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BONNE ANNÉE!!!
ALLIANCE
FRANÇAISE DE BANGALORE
WISHES ALL ITS STUDENTS,
MEMBERS AND WELL-WISHERS
A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR!
EXHIBITION
VICTOR
HUGO
Date: Mon 6th to Sat 18th Jan 03
Time: 9.00
a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Venue: Atrium, Alliance Française de
Bangalore
Alliance Française de Bangalore and the
Embassy of France in India present an exhibition of panels on
Victor Hugo, one of the greatest writers of France and
probably the most well-known Frenchman in the world. The
exhibition is based on his life and works, his political
engagements, his beliefs, his fight against death penalty as a
legal crime, Les Misérables etc. The exhibition complements
the play ‘Condemned to die’, which will be on at AFB on 25th
Jan 03 by ADi Theatre Group from AF Delhi. It is the theatre
adaptation of Hugo’s novel of the same name, denouncing Death
Penalty as a legal crime. The exhibition is closed on
Sundays.
FORMES DE SHIVA
Inauguration
& Presentation on Wed, 22nd Jan 03, 6.30 p.m.
Time:
9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Venue: Atrium, Alliance
Française de Bangalore
Alliance Française de Bangalore,
Embassy of France in India and the French Institute of
Pondicherry present a photographic exhibition titled Forms of
Shiva. The 24 forms of Shiva displayed in this exhibition and
representative of the rich iconographic tradition of
Tamilnadu, are part of the French Institute’s photo library,
which has a collection of about 130,000 photographs on art,
architecture and archeology from South India. The exhibition
will be inaugurated with a presentation on it by Prof. S. P.
Narang, Head of the Department of Indology, French Institute
of Pondicherry, on ‘Shiva: History and Development’. He will
discuss about why Shiva has attained the maximum focus from
scholars both with regards to origin, antiquity, development,
expansion, associations and expression in religion, Philosophy
and Artistic fields along with its development in various
forms in South India. He will also be talking about the
contents of the present exhibition, the various themes of
Shiva and mythology, values, arts and topics of utility. All
are welcome to attend the
presentation.
MUSIC
VIOLIN
RECITAL
Date: Sat 11th Jan 03
Time: 7.00
p.m.
Venue: Auditorium, Alliance Française de
Bangalore
Alliance Française de Bangalore and the
Embassy of France in India, in collaboration with the
International Music and Arts Society present a violin recital
by French artist Frédéric Pelassy. By the age of 12, Pelassy
had completed his musical studies and had given his first
public concert. Having heard him play Paganini, Yehudi Menuhin
helped develop his early career and between the ages of 14 and
16, he received prizes from France’s most outstanding
foundations – Menuhin Foundation, Festival Musical
d’Automne des Jeunes Interprètes, the Cziffra Foundation. He
was also sponsored by the Philip Morris Foundation and was a
laureate of the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition.
He recorded his first CD at the age of 16. He was selected by
Yehudi Menuhin and Alberto Lysy to enter the Gstaad
International Yehudi Menuhin Music Academy. There he practiced
with both professors, becoming the youngest member of the
Camerata Lysy. His discography comprises eighteen CDs covering
Bach to Debussy through Paganini, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and
Franck. He also teaches violin in Paris at the Hector Berlioz
Conservatoire. Tickets, Rs.100/- & Rs.50/-, available at
Café de Paris, AFB.
ANNUAL STUDENT ARTISTS
CONCERT
Date: Fri 31st Jan & Sat 1st Feb
03
Time: 6.00 p.m.
Venue: Auditorium, Alliance
Française de Bangalore
Bangalore School of Music
presents its 16th Annual Student Artists Concert. The program
will feature several student String and Wind Ensembles, the
Senior and Children’s Choirs, Classical Guitar and Vocal and
Quartets, Trios & Duos playing and singing Music from Bach
to the Beatles and Jazz. The many High Achievers of the Music
School will be the Soloists of the evening and receive plaques
of Achievement from the Guest of Honor. The special guests of
the evening will be the artistes from Sweden who will be with
us from January 2003 as part of the Indo-Swedish Cultural
development program. By Invitation only. Refreshments and
Fellowship
follows.
THEATRE
CONDEMNED TO
DIE & THE RUINS OF MID-AIR CASTLES
Date: Sat 25th
Jan 03
Time: 7.00 p.m.
Venue: Auditorium,
Alliance Française de Bangalore
ÂDi Théàtre, the
theatre group of Alliance Française de Delhi presents ‘The
Ruins of the Mid-Air Castles’, conceived and directed by S.
Somasundaram and ‘Condemned to die’ (Le dernier jour d'un
condamné) by Victor Hugo, adaptation: Patrick Beck, directed
by S. Somasundaram. Condemned to die, deals with the torment
of death of penalty. A prison cell - one actor on stage: the
prisoner. He does not utter a word for the whole duration of
the play. He lives the last moments of his life thinking about
his imminent execution. His movements are accompanied by a
voice over, a narration full with music and sound effects. The
narration is an adaptation from the short novel of Victor Hugo
"Le dernier jour d'un condamné". Ruins of Mid-Air Castles -
The living room of a middle class family in Delhi, at the eve
of the assassination of the then Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira
Gandhi. It is a family where nobody gets along with each
other. Everything is therefore "normal" till the news of the
assassination arrives. Riots break out in the city. The
set is a transparent wall at the backdrop through which the
street scenes are depicted through the effect of Chinese
shadow. This is a wordless play without being a mime show.
Entry Free
VIDEO
PRESENTATIONS
FOLK PERFORMING ARTS TRADITIONS
Kathakar, the theatre club of Alliance Française de
Bangalore brings to you two presentations of traditional
Indian performing arts forms. It is said that all performing
arts evolved from the sharing of community experiences in a
spiritual mould. There are numerous indigenous folk forms
still prevalent in most parts of India.
Pabuji nu Pard
(video)
Date: Mon 13th Jan 03
Vijay Padaki, from
Kathakar, will present a video film on a storytelling
tradition of Rajasthan and North Gujarat that is called Pabuji
nu Pard, or the epic tales of Pabuji. The pard (or phad) is
the hand painted back cloth that includes all the characters
and events in the tale to be told. The video film captures the
totality of this folk tradition, from preparation to
performance.
Teyyam and Bhuta (slide show and
presentation)
Date: Tue 14th Jan 03
Teyyam of
Kerala and Bhuta of Tulunadu are exceptionally colourful folk
ritual peformances in which the performer, apart from being a
priest with occult and mystical powers, is also a dancer,
musician, actor and choreographer, incorporating in himself
the artistic skills of crafts, decoration and painting. The
presentation will be illustrated with rare slides documented as
a part of an extensive research programme by Balan Nambiar,
well known personality in the art circles of
Bangalore.
FORTHCOMING
EVENTS
French Season in India – A
Rendezvous with France
Feb - Apr 2003
A major
project, taking place in all the major cities of India, it is
aimed at bringing France into the spotlight, giving better
visibility of India in France and France in India. The program
will have a special impact since it will be spread over three
months with a professional (sectorial operations with
exhibitions and symposiums) as well as a scientific and
cultural angle (seminars)
LIBRARY & FRENCH
INFORMATION CENTER
DESK EDUFRANCE
Please
note that Ms.Meenakshi Yadav, the French Higher Education
Counselor is available for consultation on higher studies in
France at the following new timings. We regret the mis-print
of the timings in the Dec 02 issue.
Mon,Tue,Wed
: 3.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Thu,Fri,Sat : 10.00
a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
COURSES
INFORMATION
FRENCH CONVERSATION
CLASSES
Alliance Française de Bangalore will be holding
conversation classes in French, starting Wed 8th Jan 03. The
course duration is 20 hours and the fees are Rs.500/-. The
classes are open to students of level 3 and upwards.
FRENCH LANGUAGE CLASSES
The NEW BATCH
of French classes for all levels will be starting on Monday
10th February 2003.
Timings:
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7.15 a.m. - 8.45
a.m. (6 days/week)
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4.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. (5
days/week)
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6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (5 days/week)
For details on the above, please contact
Office,
AFB. |
