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Alliance Baza{a}r February 2010

une ĂŠtoile de la danse

Manjushree Pradhan

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{Editorial} Namaste!

Chers Amis/Dear Friends, All the Alliance Française in Kathmandu wishes you an happy new year! We hope that 2010 will see all your dreams and projects come true.

For this new year, we are proud to announce you that the Alliance Française in Kathmandu opens new French classes in the North of Kathmandu at Bansbari.

We will open new French classes for level 1 and 2 in the premises of Namuna College of Fashion Technology.

If you leave nearby, come to register now!

In February 2010, the Alliance Française in Kathmandu will propose you to discover two very talented French artists: Manjushree Pradhan and Julien Sole.

Manjushree Pradhan is a choregrapher and a dancer from Lille. She worked for many years between India and Nepal.

She practises and learns Kathak for more than 10 years and she receives the rare education of Charya dances, Nepalese tantrics dances since 12 years.

Manjushree Pradhan organized and danced on the festival «Himalayan Rock» for Lille 3000, taken back of "rock Nepal" (2003) with Bijaya Vaidya, Louis Bertignac, and caravane electro. By her style, allying tradition and fusion, she opens then the road to a new generation of western-Indian dancers, who, according to her steps, do not any more hesitate to rise on stage with artists to the varied horizons. We invite you to discover two of her dance shows : The dream of the Yamuna a poetic Kathak Dance Show in partnership with Indian Cultural Center and The glory of the Himalayas an exclusive Charya dance show at the Russian Cultural Center.

On the 27th of February don’t miss the opening of a fabulous exhibition by Julien Sole at Siddhartha Art Gallery. Julien Sole works between Nepal, India, Egypt and Europe for many years. He invites you to rediscover an old Nepalese tradition, the Tasafu, with an interactive exhibition.

And don’t forget to come to Alliance Française for having a sunny lunch at French Restaurant Le Bistrot in the gardens of Alliance Française, or coming to our library if you missed the documentaries screened last November during the Month of documentaries.

Happy New Year! Nous vous souhaitons une très belle et heureuse année 2010.

Truly yours, Elise Tassin , Director

Opening Hours Institution - general.afk@gmail.com Monday to Friday 7 am - 7 pm Library Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri 8 am - 6.30 pm Sunday : 12 noon - 4 pm Closed on Thursday

Alliance Française in Kathmandu Tripureshwor, Teku road (next to Xerox showroom) P.O. Box 452, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone : + 977 (1) 4241163 / 4242832 Fax : + 977 (1) 4242621 E-mail : general.afk@gmail.com Website : www.alliancefrancaise.org.np

Campus France Desk - kathmandou@campusfrance.org Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri 11.30 am - 6.30 pm Sunday : 12 noon - 4 pm

or by appointment Translation Desk - traduction.afk@gmail.com Mon/Tue/Fri 9.30 am - 12.30 pm Bistrot Monday to Friday

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{Event} Alliance Franรงaise in Kathmandu & Indian Cultural Center in Kathmandu present :

The dream of the Yamuna A poetic Kathak dance show by Manjushree Pradhan This musical creation with Kathak dance and narration invites to discover the tumultuous loves of gods on Yamuna's banks in Delhi from Veda's era to now. The sacred river of North India through a magical, poetic show crosses mythic times of Krishna and Radha. The tale evokes famous poets as Rumi, Khalil Gibran and Mira bai.

Thursday 11th February 5pm At Indian Cultural Center Bal Mandir, Naxal MANJUSHREE PRADHAN Graduate and mayor of the promotion in Bharata natyam, trained to state diploma in contemporary dance in Lille and Paris, Manjushree Pradhan manages her career as a dancer and university teacher between India, Nepal and Europe. She practises and learns Kathak for more than 10 years, essentially through the learning of Munna Lal Shukla, as well as Bharata natyam with her dance-teacher: Mrigendra Man Singh Pradhan, to whom she owes her artist's name. Furthermore, she receives the rare education of Charya dances, Nepalese tantrics dances since 12 years. She is teaching Kathak dance in Lille 3 university in third diploma dance degree, since 2 years, she conduces Indian dances classes in Lille 1 campus (5 years), for national education in several school and degrees, and gives regular conferences about the sacred Indian and Nepalese dances.

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{Event} Alliance Franรงaise in Kathmandu presents :

The glory of the Himalayas A fabulous Nepalese dance show with Charya Dances by Manjushree Pradhan According to her primordious formation, the stage direction of this show answers an artistic requirement of the French classical dance. This continuation of tales, told and danced begins with dance and the invocation of god Natyeshwar, God of Dance.

Then comes music with the story of the Himalayas , sacred mountains, who became a blessed place of the gods. The Charya dance is a Newari Tantric Buddhist classical dance performance as a spiritual discipline of Buddhists and Hindus. This cultural tradition is performed as part of meditation rituals and celebrations in the courtyards of monasteries, temples and houses and rest houses.

Choreographer, interpret, and director: Manjushree Pradhan

Friday 12th February 5.30pm At Russian Cultural Center KamalPokhari

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{Event} Alliance Française in Kathmandu presents

TASAFU - Kathmandu Scrolls

by Julien Sole

"For me painting is indissociable from the Orient a very wide Orient, which goes through Varanasi, Alexandria, Napoli and Tanger, and which continues towards the west up to New York, and even further... so I travel by necessity, looking for the Orient .

An Orient always shifting and hiding away, and when I have a lost any hope to trace it back one morning waking up in Pierio's room in Kathmandu there are noises and chants a clear light, a small wind dogs and kids turning clockwise around the stupa then without any doubt, I am back on the oriental road - for a while ."

Julien SolĂŠ has been painting in travel for the last ten years. Among other countries, he has worked and made exhibitions in Egypt, Morocco and Ethiopia. In spring 2009, he has found in Nepal an unexpected and inexhaustible source for his work. On the exhibition program : long sketches and watercolors on scrolls of paper which will be sometimes framed, sometimes shown on handle machines. There will also be texts and extracts from the folded book "TASAFU", a project which is supported by the French Alliance in Kathmandu. For more information visit his website : http://juliensole.free.fr/

Friday, 26th February 5pm to 19th March 2010 Siddhartha Art Gallery, Baber Mahal Revisited

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{Le Bistrot}

Opening Hours Monday to Friday 7am - 6:30pm

So, if you are looking for diversity and atmosphere, for a place to feel at ease, well here you are: stone’s throw from the top of the world, "Le Bistrot" of the Alliance Française in Kathmandu proposes you a creative and refined food with a perfect combination of freshness and delicacy.

"Le Bistrot" is proving to be the ideal place to relax, to have a chat with friends, to meet people and to do this so French experience of la table.

And if you don't have time to stay for the lunch, just come to relax for a moment with a delicious ice-tea or to enjoy a table soccer game with your friends!

The menus are online: www.alliancefrancaise.org.np

Alliance Française in Kathmandu's garden Tripureshwor, Teku Road (next to Xerox showroom)

Le Bistrot team

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{Interview} Every two months AFK gives the opportunity to someone to talk about his relation with France and French Language. This month we introduce you Ashok Shakya. Ashok is a teacher at AFK and a photographer.

When and why did you decide to learn French?

In 1987 I was science student at Amrit Science Campus, but I was equally interested and involved in music and literature. Sartre, Camus, Maupassant and Moliere were some of my favorite French writers. At that time, my elder brother had some French friends who used to work in a NGO in Nepal. So I joined French Cultural Centre.

How and why did you decide to become a French teacher?

3 years after I joined FCC, in 1990, there was a sort of contest for a scholarship to study in France. In my knowledge, it was the first scholarship for a Nepalese student to become French language teacher.

So I decided to drop my science studies to Join French University. For my further studies I preferred French literature and teaching methods to become French language teacher.

You studied in France, could you tell us about your stay?

That scholarship was a big opportunity for me to study in abroad. During 5 years of my stay in France, I could meet not only French people but also many students from all over the world. Living with different cultures and different people and visiting different countries brings open-mindedness. I can see my own society and country in many different ways with hindsight.

You teach French for 14 years, now you're a specialized teacher in FOS (français sur objectifs spécifiques), what is it exactly?

If someone needs French language to communicate within a short period in his or her professional field with French speakers, FOS is a very helpful to focus in any professional field like hotel and travel, fashion etc. I followed training at Mumbai in these fields and I took trekking guide courses for trekking guides as the subject of my dissertation. I also work as French trekking guide. I can understand more our trekking guides’ needs in this field. For 2 years I’m having these trekking guide classes. Very recently in December 2009, I have been awarded a diploma from France that allows me to give specific French lessons in different professional fields.

At your opinion, why people should learn French?

Good knowledge of French gives a good opportunity to continue higher education in French universities which cost far less than education in English medium in Europe. Language skill is an important factor to understand a culture, a civilization. It’s an open- mindedness towards different culture, different civilization. Learning a language is not just learning it but it’s also having a different attitude, thinking with a different vision. As French language is one of the UN languages, it can open the door to an international carrier and it is necessary to learn French to migrate in Quebec (Canada).

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{Courses} Feel free to come !

Whoever wishes to learn French and whatever the reason (professional, pleasure ...), come to the Alliance Française to study in a friendly atmosphere.

Enjoy understanding and speaking this beautiful and useful language. Our teachers will help you to progress from the basis to the the advanced levels through various activities in lively classes.

At the Alliance française in Kathmandu, our team of motivated and experienced teachers are ready to welcome you for a new session and share with you their passion for French language and French speaking culture. From beginner levels to advanced levels you will enjoy learning and progressing, among students soon friends - hailed from different backgrounds, in the second language spoken and taught all over the world.

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© ashok r shakya

New year ! New session !!

More passion !!!

{Courses} Alliance Française in Kathmandu opens new French classes in Bansbari!

Because Tripureshwor is not a the easiest location for many of you, our Institution decided to open French Classes in the North of Kathmandu, in partnership with Namuna College of Fashion technology.

From January 27, for the next session, you will have the choice to attend level 1 and 2 at Bansbari, in a sunny classroom surrounded by a beautiful area.

Come to register now!

Facilities: parking, cafeteria.

http://entrenous-afk.frenchboard.com A forum dedicated to students will be online starting from next session. It would be used as a counterpart for the class, so that students and teachers can discuss about the class, gather informations regarding some grammar points. In a word, sharing knowledge.

Students can post own productions they did for the class or also discuss together. The forum will also be a way to communicate about general life of AFK, coming events etc. It will be open during next holidays just before the beginning of the new session.

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{CampusFrance} CampusFrance

National agency for promoting French higher education abroad.

CampusFrance Nepal is happy to share with you about the Nepalese students who went to France for their higher studies from 2007 till end of the year 2009.

YEAR

NUMBER

2007

18

Engineering, Management, Language, Hotel Management

FIELD OF STUDIES

2008

20

Architect, Engineering, Language, Science, Medical Science, Communication

2009

48

Hotel Management, Agro Food Science, IT, Language, Pharmaceutics, Erasmus Mundus / External Windows program, Science, Business Management, Engineering, Agriculture, Chemistry

www.campusfrance.org : Website for your higher study. Don’t waste your time & money; this is the right time to observe why France hosts the third highest number international students in the world!

Contact us for free counseling ESPACE CampusFrance ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE IN KATHMANDU Tripureshwor, Teku Road (next to Xerox showroom) Tel: 4241163 Fax: 4242621 E-mail: katmandou@campusfrance.org Web: www.campusfrance.org / www.alliancefrancaise.org.np

think high, study in france

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{Translation Desk}

Looking for a translation? The translation desk of the Alliance Franรงaise stands there for you. From Nepali or English to French or, French to Nepali or English. For any kind of document, official or non official documents : Standard Certificate (form type) Citizenship, birth, marriage, death, domicile, Police report, Driving licence, School & university certificates Official and non-official technical documents Legal attestation, Commercial contracts or documents, Statutes of an organization, Adoption related papers, Medical documents, Tourism related documents, Movies scripts, subtitling, Articles (magazines, newspapers, etc.)

The desk is open Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 9.30 to 12.30.

Visit our website: www.alliancefrancaise.org.np For more information or details, please contact us at 4241163, 4242832 Email: traduction.afk@gmail.com

FOCUS:

Alliance Franรงaise in Kathmandu supports Nepali movies In the framework of our support to the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival, the AFK grants the awarded Nepali movie "Time is perhaps", directed by Abinash Bikram Shah, the translation for subtitles, from the original version in Nepali to French language.

With French subtitles, the awarded movie 'Time is perhaps', will get the opportunity to be known in every francophone countries/ all the francophone world and to be presented to French movies festivals.

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{Supporters & Sponsors} Alliance Franรงaise in Kathmandu is grateful to its sponsors for their valuable support.

Nepal Tourism Board

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