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Alliance Baza{a}rNovemberDecember 08
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Complete your diary with the AFK events !
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Alliance Française in KathmanduTripureshwor (beside Avenues TV)P.O. Box 452, Kathmandu, NepalPhone : + 977 (1) 4241163 / 4242832Fax : + 977 (1) 4242621E-mail : [email protected] : www.alliancefrancaise.org.np
OPENING HOURS
InstitutionMonday to Friday : 7 am - 7 pm
LibraryMon/Tues/Wed/Fri : 8 am - 6.30 pmSunday : 12 noon - 4 pm
Campus France DeskMon/Tues/Wed/Fri : 11.30 am - 6.30 pmSunday : 12 noon - 4 pm or by appointment
Translation DeskMon/Tue/Fri : 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Bistrot Monday to Friday 7 am - 6.30 pm
2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1DELF exams registration starts/ 60th Anniversary of the UDHR
260th Anniversary of the UDHR
360th Anniversary of the UDHR
460th Anniversary of the UDHR
560th Anniversary of the UDHRt
660th Anniversary of the UDHR
7 8 9 10 11 12 13Les 8 offrandes exhibition opening
14 15French classes for Trekking Session starts
16 17 18 19DELF exams registration ends
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21 22DELF workshop starts
23 24 25Christmas
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December
AFK will be closed during these days
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TEAM OF THE ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE IN KATHMANDU :
Board of directors : Keshav Raj Jha (President), Sugandha Wagley (Vice President), Mahen Shresta (Treasurer), Aymeric Hamon (Vice Treasurer), Chritophe Abbou (Vice Secretary), Rabin K.C. (Member & legal advisor), Pratima Pandé (Member), NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati (Member), Pramod Khakurel (Member)
Direction : Philippe Martin, Prabin Rana, Mireille Hamon-Loirat, Krishna Shrestha Library & Campus France Desk : Mira Thapa, Niranjan NeupaneTranslation Desk : Ingrid ChironStaff : Laxman Khadka, Suresh K.C., Navraj K.C., Tsering Sherpa, Ramesh Maharjan, Pradip Biswokarma, Mukti Lama, Madhav Pandey, Mira DahalBistrot : Buddhi Ratna, Uma Maya Lama, Uttam Aryal, Mangal Tamang
Teachers : Ashok Shakya, Benoît Gillet, David Baillat, Deepker Shakya, Eva Przyszczikowski, Sébastien Barré, Gautam Basu, Maya G. Kaur, Cindy Bahy, Mathilde Honigman
Namaste !Dear friends,
It is with a great pleasure that the Alliance team presents you the new issue of Alliance Baza{a}r, filled with colours and lights. Yesterday we were celebrating Tihar with countless lights, and today we propose you to extend the atmosphere of this festival while welcoming a light magician, Pierre-Alain Hubert.
From Marseille to New York, Bangkok to Singapore, Kathmandu will be the new stop of Pierre-Alain Hubert and his friend Karl Knapp, to our great delight.
The two French artists will stay in Nepal for one month, time to meet Nepalese artists and to prepare an artistic performance during which all kind of artistic means will meet, mingle and get mixed. We are thus very proud to bring together all these performers on the same occasion, to indulge both their passion and your curiosity.
Flipping through this Baza{a}r pages, you will also meet another French artist, Anne Lelong, Nepalese by adoption for already few years. Just like Alliance Française network, whose identity is a mixture of France and host countries, Anne Lelong’s artistic work follows several influences and inspirations, and draws a dynamic identity.
November will also be the start of a new session of French classes in our premises. We have registered this year the greatest number of students since the Alliance’s creation in 1994. Thanks to all of you, students, teachers, partners and friends, the AFK has gained a growing position both in the pedagogical and cultural field, in a Nepalese state in a process of radical transformation.
This editorial drawing to its end, it is now time for me to wish you a merry Christmas, and a happy New Year 2009!
Philippe Martin - Director
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Be ready to see the place transformed with light, fire, installations, theater and music. 14 artists for one show. That will make sparks fly… Do not miss it !
PERFORMANCEFriday, November 7, 20086pmOpen Theatre, Khula Manch, Tundikhel, Ratna ParkFREE EVENT
EXHIBITION OF THE PERFORMANCEBefore the event, NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati will follow all the performance's preparation processes and will present us a reportage of the artist's works.
In one exhibition, you will thus discover different styles : contemporary paintings, a traditional thanka, photographs and some other unusual objects used during the show. This global exhibition will show you the result of the performance, to trace and to emphasize the artistic process of the performance.
Venue of the exhibition : Art Council, 2nd floor. Opening day : November 14th, 2008, at 5.30pmExhibition on view till November 30th
This exhibition is managed along with Siddhartha Art Gallery.
First International Theatre festival of Federal Republic of NepalKathmandu International Theatre Festival - 11-25 novemberThis fifteen-day long celebrating of art and artistes will have theatre groups from different countries, artistes who speak different languages and plays which will be varied in content. This will encourage theatre artistes from various context and experience to exchange thoughts and ideas and learn from each other, contributing to the theatre movement worldwide. Furthermore, this festival will also fortify the already emerging and enthusiastic theatre scene in Nepal. We hope this will be an important step towards elevating Nepali theatre towards greater height.
Information : Post Box No: 12819, Kathmandu / Tel: 4466956, 2101332 (office)/ 9841390880 (Rabindra) / Email: [email protected] / URL: www.aarohantheatre.org
DIVINITyOF THE
COMMON LIFEA multidisciplinary artistic performance
Pierre-Alain HUBERTCraftsman, performance artist of the sky and a dealer of dreams, Pierre-Alain HUBERT, from Marseille, France, is considered to be one of the great pyrotechnic artists of our time.For over 35 years, his fireworks have delighted heads of state and audiences throughout the world (Paris, Denver, Milano, Berlin, Singapore, Tokyo, Jakarta, Seoul and so on)."Fireworks with soul" says Pierre-Alain HUBERT, "a painting will speak to you again, I only get one shot at making an impression on my audience, I deal with the instant".
Karl KNAPPKarl Knapp is a French-American artist now living and working in Marseille, France.Painting sculpting, photography, drawings are mixed with more ephemeral mediums such as performance. Usually the results are presented as installation. The belief that contemporary art is a tool for touching all levels of society impales him to create works that have direct interaction with people in the public place. The more original direction for him was this experimental fusion to making art.
KutumbaThe word ‘Kutumba’ holds a special meaning in the Nepali language. As their name, Kutumba is all about bringing
together traditional folk tunes and instruments with new and improvised sounds and ideas. Self motivated and self driven, Kutumba is a group with their own unique sound and vision. Kutumba is the harmony of traditional roots, culture and new sounds. You will have the chance to discover a new face of Kutumba since they will play along with DJ Sharad.
Aarohan Theatre Group/GurukulIn Nepali, Aarohan means to climb. It also means performing space. We work to create a Nepali theatre movement. We also perform Forum Theatre and train marginalized and oppressed people to use theatre as a weapon to improve their lives. With this vision Aarohan has established itself as one of the countries most dynamic and respected cultural institutions.
Tenzin Norbu GurungTenzin Norbu Gurung is from Tinkyu village Upper Dolpo. Norbu hails from a lineage of panting dating back four hundred years, and was trained by his father in the refined art of traditional Tibetan pastoral landscapes and lives. Since 1991, Norbu’s work has appeared in several international publications, illustrated some children’s book, doing several exhibitions in Nepal, France, USA, and Switzerland. He worked also for the movie "Himalaya" (Caravan), directed by the French director Eric Vally.
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Annne started sketching nomadic women wearing their traditional dresses and stone-jewelry during her numerous trips to remote areas near the Tibetan border. These sketches evolved into a series of paintings titled “Femmes Pierre” (“Stone-women”).
The stones used, as well as their color, in stone-jewelry ornaments such as neckwear and headdresses provide clues as to where the woman is from, which group she belongs to, her social status within her group and other complex identity-related clues.
The “Stone-women” belong to the high Himalayan plateaus bordering Tibet. They still wear their own identity clues but time passes and brings the changes that slowly fade their colors, slowly taking away vital clues.
A Graduate in Fine Arts and Cartography, Anne established her base in Nepal in 2001. She has found in both photography and painting suitable mediums to capture the Tibeto-Nepalese customs and traditions particularly those of nomadic groups.
Alliance Française in KathmanduOpening : Saturday, December 1�th, �008, 11am
The opening will be followed by a BrunchExhibition will last until January �nd
Les 8 offrandes By Anne LELONG
A French photographer and painter
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Thank you !The year 2008 is almost finished and we would like to take the opportunity of this Alliance Baza{a}r issue to thank all of those who joined AFK on the occasion of one (or several!) cultural event organized by our institution, be it for the first short-film festival in Nepal, the French-speaking celebration weeks or also the huge Fête de la Musique which gathered more than 20,000 people together on Durbar Marg.
So, a big thank you to NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati, Bhushan Shilpakar, Diwas K.C., Alston Da Silva, Mariano E. Abello, Ram Prasad Kadel, Salil Subedi Kanika, Sunil Pokharel, Sachida Rauniyar, Bijaya Vaidya, Prakash Sayami, and to all of those, impossible to name on this page, who played a part, large or small, in the success of our events.
Thank you also to our sponsors who have been supporting us all along this year, and in particular Mr Nirola and all the Nepal Tourism Board team, Mr Pande and the Nepal Investment Bank, and Mr Khetan through Tuborg.
And, last but not least, thank you to all the journalists without whom our actions would not be visible.
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The Alliances Françaises of India and Nepal have traditionally been forums to welcome and promote local and international artists, providing them a public space to offer their creations and showcase their talents. A Jazz Club, initiated in each city where the Alliance Française is present, is now formed to become such a meeting and exchange space.
Kathmandu Jazz ConservatoryThe director and co-founder of KJC, Mariano E. Abello is an experienced Jazz educator and performer. Since his arrival, Mariano has observed that Nepal is a country full of very talented, mostly self-taught musicians who have not had the opportunity to undertake formal Jazz music education. It was these observations that provided the inspiration which, with the help of like-minded musicians, led to the creation of KJC. In addition to their studies, students of the Conservatory will have the opportunity to perform at any of KJC monthly concert series programs and will be able to form invaluable relationships with fellow students and musicians from around the community. KJC is the first and only institution of its kind in the whole of Nepal.
A Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory tour, with Mariano and Nepalese musicians, in different Alliance Française Jazz Club in India is currently in preparation for the end of 2008 or during 2009. Stay tuned !
Log on to www.alliancefrancaise.org.np or to www.katjazz.com for more information.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) signed in Paris on December 10th, 1948 is the foundation of modern societies.. Its messages of UNITY, EQUALITY, JUSTICE and RESPECT communicate the basic values of every individual all over the world.
Alliance Française in Kathmandu, UNFPA, OHCHR, UNICEF, Norwegian Refugee Council, B&N and Kutumba invite you to join in the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration, which will include a Human Rights Film Festival, photo exhibition and folk music concert.
Human Rights Film Festival Date: From Monday, December 1st to Friday, December 5th, 2008 Screening Time: 11am & 5pmVenue: Russian Cultural Centre
Each documentary screening will be followed by discussions on forced displacement, women's rights, children’s rights, transitional justice and other human rights issues.
The film festival will be accompanied by a photo exhibition illustrating the 30 articles of the UDHR
Everybody is welcome
More details about the discussion topics and schedule will be available onwww.alliancefrancaise.org.np
Special Photo.Circle dedicated to Human Rights.Date: Saturday, November 29th, 2008 Time: 9.45amVenue: The Bakery Café, Sundhara
Music ConcertDate: Saturday, December 6th, 2008Time: 5pmVenue: TO BE CONFIRMED
Kutumba will perform new compositions in addition to some of their well known hits. This concert will also feature a projection of images based on human rights by Nepali and foreign photographers that illustrates the articles of the UDHR. Information booths will be set up around the venue. .
The celebration of the �0th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the occasion to reaffirm the universality and indivisibility of human rights, for the day-to-day defense of which everyone must mobilize.
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"CampusFrance Desk", situated inside the
Alliance Française in Kathmandu's premises, at
Tripureshwor is the only authorized educational
counseling agency for higher education in France,
established by French Government in Nepal.
More than 100 CampusFrance offices, in 74
countries provide complete information for studies
in France.
This desk allows students to explore their
study plans with professional advisers who help
them regarding their goals and desires. The desk
helps them to find suitable programs, prepare
the application, and provides follow up until the
admission point. This desk is the students' partner
for gathering all kind of necessary information
where each student can build self confidence for
further plans.
Our web site: www.campusfrance.fr is a major
key to find the adequate information about higher
studies in France. It also provides links to all the
major courses available for foreign students in
France.
We invite you to discover France which offers top-
quality and internationally recognized degrees in
affordable cost.
Come to study in France and:
- Enhance your career prospects,
- Obtain an internationally recognized degrees,
- Expand your horizon,
- Gain experience of a different culture,
- Make new friends,
- Improve your language skills.
So, let CampusFrance be the first to welcome
you to France !
Contact
Mr. Prabin Bikram RANA
or Mr. Niranjan NEUPANE
CampusFrance Desk
CampusFrance -Kathmandu desk
Tripureshwor Teku road. (Beside Avenues TV)
Tel: 977 -1- 42 41 163/ 4242832
Web: www.campusfrance.org
www.alliancefrancaise.org.np
The Official French Agency for higher Education in France - now in Kathmandu, visit us for free counseling
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{courses}AFK Levels
At the Alliance Française in Kathmandu, we chose
a rhythm of 50 hours per session, in order to settle
a step by step learning pace of the required skills
and knowledge. There are 14 levels, following the
program of the three Connexions French books.
We also use the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages in order to
describe the level and progress of our students in
accordance with a largely used and recognized
scale of language proficiencies. According to the
six levels of proficiency defined by the Council
of Europe, students are then able to reach level
A1 (Breakthrough level) after three sessions, A2
(Survival level) after 6 or 7 sessions, and B1 (the
first stage of Independent User) after 12 sessions.
You can start the classes from any point: if you
are not a beginner, you will just have to take a test
before admission to check which level matches
your proficiency.
DELF and DALF examinations
The DELF (Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française) and DALF (Diplôme Approfondi en Langue Française) are the official French proficiency diplomas delivered by the French Ministry of Education to non native French language speakers. These diplomas are valid forever, without any time limit.
DELF and DALF diplomas are in fully accord with the six levels of proficiency defined by the Council of Europe. These levels have been specified to describe objectively any European language.
Examination dates: January 5th to 9thAdmissions: December 1st to 19thFees: Rs 1000, 1800 or 2500 according to the level
Candidates interested in taking these exams can benefit from a specific training program at the Alliance Française, during two weeks before the exams
Training dates: December 22nd to January 2ndRegistration for the training: December 1st to 19thTraining fees: Rs 2500
Contact us for more details, or visit www.alliancefrancaise.org.np
AFK levels Hours Connexions book
DELF levels
Beginner 1 50 Connexion 1
2 100
3 150 A 1
Elementary 1 200
2 250
3 300 Connexions 2 A2
Intermediate 1 350
2 400
3 450
Advanced 1 500 Connexions 3
2 550
3 600 B 1
4 650
5 700
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HOW CAN I BECOME A MEMBER?The library is open to everybody, but to borrow some documents it is compulsory to be a member. To become a member, a proof of identity and a proof of residence must be submitted, along with a membership form and two photographs. Membership forms are available at the borrowing desk, and they can also be downloaded from the website.
External visitor Students
Duration (months)
3 6 12 3 6 12
Basic 200 300 400 150 200 300
Multimedia 500 700 900 300 400 600
Family 800 1000 1200 - - -
Institutional 1500 2000 3000 - - -
Basic: Books, periodicals, comicsTotal documents: 6
Multimedia: Books, periodicals, comics + CDs, DVDs, CD-ROMsTotal documents: 11
Family: A complete membership for the entire familyTotal documents: 22
Institutional: Open to institutions, organizations, schools, etc.Total documents: 30
Looking for a translation ? The translation desk of the Alliance Française stands there for you. From Nepali or English to French or, French to Nepali or English ; for any kind of document ; official or non official translations. The desk is open Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 9.30 to 12.30. Visit our website : www.alliancefrancaise.org.np. For more information or details, please contact us at 4241163, 4242832
Translation Desk
Bureau de traduction
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The children’s corner
Our children’s corner may be a small one, but
it is cosy for a quiet reading with your child,
or to let him have his choice while you have
yours… And it contains hidden treasures:
have you already flipped through the ones that
illustrate this page?
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As the last few drops of the monsoon wet the air, from the new menus of Le Bistrot emanate sweet scents. Let’s close your eyes and imagine you are above Le Bistrot on a flying carpet. What’s come to your senses? Flavors, smells, feelings you can’t resist: oriental flavors of a Lebanese Taboulé, country smells of a potatoes, leeks and carrots gratin, delicate bitterness of a spinach potage with scrambled eggs, sweet feelings given by a Tatin of caramelized apple, etc.
Don’t hesitate, visit our website and you’ll know everything about us.
The team of Le Bistrot!
Monday to Friday�am-�.�0pm
All the menus are online...check the AFK website.
Saturday, December 1�th, 11 am, Art Brunch in the garden will follow the opening exhibition "Les 8 Ofrrandes" by Anne Lelong
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3 Salty French pie that can be veg or non veg
4 An American dessert for chocolate addicted
9 A rat has recently put this dish forward again
10 You’re vegetarian? That’s your meat!
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1 Never neglect bread crumbs: you can make this pie
out of them
2 The worldwide most popular way to prepare eggs
5 We cook a caviar out of it that has nothing to do with
fish
6 A color, a town, and a faithful companion for meat
delicacies
7 You can accommodate them with lots of sauces but
one of the best ways is simply with olive oil and basil
8 You can boil them, fry them, steam them, and you
can even make a salad out of them
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{sponsors+supporters+location map}Alliance Française in Kathmandu is grateful to its sponsors for their valuable support
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Dasrath Stadium
United WorldTrade Centre
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Veterinary Hospital
XeroxShow Room
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