte-Carlo, local personalities, A-listers, celebrities and the Princely family gathered for the 2022 Rose Ball, the theme of which was ‘The Roaring Twenties: The Return’, chosen by The Princess of Hanover – President of the Princess Grace Foundation, and shoe designer Christian Louboutin.

Prince Albert II (4th from left), with the Princess of Hanover, Christian Louboutin, Andrea and Tatiana Casiraghi, Charlotte Casiraghi and her husband Dimitri Rassam. Photo courtesy: Monte-Carlo SBM

Exactly a century after the 20s, guests found themselves in the madness of cabaret, between Hollywood and Paris. Created by the House of Drama, in collaboration with Christian Louboutin, the show took guests back in time, on a colourful journey through the century from Bauhaus to Art Deco to Disco.

Among the performing artists were Burlesque star Dita Von Teese, cabaret artist Charly Voodoo, dancer Amélie Poulain, and high-heel roller skater Marawa. In total, 14,000 roses filled the hall of the Salle des Etoile.

Dita von Teese performing at the Rose Ball. Photo courtesy: Monte-Carlo SBM

Guests included Prince Albert II of Monaco, The Princess of Hanover, Charlotte Casiraghi and her husband Dimitri Rassam, Andrea and Tatiana Casiraghi, singer Janet Jackson, US actress and model Sabrina Dhowre Elba, singer Shirley Bassey, and designer Christian Louboutin.

An extravagant raffle for the benefit of the Princess Grace Foundation featured luxurious pieces including an 18-carat yellow gold and diamond necklace from Chanel, rhinestone Louboutin shoes with matching handbag, and handbags by Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton.

The Foundation dedicates 100% of the money raised to humanitarian action for children.

Christian Louboutin and Janet Jackson at the Rose Ball. Photo courtesy: Monte-Carlo SBM

The Rose Ball (Le Bal de la Rose) was established in 1954 to launch the party season in the Principality of Monaco. From 1957, Princess Grace gave a particular international dimension to the event, connecting it each year with a rose, a show and a country and then mirroring this theme in the décor, the colours and symbols.

When the Princess Grace Foundation was created in 1964, the Princess decided to also make Le Bal de la Rose a charity event, of which the profits would be donated to the Foundation bearing her name.

 

Click on the gallery below for more pictures of the Rose Ball 2022, photos courtesy of Monte-Carlo SBM…

 

 

 

 

Where to go this Monaco Art Week

by: Stephanie Horsman
10/07/2022

Monaco Art Week is returning for its fourth edition this month with a huge variety of fine art, objet d’art, jewellery, sculpture, and mixed media pieces on show at locations all over the Principality. 

The timing of Monaco Art Week could not be any more perfect. Tying directly into the artmonte-carlo fair, as well as a great number of exhibits all over the Côte d’Azur this summer, the Art Week festivities are an excellent addition to an already exciting season for art lovers.

The event was created to offer clientele opportunities to discover more through an organised week where participating galleries and auction houses showcase their pieces from La Condamine to Larvotto via Monte-Carlo.

Visitors will find a selection of art from different periods, including gorgeous Renaissance masterpieces at Moretti Fine Art, transgressive works by Paul McCarthy at Hauser & Wirth, design and figurative art at Bastian Gallery in the magnificent Monaco villa of Lenzwerk Monaco, and wooden sculptures carved from centuries old olive trees by Pablo Atchugarry at Galerie Adriano Ribolzi.

Eric Erotica 150 x 200 oil on canvas at Kamil Art Gallery

 Opera Gallery is hosting the Monaco Masters Show featuring the best of the old and new, there will be paintings from the Apocalypse collection by Franco-German artist Eric Massholder, and SmartVerum’s innovative project that combines the world of fine and digital art will be on show at Kamil Art Gallery.

 Bel’Art Fine Art is hosting photographic collections by French environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand, works by English artist Adam Bricusse will be highlighted at G&M Design, and “analytical paintings” by Paolo Masi will be on display at NM Contemporary in a collaboration with Florentine art gallery Fritelli.

Installation by Robert Indiana

Meanwhile, modern and contemporary jewellery and luxe collectables will go under the gavel at Sotheby’s new auction house, and modern masters such as Pablo Picasso and contemporary artists including Hilary Pecis and Shara Hughes are part of The Great Indoors are being presented by Christie’s auction house.

Not all the beauty remains behind closed doors. Modern sculptures will also be on display under the sun for Artcurial’s modern sculpture sale, in a partnership with Monte-Carlo SBM.

Map of galleries participating in Monaco Art Week

Reflecting on current trends, Musée Collection des Arts, CADAF, Magdalena M. Gabriel and MetaVRse, will host ‘The Web 3.0: Art Talks’ – an insider look at collecting, curating, and investing in digital art and NFTs, together with an exhibition of Josephine and Napoleon Bonaparte’s most intimate art.

Monaco Art Week runs from 12th to 17th July. For more details on the participating galleries and artists, visit the website on www.monaco-artweek.com.

 

SEE ALSO:

The ethereal brilliance of Adam Bricusse

LenzWerk Monaco: where German design meets the art of living

 

 

Top image: Adam Bricusse, Eternal at G&M Design Gallery, © Fabbio Galatioto. This article was originally published on 4th July 2022. 

 

 

 

 

Summer events calendar

by: Stephanie Horsman
10/07/2022

After two years of pandemic, the Mairie has announced the return of summer fun in the form of festivals, concerts, fireworks shows and other events. Here’s what’s in store for the next few months.

The endless days of worry over Covid have slowly been replaced by a return to hope and fun. In that vein, the Mairie of Monaco has announced its seasonal programme, which is filled with great events for young and old to enjoy.

It all kicks off on 15th June with the return of the Splash Party at the Stade Nautique Rainier III. Kids 12 to 17 take over the pool from 2pm to 6pm, giving them a chance to start of the summer right, as well as beat the heat.

Then, from 17th to 20th June, is the Junior Street Art Challenge, part of the newly renamed UPAINT festival. Three teams of secondary school students from Monaco will take over the Casino Terraces and show what they can do on a 150cm x 150cm panel. The three teams will be competing simultaneously for full effect. There will also be live performances by known street artists and other events surrounding this special brand of art.

On 21st June, to celebrate the longest day of the year, Fête de la Musique is back. Starting at 10am, music will be heard everywhere in the Principality, from the Condamine to Fontvieille to Place des Moulins and the Port, local bands will be playing throughout the day. At 7:30pm the Condamine Market will be the site for a rock concert with Suspicious Minds, and at 8:30pm the Port will be hosting Afroman Radio and Skip the Use. Access is free and open to all.

U Sciaratu, the Summer Carnival, returns to the Rock this year with an African theme. On 8th July from 6pm, parades, music troupes, and fun workshops will animate the streets of Monaco-Ville and a DJ will provide the atmosphere from 10pm to midnight on the Place de la Mairie.

No summer is complete without a fireworks display, and this summer, Monaco will be hosting two nights, on 30th July and 13th August at 10pm on Quai Albert 1er. After the show, a concert will be held so people can boogie into the night.

Finally, from 14th July to 21st August, the Port of Monaco will offer a variety of outdoor activities including basketball courts, an “e-motorcycle” carousel and karting from 18th July. Shaded areas will be set up around the port as a respite from the heat and a kiosk serving food and drinks available.

For a full listing of the summer programme, visit the website on www.mairie.mc

 

 

This article was originally published on 15th June 2022

 

 

 

 

Party central: Sporting Monte-Carlo

by: Stephanie Horsman
10/07/2022

Sporting Monte-Carlo is back for the summer season with a calendar of dinner shows at Coya restaurant and legendary nights at Jimmy’z nightclub. 

This summer, it’s all happening at Sporting Monte-Carlo.

New for 2022, Coya Restaurant is now putting on “the ultimate dinner show” combining the flavours of Peru with live performances and Latin-inspired DJ sets. Located in the indoor dining room, guests arrive at 8pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights for a spectacle transporting them to South America where the fiesta is always in full swing.

Highlights of the menu include Pisco cocktails, Wagyu empanadas, Chilean sea bass and tuna tostadas with Oscietra caviar.

Coya will also be the setting for Noche Blanca on 21st June, where partygoers are asked to dress all in white, and two Rituals nights on 19th July and 9th August, when guests will have the chance to be “spellbound” by a Peruvian tribal ritual. Dancing and cocktails add to the party vibe as well as the techno sounds from the DJ.

Pisco Bar is back as well, offering a selection of drinks and street food from 7pm to 2am.

Sporting Monte-Carlo – Jimmy’z, photo credit: Monte-Carlo SBM

Summer 2022 also sees the return of party nights at Jimmy’z, with the hottest electro DJs coming to play. This season will be dedicated to the memory of Regine, the lady behind this iconic institution, who passed away earlier this year.

Some of the hottest names in electronic dance music have hit the club’s turntables, including Robin Schulz, Michael Calfan, Lost Frequencies, Martin Solveig, Bob Sinclar, Mark Ronson, FatBoy Slim, Big Ali and Benny Benassi.

 

 

Top photo source: Monte-Carlo SBM. This article was originally published on 20th June 2022.

 

2022 Monaco Energy Boat Challenge

by: Luke Entwistle
09/07/2022

A mixture of competitiveness and cooperation, the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (MEBC) returned to the Principality for its ninth edition showcasing the latest innovations in clean energy and naval engineering.

Whilst providing entertainment for spectators and attendees, including Prince Albert II who visited the paddock on Thursday, the ultimate aim of the event is to be at the cutting edge, facilitating the development of sustainable solutions within yachting.

38 teams from 21 nations descended upon the Monaco Yacht Club (YCM) to showcase their inventions, from hydrogen fuelled vessels, to boats covered in solar panels, there is a diversity in the innovative ecological solutions on display.

Materials engineer of Monégasuqe team SBM Offshore, Kevin Schietsel spoke to Monaco Life about the growth of the event. “We have the impression that the event is really growing. There are more and more exhibitioners. The whole line of exhibitions in the paddock was never there previously. The room behind it is full as well. The event is on the rise! The first year we were here there were only eight of us, now we are 14,” he said.

Photo by Luke Entwistle, Monaco Life

On a competitive level, Schiestel is hoping to beat Italian team UniBoAT, who pipped them to last year’s title. “We’re here for the victory. We have many rivals that are well prepared, two Italian teams that are very, very strong, one of which won last year. Last year we were second just behind them. We hope to beat them but it will be difficult,” said Schiestel.

Although their hydrogen model didn’t work as well as hoped on the first day of competition on Thursday, Schiestel was nonetheless pleased that the model worked. The same can’t be said of all the boats that took to the water of Port Hercule for the opening parade.

Trial and error are, however, essential elements of innovation, and this year’s edition, more than any other, showcases some of the most innovative technologies that they hope can be adopted into the yachting industry. For Bernard d’Alessandri, general secretary of the YCM, the construction of the boats themselves marks a notable milestone.

He told Monaco Life, “We’re no longer at the point of raising awareness, but of taking action. The people here have constructed their own boats; they’re here with solutions, and we’ve moved from ideas to solutions and projects. Everyone is facing this reality, looking at how we can react and change things.”

Photo by Luke Entwistle, Monaco Life

It isn’t just about the boats, but also the engineers and the students that design them. As well as exhibiting some of the most cutting edge nautical technology, the event is also an opportunity to network and share vital expertise and experience.

A series of conferences, tech talks and job forums allow the different teams and exhibitors to pool their knowledge, whilst also providing young talents the opportunity to find jobs and internships within the growing industry that is sustainable yachting.

Back in 1904, Monaco hosted the first meeting of small boats in Monaco, where at the time, they were testing motorisation. Now, in 2022, Monaco perpetuates that tradition of innovation, by maintaining their position at the cutting edge of everything that is new and innovative in a yachting industry that is recognising the need to take an eco shift.

 

 

 

Top photo by Luke Entwistle, Monaco Life

 

 

‘Christian Bérard, Eccentric Baby’

by: Cassandra Tanti
09/07/2022

The exhibition ‘Christian Bérard, Eccentric Baby’ has just opened at Villa Paloma, presented by the New National Museum of Monaco (NMNM).

The exhibition brings together more than 300 paintings, drawings, photographs and interior decorations, retracing the life of Christian Bérard (1902-1949).

Affectionately nicknamed “Baby” by his friends, Bérard was a painter, illustrator, scenographer, fashion designer, decorator and costume designer for theatre and cinema, and was a major artistic figure of the 1930s and 1940s.

Over three floors of Villa Paloma, the exhibition examines his numerous stays in the south, in particular in Monaco where he worked with the Ballets Russes, and his multiple collaborations with the likes of Jean Cocteau, Louis Jouvet, Christian Dior and Gabrielle Chanel.

Chief Curator of the NMNM Célia Bernasconi was curator of the exhibition, while decorator Jacques Grange was in charge of the staging. Guest artist Nick Mauss has laid out a journey that has no chronological order or classification by discipline, but addresses the three major themes in the work and life of the artist: the Interiors, the Marvelous and the Mediterranean.

‘Christian Bérard, Eccentric Baby’ is on show at Villa Paloma, 56 boulevard du Jardin Exotique, until 16th October 2022

Photo by Michael Alesi, Government Communication Department