Alliance Française November - December

NOV - DEC

2017

Arts & CULTURe

NOVEMBER | DECEMBER

Agenda

Mon. 6 November

CinemAlliance | 6pm #PRODUCTION DESIGN - LightBox® Africa 7 - 12 November

‘Sex & the City III’ | exhibition

by Michael Soi, Thom Ogonga, Onyis Martin 8 - 9 November th March Mon . 6Rights Human Watch Film Festival 6.30pm | Free Entry 10 - 12 November

‘Kenya on Sale’ | comedy play Heartstrings Entertainment | 599/Mon. 13 November

CinemAlliance | 6pm ‘Good Luck Algeria’ by Farid Bentoumi Wed. 15 November

Showcase Wednesday | 7pm | Free Entry Mandela 16 - 19 November

Kenya International Theatre Festival 6.30pm | 500/Mon. 20 November

Sun. 26 November

‘Manasseh Shalom’ Concert | 3pm | 1000/Mon. 27 November CinemAlliance | 6pm ‘Aya de Yopougon’ by Marguerite Abouet Sun. 3 December ‘B Boy Battle 2017’ | Dance | 9am - 6pm | 500/Mon. 4 December CinemAlliance | 6pm ‘NEOPHOBIA’ - LightBox® Africa 5 - 20 December

‘Mashujaa: Portraits of Heroism’ by Photo Kenya Wed. 6 December

Science Café | 6.30pm | Free Entry 6 - 10 & 15 - 17 December

‘Kenya on Sale’ | comedy play Heartstrings Entertainment | 599/Mon. 11 December

CinemAlliance | 6pm ‘Corniche Kennedy’ by Dominique Cabrera Wed. 13 December

CinemAlliance | 6pm ‘Tamara’ by Alexandre Castagnetti

Showcase Wednesday | 7pm | Free Entry Crystal Axis

20 - 26 November Artists for Refugees exhibition | Free Entry

CinemAlliance | 6pm ‘Swagger’ by Olivier Babinet

Mon. 18 December

ATELIERS PHILO

SAVOIRS(S), DISCOURS ET VERITÉ Through readings, film screenings, commentaries on artworks and music, these philosophy workshops aim to discuss issues of common interest.

Presented by Hervé Nicolle - a graduate of the ‘Ecole Normale Supérieur’ - this third series will focus on the ideas of the 20th century French philosopher, Michel Foucault. The discussions will allow the participants to rethink the evolution of contemporary societies at the crossroads of politics, ethics and knowlege.

A certificate will be issued to all participants who will have attended all the sessions of this third series.

A travers des lectures de textes, des projections de films, des commentaires d’oeuvres picturales ou musicales, ces ateliers de philosopie débattent des problèmes qui nous concernent tous, avec rigueur et méthode.

Proposé et animé par Hervé Nicolle - ancien élève de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure - cette troisième saison abordera la pensée de Michel Foucault, philosophe français (1926-1984), sous l’angle triple des savoirs, du discours et de la vérité. Cette interrogation permettra en particulier de repenser les évolutions des sociétés coontemporaines à la croisée de la politique, de l’éthique et du savoir.

Un certificat sera délivré aux participants ayant assisté à tous les sessions de cette troisième saison.

MEDIATHéQUE|ENTREE GRATUIT

tous les mercredis|18h00

Exhibition

Ogonga Thom

Michael Soi

SEX & THE CITY III

Sex & the City III is an objective look at what the three participating artists – Michael Soi, Thom Ogonga et Onyis Martin are interested in: from courtship, to sex as a tool of uplifting one’s economic status, to same sex relations, as well as the pretence of being liberal.

It looks at the thin line between culprit and victim while re-questioning the subject within the space we line in – Nairobi. Sex & The City playfully (in a serious way) explores the burgeoning local sex tools industry, body enhancement and the place of moral institutions in all this.

6 - 12 NOV. |Free Entry

Michael Soi, Thom Ogonga et Onyis Martin présentent la troisième édition de leur série d’oeuvres sous le thème ‘Sex & the City’, un sujet qui aborde les rapports sociaux de sexe dans la société kenyane.

Ils offriront un regard artistique sur les contradictions entre les discours moralisateurs et la réalité des comportements.

FILM FESTIVAL

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH FILM FESTIVAL THIS IS CONGO

76 minutes / DCP / 16:9 / Dolby 5.1 / Iran / Not Rated STARLESS DREAMS In Persian with English Subtitles

by Daniel McCabe - Democratic Republic of Congo/ US/Canada - 2017 - 91 min

The documentary provides an immersive and unfiltered look into Africa’s longest continuing conflict. By following forur compelling charracters: a whistleblower, a patriotic military commander, a mineral dealer and a displaced tailor, the film shows the resilience of a people who have lived and died through generations due to the cycle of brutality.

Wed. 8 Nov. |. 6.30pm | FREE ENTRY

by Mehrdad Oskouei - Iran - 2016 - 76 min

The film plunges us into the lives of young teenage girls sharing temporary quarters at a juvenile detention center on the outskirts of Tehran. Director Mehrdad Oskouei, one of Iran’s most prominent filmmakers, spent seven Blandine Mercier-McGovern years securing access to this all-female facility. The blandine@cinemaguild.com result is an incredibly pesonal documentary about hte dreams, nightmares and hopes of the women in this allfemale facility.

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Thu. 9 nov. | 6.30pm | FREE ENTRY

The Cinema Guild, Inc. 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800

CinemAlliance - PRIX des jeunes cinéphiles francophones Every Monday @ 6pm, Free Entry All films in English or with English subtitles A chance to win a trip to France.

Gagner un voyage en France.

TAMARA 20 Nov. | 2016 | Comedy | 1h40 15 yr-old overweight Tamara bets that she will date the first boy that comes through the classroom door.

Enter the hunky Diego and she sees her chances slowly evaporate.

AYA DE YOPOUGON 27 Nov. | 2012 | Animation | 1h24 Aya is a young serious girl who is happy to be studying at home when her best friends are out galavanting.

What to do when one of them becomes pregnant?

Participez à la 2nd édition du ‘Prix des Jeunes Cinéphiles Francophones’. Regardez les 5 films suivants, votez pour votre film preferé et filmez votre critique en 2 minutes.

Participte in the 2nd edition of the ‘Prix des Jeunes Cinéphiles Francophones’. Watch the following 5 films, vote for your best film and film a 2 min. critic on a mobile device.

GOOD LUCK ALGERIA 13 Nov. | 2016 | Comedy | 1h30 Sam’s successful skis manufacturing business risks closure. In order to save it, he takes a crazy gamble: to quality for winter olympics competing for Algeria, his father’s country.

CORNICHE KENNEDY 11 DEC. | 1916 | Drama| 1h34 In a well-off neighbourhood in Marseille, a group of discontented adolescents live life to the full without a care in the world. Susan, a middle class girl yearns to be like thme, to join them.

SWAGGER 18 Dec. | 2016 | Action | 1h24 The film portrays a group of minority teenagers living in a troubled neighborhood outside of Paris, showing their dreams and desires over their fears.

Showcase Wednesday

Showcase Wednesday provides a small intimate setting for singers, musicians, music and poetry collaborations to improvise, experiment, entertain and build audiences.

Mandela Ambasa, former lead vocalist with the Sarabi Band, has embarked on a solo career. He recently released a six-track EP online that was produced in Dar es Salaam.

Mandela’s unique sounds are a blend of East African rhythms with dashes of afrobeat, jazz and reggae. Known for his engaging lyrics and a powerful voice, Mandela’s new sound remains true to his emblematic style.

mANDELA Wed. 15 NOV.| 7 pm | Free Entry

LIGHTBOX CINEMALLIANCE

Mon. 6th november | 6-8pm

Mon. 4th December | 6-8pm

science café

SCIENCE CAFé COME ALONG SHARE A DRINK HAVE A CHAT WITH EXPERTS

Wednesday

06/12

2017

‘Diversity of languages, plurality of creative expressions: Kiswahili, Sheng and multilingual practices in Kenya.’

Language is an influential symbol of identity, of belonging. Kenya is a multilingual society and this linguistic plurality has contributed to its cultural diversity and creative expressions.

Join a panel of experts who will reflect on the everyday linguistic practices in Kenya.

at Alliance Française de Nairobi

from 6.30pm Garden Terrace Free entrance

IS R’EVOLUTION WED.EVERY 6 DEC. THING |6.30PM |Free Entry Discussion with : Guillaume Lecointre, Research Scientist at l’Institut de Systématique Evolution et Biodiversité & Professor at the French National Museum of Natural History

The discussion will be followed by a poetry battle between traditional Kiswahili poets and spoken word artists.

PHOTO Exhibition

PORTRAITS OF HEROISM

Mashujaa is a photo exhibition envisioned to honour men and women from across Kenya who in spite of hardship, calamity and opression, portrayed boldness and an unbroken spirit.

Mashujaa est une exposition photo destinée à honorer les hommes et les femmes de tout le Kenya qui, malgré les difficultés et l’oppression, ont fait preuve d’audace et d’une force d’esprit inébranlable.

Produced by PhotoKenya, an initiative that aims to enrich Kenya’s photography scene, the exhibition will comprise of 30 images of mostly pre-independence Kenyan heroes and heroines, as well as characters from tribal mythology. The PhotoKenya team has researched and re-created the personalities using available materials, models and props to remember all those compatriots who have written the various chapters of the Kenyan story, through their resistance to injustices and other adversities.

Produit par PhotoKenya, une initiative qui vise à enrichir la scène photographique kenyane, l’exposition comprendra 40 images, principalement d’héros et héroïnes kényans avant l’indépendance, ainsi que des personnages de la mythologie «tribale». L’équipe de PhotoKenya a recherché et recréé les personnalités en utilisant les matériaux, les modèles et les accessoires disponibles pour se souvenir de tous ces compatriotes qui ont écrit les différents chapitres de l’histoire kényane, à travers leur résistance aux injustices.

05 - 20 DEC. |Free Entry

Showcase Wednesday Crystal Axis is a five-piece Afropunk band playing a fusion of punk, grunge and alternative rock. The band has been part of the Kenyan rock scene for a decade, initially known as ‘Inertia’. The band released their ‘State of Unease’ E.P in 2012 whilst half the band was still in high school. Crystal Axis recently performed in their first major festival at the annual Nyege Nyege Festival held in Uganda. It was the only rock/punk act on the main stage and their performance was hailed as being the most energetic and charismatic set of the Festival. The group is currently working on its debut album.

CRYSTAL AXIS Wed. 13 DEC.| 7 pm | Free Entry

BRASSERIE

BAR

RESTAURANT

Nairobi’s renowned French Chef ‘Christian’ is back at the Alliance Française Nairobi.

Partner Events THEATRE 10 - 12 NOVEMBER | 599/-

THEATRE 16 - 19 NOVEMber | 500/The Kenya International Theatre Festival Celebrating diversity, Sharing cultures & Experiences through theatre

16 TO 19 NOV

Venue: Alliance Française

FESTIVAL 20 - 26 NOVEMBER | free entry Artists For Refugees annual gala THEME: “CELEBRATING THE IMPACT OF EMPOWERING REFUGEES THROUGH ART”

DATE: 20TH - 27TH, NOVEMBER

VENUE: ALLIANCE FRANCAISE nairobi, kenya

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CONCERT

26 NOVEMber |3PM | 1000/-

Partner Events DANCE

29 November| 6.30pm | free entry

THEATRE 03 DECEMBER | 500/-

NAIROBI PREMIER

POETRY

09 - 10 DECEMBER | 1000/-

THEATRE

06 - 10 & 15 - 17 DECEMBER | 599/-

WORLD’S LEADING CULTURAL NETWORK

The Alliance Française is a language and cultural relations organization. It was created in 1883 in Paris by renowned humanists, including Louis Pasteur and Jules Verne, with the principal objective of promoting and teaching the French language around the world.

Since then, it has developed into a global network of the Alliance Française institutions operating in 135 countries around the world, with the common aim of fostering friendship between peoples, through the promotion of the French language and cultural diversity.

The Alliance Française de Nairobi was founded in 1949. It has grown into one of the largest in Africa offering French language courses to thousands of students annually. It is the only accredited institution in Kenya for international and professional French language certification. It is also the only officially recognized institution in Kenya for certified translations.

The institution offers a rich programme of annual activities showcasing local and international Arts and encouraging creativity. It supports the production and presentation of artistic works, across all disciplines, that reflect the diversity, aspirations and contradictions of our contemporary society and open up space for dialogue.

Alliance Française de Nairobi Loita / Monrovia Streets P.o Box 45 475 - 00100 Nairobi Tél.: +254 20 4917 000 / 0727 600 622 / 0735 338 888 Email: cultural2@alliancefrnairobi.org www.afkenya.or.ke