Nuit de l’Imagination: Dreams

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Dreams can be understood as the images and narratives we experience during sleep, as personal or collective aspirations, and as a space for creative experimentation. They shape artistic practices, inform storytelling, and influence how we imagine possible futures.

This year’s Nuit de l’Imagination brings together artists and thinkers to approach dreams through performance, discussion, and participatory activities. The event invites audiences of all ages to consider how dreams function in both individual experience and collective life.

The evening program centers on a conversation and performance led by Magdalena Stern Baczewska, a current Fellow of the Institute for Ideas and Imagination. She will perform a selection of lullabies at the piano, drawing on this research and her recordings. A discussion with Jordan Stern of BlueSleep will follow, examining the bridges between music, sleep science, and wellbeing.

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Magdalena Stern Baczewska is an internationally recognized concert pianist, harpsichordist, and educator, currently Senior Lecturer in Music and Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University. Alongside her illustrious performance career, she has developed a body of work focused on music and sleep, including her Music for Dreams album series created in collaboration with BlueSleep researchers.

Dr. Jordan Stern is a New York Times best selling author and award winning Head and Neck Surgeon double Board Certified in Otolaryngology and Sleep Medicine. He has been recognized as one of America’s Top Doctors every year since 2008. He is the Founder and CEO of BlueSleep - a tech-enabled healthcare company offering same-day telemedicine visits for diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea and other sleep disorders, currently available to patients in the US and the UK.

Together with concert pianist Magdalena Baczewska, Dr. Stern has produced a series of albums “Music for Dreams,” designed to help patients with sleep apnea and insomnia improve the quality of their sleep.

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The afternoon is designed primarily for children and families, with participatory workshops and performances. The evening program shifts to a broader audience, bringing together discussion and a featured musical performance. Guests are welcome to register for either the afternoon or evening program, or attend the full event. See the Agenda below for the full program of activities.

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Organized by the Columbia Global Paris Center and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, each year the Nuit de l’Imagination chooses a theme of global importance (Climate in 2023, Boredom in 2024, Neighbors in 2025) as a celebration of the work and collaborations that define Reid Hall.

This event will take place in Reid Hall’s Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc, built in 1912 and extensively renovated in 2023 thanks to the generous support of Judith Ginsberg and Paul LeClerc.

Reid Hall, the Columbia Global Paris Center, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination are not responsible for the views and opinions expressed by their speakers and guests.

Info: Hands-on workshop with Maha Al-Daya, Reid Hall artist-in-residence.

Info: Complementary snacks and refreshments for children.

Info: Ongoing exhibition presented in collaboration with the Caféothèque.

Info: A family-friendly yoga session led by Ulrika Dezé (Yogamini), introducing relaxation and mindfulness practices.

Info: Interactive musical session for children led by Jordan and Magdalena Stern.

Info: The Compagnie Regarde il neige presents a retelling of "Robinson Crusoe."

Info: A conversation moderated by Magdalena Stern Baczewska and Jordan Stern, followed by a musical performance of lullabies by Magdalena Stern Baczewska.

Info: Catered reception (cocktail dînatoire). Please note that this is reserved for concert attendees.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Reid Hall, 4 Rue de Chevreuse, Paris, France

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