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Our spring programme this year should please the amateurs and lovers of li� erature, art, music and cinema with interna� onal performances not to be missed.
You will have the opportunity to meet Nadège Druzkowski, a Glasgow-based French ar� st, who presents her new exhibi� on “Intermi� ences”. She has also worked with Béatrice Brérot, a French poet who will do a special reading on Thursday 20th March.
Once again, we celebrate in March “la Fête de la Francophonie” with two special events. The author Thora Van Male will discuss her new book “French Idioms...and their English equivalents”. We are also delighted to welcome the ar� st and writer Franké� enne and the musician Mark Mulholland for “Chaophonies”, a musical performance which promises to be memorable.
A spelling compe� � on will take place in April, a great way to test your abili� es in French and win a trip to Paris!
EDITO, Nathalie Korkmaz, Director
L’Alliance française vous souhaite également de joyeuses Pâques !
Café Histoire - Monday 28th AprilLa chute de l’Aigle : la campagne de France (janvier – avril 1814) Les trois armées de la Sixième Coali� on ont fait leur entrée en France. L’Empereur
organise la résistance. Napoléon Ier est contraint de capituler et d’abdiquer. Ce� e campagne est encore considérée comme l’une des plus belles de l’épopée napoléonienne.Monday 28th April, 6-7.30pmFees: £5 (drinks served) / Booking in advance is necessary.
Café Littéraire - Friday 25th AprilAu bonheur des dames, Emile ZolaÀ travers une histoire sen� mentale à l’issue inhabituellement heureuse, le roman entraîne le lecteur dans le monde des grands magasins, l’une des innova� ons du Second Empire.Friday 25th April, 2-3.30pm - Fees: £12 (book included & drinks served). Booking in advance is necessary.
Competition “Les timbrés de l’orthographe”
Language Centre information:Spring break: Monday 7th April to Monday 21st April included.Term D: Tuesday 22nd April to Monday 16th June.Revision Courses for Standard Grade, Higher and Adv Higher pupils, and for University students: the sessions will take place between Monday 14th and Thursday 17th April.Deadline to enrol: Friday 28th March
1st prize: a one-week trip to Paris!Organised by the Fonda� on Alliance française, an interna� onal spelling compe� � on will take place on Saturday 5th April. This compe� � on is open to Francophone and non-Francophone aged 8 years-old and over, divided into two
categories with diff erent ques� ons. Test your abili� es in French with a spelling bee and try to win a week-long stay in Paris for the fi nal! Registra� on is necessary. Deadline for registra� on: 2nd April. Write to: [email protected]
April
Cultural AgendaMarch & April 2014
Alliance Française de Glasgow, 3 Park Circus G3 6AX Glasgowwww.afglasgow.org.uk / Tel. +44 (0)141 331 4080 / [email protected] / Facebook and Twi� er
Franco-German Film Series, 5th March & 2nd April
Exhibition “Intermittences”, 4th to 28th March
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of their cohabita� on in Glasgow, the Alliance Française and the Goethe-Ins� tut are delighted to present a series of German and French fi lms to be screened between March and July at the CCA.• The city below (Unter dir die Stadt) - Wednesday 5th March, 7pm, CCA.• The life of Jesus (La vie de Jesus) - Wednesday 2nd April, 7pm, CCA.Tickets for all screenings are available directly from the CCA (0141 352 4900)£3 / £2 (conc. for AF and GI members)
Fête de la Francophonie17th to 21st March
Special talk with author
Thora Van Male
who will discuss her new book ’French Idioms… and their English equivalents’.
Monday 17th March, 7pm (40 mins, followed by a Q&A with the audience)
Free event in English/French, suitable for all levels. Booking in advance is necessary.
Musical performance Chaophonies
Don’t miss Hai� ’s renowned ar� st and writer Franké� enne when he brings to the AF Glasgow an electrifying performance of Chaophonies, a drama� c reading of his post-quake work, accompanied by original music composed by Hai� -based and Glasgow-born musician Mark Mulholland.
Friday 21st March, 6pm - Free eventBooking in advance is necessary.
Every year in March, French speaking countries around the world celebrate ‘la Francophonie’. To mark the occasion, we are delighted to host two special events at the Alliance Française de Glasgow.
PRIVATE VIEW: As part of this event, a special reading by
French poet Béatrice Brérot will take
place on Thursday 20th March
at 7pm at the AF Glasgow.
Bookings required
INTERMITTENCES is a new exhibi� on featuring pain� ngs from Glasgow-based French ar� st Nadège Druzkowski. The ar� st unveils a selec� on of artworks inspired by Marcel Proust and Alain Resnais’ 1961 fi lm Last Year in Marienbad. This free exhibi� on takes place between Tuesday 4th and Friday 28th March, and coincides with La Fête de la Francophonie, a yearly event which celebrates all aspects of the French language and culture around the world.
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Café Histoire - La naissance de la IIIème République: une longue gestation
The Third French Republic was proclaimed on September 4th 1870, following Sedan’s defeat. However, it took fi ve years for the parliamentarians to adopt it. What are the reasons behind this long gesta� on?Monday 24th March, 6-7.30pmFees: £5 (drinks served) / Booking in advance is necessary.
Un roman français - Frédéric Beigbeder (2009)Un roman français est un roman autobiographique de Frédéric Beigbeder. Publié en 2009, il reçut le prix Renaudot la même année.Friday 28th March, 2.30-3.30pm - Fees: £10 (book included & drinks served). Booking in advance is necessary
Un roman français - Café Littéraire - Friday 28th March
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