Nos Alliances françaises
PONDY PARTAGES 2015
Le 29 Janvier à Pondichéry, Après plusieurs mois de préparation, le coup d’envoi du festival Pondy Partages 2015 a été enfin donné en présence de Florence Noiville et son époux Martin Hirsch, invités extra-ordinaires pour un festival hors du commun. Ce sont 27 manifestations culturelles d’une grande diversité qui se dérouleront sur 27 [...]
Slam workshop à Kolkata
En juillet et août 2014, deux stagiaires de l’Alliance Française du Bengale ont animé un atelier de slam, trois heures par semaine pendant deux mois avec deux objectifs : enseigner la langue française d’une autre manière et découvrir un mode artistique de plus en plus populaire en France. Le slam est un art à la croisée de la poésie, du théâtre et de la musique ; une façon [...]
Heritage Days
European Heritage Days (les Journées Européennes du Patrimoine) are a series of events that take place in September, commemorating Europe’s common heritage. During these set of days, countries in Europe give free access to museums and other historical sites. On this occasion, the Alliance Française has organized a series of events. Initiated in France in [...]
Yôkaï: Experience Music in Colour with Anne Paceo
Anne Paceo, a leading figure of the contemporary Jazz scene in France will be visiting Bangalore, Chennai, Chandigarh and Delhi between the 19 and 24 September as a part of her India tour. An accomplished performer, Paceo has already performed in over 36 different countries, been the recipient of several prestigious prizes including “Victoire de la Musique” [...]
Vu en Inde
PONDY PARTAGES 2015
Le 29 Janvier à Pondichéry, Après plusieurs mois de préparation, le coup d’envoi du festival Pondy Partages 2015 a été enfin donné en présence de Florence Noiville et son époux Martin Hirsch, invités extra-ordinaires pour un festival hors du commun. Ce sont 27 manifestations culturelles d’une grande diversité qui se dérouleront sur 27 [...]
Alternate Cinema
Time after time, mainstream blockbuster films, whether in Hollywood or Bollywood, have continually eclipsed the visibility of lesser-known films that come within the domain of alternate cinema. These small budget ‘art’ films, which are designed more for their aesthetic appeal than for their economic viability, focus primarily on the creative talents of their directors through [...]
Christian-Pierre La Marca
The multi-faceted and ultra-gifted French cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca is one of the most sought after cellists of his generation. His creative genius, exceptional talent and ingenious qualities have earned him utmost admiration from his appreciative audiences as well as his critics. He shall be passing through multiple cities in South Asia in the latter [...]
Her favourite colour
Sophie Benini Pietromarchi, a Franco-Italian artist, author and illustrator of children’s books will be visiting Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai between 23rd August and 6th September, 2014 for workshops and festivals. Selected for the national primary education in Mexico, her books have gained wide recognition worldwide. Sophie Benini Pietromarchi is a Franco-Italian artist and one of the [...]
The Independent Cinema of Vikalp
Vikalp, an initiative for independent cinema, draws together several film makers. AF Magazine recently interviewed film maker Paromita Vohra who is involved in this initiative and spoke to them about Vikalp, on how it started, what it currently accomplishes and what are its goals for the future. Vikalp is a collective of film makers that was created as [...]
East and West
Mumbai born Nobel Laureate Rudyard Kipling’s celebrated poem ‘Ballad of the East and West’ penned in 1889 has been repeatedly published and anthologised over many years. In his opening verse, he writes “Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet” only to close the stanza by saying that “There [...]
Qui sommes-nous?
AFmagazine.in est le magazine culturel des Alliances françaises en Inde : francophilie, indophilie, actualités culturelles et linguistiques entre les deux pays.
L'équipe de rédaction et ses correspondants résident à Bombay, New Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Pune, Goa (Panjim), Trivandrum, Bhopal, Pondichéry.
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