A DYNAMIC DUO PAR EXCELLENCE

Hooking up with Parisian friends of Roots in New York

Friends of Roots come from all walks of life from all over the world. In Paris, two people close to Roots also happen to be one of France’s most famous couples – writer/ philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy (known as BHL) and actress/singer Arielle Dombasle.

Last week, they were in New York where Arielle was performing a three-night engagement at the Supper Club. Roots Co-Founder Michael Budman and his wife Diane Bald attended the first show and later had dinner with Arielle and BHL.

Backed by the New York Big Band, Arielle performed hits from the 1940s and 50s in English and French. Over the past year, she has been performing to sellout crowds all over France.

Michael first met BHL in Paris in 1983 when the outspoken intellectual was the subject of a cover story in Passion magazine. Michael was the Executive Publisher while Robert Sarner, current Roots Director of Communication and Public Affairs and a former journalist, was the founding Editor-in-Chief of Passion.

Since then, both Michael and Robert have become good friends with BHL and his wife Arielle. Among his many projects, BHL just produced a documentary film on the renowned Paris-based architect and interior designer Andree Putman who has previously worked with Roots on several projects.