March 2015
#103

What do the words kermesse, bravo, amalgame and grigri have in common? Here is a clue: In March, not only do we celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Ireland or the arrival of spring in France (on the 21st March equinox) but also the Francophonie all over the world.
That’s right! These words are 4 of the 10 selected for this year’s Les 10 mots de la Francophonie. In the same spirit, we invite you to post on our Facebook page any creation of your own inspired by one of the words or more (poem, illustration, play on words or just a sentence) and win prices such as tickets to our March French Film Club and books from our upcoming Literary Festival!
And of course, the Alliance Française in Dublin will participate in the celebrations by organising with the Cultural Service of the French Embassy its annual online contest dedicated to secondary schools and will be on from March 20th to 27th. Until then, we wish you very happy Francophonie celebrations!

Mickael Lenglet, Pedagogical Adviser,  Alliance Française Dublin

Thursday 5 March – 6.30pm
5€ (includes a glass of wine) / RSVP

Looking for le craic? If you are interested in learning more about French culture why not join Anne and Fanny for this session of French traditional dancing. The music will be great and the ambiance even better. Steps from different regions of France will be demonstrated by this young and enthusiastic duo.

It is a unique occasion for people of all ages and all levels of French to share the floor and have fun together.

This session is part 1/4 and there will be other monthly sessions up to June. You don’t get better than this ! Next sessions: 16 April / 7May / 4 June.

Friday 6 March – 8.30am-12noon
All profits will go to the charity

On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the Alliance Française in association with La Cocotte is happy to participate in Dress for Success Dublin, a Charity founded in Ireland by Sonya Lennon to help women getting into the workforce. The charity provides them with a range of free services, including dressing for interviews, job application advice and ongoing career mentoring.
Come by the Alliance to have a coffee in the morning (all profits will go to the charity) participate in our raffle and make a clothes donation. This is the opportunity to give a second life to all professional women’s clothing, business attire and formal interview clothing of all types, shapes and sizes!

Tuesday 10 March – 6.30pm
€15 / €12 AF Members

Chais Elles is the story of a passion for wine and a tribute to the French women of wine, their courage, their excellence and their sensitivity. Chais Elles is a wine event agency that aims to enhance the female influence in the wine industry and to share it with large number of French winemakers by organising parties, fairs, winemaker meetings, and tailor-made excursions into the French vineyards.

The purpose of this very special event is to offer an insight into the production of women's wines and to invite people to taste the best wines selected by Chais Elles.

In cinemas from 13 March
Watch trailer

Thank you very much to all participants of our Suite Française avant-premiere contest on Facebook!
Based on the book by Irene Nemirovsky and set during the German occupation of France in the 1940’s, Suite Francaise tells the story of Lucille Angellier (Michelle Williams) as she awaits news from her husband, a prisoner of war. Lucille’s life is further complicated by the arrival of a refined German officer, Bruno (Matthias Schoenaerts). Also starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Ruth Wilson and Sam Riley, Suite Francaise is a story about the power of love and the tragedy of war.

Monday 16 March – Time TBC
€8.90 / €7 AF & IFI Members

Jean-Luc Godard continues to do what he’s done for his entire career, fearlessly exploring the possibilities of cinema while consistently provoking audiences. Musing on language, politics and image, he presents here a girl, a gun and a dog, encouraging us to debate about what his film is about, or if it means anything.
Godard’s experiment in 3D is striking, playful and unique and he evidently remains a restless filmmaker with little respect for boundaries.

Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace St, Temple Bar

Assessments on 16, 18, 19, & 23, 24, 25 March from 5 to 7pm
Admission free – More information

The Spring Term is open to both former and new students. General French courses, conversation courses, cultural workshops,  business French, and preparation for exams for adults, teenagers', children's and toddlers' courses are available all day from Monday to Saturday for 8 weeks.
Assessments are free of charge and no appointment is required. You don't need an assessment if you are a complete beginner or if you are already a student with the Alliance, you can enrol directly online.

16 -17 March 2015
Admission free – Outdoor shows

Three Giant Dolls will descend on the capital, sliding magically through the streets delivering haunting operatic melodies as they go. These fantastic ornate divas will transform the streets into a mobile opera house and will captivate young and old with their alluring performances! Presented by renowned French street theatre company Transe-Express with the support of the French Embassy in Ireland.

Monday 16 March
4.00pm: from South King Street, Dublin 2
6.45pm: from Suffolk Street, Dublin 2
Tuesday 17 March
St. Patrick’s Festival Parade

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Admission free – More Information

For several years now, the Library has celebrated francophone Africa with a selection of documents that speak of and come from this great continent.
From the must-read newspaper Jeune Afrique, the magazine on African and international current affairs, to the brilliant novels by Kossi Efoui, Yasmina Kadra or Alain Mabanckou, from Selif Keita’s afro-pop to Manu Dibango’s funk, come join us in discovering the incredible richness of French across the world!
A special selection will be available in the Library during the Francophonie Week (16-21March)

Wednesday 18 March from 6.30pm
Admission Free / RSVP before Friday 13 March

This year, the Alliance Française has chosen to celebrate the relationship between Francophone countries through the Art of Comics. The event, introduced by HE Philippe Roland, the Belgian Ambassador to Ireland, will highlight this renowned form of art with a presentation on the History of Belgian Comics by Tine Anthoni,  Deputy Director and in charge of Education services at the Belgian Comic Strip Center (BCSC) in Bruxelles and the testimony of Kevin McSherry, an Irish artist/illustrator and former chairman of the Illustrators Guild of Ireland.

The Alliance Française is also proud to launch Les Belles Images du Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée (The Beautiful Images of the Belgian Comic Strip Center), an exhibition created to celebrate the 25 years of this unique Art Centre in Europe. Many comic strip artists have indeed created images illustrating the BCSC or use the Center as the backdrop for comic strip adventures: this exhibition is a selection of those original works, testifying the outstanding creativity and talent of great popular artists and confirming the richness and diversity of this artform.

Friday 20 March 2015 from 4pm
Admission free – First come basis

The Embassies of Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Egypt, France, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Switzerland and the Alliance Française in association with Trinity College Dublin, French Friday and The Grand Social are delighted to present an entertaining series of events on Friday 20 March 2015.

4.00 – 7.00pm: “Youth and Business” Panel Discussions & Debating Contest
@Trinity College, Burke Theatre, Dublin 2
7.30 – 9.00pm: Francophone Buffet, kindly offered by participating Francophone Embassies
@Alliance Française, 1 Kildare St, Dublin 2
9.30pm – till late: Francophonie DJ Night, presented by French Friday
@The Grand Social, 35 Lr Liffey St, Dublin 1

Saturday 21 March – 12.30-1.30pm
€15 / €10 AF members – Book online

"All around around the world" is a fun workshop dedicated to the French- speaking countries (Francophonie) especially designed for children aged 7-10.

They will discover that French is spoken in over 75 countries and travel from a continent to another! Would you be able to guess where the Francophonie is celebrated?
The French language is not always the same in every french-speaking countries, the accents can be very different! Would you be able to spot the difference?

Come along and have fun with us!

All material will be provided.
More information: info@alliance-francaise.ie

Thursday 26 March – 6.30pm
Admission Free / RSVP

To launch the 16th edition of the Franco-Irish Literary Festival, jointly organized with the French Embassy, the Alliance Française invites the French author Maryse Rivière to talk about her latest novel Tromper la mort, a Crime novel set between France and Ireland. The fiction becomes reality, the author being invited in the very same place she is describing in her book!
This novel was awarded Prix du Quai des Orfèvres 2015.

25 April & 26 April
Admission free – First come basis

The theme of the 16th edition of this annual literary festival, Crime Fiction / Scéalta Bleachtaireachta / Festival du Polar will be discussed by 14 Irish and French writers.
Roundtables, readings and book sales will take place over this week-end in April.
This Festival is organized by the Alliance Française and the French Embassy.  Programme available soon on
www.francoirishliteraryfestival.com

30 March – 4 April 2015
Booking available soon

Lifelong learning and training are key elements in the development of teaching practices especially with the innovation of new technologies. It has now naturally become essential for teachers to enhance their teaching methods and approaches and be up-to-date in the new teaching methods.
The second training session will take place in Dublin, Cork and Limerick from 30 March to 4 April 2015.
For further information, please contact:
linguistic@ambafrance-ie.org

translations@alliance-francaise.ie
(01) 676 17 32

The Alliance Française offers a translation and proofreading service for both individual and professional clients. Our translators are qualified and experienced, and regularly translate a diverse range of documents, including birth certificates, medical documents, contracts, educational material and more literary texts, amongst other things. Whilst we work chiefly between French and English, it is nonetheless possible to to arrange translations between other languages.
Contact us today for a quotation!