Posts tagged ‘Alliance Francaise’
Concert: Traditional Rhythms from Burkina Faso by Alif Naaba, May 31 2013 @ Alliance
Date: May 31, 2013
Venue: Alliance Française
Tickets: Kshs 500
Photo Exhibition: Lest We Forget, May 8-26 2013 @ Alliance Francaise
Opening Date & Time: May 8, 2013 at 6 pm
Exhibition Dates: Until May 26, 2013
Venue: Alliance Française
The documentary Slave Routes: A Global Vision, a UNESCO production will be screened on this occasion.
22nd European Film Festival, May 10-26 2013 @ Alliance Francaise
Dates: May 10-26, 2013
Venue: Alliance Francaise Auditorium
Time:
Weekdays 5.30 & 7.30 pm
Weekends 3, 5.30 & 7.30 pm
Tickets: Kshs 50
Programme
Discourse: Experiencing Nairobi across 12 Neighborhoods, Apr. 12 2013 @ Alliance Francaise
Date: Friday April 12, 2013
Venue: 3rd Floor, Alliance Française, Utalii Lane
Time: 6-8 pm (event starts 6.30pm sharp)
RSVP: naipolitans@gmail.com
What makes Nairobi, Nairobi? This question will be the focus of this month’s conversation as Joy Mboya and Judy Ogana of the GoDown Arts Centre tell us about the Centre’s Nairobi Project which takes the question of identity and belonging in the city to the neighbourhood level.
The project will support the 12 neighbourhood zones of Nairobi explore questions such as: Who are we at a neighborhood level? What do we care about? And what elements make my neighborhood feel like a community? Collectively, these neighbourhoods will be responding to the question “Nai ni Who?”
Come hear more about this project and take part in a conversation that delves into the question of what makes up Nairobi’s identity and how best to showcase these elements.
In what zone is your neighbourhood?
Zone 1: Central Business District
Zone 2: GoDown, Railway, Nairobi West, South B/C, Mukuru
Zone 3: Kamkunji, Shauri Moyo, Kaloleni, Ofafa Jericho
Zone 4: Buruburu, Kariobangi South, Umoja, Tena, Doonholm
Zone 5: Pumwani, Eastleigh, Pangani, Kariakor, Ziwani, Starehe
Zone 6: Mathare, Koch, Dandora, Kariobangi North, Babadogo
Zone 7: Muthaiga, Karura Forest, Gigiri
Zone 8: Ngara, Parklands
Zone 9: Lavington, Kileleshwa, Spring Valley, Kawangware-Kangemi, Dago-Junction
Zone 10: Kilimani, Upper Hill, Ngumo, Golf Course
Zone 11: Kibera, Ngei, Kenyatta Market, Dam
Zone 12: Karen, Lang’ata, Nairobi National Park
Naipolitans v8: Experiencing Nairobi across 12 Neighborhoods, Mar. 8 2013 @ Alliance Francaise
Date: March 8, 2013,
Venue: 3rd Floor, Alliance Française, Utalii Lane
Time: 6-8 pm (event starts 6.30pm sharp)
What makes Nairobi, Nairobi?
This question will be the focus of this month’s conversation as Joy Mboya and Judy Ogana of the GoDown Arts Centre tell us about the Centre’s Nairobi Project which takes the question of identity and belonging in the city to the neighbourhood level.
The Project will support the 12 neighbourhood zones of Nairobi explore questions such as:
+ Who are we at a neighbourhood level?
+ What do we care about?
+ And what elements make my neighbourhood feel like a community?
Collectively, these neighbourhoods will be responding to the question “Nai ni Who?”
Come hear more about this project and take part in a conversation that delves into the question of what makes up Nairobi’s identity and how best to showcase these elements.
In what zone is your neighbourhood?
Zone 1: Central Business District
Zone 2: GoDown, Railway, Nairobi West, South B/C, Mukuru
Zone 3: Kamkunji, Shauri Moyo, Kaloleni, Ofafa Jericho
Zone 4: Buruburu, Kariobangi South, Umoja, Tena, Doonholm
Zone 5: Pumwani, Eastleigh, Pangani, Kariakor, Ziwani, Starehe
Zone 6: Mathare, Koch, Dandora, Kariobangi North, Babadogo
Zone 7: Muthaiga, Karura Forest, Gigiri
Zone 8: Ngara, Parklands
Zone 9: Lavington, Kileleshwa, Spring Valley, Kawangware-Kangemi, Dago-Junction
Zone 10: Kilimani, Upper Hill, Ngumo, Golf Course
Zone 11: Kibera, Ngei, Kenyatta Market, Dam
Zone 12: Karen, Lang’ata, Nairobi National Park
Find more info here
Festival Culture Elles, Mar. 11-16 2013 @ Alliance
Alliance Française de Nairobi marks the 2013 International Women’s Day with an exhibition, a series of film-discussions and select performances by talented young Kenyan women artists.
This annual ‘Festival CulturElles’ aims to promote the role of women in artistic creation and advocacy
This year we will partner with AKILI DADA and the ‘Women & Girls Lead Global’ alliance for a week of inspiring films and discussions.
Dates: March 11-16, 2013
Venue: Alliance
Russian Opera and Piano Recital, Feb. 23 2013 @ Alliance
Date: February 23, 2013
Venue: Alliance Francaise
Time: 7 pm
Entrance: Free
Pianist: Natalia Korshunova
Artist, Opera singer (baritone): Alexey Parfenov
Comedy: Toc Toc – A Play in French, Feb. 20-22 2013 @ Alliance
A play in French by Laurent Baffie presented by la Troupe de Théâtre Amateur Francophone
Dates: February 20-22, 2013
Venue: Alliance Française Auditorium
Time: at 7.30pm
Tickets: Kshs 900 Available at the ‘Jardin de Paris’ restaurant (Alliance Française ground floor) or Book your ticket: sms 0738-657-680 or 0722-716-059
E-mail contact: theatre.nairobi@gmail.com
Shows followed by a cocktail
Images de Nairobi: A week of French Cinema in Nairobi, Feb. 11-16 2013 @ Alliance & Cinemart
Recent and critically acclaimed films at the 10th edition of the ‘Images de France’ Film Festival in Nairobi with daily shows at Alliance Française de Nairobi and the newly opened Cinemart cinema in Kawangware (off Naivasha Road, net to Deliverance Church).
Time: Alliance 7 pm daily & Cinemart 4 pm
Entry: Free
Programme
Mon. 11 Feb, 7pm (Alliance Française) & Wed. 13 Feb, 4pm (Cinemart, Kawangware)
THE ARTIST by Michel Hazanavicius, 2011, 1h40, drama, in French with English subtitles – General Exhibition
The story follows the relationship of Georges Valentin (Jean Dujardin), an older silent movie star, and Peppy Miller (Bérénice Béjo), a rising young actress, as silent cinema falls out of fashion and talking films take over.
Tue. 12 Feb, 7pm (Alliance Française) & Thu. 14 Feb, 4pm (Cinemart, Kawangware)
COMME UN CHEF by Daniel Cohen, 2012, 1h24, comedy, in French with English subtitles – General Exhibition
Jacky Bonnot is a talented amateur chef who dreams of owning his own restaurant. Unfortunately his present financial situation makes it highly unlikely that he will ever fulfil his dream. He manages to scrape a living by doing odd jobs which he can just about hold onto, until the day his path crosses that of Alexandre Lagarde, a renowned chef…
Wed. 13 Feb, 7pm (Alliance Française) & Fri. 15 Feb, 4pm (Cinemart, Kawangware)
POLISSE by Maïwenn, 2011, 2h07, drama, in French with English subtitles – 16yrs and above
A gripping police drama based on true accounts from the Parisian Child Protection Unit. The daily grind for the officers of the Child Protection Unit includes taking in offenders, making arrests, interrogations, taking statements but also the sense of solidarity between colleagues during lunch breaks. It is knowing the worst exists and trying to live with it. How do these police officers balance their private lives and the reality they are confronted with every working day?
Thu. 14 Feb, 7pm (Alliance Française) & Tue. 12 Feb, 4pm (Cinemart, Kawangware)
LOUP (The Wolf) by Nicolas Vanier, 2009, 1h42, drama, in French with English subtitles – General Exhibition
Sergei is an Eveny, the nomadic reindeer herders living in the wild mountains of Eastern Siberia. At the age of 16, Sergei is put in charge of his clan’s largest herd. In the Siberian vastness, the wolves remain a perennial threat to the reindeer. Sergei has learnt to hunt the wolves without any qualms, until the day that he encounters a female with a litter of four cubs…
Fri. 15 Feb, 7pm (Alliance Française) & Mon. 11 Feb, 4pm (Cinemart, Kawangware)
UN BONHEUR N’ARRIVE JAMAIS SEUL (Happiness never comes alone) by James Huth, 2012, 1h50, comedy, in French with English subtitles – 16yrs and above
Sacha loves his friends, his piano and partying. At night, he plays in a jazz club and seduces pretty girls. He lives for the moment, looking for pleasure. Charlotte has three kids, two ex-husbands and a thriving professional life. She has no room for a love story. They have nothing in common and shouldn’t be together… but they are made for one another
Sat. 16 Feb, 10am (Alliance Française) & Sat. 16 Feb, 10am (Cinemart, Kawangware)
UNE VIE DE CHAT (A Cat in Paris) by Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli, 2010, 1h10 min, animation, in English – 6yrs and above
Dino is a cat who shares his life between two houses. During the day, he lives with Zoé, the only daughter of Jeanne, a police captain. During the night, he clambers over the roofs of Paris in the company of Nico, a very skillful thief.
Play: Poison Ivy, Feb. 8-10, 2013 @ Alliance Francaise
Wholesome Entertainment is excited to be having their first play early in the year. A dramatic and captivating play, dubbed POISON IVY.
Dates: Friday 8th Feb, Sat 9th Feb, Sun 10th Feb
VENUE: Alliance Francaise
TIME: Friday 8th Feb 6:30 p.m., Sat 9th Feb 3pm, Sat 9th Feb 6pm, Sun 10th Feb 3pm, Sun 10th Feb 6pm
Tickets: Kshs 500/= [Available at Alliance Francaise]
To book/buy your tickets call 0725 040 951
Synopsis
They call her Cute Ivy… Pretty Ivy … Sweet Ivy … However Her Brothers wife calls Her …
POISON IVY. This is the story of a young married couple who’s bond is quickly tested by the intrusion of a sister.
From the creators of “Corporate Wife,” “History Box” and “Deputy Husband” Wholesome entertainment presents: POISON IVY
Written by: Seth Busolo
Directed by: Pauline Komu &
Produced by: Daisy Busolo, and Samuel Kyama
Festival on Elections and Leadership, Jan. 28 – Feb. 1 2013 @ Alliance
KESHO IME FIKA
A Citizen’s Festival on elections and leadership presented by Alliance Française in partnership with INFORM Action, The XYZ Show, Picha Mtaani & Dan ‘Chizi’ Aceda
Dates: January 28 to February 1, 2013
Time: Daily at 7pm
Entrance: Free
This multidisciplinary festival will tackle issues of unity and diversity, corruption and impunity, land issues and reform, governance and leadership with critical eyes and voices, through the mediums of editorial cartoons, XYZ puppets, ‘Kenya Burning’ photographs, music and performing arts, documentaries and public service announcements.
Cartoons by leading Kenyan cartoonists and ‘Kenya Burning’ photographs by Boniface Mwangi will graphically illustrate the path that must be avoided.
A series of short documentaries by ‘INFORM Action’ that specializes in film and community discussions, led by Maina Kiai, former Chairman of the Kenya National Human Rights Commission and UN Special Rapporteur on the Freedom of Assembly and of Association, will engage Kenyans on the persistent need to demand political and social accountability.
Skits and voice talents from the XYZ show together with musicians and comedians including Dan ‘Chizi’ Aceda, Winyo and Larry Asego will use their artistic expressions to emphasize the essence of the festival.
Dance Performance: Trip en Masse – Remembering the PEV & Promoting Peace, Jan. 18 2013 @ Alliance
Due to the popularity of TRIP en masse Kenya we have scheduled an extra show at the Alliance Française on Friday the 18th of January (performance starts at 19.00). Please note that seating is limited.
Date: January 18, 2013
Venue: Alliance Francaise
Time: 7 pm
Tickets: Kshs 500 available at the door
The performance ‘TRIP en masse Kenya’ is created to remember the Kenya post-election crisis of 2007/2008 and promote peace.
The contemporary dance performance ‘TRIP en masse’ explores human emotions in group behaviour. After winning an award for best dance performance in the Netherlands, the choreographers of ‘TRIP en masse’ have come to Kenya to work with nine Kenyan dancers in Nairobi to adapt ‘TRIP en masse’ and incorporate elements of the Kenya post-election crisis, resulting in a non-political dance show called ‘TRIP en mass Kenya’.
Vieux Farka Toure Concert [son of Ali Farka Touré], Jan 9 2013 @ Alliance Gardens
Date: January 9 2013
Venue: Alliance Francaise Gardens
Time: 7 pm
Tickets: Kshs 500 [Tickets available at AF reception desk]
The Malian master of the Desert Blues & son of the legendary Ali Farka Touré will be on Alliance Française stage for the opening of the 2013 cultural season!
Lauded as the Jimi Hendrix of the Sahara, Vieux Farka Touré has a reputation for original guitar melodies and deft live performance. & with his 2010 World Cup performance before a billion people in Johannesburg, South Africa, Vieux Farka Touré has become one of the most celebrated African guitarists in history.
The artist is on an African tour of 17 countries (from West Africa through to Central Africa, East Africa and the Indian Oean) sponsored by Institut Français, the French international agency for cultural cooperation.
For more info: Facebook event page
Rock Concert: The Rock Therapy feat Dove Slimme, Dec. 14 2012 @ Alliance
Date: December 14, 2012
Venue: Alliance Francaise
Time: 7 pm
Entrance: Kshs 500
Performances by: Rock Therapy feat Dove Slimme. Also DJ Jack, Lowless, Tattoo parlor and Sarakasi Dancers
Spotlight on Kenyan Music – Focus on the Coast, Dec. 7 2012 @ Alliance Française
Date: December 7, 2012
Venue: Alliance Francaise Gardens
Time: 7 pm
Entrance: Free
2nd Edition of Human Rights Watch Film Festival: Films to Inform & Inspire, Nov. 19-23 2012 @ Alliance
Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading independent organization dedicated to defending and protecting human rights presents the 2nd edition of the Human rights Watch Film Festival in Nairobi.
The Film Festival brings to life human rights abuses through storytelling in a way that challenges each individual to empathize and demand justice for all people.
Dates: November 19-23, 2012
Venue: Alliance Francaise Auditorium
Entrance: Free
All films will be followed by discussions
Snap Shot of the Programme
Mon. 19th Nov – 6.30pm
‘Special Flight’ by Fernand Melgar, Switzerland, 2011, 1h40
In French with English subtitles
The Chief Guest on the opening night will be Dr. Willy Mutunga, chief justice/president, Supreme Court of Kenya.
Discussants: Roel Debruyne (Danish Refugee Council), Dennis Likule (Refugee Consortium of Kenya), and Jacqueline Parlevliet (UNHCR)
Tue. 20th Nov- 6.30pm
‘Words of Witness’ by Mai Iskander, Egypt/US, 2012, 1h08
In English and Arabic with English subtitles
Discussants: Irungu Houghton (Oxfam), Aamera Jiwaji (Nairobi Business Monthly), and Philip Thigo (Social Development Network, SODNET)
Wed. 21st Nov- 6.30pm
‘The Island President’ by John Shenk, US, 2011, 1h40
In English and Dhivevi with English subtitles
Discussion: John Kioli (Kenya Climate Change Working Group); David Obura (CORDIO – Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean); and a representative of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
Thu. 22nd Nov – 6.30pm
‘Love Crimes of Kabul’ by Tanaz Eshaghian, Afganistan/US, 2011, 1h10
In Dari and Pashto with English subtitles
Discussants: Ann Njogu (CREAW), Dorothy Ogutu (African Sex Worker Network) and Judy Okal (Center for Reproductive Rights)
Fri. 23rd Nov – 6.30pm
‘Call me Kuchu’ by Katherine Fairfax Wright & Malika Zouhali-Worrall,Us, 2012, 1h27
In English and Luganda with English subtitles
Discussants: Pepe Julian Onziema (Sexual Minorities Uganda), Jackson Otieno (GALCK), John “Longjones” Wambere (Spectrum Uganda Initiatives), and Jane Wothaya (Gay Kenya Trust)
Download the programme 2012_Nairobi_FilmFestival
2nd Brazilian Film Festival, Nov. 30-Dec. 2 2012 @ Alliance
The second edition of the Brazilian Film Festival in Kenya will take place from November 29th to December 2nd at the Alliance Française in Nairobi.
Entrance: Free
Check full programme here
German Documentary: Foreign, Nov 2 2012 @ Alliance Francaise
Watch the free screening of German independent documentary “Foreign” by Miriam Fassbender in the closing day of the Kenya International Film Festival.
“Foreign” was entirely shot in Africa. The movie follows a young man from Mali on his way from south of the Sahara as he heads for Europe, hoping to cross into the continent illegally. Earlier this month, Baghdad International Film Festival awarded “Foreign” for “outstanding storytelling, camera work, a great sensibility and ability to keep close to the protagonists, and great music that has an organic relation to the story…”.
“Foreign / Fremd” will play as the closing film of KIFF 2012 public screenings at Alliance Française Auditorium, Loita / Monrovia Streets, on Friday @3.30 p.m.
Play: Deputy Husband, Nov 9-11 2012 @ Alliance Francaise
“Steve and Winnie SHARE AN MBA CLASS And they work out AT THE SAME GYM
Winnie wishes her Husband COULD EXERCISE WITH HER. Steve IS NOT her husband— DEPUTY HUSBAND”
From the makers of CORPORATE WIFE AND HISTORY BOX, comes another Funny and heartwarming play,
Friday 9th Nov, Sat 10th Nov, Sun 11th Nov @ Alliance Francaise
Time:Friday 9th Nov 6:30 p.m.
Sat 10th Nov 3pm/6pm,
Sun 11th Nov 3pm/6pm
Tickets: Kshs 500/=
To book or buy: 0725-040951
Written by: Seth Busolo, Levi Gachanja, Tony Koros
Directed by: Sarah Rimbui
Produced by: Daisy Busolo, Samuel Kyama
Mexican Art Exhibition: Day of The Dead, Nov 2 – 9 2012 @ Alliance Francaise
Enjoy delicious Mexican soft drinks and nibbles at the opening
7th Edition of Kenya International Film Festival, Oct. 24-Nov. 3 2012 @ Various Venues
Dates: October 24 – November 3, 2012
Nairobi Venues: Alliance Francaise, Goethe Institute, National Museums, Starflix Cinemas on Ngong road
Kisumu Venue: Mega City Starflix Cinema
Time: Daily film screening from 10am to 9pm
Entry: Free
Festival Theme: the world classics
Update: download Festival Full Programme (4.5mb, PDF)
Preview: The 7th Edition of KIFF, Oct. 24-Nov. 3 2012 @ Various Venues
Dates: October 24 – November 3, 2012
Venues: Alliance Française, Goethe Institute, National Museums, Starflix Cinemas on Ngong road and village Market
Festival Theme: World Classics
For more info: http://www.kifftrust.org/festival.php
Play: Trap For A Lonely Man, until Jul 15 2012 @ Alliance Francaise
TRAP FOR A LONELY MAN! 6-15 July at Alliance Francaise: A distraught man is explaining the circumstances of the disappearance of his wife, only three months after their marriage, to a police inspector. The couple had a row, he wants her found. When a priest turns up bringing the wife with him, the story takes another turn and then twists again for the husband says this woman is a stranger and not his wife at all. The husband calls the police and the inspector returns. What is he to believe? Is this a man with some psychological problem or is she an impostor posing as his wife with the connivance of the priest?
As the plot develops, through one twist after another into murder and corruption, the situation escalates with the husband grasping at new hopes of proving he’s the victim of a criminal plot and not mad…so who is the killer? Packed full of suspense and intrigue, with a killer final twist, TRAP FOR A LONELY MAN is a really gripping psychological thriller and the audience stays riveted to the very end when the astonishing denouement is revealed. A real treat for any evening!! Directed by Mbeki Mwalimu and produced by Abuto Eliud, Trap for a Lonely Man stars Andrew Muthure, Derrick Amunga, Liz Ngugi, Nice Githinji, Joe Kinyua and Davis Nato
Adults @500 Bob! Students @400 Bob
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