Catherine Velle
Friday December 9, 2011
Catherine Velle
Behind the Scenes at Marie Claire
Born in Paris, Catherine Velle was raised in the heart of the fabulous Petit Palais Museum, where her grand-father was Conservator in Chief. For the past 10 years, Catherine Velle has been the head of French and international public relations for Marie Claire France Group. She will recount key decisive moments in the history of this world famous press group, which is still a family enterprise. From it's beginnings in the 30's, 40's and 50's until today, Marie Claire magazine has always been an important partner for women, reflecting their dreams of independence and need for emancipation, preceding their wish for true information, regarding world events, culture, health, fashion and beauty. Today, Marie Claire Group publishes 34 editions of Marie Claire and 20 sister magazines around the world, in addition to many other titles, plus 17 web sites. Welcome behind the scenes of one of the leaders of French women’s magazines!
Bruce Bobick, Lanternes des Morts on display through the month of November 10:30- 7 pm M-Thurs 10:30- 5 pm F
A 12th century stone conical-shaped chimney with holes in its sides rather than its top located in Bayeux, France inspired a series of watercolor paintings entitled, "Lanternes des Morts", or "Lanterns of Death", by Bruce Bobick, professor emeritus of the University of West Georgia.
Artist Statement: Lanternes des Mort
Since 1999, I have been going to Bayeux, France. While there, I
noticed an odd architectural structure that appeared to be an inverted
cone-shaped chimney with holes in its sides rather than one large
opening at the top. It is called a Lanterne des Mort, or lantern of death.
I have discovered many different theories as to the function of these
medieval structures, but as yet there is not one definitive answer to
which a majority of historians can agree upon. Even so, I chose to base
a series of watercolor paintings upon the theory which seemed the most
interesting to me.
If someone in a village or town was extremely ill and in danger of
dying, since the villages were small, everyone would have known of the
person’s condition. When the parish priest administered the last rites
and pronounced the person dead, a fire was built in the Lanterne des Mort.
The unique pattern of smoke would signal to those working in the fields
outside the city walls that the person who was ill had died. To me, it
seemed somewhat like the tradition practiced in some small towns of
Georgia and other southern states, where a white wreath of flowers is
placed on the front door of the home when a member of the family has
passed away.
I chose to make a series of watercolor paintings in which I have
attempted to render fire and smoke effectively, while encouraging
viewers to reflect upon the often tragic history of Normandy, including
the Viking raids, the burning of Joan of Arc, and the D-Day landings
An evening of International Soul with Les Nubians
& Avery Sunshine Presented by Alliance Française
Thursday, November 17th, 2011 at 595 North
595 North Ave. NW Atlanta, GA 30318
Fresh from Ghana and Nigeria, Les Nubians returns to Atlanta for a
special edition of "Simply The Best" produced by Hot Ice Live.
Performing some of their top hits and new music from
their
highly-anticipated 3rd album Nü Revolution (Shanachie Entertainment),
Les Nubians capture crowds with an energized mix of R& B, hip-hop,
African music and other world elements performed in
English and French.
Since their debut album in 1998 They have become one of the most successful French-language musical groups in the U.S. Best known for their Billboard R&B Top Ten Single "Makeda" and Grammy nominated song "Je Veux D'la Musique" from their second album One Step Forward."
About
their current release: Nü Revolution: Nü for New Universe, this new
world as World Citizens that we are. In Revolution, in motion. In the
word Revolution, there is Rêve which in French means Dreams. The
Evolution of the Dream, of our Dream for a better world, a better Self.
In Evolution, there's the evolution through Eve, the woman. We were
princesses becoming Queens with Grace, Strength, Responsibilities,
Unconditional Love and Care for our Community: The World, The Universe.
Full Circle"
-Les Nubians
   
Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council
Semaine du Français : SLAM !
samedi 5 novembre
Dans le cadre de la Semaine du Français, un atelier de formation aura lieu samedi 5 novembre à l’Alliance Française. L’artiste québécois Webster viendra vous en apprendre plus sur l’utilisation de l’écriture créative et du slam en classe de français, pour que vous puissiez partager cet art de la parole avec vos élèves.
Pour rappel, le slam, est une forme d’art oratoire entre le rap et la poésie, entrainant souvent des joutes oratoires entre participants. Plus d’informations sur l’article Wikipédia consacré au slam.
Cet atelier est organisé par le Consulat général de France à Atlanta, en partenariat avec l’Alliance Française d’Atlanta.
13th Annual European Wine Festival
Friday, November 4th, 2011 at 7pm
  
$25 for AF and GCC members and Grape Crush VIP, $30 for non-members
Join Goethe-Zentrum, Alliance Française, the Consulates General of Switzerland and Greece, Grape Crush Productions and Atlantic wines for the return of our annual wine tasting.Sample fine wines from France, Germany, Greece and Switzerland.
Our guests will sample wines and enjoy food pairings from these regions while receiving info about the educational resources, special programs and cultural events offered by each organization.
This is a great opportunity to sample a variety of European wines, some of which are not normally available for sale in the U.S. This is our annual event, as always a multicultural mix of fun people and languages, in addition to the incredible selection of wines! The number and range of wines is amazing.
This event should not be missed!
  
A Weekend of Fabulous French Fashion
In Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the House of Yves St. Laurent
October 27th and 28th
  
Thursday, October 27th at 7 pm
Laurent Cotta: "YSL, Classicisme et transgression"
$10 for members and $15 for non-members
Don't miss your chance to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Yves St. Laurent with Art & Fashion historian Laurent Cotta, Explore the world of French Fashion History and Contemporary Couture
About the speaker:
Since 2002, art historian and fashion historian, Laurent Cotta, has been responsible for contemporary creation at Galliera, the museum of fashion in the city of Paris.
In his time at the museum, Laurent Cotta has had the chance to mount a number of exhibitions paying homage to the great names in fashion, or launching young talent from the new generation of designers.
Laurent Cotta has been regularly lecturing at l’École du Louvre since 2004, and in 2010 was responsible for a series of courses devoted to the history of contemporary fashion. In addition, he gives lectures on Yves Saint Laurent at the Institut Français de la Mode [French Fashion Institute].
About the topic: Towards the end of his life, Yves Saint Laurent defined himself as “the last great couturier” Before the end of his career in 2002, he was certainly the last active couturier to have lived through the period of glory of Parisian design in the 1950s. Recognized by Chanel as her heir, taking after a classicism inscribed in the French tradition, he offered an understated fashion which glorified the woman, gave her the assurance that she needed to assert herself in this transitional period.
He was the first to introduce street fashion into haute couture. Although he was the champion of haute couture, he nevertheless designed a ready-to-wear line, Rive Gauche, in 1966, also signing all of his designs. Through his classics – the safari jacket, the tuxedo, see-through clothes – he accompanied women in their emancipation and fashioned a clothes-closet that is contemporary even to this day.
This event is organized in collaboration with the Délégation Générale de l'Alliance Française aux USA
Friday, October 28th, 7 pm
YSL Ciné Soirée: Yves Saint Laurent "His life and Times" and "5 Avenue Marceau 75116 Paris"
Few would have guessed that Yves Saint Laurent idolized beatniks, and even secretly desired to become one. But already known for his impeccable taste and proper upbringing, the fashion designer was reticent to change too much from what brought him fame-haute couture.
Two feature documentaries about the man who re-imagined women’s fashion. "His Life and Times" is an intimate biography featuring extensive interviews with the reclusive designer. "5 Avenue Marceau 75116 Pari"s is a behind the scenes look inside Saint Laurent’s legendary atelier during the creation of his final Spring line. Together they form "a timeless portrait of an artist at work - a celebration of human endeavor." (Los Angeles Times)
Alliance Française d’Atlanta, The Consulate General of Canada, Atlanta, and Georgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody Campus
are pleased to invite you to attend a talk by noted Cajun scholar WARREN PERRIN:
Cultural Ambassador for the Cajun people; Founder, Acadian Museum of Erath;
Author, Acadian Redemption: From Beausoleil Broussard to the Queen’s Royal
Proclamation; 2011 Grand Master, l’Ordre du Bon Temps. In his talk in Atlanta on Friday, October 28, Mr. Perrin will trace the history of the Cajun people, from their roots in Canada and the “Great
Upheaval” which deported thousands of Acadians from Nova Scotia in the 18th century, to Cajun settlement and cultural influence throughout the Gulf Coast region of the southern United States. He will also talk about the resilience of the Cajun people confronting such recent challenges as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the BP oil spill disaster, and flooding of the wetlands.
Friday, October 28, 2011, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Alliance Française Auditorium, Plaza Level of Colony Square
Refreshments will be served. Parking will be validated.
Biel Bienne Festival Photography Exhibit in Partnership with Atlanta Celebrates Photography
Free and open to the public
ACP Special Exhibition on display – October 28th
Featuring the work of: Matthieu Gafsou, Andri Pol, Anja Schori, Joël Tettamanti
The Biel-Bienne Festival of Photography is the only annual and thematic photography festival in Switzerland. The festival focuses on current Swiss creation, and places it in the wider context of international contemporary photography. The Biel-Bienne Festival of Photography takes place every year in September..
For this special partnership with ACP the Biel-Bienne Festival of Photography has produced an exhibition of current Swiss photography, featuring the work of photographers who have never been presented in Atlanta before.
This event is generously sponsored by: Alliance Francaise, Goethe-Zentrum / German Cultural Center Atlanta, the Consulate General of Switzerland, Pro Helvetia and Atlanta Celebrates Photography
 
 
19th Century French Settlement founded in Alabama by Napoleonic Loyalists Exiled from France
Sunday, October 30, At 2:00 p.m Margaret Mitchell House (990 Peachtree Street, in Midtown Atlanta) will offer an overview of a fascinating chapter of French-American history. French historian, Eric Saugera, will discuss his recently published book, Reborn in America. This book recounts the true story of a French colony in Alabama founded by officers from Napoleon's army and other Napoleonic loyalists. Fleeing France after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, the exiles attempted to plant grape vines and olive trees in the wilderness of western Alabama. Their "Vine & Olive Colony" led to the forming of the City of Demopolis in the county of Marengo, named for one of Napoleon's most famous battles.
Letters from the colonists to their families who remained in France (including a trove of letters written by a former officer for Napoleon, between 1817 and 1829) provided the foundation for Saugera's exhaustive research. Saugera's story reviews the political situation in both France and America in the early 19th century. The book offers a realistic perspective on the popular myths about the cosmopolitan French immigrants struggling to make a new life in a hostile environment.
Bradley Hale and his late wife Anne, Prominent Atlantans with deep Alabama roots, sponsored Saugera’s researching (including two years in Demopolis, Alabama) and writing of this meaningful work. After the lecture, refreshments will be served and books will be available for purchase and signing. Please reserve your space by responding to Kathleen Rast, krast@atlantahistorycenter.com 404-814-4021.
Friday, October 21st, 2011 at 7 pm
Dr. Richard A. Long
The Louvre: Castle, Palace, Museum / Le Louvre: Chateau, Palais, Musee.
Do you Love the Louvre ? Have you always
wanted to see the Mona Lisa ? Perhaps you've been to the Louvre and
taken the obligatory photo by the Grande Pyramide. Ever wonder what the
building was like before it became a museum ? This Friday Atlanta's own
Cultural treasure, Dr. Richard A. Long will lecture on the History of
the Louvre as a castle, chateau and museum. Richard Long is a celebrated author, lecturer, major cultural historian and the Atticus Haygood Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Emeritus, at Emory University.
$10 for AF and High Museum of Art Members, $15 for nonmembers
In partnership with the High Museum of Art 
 
Around 1190 a fortress-the first version of the Louvre- was constructed. Some decades
later more courtly sections were added. In the 16th century a renaissance palace began
to be constructed, a process that continued over generations. Louis XIV at first proposed
over a century later a grand expansion; then he abandoned the project and created the
royal center at Versailles. In 1791 the Revolution proposed a Museum to occupy much
of the palace of the Louvre. The Grand Palace itself was completed only in the 1860’s
under Napoleon III. More than a century later the Museum was expanded to occupy
virtually all of the Grand Palace.
Nawal: La voix des Comoros in concert at Alliance Française d'Atlanta
Wednesday, October 5th, 7pm $15 members, $10 Students, $20 non members
Nawal originally comes from the Comoros Islands, also known as the “Perfume Islands” or “Islands of the Moon,” located in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa.
Born into a family with many musicians, Nawal bathed in both popular and spiritual music from a young age, in her native islands and also in her new home in France.
Between traditional and contemporary, Nawal’s music weaves a rich dialog of cultures, a reflection of the diverse character of life in her native islands. Known as the “Voice of Comoros,” Nawal is also the first Comoran woman singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist to give performances in public.
Descending from the grand Sufi marabout of Comoros, El-Maarouf (1852-1904), Nawal invariably stays with the light of Islam founded upon love, respect and peace. In her music, she sings in favor of all humans, for education and for union.
support for this program is provided by:
Thursday, October 6th
French Community night at Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with French American Chamber of Commerce, French Heritage Society, AtlantaToulouse Sister Cities, Atlanta Accueil and Alliance Française for a special evening at the symphony
$45 per person : Pre-concert lecture from 7 to 7:30pm, concert at 8pm, main orchestra seats & reception at 10pm. Champagne Reception in South Alcove (upstairs), immediately following the concert with French themed hors d'oeuvres.
   
AF Lecture Series, Asike Conversations and Maison Shalom present:
Humanitarian Activist Marguerite Barankitse
Friday October 7th, 7 pm at Alliance Française d'Atlanta
$10 AF and Asike Members, $15 non-members
 Marguerite "Maggy" Barankitse, a Burundian, was witness to an unimaginable
event that forever changed her life.
On Oct. 24, 1993, Barankitse was
working for the Catholic bishop of Ruyigi, in eastern Burundi, Africa, when
ethnic Tutsis stormed the bishop's residence, killing 72 Hutus. Amid the
chaos and confusion, Barankitse managed to save 25 children and, driven by
hope, thoughts of peace and a calling straight from God, set out to provide
a safe haven for the youngest survivors of unspeakable violence.
What began
in 1993 as a home for the 25 orphaned children who survived the attack,
Maison Shalom has grown into a multi-functional service agency helping heal
and support 30,000 young people and families centered on education, health,
vocational training and reconciliation and strives to change the lives of
children to better the lives of all Burundians.
Maggy has received many awards for her courage including the $1,000,000
Opus Award.
Located in central Africa, Burundi has a long history of ethnic strife
between the Tutsis and Hutus. Only recently did Burundi emerge from more
than 12 years of civil war, leaving 300,000 dead.
 
Ciné Soirée: Ceux de la Colline
 Friday, June 17, 2011 7 p.m.
72 minutes, 2009, Switzerland
Director: Berni Goldblat
with
English subtitles
Synopsis: A makeshift gold mine on the remote Diosso hillside in Burkina
Faso has attracted a swarm of gold-diggers and dynamite blasters,
healers and dealers, vendors and prostitutes, children, holy men and
barbers. Living in the promiscuous closeness of a crowded and improvised
gold town, these men and women are recklessly determined to find the
gold that will change their lives. The film explores their desperate
quest for fortune and elusive happiness. The gold rush is relentless.
Salon de Thé: Premier Auction Benefit
High Tea and Hats
When
?
Sunday, June 5th, 2011
3-6
pm
Where?
The Savannah Room
at the Four Seasons Hotel
75 Fourteenth Street
Atlanta,
GA 30309
Attire
Fashionable:
Hats are encouraged !
Tickets:
$45
or $55 (with champagne)
Guest are invited to...
indulge in sumptuous treats prepared by the Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta;
Shop at one of the finest benefit auctions in the southeast;
View an exquisite showcase of hat collections for the season; and
Participate in Chapeaux de Chapeaux juried Hat Parade.
This event will support
Alliance Française d'Atlanta's annual educational and cultural
programming.
Africa Belle April 15th-May 24th
2011 Has been declared the INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT by the United Nations.
In support of this resolution Alliance Francaise will be presenting a series of events including film screenings, a business breakfast on doing business in Francophone Africa and a festive soirée featuring a drum and dance performance, live music, a sampling of African cuisines and a dj spinning the top hits of African dance music
Un Grand Merci ! Thanks so much to
all who made the Africa Belle fête event a lot of fun and a great success ! We had
a ball transforming AF into a Boîte Africaine. It was a wonderfully
diverse audience, many of whom were beautifully dressed in their African
best, the food was delicious, the drinks cold and spicy and the
performers and DJ were fabulous !
 Saturday, April 30, 2011 7 p.m.
Soirée Dansante
Join Alliance Française for a very special evening of dance, food, fashion and fun in celebration of the cultures and music of Francophone Africa ! Featuring drum and dance performances by Aly Camara and Giwayen Mata, dj Mouch of Queens spinning the top hits of African dance music.
Wear your best African inspired ensemble. Work up a sweat dancing to the best zouk, mbalaax and coupé décalé and more !
Once you've got a thirst going, quench it with a tropical cocktail, then feed it with a tasty sampling of African cuisines.
Take a trip to Africa without leaving Atlanta !
L'Afrique est si Belle !
$10 students $15 members $20 General public
This program is supported in part by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs
LECTURE BY HUBERT HADDAD Author of PALESTINE
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 7PM in French
At Alliance Française
$5 University Students
$10 Members
$15 Non-members
A poet, whose magnificent language restores life and humanity to the daily pain of conflict...Palestine is probably one of the most beautiful books by a committed writer who challenges his contemporaries." --Le Monde des livres, Valérie Marin La Meslée
Nous aurons bientôt l’immense plaisir de recevoir Hubert Haddad, poète et romancier très connu. D’origine Tunisienne, il vit à Paris depuis les années 50, et a publié des dizaines d'ouvrages, dans lesquels transpire une volonté d'affrontement avec le langage. Plusieurs ouvrages d’Hubert Haddad ont été récompensés par desprix littéraires. Dernièrement, il a reçu le Prix Renaudot Poche 2009 pour Palestine. Ce roman politique est un appel bouleversant pour la paix, d'une tension implacable, qui élève au mythe la passion amoureuse.
Il abordera avec nous les thèmes suivants: Littérature française et francophonie, ou le français comme langue des confins, puis il partagera quelques extraits de ses romans. La soirée se terminera sur un échange avec l’auteur.
Alliance Française is honored to welcome to Atlanta renowned Francophone poet and writer Hubert Haddad. Born in Tunisia in 1947, Hubert Haddad
was raised in Paris and published his first book of poems at twenty. He is
the award winning author of more than fifty novels, plays and essay collections. In 2009 he received the Prix Renaudot Poche for Palestine, a political novel of unrelenting tension, which raises romantic passion to
the level of myth, and includes a deeply moving call for peace. He will discuss French Literature and Francophonie, or French as
Language of the four corners of the earth, followed by a reading of excerpts of his
work and a Q&A with the audience.
Cette tournée est organisée par la Délégation générale de l’Alliance Française aux Etats-Unis avec le soutien de l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie.
This tour is organized by the Délégation générale de l’Alliance Française in the USA with the support of the International Organization of Francophonie.
CAFÉ RÊVES: DISCUSSION ON DREAM INTERPRETATION
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 7PM
At Alliance Française
In French with English interpretation
$10 members, $15 Non members, $5 Children. Refreshments will be served.
Do your dreams have a meaning? Come hear a discussion on dreams and have your questions answered in a friendly environment with psychologist Louise-Frédérique, author of Racontez vos Rêves:Guide Practique d’interpretation de rêves
Louise-Frédérique lives in Paris and holds monthly Café Rêve session. She also provides individual and group dream interpretation and analysis services in person and online.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CAFÉ RÊVE VIDEO ON YOU TUBE
This event is co-presented by Ensemble, Petit Déjeuner, Atlanta French Language Meetup, Atlanta Accueil, les Baragouiners, Atlanta Toulouse Sister City Committee, French Heritage Society, EuroCircle, Théâtre du Rêve.
COMPLEMENTARY MASSAGE BY ANNE MARIE DALLOZ.
Thursday, February 3rd Lecture by Dr. Richard Long
Single Artist Museums in
Paris--Delacroix, Moreau, Rodin, Bourdelle, Monet, Picasso.
At Alliance Française
$10 members
$15 nonmembers
Richard Long is a celebrated
author, lecturer, cultural historian, and the Atticus Haygood Professor
of Interdisciplinary Studies, Emeritus, at Emory University.
He has lectured widely on a
variety of topics and has served as a consultant to many cultural
organizations and institutions.
The Consulate General of France in partnership with Georgia Institute of Technology presents:
France Atlanta "Together Towards Innovation"
November 29 - December 12, 2010
This exciting intiative, co-organized by the Consulate General of France in Atlanta and Georgia Tech will feature 20 Franco-American events centered on innovation and organized in scientific, business, cultural and humanitarian domains over the course of two weeks from November 29- December 12.
Most events are free and open to the public.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FRANCE-ATLANTA, visit the website: www.france-atlanta.org
As a part of FRANCE-ATLANTA, Théâtre du Rond-Point, Cultural Services of the French Consulate in Atlanta, Emory University's Department of French and Italian, Alliance Française d'Atlanta with the participation of Théâtre du Rêve present:
Musée haut, musée bas (2008, 97 minutes) In English
In this wickedly funny comedy, Jean-Michel Ribes takes on a sacrosanct cultural institution, all the while taking care to put fun (s'amuser) back in museum (musée). This play was performed with a cast of over 40 of the best comedians in France.
Thursday, December 9, 7:00 pm
Xu (2007, 81 minutes) In French without subtitles
Xu is work that plays with language, creating a dictionary naming all of life's little "worries," while making use of every trick of the actor's trade--mime, song, tap-dance, trampoline--and even Japanese Noh drama.
Friday, December 10, 5:00 pm
La Symphonie du hanneton (2005, 76 minutes) In French
Singing, dancing, flying off the trapeze, playing the violin and the saxophone, turning into a rhinoeros, a dragon...These are just some of the ingredients of a show inspired by fairy tales and invented by the very talented James Spencer Thierrée, born to a circus family and a now celebrated stage artist who producs worldwide.
Friday, December 10, 7:00pm
All three plays were produced and performed at the Théâtre du Rond-Point in Paris.
All screenings are free and open to the public.
Reading of Valère Novarina’s latest works
WHERE: Alliance Française d'Atlanta
WHEN : Saturday, December 11, 5:00 pm
Reading of new English translations of Valère Novarina’s texts by Amin Erfani, excerpt from “the Incomprehensible Mother Tongue” and the new addendum to “Adramelech’s Monologue” with actor Chris Kayser, from le Théâtre du Rêve. This reading is a continuation of the Novarina Series at Atlanta at Emory University
Saturday, December 11 8:00pm Me Too, I Am Catherine Deneuve
LOCATION: 14th Street Playhouse
APRÈS: Reception at TAP to follow the performance, food courtesy of the Consulate General of France in Atlanta
Tickets only $17!
Me Too, I Am Catherine Deneuve
A night of cabaret music with a live pianist -- a dark, over-the-top comedy -- watch the central character gradually transform herself into Catherine Deneuve
If you like the films of the Nouvelle Vague, this is the play for you!
Coming straight to you from a sold-out extended run in Chicago.
In English, with a French flair
 Alliance Française/ Goethe Zentrum Joint Holiday Party
Saturday December 4th 7 pm Come Join us for a traditional Holiday Celebration at the Alliance Française/ Goethe Zentrum.
Mix and Mingle with teachers, students, our German Neighbors and others in Atlanta's International community!
 Enjoy the magic of the holiday season with traditional French and German Songs, Bûche de Noël and Glühwein, and a special raffle. Festive fun and holiday merriment, Multilingual
Holiday caroling and more !
$10 for members $20 for non-members.
Free when you renew or purchase a membership between now and Dec. 4th or onsite at the party. RSVP 404-875-1211
 Ciné Soirées at Alliance Française
Fridays once monthly at 7 pm
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE FILM?
Unfortunately, due to our licensing agreement, we can not post the title of films in a public forum like the internet.
Thanks in advance for your understanding !
Merci !
$10 members, $15 non-members
all films in French with English subtitles
Friday, November 19th: "A film of singular grace"
The BUZZ (what the critics are saying about November's movie)
It's hard to describe this film - which the 71-year-old Omar Sharif came out of retirement to star in and persuaded François Dupeyron to direct. It's a delicate thing, gossamer light, yet unforgettable. To tell its story is to break a butterfly upon a wheel. It is a a movie about tolerance, about friendship, about real commitment, full of wisdom and simplicity.
Rated R for some sexual content, in French with English subtitles
$10 members, $15 non-members
FACC 24th Annual Beaujolais Nouveau
The annual release of Beaujolais Nouveau Festival is a unique tradition that is shared among the international communities. Each year, the third Thursday of November at midnight, the young Beaujolais Nouveau wine is released to all four corners of the world and sparks a worldwide celebration of good wine, good food and good times!
Come join our friends at the French American Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, November 18th for fine wine, excellent food, live music and a silent auction featuring gourmet and luxury goods, vacation packages, fine art and more!
Now through October 31
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
OPEN THE CURTAIN AND PEEK INSIDE.
Glamour. Color. Passion.
Lose yourself in this bold and glamorous feast.
Go on a journey of turn-of-the-century Parisian nightlife and experience the thrill of ordinary life becoming something truly extraordinary.
October 29th- French Community Night at the Atlanta Ballet
AF members save 25% click to purchase tickets for the Ballet. Bring your Mouin Rouge ticket stub to Amuse!, 560 Dutch Valley Rd. NE Atlanta GA , Violette, 2948 Clairmont Rd. NE, Atlanta GA, or Bistro Niko 3344 Peachtree Rd. NE, Atlanta GA to receive a complimentary dessert...SWEET !
Offer expires Sunday, Nov. 7th
Friday, October 22nd: Cinematic Tribute to Coco Chanel
'Fashion fades, only style remains the same." - Coco Chanel
Please join us as Alliance Française d'Atlanta hosts a tribute to Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, one of the world's most beloved arbiters of style this Friday, October 22, 2010 at 6 pm.
There will be a lively discussion and attendees may participate in the "Best Dressed Chanel Inspired Outfit" Contest.
The presentation will begin at 6 pm and the film will be shown at 7 pm.
$10 members, $15 non-members
(ticket includes admission to the film, pre-show presentation and wine and cheese reception)
Left to fend for herself in an orphanage by her own father, young Coco earned her nickname singing in provincial bars.
If you've ever touted her signature scent or admired the loose-fitting pant suit, you have one woman to thank.
With an irrepressible drive, she left an empire in her wake.
She once said, "In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different." Indeed, Coco was both, non?
We look forward to seeing you in your best Chanel inspired ensemble for a fun, fashionable time at the movies !
The BUZZ (what the critics are saying about October's movie)
“This refreshing alternative to the usual potted biopic provides an absorbing look at a singular, steely determination as it was forged and annealed, long before it made itself known to the world.”
- Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
...
This Anna Fontaine directed film stars Cesar nominated Best Actress Audrey Tautou and is rated PG-13
 Yoga en français!
Tuesdays Oct. 12, 19, 26, & Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30, 7:00-8:30 pm
At Alliance Française $100 for the 7 classes.
Class opens with a minimum of 5 students.
Experience the benefits of yoga –relaxation, connection with the body, and increased energy, flexibility and strength-, and improve your French!
For students of all levels of yoga & French.
Certified Yoga Teacher Elisabeth Holmes is a native French speaker and lived in the French capital until she moved to Atlanta in 2006. She began practicing yoga six years ago. Elisabeth offers yoga classes of a multicultural style -named Yoga for Renewal- that mixes the yoga she practiced in France with the style she’s learned and practiced in the U.S. Bring your mat, breathe and enjoy!
Claudine François – World Music
Conference/artist's Talk
Thursday, October 14th 7 pm
At Alliance Française
A talented pianist and musician of multitudinous adventures (Don Cherry, Jim Pepper, Jane Bunnett…)
Claudine François is a many-faceted artist who, within the expression of her art, incorporates African, Caribbean and African-American post-bop influences without ever renouncing her European roots... She will discuss her musical evolution and travels and play excerpts from her music. (In English and French )
$10 members $15 nonmembers
 A Style Soirée & Girls Night Out
"Bien Dans Sa Peau"
October 1st, 6 pm
Alliance Française brings the Champs Elysées to Peachtree Street
“Dressing is a way of life.” – Yves St. Laurent
'Fashion fades, only style remains the same." - Coco Chanel
This not-to-be missed fashion and lifestyle event combines the best of French "savor faire", style secrets and lifestyle philosophy.
Mix and Mingle at this Girl's night out with an International Twist
Enjoy shopping with vendors showcasing luxury products and services while
savoring wine and special treats with fellow fashionable fun loving women of all ages.
Featuring cutting edge Fashion and Beauty presentations by leading industry professionals:
Anne Fontaine Atlanta
Presents: The Great White Shirt, a French Fashion Staple
laura mercier cosmetics
“The French Approach to Make-Up”
Patrice Coleman
Intentional Style Consulting Team
The Style Makeover: "Where Function meets Fashion"
Susan Sexton
"The Mysterious Art of French Parfum"
Ann Roth Shoes
Roth's current and favorite designs will on display
including aspecial collection inspired by
the Palace at Versailles
Tickets for the Event are
$25 for Alliance Française members and $30 for non-members.
Event packages including a ticket to the October 22nd film screening of a cinematic tribute to fashion icon Coco Chanel are also available for
$30 for members and $40 for non-members.
To arrange for sponsorship or vending opportunities, please email communication@afatl.com or call 404-898-1227
Behind the Scenes of the Moulin Rouge
Artist’s Talk/ Conférence with Choreographer Jorden Morris
Wednesday, September 29th 7 pm
At Alliance Française d’Atlanta
Join Atlanta Ballet and the Alliance Francaise for a unique look behind-the-scenes of the Moulin Rouge.
What does it take to bring Toulouse-Lautrec's Paris to life as a can-can kicking, cabaret style ballet?
Choreographer Jorden Morris will discuss the upcoming ballet and give a unique perspective on his creative process creating the first-ever Moulin Rouge ballet in history!
Morris originally created the production for the Canadian Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Atlanta Ballet is the first and only American company to perform the ballet.
A former principal dancer and student of the Paris Opera, and the current choreographer of the Moulin Rouge at Atlanta Ballet, Jorden Morris has also choreographed the work of Alexandre Dumas and was commissioned by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet to choreograph works for the visit of Queen Elizabeth.
$10 for Alliance Francaise members and Atlanta Ballet subscribers, $15 for nonmembers.
Wine and cheese will be served.
APRIL 2010:
Spectacle Musicale:
Parlez Vous Français?
April 23rd, 24th 8 pm
@ Alliance Française 1197 Peachtree St.
$15 members $25 nonmembers
Un spectacle musical de Frédéric Strouck et Grégory Blot-Rudolph
Recipe :
- only the very best songs
- one sprinkle of Humor
- generous portions of fun
- observe completely Authentic Seasonings
Combine all ingredients. Pay close attention to detail. Notice the delicate interplay of ingredients. Savor the progression from elemental components to completion.
Appropriate time to finish : One hour and a half.
Serves hundreds. Pleasing to the most discriminating palate.
Sinfully delicious.
What is it about?
Culture is a two-way street. France has borrowed from the pop culture of the United States but what has the United States borrowed?
The show is a wonderful mix of musical styles that do not know borders.
More than 50 hit songs are combined in it including “My Ways,” “What Now My Love,” “Somewhere Beyond the Sea,” “Where do I begin”…
But the show is not only about songs.
It tells the story of the incredible adventure of a French teacher who decided to go and live his American dream. The evolution of his teenage point of view makes him face today’s US reality.
“Parlez-Vous Français?” is at the same time a musical review and a one man show all mixed together in a funny story about immigration and culture shock.
What do they think about it?
“Such a beautiful voice, a show with a dynamic rythym, a lot of ‘souvenirs’ from our old continent. Until the last minute, we spent a good time and had fun with FS who made us appreciate the two national anthems, and almost make us forget the kind of aggressive lyrics of the Marseillaise! Nice incentive to mix the cultures”
Laurence-Anne Ismael (President of Miami Accueil)
“This spectacular show is not a ‘déjà vu’ and it needs to be seen… Frederic Strouck is for me… Formidable!”
Bernard Casse (Owner of Croissan’Time)
“Parlez-Vous Français? is the perfect bilingual show to celebrate Franco-American friendship. Frederic Strouck’s voice will hypnotize you from Paris to New York singing French and American hits we all love.”
Philippe Timon (Director of Miami French Alliance)
 Program: We Were Dancing On a Volcano by Joe Gatins
Thursday, April 8, 2010 7 p.m.
Author Joe Gatins chronicles his family's remarkable history, including his great-grandfather who built and operated Atlanta's famous Georgian Terrace Hotel and his French heiress grandmother, Egle Gatins, whose description of her own life between the wars in Paris gives the book its evocative title. A richly illustrated, compelling saga and biography, this unsentimental social history follows the adventures of more than five generations of families that made their mark on both Atlanta and Paris. The narrative especially highlights one grandmother's brave work with the French Resistance in World War II and her untiring efforts to successfully help her only son escape from Nazi prisoner of war camps.
$5 members, $10 nonmembers RSVP 404-875-1211 or admin@afatl.com
Program held at Alliance Française d'Atlanta
(Books Available on sale at AF for $20....get your copy today !)
 Program and Show: The Day of Murders in the History of Hamlet at 7 Stages
Opening Weekend Symposium, Saturday April 3rd - Sunday April 4th
Play, April 3rd - April 25th
Opening Weekend Symposium: 7 Stages hosts the first International Koltès Symposium on Saturday and Sunday, April 3-4. On Saturday morning, five international scholars and artists will talk about their work on Koltes, then answer questions. The afternoon session will feature a roundtable discussion between artists who have worked on Koltès plays. On Sunday, our international guests will tour the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Social Nonviolence and the surrounding neighborhood, see a dance performance by artistic associate Ismail ibn Conner titled “Koltès and Krump” and discuss the future of the U.S. Koltès Project, which has been based at 7 Stages in Atlanta.
For more information, please visit 7stages.org or download the information packet.
Play: “The Day of Murders in the History of Hamlet.” By French playwright Bernard-Marie Koltès. Part of the U.S. Koltès Project. Shakespeare’s classic is re-envisioned with just four of the main players -- Hamlet, Gertrude, Ophelia and Claudius in a younger, faster, more urgent exploration of family dynamics, sexuality, ambition and murder.
April 3rd - 25th
For more information, visit www.7stages.org or call 404.523.7647.
MARCH 2010:
 Spring Open House
Thursday, March 11th, 6pm (Demo class at 7pm)
Visit the Alliance, meet our teachers, staff and students
Learn about our language classes and our cultural programs
Take a half hour beginner French demonstration class
Take a placement evaluation to determine your level
Enjoy French wine and cheese reception
Half an hour demo class for French 101
Spring session begin March 27th, Register Now!
RSVP 404 875 1211 admin@afatl.com
JANUARY 2010:
Grand Opening Ceremony
Franco-German friendship in Atlanta
Video and Coverage of event:
Grand Opening Ceremony (Jan 28,2010)
Photographs by Chaitam Bandela
Grand Opening video, interview, and article "Goethe Zentrum/Alliance Francaise Join Forces"
video by Global Atlanta
Grand Opening Celebration video
Grand opening coverage on German Consulate of Atlanta
Alliance Française - Goethe Zentrum:
Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 6:00 pm
1197 Peachtree St. N.E., Colony Square, Plaza level
Atlanta GA 30361
 We cordially invite our members, students and friends to ourOfficial Grand Opening Ceremony with the presence of the Ambassadors of France and Germany to the United States, H.E. Mr. Pierre Vimont, and H.E. Mr. Klaus Scharioth.
Come and celebrate our new synergy and facility with a flag raising ceremony in front of the colony square building, enjoy speeches by the Ambassadors and other celebrated invitees, followed by a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception featuring live entertainment by the Wild Frogs.
Guests may purchase raffle tickets on site to win airline tickets on Air France/Delta to Paris or on Lufthansa to anywhere in Germany (must be present to win). Raffle tickets are $5 each or 4 for $20.
Free and open to the public.
Light refreshments will be served.
RSVP to info@afatl.com or 404-875-1211
ART EXHIBIT Closing reception with presentation
Tuesday Jan 5th 2010 at 7pm
Exhibition and Lecture - Camino de Santiago: New Paintings from Spain and
France
LECTURE TOPIC: Sur Les Traces Du Camino Dans Paris
Camino de Santiago - Sur les chemins de Compostelle a solo exhibit by Walter Cumming
New Watercolors and pastels of Spain and France from the artist's recent travels by bicycle and on foot along the French Pilgrim's route to Santiago de Campostella.
Walter Cumming created award winning art for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for 28 years.
In 2008 he chose to leave the paper and become a full time, independent artist.
The exhibit will be on display and artwork for sale until January 5th, 2010
1197 Peachtree Street, Colony Square, Plaza Level, Atlanta, GA, 30361
RSVP 404 875 1211
DECEMBER 2009:
ART EXHIBIT
Twilight Visions : Surrealism, Photography, and Paris at the Frist Center for the visual Arts, Nashville , TN
 Saturday Dec 12th 2009
Alliance Française is taking it on the road!
We are organizing a day trip to see the exhibit in Nashville.
Including more than 120 photographs by such artists as Man Ray, Eugène Atget, Brassaï, Hans Bellmer and André Kertész, Twilight Visions will celebrate Paris as the literal and metaphoric foundation of Surrealism.
If you are interested in coming with us for an afternoon of Surrealism and Southern Hospitality, Nashville Style, call 404-898-1227 or email communication@afatl.com .
The prices for the trip are as follows: $75 for non-members, $60 for
members, and $35 for students.
Please call us at 404-875-1211 to reserve
your spot.
We are anticipating a 9 am departure and a 9 pm return, leaving from AF
1197 Peachtree St. NE ,Colony Square, Atlanta, GA 30361
NOVEMBER 2009:
WINE FEST
   European Wine Fest Saturday, November 14 2009 at 7pm
$30 for members, $45 for non-members
Join Goethe-Zentrum, Alliance Française and the Consulate General of Switzerland for the return of our annual wine tasting.
Sample fine wines from France, Germany and Switzerland
See our new joint facility @ ColonySquare !
$30 AF and GCC members, $45 non-members
1197 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30361
RSVP by Nov. 10th @ AF 404-875-1211, GCC 404-892-4388
  
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