Alliance Francaise January-February

Jan - Feb

2019

Arts & CULTURe

JANUARY | FEBRUARY Mon. 14 Jan.

CinemAlliance | 6pm ‘Au revoir là-haut’by Albert Dupontel Tue. 15 Jan. Docubox | 6.30pm | Free Entry ‘Whispering truth to power’ by S. Seedat Wed. 16 - 27 Jan. Mon . 6th March A Colourful Connection French-Kenyan Arts exchange exhibition Mon. 21 Jan.

CinemAlliance | 6pm ‘Au Poste’ by Quetin Dupieux Wed. 23 Jan. Showcase Wednesday | 7pm | Free Entry D’Bass Ganun Mon. 28 Jan.

CinemAlliance | 6pm ‘Diane à les épaules’ by Fabien Gorgeart Thu. 31 Jan. La Nuit des Idées | 6.30pm | Free Entry ‘Social Media: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly’ Mon. 4 Feb.

CinemAlliance | 6pm ‘Guy’ by Alex Lutz

Agenda Tue. 5 Feb.

Royal Thai Embassy presents ‘‘Broken Sword Hero’ by Bin Bunluerit 4.30pm & 6pm | Free Entry 7 - 10 Feb. Kenyan Forbidden Fruit | comedy play Heartstrings Entertainment | 599/Fri. 8 Feb.

Trio Kazanchis | 7pm | Free Entry in partnership with the Embassy of Switzerland Mon. 11 Feb.

CinemAlliance | 6pm ‘Comme des garçons’by Julien Hallard Wed. 13. Feb.

Showcase Wednesday | 7pm | Free Entry Asili Dub Mon. 18 Feb.

CinemAlliance | 6pm ‘Fleuve Noir’ by Erick Zonca Wed. 20 Feb.

Sofaz | 7pm | Free Entry Maloya Electro Mon. 28 Feb.

CinemAlliance | 6pm ‘Les fausses confidences’by Luc Bondy

ATELIER PHILO

CYCLE MONTAIGNE

Les ateliers philos avec Hervé Nicolle, ancien élève de l’école normale supérieur, sont ouverts à tous, sans formation philosophique préalable requise.

Des extraits des Essais, des parallèles avec d’autres œuvres philosophiques, littéraires ou poétiques, mais aussi des projections d’œuvres picturales ou cinématographiques, nourriront la discussion entre les participants.

• Mercredi 16 janvier : L’amitié Montaigne consacre un chapitre des Essais à l’amitié pour souligner la singularité et la réciprocité du lien amical surtout à l’heure des réseaux sociaux.

MéDIATHèQUE| Free Entry

• Mercredi 23 janvier: Tyrannie et obéissance Un homme ne peut asservir un peuple si ce peuple ne s’asservit pas d’abord lui-même. Il suffirait à l’homme de ne plus vouloir servir pour devenir libre...

• Mercredi 6 février : L’art de la lecture selon Montaigne Il nous décrit l’art de lire comme un rapport intime à soi, comme un art de la distance. Après une visite virtuelle - grâce aux technologies 3D développées par l’Université de Tours - nous engagerons un dialogue bien réel avec trois grands penseurs de l’art d’écrire : Nietzsche, Proust et Henry Miller.

These Philosophy discussions take place in French.

16, 23, JAN. & 6 FEB.|17H30

EXHIBITION

A COLOURFUL CONNECTION

The exhibition documents and shows the results of a month-long immersive arts collaboration between French street artists and musicians from Nantes and a selection of Kenyan artists and musicians.

L’exposition documente et montre les résultats d’une collaboration artistique immersive d’un mois entre des artistes de rue français et des musiciens nantais et une sélection d’artistes et de musiciens kényans.

This cross-cultural exchange was organized by SwitchA-Roo, a Kenyan start-up enterprise, founded by social entrepreneur Hephzibah Kisia.

Cet échange interculturel a été organisé par Switch-ARoo, une start-up kényane fondée par l’entrepreneur social Hephzibah Kisia.

Three artists from the French collective ‘Street Arts Sans Frontière’ worked with Kenyan artists, Naitemu and Mr. Nayed, painting in public spaces and streets, involving the public and showing that art is accessible to everyone and not limited to museums and galleries.

Trois artistes du collectif français Street Arts Sans Frontière ont travaillé avec les artistes kényans Naitemu et Mr. Nayed, peignant dans les espaces publics et les rues, impliquant le public et montrant que l’art est accessible à tous et ne se limite pas aux musées et aux galeries.

15 - 27 JAN.| FREE ENTRY

CinemAlliance - my french film festival Every Monday @ 6pm, Free Entry All films in English or with English subtitles From 18 Jan. to 18 Feb. watch the best of new-generation French films online and vote for your favorite film. The CinemAlliance programme will screen five of the ten feature films in competition from 21 Jan. to 18 Feb.

AU POSTE! (KEEP AN EYE OUT)

by Quentin Dupieux 21 Jan | 2018 | Comedy | 1h13 Having found a corpse near his apartment, Louis is taken into custody by the police. He finds himself on the wrong end of a surreal interrogation as he tries to prove his innocence.

DIANE A LES ÉPAULES (DIANE HAS THE RIGHT SHAPE)

by Fabien Gorgeart 28 Jan | 2017 | Dramedy | 1h17 Quirky and emotional. Diane accepts to become a surrogate mother as a favour for her best friends. But while pregnant, she falls in love and finds herself in a complicated situation.

GUY

by Alex Lutz 4 Feb | 2018 | Drama | 1h41 Gauthier learns that he is the illegitimate son of an aging French pop singer. As the old-time crooner embarks on a tour, Gauthier follows him under the pretext of filming a documentary.

COMME DES GARÇONS

by Julien Hallard 11 Feb | 2018 | Comedy | 1h30 Sweet, funny and empowering. Paul is a womanizing opportunist who mostly only ever does the right thing for the wrong reasons. Forced to plan an annual fair, he decides to organize a woman’s football match.

FLEUVE NOIR (BLACK TIDE)

by Erick Zonca 18 Feb | 2018 | Crime | 1h54 A disillusioned and alcoholic detective is entrusted with solving the disappearance of a teenage boy. The boy’s private tutor is very interested in helping with the invetsigation.

LES FAUSSES CONFIDENCES

by Luc Bondy 25 Feb | 2017 | Comedy | 1h25 Dorante, a penniless young man, takes on the position of steward at the house of Araminte, an attractive widow. Secrets and lies accummulate as Dorante and the valet Dubois scheme to make Araminte fall in love with Dorante.

SHOWCASE WEDNESDAY

IBAAKU ‘

D’BASS GANUN Mbwana Mtulia, also known as D’bass Ganun, is a talented Tanzanian singer, songwriter, bassist and Qanun (Ganun) player. The Ganun is a 10th Century ancient Egyptian string instrument.

D’bass picked up an interest in the instrument from his late father, a Qanun maestro, who tutored him. D’bass’s Ndengeleko tribe (from the island town of Rufiji) incorporated the instrument into their vibrant traditional music to create a unique contemporary sound that delivers a memorable listening experience.

D’Bass is a graduate of the Dhow Countries Music Academy.

He has also played with renowned musicians from across Africa including Maher Sisocko, Sousou Sisocko and Sadio Sisocko (Senegal/Gambia), Oliver Mtukudz (Zimbambwe) and Eric Wainaina (Kenya). He has also recorded with she likes of Diamond Platnumz, Harmonize, Ally Kiba, Q Chief, Ray C...

WED. 23 JAN. | 7pm | FREE ENTRY

FACING THE PRESENT

SOCIAL MEDIA: THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY

The ‘Night of Ideas’ is an annual event, initiated by the Institut Français, the French Agency for international cultural cooperation, to share ideas and knowledge.

In partership with the Elephant, an online platform engaging citizens to reflect, re-member and re-envision their society, this year’s event will discuss the impact of social media on our society today.

Cet événement annuel, initié par l’Institut français, a pour but de partager des idées et des connaissances.

En partenariat avec l’Elephant, une plateforme en ligne incitant les citoyens à réfléchir et à réenvisager leur société, l’événement de cette année traitera de l’impact des réseaux sociaux sur notre société actuelle.

Facing the present being this year’s general theme, media experts and practitioners will discuss the positives and negatives of social media that has become a fixture of our lives and changed our world.

Faire face au présent étant le thème général de cette année, des experts et professionnels des médias discuteront des aspects positifs et négatifs des médias sociaux, qui sont devenus un élément essentiel de nos vies et ont changé notre monde.

The discussion will be followed by a DJ set with the Beating Heart project presenting sounds from the forefront of Africa’s most exciting new styles.

La discussion sera suivie par un DJ set avec le projet Beating Heart présentant des sons à la pointe des nouvelles sonorités africaines.

31 JAN. | 6.30PM | FREE ENTRY

ETHIO JAZZ FUNK

TRIO KAZANCHIS +2 It was in December 2008 that band leader Jeroen Visser (Switzerland) found himself jamming with Mesele Asmamaw (Ethiopia) and Fabien Duscombs (France) in various venues in the Ethiopian music Mecca, the Kazanchis district. The inescapable electricity that owed whilst jamming led them to form Trio Kazanchis, an ode to the district that has brought and continues to bring together many talented musicians and dancers.

With Fabien holding down beats from a vast directory of lively grooves, multi-instrumentalist Jeroen adding a spirit of experimentation and punk rebellion, blended with Mesele’s mastery and innovation on the traditional krar, the result was a psychedelic tinged jazz funk.

Later they were joined by Endris Hassen, one of the best masenqo (a single-stringed bowed lute) players in Ethiopia and Trio Kazanchis was extended as Trio Kazanchis +1.

The band will be in Nairobi for a one-off performance en route to the Sauti za Busara Festival in Zanzibar and will be joined by bass player Cyril Moulas, thus Trio Kazanchis +2.

With improvisation at the core, the group’s live show will have you dancing and grooving hypnotically. A must for anyone who loves to travel through many worlds in one moment.

FRI. 8 FEB. | 7pm | FREE ENTRY

EXHIBITION

A GIRL LIKE ME

Anne Gichuku is a self-taught digital artist who with the help of friends and good old youtube continues to grow her art. She won in the ‘Digital Art’ category at the inaugural Sondeka Awards 2018 organized by Creatives Garage.

Anne describes her style as funky and eclectic. She likes bold colours and bold themes and keeps her influences culturally relevant.

She dedicates her first exhibition to girls like her.

‘I have always thought being a girl was a little bit of a fight - everyone seems entitled to an opinion about who you should be - what you wear, what you think, what you say, how much you weigh - It’s exhausting.

Within my work, my ‘femmes’ do whatever the heck they want.

They can be goofy, they can be naked, they can be vulnerable, they can like weird things, they can be green, or blue, they can be loud... they can be girls.’

Follow her on instagram: bissu_art

5 - 24 FEB.| FREE ENTRY

SHOWCASE WEDNESDAY

ASILI DUB Asili Dub is Kenya’s Pioneer Reggae-Dub band, which started as a collabo between Kombo Chokwe (AfroSimba band), Jahm (Filipino world-reggae musician) and DJ/ Producer Dread Steppa.

The band’s heavily fused Live Reggae Dub sound is highly influenced by Taarab, Rockers, Dubstep and East African sounds and inspired by acts like Dub Dynasty, Black Uhuru, King Alpha, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Jah Shaka, & Salmonella Dub to name a few.

In early 2017, the band teamed up with Walter Mwangombe on keys, Morris Kivisi on drums, and Ras Lyon Hart on lead vocals to work on the band’s first ever release. The band’s upcoming self-titled debut album is a conscious blend between uplifting & bluesy lyrics, melodic African, Taarab and Indian inspired guitar riffs, heavy steppin bass lines, Rockers meets Dubstep beats, & a touch of Pink Floyd inspired psychedelic exploration.

WED. 13 FEB. | 7pm | FREE ENTRY

maloya-ELECTRO

SOFAZ The group Sofaz is a reflection of the Indian Ocean Island of Réunion. A melting pot of cultures and knowledge where song, music, dance and poetry express common dreams and realities, hopes and frustrations.

On stage, the sax echoes the Kayamb, which itself responds to the djembe and the electro beats. The very special bond that ties this merry band together is matched only by their curiosity and vivacity. With their deep raw energy, Sofaz could be compared to a bubbling hot tub, a young erupting volcano, a trampoline to the trance!

Wed. 20 FEB.| 7 pm | Free Entry

Sofaz est à l’image de la Réunion, un creuset de rencontre entre cultures et savoirs où chant, musique, danse, poésie disent les rêves et réalités communes, les espoirs et les colères.

Véritable concentré d’énergie brute, leurs concerts s’apparentent à des éruptions volcaniques. Les nuées ardentes de la danse Gnawa exhalent le cri puissant d’un saxophone aurifère. La lave profonde du Kayanmb ou de la guitare jaillit tout droit de sous le manteau d’un break beat & bass bouillonnant et nourricier que les diamants du Djembé sertissent. Transe garantie…

Partner Events PARTNER EVENTS FILM

5 FEB.| 4.30pm & 6PM FREE ENTRY

THEATRE

7-10 FEB.|599/-

BROKEN SWORD HERO presented by the

Royal Thai Embassy

THE EMBASSY OF SERBIA presents

THONG DEE FUN KHAO A film by Bin Bunluerit

05 FEB 2019

16h30 | 18h00

Free Entry

presented by the Royal Thai Embassy

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