Paris Weekend Events: Pansori, VR Guernica, Podcast Festival, and More

From April 24 to 26, Paris hosts a diverse cultural weekend. The Musée Guimet presents a weekend dedicated to pansori, a Korean narrative singing art form born in the 18th century, featuring performances and workshops. The 9th edition of Printemps du dessin includes Drawing Together at La Drawing Factory II, with open doors, family activities, and performances. At Hangar Y, studio Onyo offers immersive sound experiences L'Arbre-Soleil and Rivière-Étoiles until May 3. The Gaîté Lyrique launches Susurre, a new podcast festival focusing on mental health, with free listening sessions and workshops on April 25-26. The Celtic rock band B.R.E.T.O.N.S performs their new album D.A.O.U at Café de la Danse on April 25. The Musée national Picasso-Paris unveils a VR experience, Les métamorphoses de Guernica, tracing the history of Picasso's masterpiece from its 1937 commission to its current home at the Museo Reina Sofía, running until September 6. Théâtre Paris-Villette presents Les Enfants c'est moi, a play by Marie Levavasseur about motherhood, with brunch options, until May 3. The film Caravane by Czech director Zuzana Kirchnerová, about a mother and her son with intellectual disabilities, releases on April 22. Musician Will Brown releases his debut EP Welcome To Brownsville, produced by Ash Howes, blending pop, folk, soul, and gospel.