Alliance Magazine March - May 2010

Le Magazine de l’Alliance Française de Melbourne mar-apr-may 10

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Edito Mars est dit-on « merveilleux » à Melbourne… Temps clément mais surtout nombre de rendez-vous culturels, sportifs et gastronomiques proposés à tous. Le festival du film français organisé par les Alliances françaises – du 4 au 21 mars à Melbourne - est depuis plus de deux décennies un des moments forts du mois. Cette année, 43 films sont au programme – un record – et trois réalisateurs français sont annoncés dont Jean-Pierre Jeunet, le réalisateur du film « Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain », présent lors de la cérémonie d’ouverture. Et pour la première fois sera proposée une cérémonie de clôture. Tous les déAlso taking place soon: a Jeudi Jazzy tails de la programmation dans ce tribute concert to Serge Gainsbourg, magazine. an exhibition by young French photographer Vivien Racault, and in Au menu également, un concert conjuction with Francophonie Month hommage à Serge Gainsbourg celebrations, an homage to Franco- dans le cadre des Jeudis Jazzy, l’exposition de Vivien Racault – jephone cinema. une photographe français – et un hommage au cinéma francophone Patrice Pauc dans le cadre des célébrations du Director mois de la francophonie.

March in Melbourne is described as marvellous: mild weather and numerous cultural, sporting and gastronomical events for everyone. The French Film Festival, organised by the Alliance française in Melbourne from 4 - 21 March, has been a highlight for more than two decades.

The program includes a record 43 films this year. Three French directors are eagerly awaited, including Jean-Pierre Jeunet, director of Amélie, who will be present at the opening ceremony. It's also the first time that a closing ceremony has been featured. Full program details are in this edition.

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News Vivien Racault Interview Exhibition: Collapsing Conditions / Theatre 2010 Alliance Française French Film Festival Jeudi Jazzy Course Guide Francophone Cinema Series

March - April - May 2010 Issue Cover: AFFFF 2010 - Fornasetti © designed by Mathieu Vendeville Editor: Patrice Pauc Editorial Contributions: Patrice Pauc, Janoe Vulbeau, Marie Mottet, Aurélie Pierre.

Translation: Léuli Eshraghi.

Design & Layout: Mathieu Vendeville.

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Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor

mon 1 & Tues 2 Mar / 7.30PM Over the years, Melbourne audiences have seen some of the finest baroque singers on the world stage perform with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. That tradition continues this year with the Melbourne debut of French superstar Philippe Jaroussky.

This remarkable vocal athlete with ‘the tone of an angel and the virtuosity of the devil’, will open the Brandenburg season in spectacular fashion with Vivaldi’s Olympian inspired music, accompanied by the 2009 ARIA Award winning Orchestra on period instruments.

Likened to the great castrati of the 18th century, Jaroussky will have audiences soaring on a voice of ‘startling beauty’, as he performs exquisite Handel and Vivaldi arias. When Artistic Director Paul Dyer first invited France’s Opera Singer of the Year to Australia, this formidable countertenor drew sell-out crowds and rave reviews. Now he returns to the Brandenburg stage, to launch their first Melbourne subscription series, in a night of crystal notes and breathtaking brilliance!

BABYLON CIRCUS

WED 10 MAR / 8.00pm Their first Australian tour in 2008 saw this 9-piece band sell out each show, with audiences screaming for more. They are back in the country to launch their new album, La Belle Etoile (Cartell/Inertia) and pass on their infectious energy to the audiences. Their music is laced with ska, gypsy, rock, vaudevillian antics, dancehall and reggae. As befits a band with such a name, their exploits include police chases, beatings and imprisonment in Irish jails, and Muslim carnival processions in Syria. They must be seen to be understood..

Singers David Baruchel and Manu Nectoux have devised a racy sound fuelled mainly on punk energy and on pulsating defiant social anthems sung in French and English – sometimes within the same song.

8.00pm Wed 10 March Corner Hotel, Richmond More info and bookings at www.cornerhotel.com

For more information and bookings www.melbournerecital.com.au/

Daguerreotypes

Agnès Varda (1974) Wed 24 Mar With true passion and care, Varda deeply humanist documentary records the life of Parisians living and trading between numbers 70 and 90 Rue Daguerre where the filmmaker herself resides.

More info at Melbourne Cinémathèque Australian Centre for the Moving Image. www.melbournecinematheque.org

SONGS OF LOVE & DESPAIR: THE UNIVERSE OF JACQUES DEMY 21 APRIL > 5 MAY This is a retrospective of one of the first successful directors to emerge from the broadly defined milieu of the French New Wave, Jacques Demy (1931-1990).

This series of specially imported 35mm prints features most of his key works. Demy's films are mostly tender, capricious stories of love found, lost and fleetingly regained, that are told with an exhilarating command of film rhythm.

More info at Melbourne Cinémathèque Australian Centre for the Moving Image. www.melbournecinematheque.org

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OMEGA

Event Horizon

Omega is an exhibition that will examine the aesthetic values of new and marginal religious movements through the works of a select group of high profile and respected contemporary artists. This exhibition will be a unique opportunity to investigate the role spirituality plays in contemporary art today.

Event Horizon brings together a selection of recent and new photographic, video, painting and installation works by a selection of Australian, French and Belgian artists. This exhibition uses the idea of the horizon as a means through which to establish our physical and temporal environment and hinges upon the exploratory advances in space travel of the late 1960s. Event Horizon will be accompanied by a catalogue, a series of artist presentations and a forum by leading astrophysicists and deep space photographers. Acclaimed French artist Pierre Huyghe will present his video work One Million Kingdoms (2001) and Mathieu Briand will present works from his Ubiq project (2007). Paris-based Briand will exhibit his work as well as being involved in a special artist presentation during which he will discuss his artistic practice and offer a wider perspective on the work of contemporary French artists.

26 Mar > 24 April

The concept for this exhibition came about whilst the curator, Tony Garifalakis, was on an Australia Council residency at ISCP (International Studio and Curatorial Program) in New York last year. The idea developed while viewing the works of French artists Alain Declercq and Jeanne Susplugas and Mexican artist Joaquin Segura (fellow ISCP artists) and through discussions with them on the subject of religion and art. This exhibition will be an innovative and fresh look at a longneglected subject in contemporary art. Participating artists will also engage in a number of ways with the general public, students and academic staff in the form of artist talks, forums and tutorials.

Tues-Sat 12pm-5pm. Margaret Lawrence Gallery, 40 Dodds Street, Southbank, Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Music,The University of Melbourne www.vca.unimelb.edu.au/gallabout with the support of:

21 May > 18 July

Wed–Sat 11am–6pm Sun 1pm–5pm Centre for Contemporary Photography 404 George Street, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 www.ccp.org.au with the support of:

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European Union national institutes for culture (EuNIC) agreement The Alliance Française de Melbourne is currently discussing increased cooperation with the Goethe Institut and the Istituti Italiano di Cultura. Following a similar initiative at the Alliance Française de Sydney, the proposed EuNIC agreement between Melbourne's European cultural institutes would create an effective partnership and a shared network, promoting cultural diversity and understanding, and strengthening dialogue and cooperation. The institutes would meet on a regular basis to examine and collaborate on joint activities.

EUNIC is the European Union National Institutes for Culture.

EUNIC creates effective partnerships and networks between EU National Institutes for Culture.

More info www.eunic-europe.eu

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11 mar > 9 apr 2010

Vivien Racault

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Between plant and ghost

A POETIC AND CRITICAL FANTASY ABOUT THE NOTION OF EVOLUTION AND THE RADICAL TRANSFORMATION OF OUR CONSCIOUSNESS. Who is Vivien Racault?

Qui se cache derrière Vivien Racault ?

I’m not your average artist who trained at Fine Arts school. In fact, I dabble in the arts, social sciences research - particularly on literature - publishing, multimedia, advertising, training, graphic design, photography and music…

My photographs are as a result dominated by a writer’s discourse while in my music a filmmaker’s vision actually becomes evident. In my exhibitions, these categories always give way to a coherent and structured world where reason, the imagination and the senses can be satisfied.

I try to be faithful to my romantic and pre-marxist vision of the ‘creator’ artist, and try to avoid imposing a hierarchy on various cultural forms. There are

Je n'ai pas le profil de l'artiste-type avec cursus académique en école des Beauxarts. Je suis en fait un touche-à-tout : arts plastiques, recherche en sciences humaines - plus particulièrement en littérature - édition, multimédia, publicité, formation, design graphique, photographie et musique...

Conséquences : dans mes photographies domine le discours d'un écrivain alors que dans ma musique c’est en fait la vision d'un cinéaste qui surgit. Dans mes expositions ces catégories finissent toujours par s'effacer au profit d'un univers cohérent et structuré, dans lequel le raisonnement, l'imagination et les sens peuvent être satisfaits.

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Exhibition Between Plant and Ghost Opening Thu 11 March 2010 at 6.30 pm Venue Alliance Française Gallery 51 Grey Sreet St Kilda

11 mar > 9 apr 2010

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references in my work to the Bible, art ment très romantique, pré-marxiste, history and modern science, but also to de l'artiste «démiurge» et cherche à ne the ‘B-grade’ series of the 1950s, social pas hiérarchiser les diverses formes culnetworks and reality television. I’m ac- turelles : on trouvera dans mon travail tually more of a ‘creator of worlds’ than des références à la Bible, à l'histoire de an artist. l'art ou aux sciences contemporaines, mais aussi aux séries B de genre des Does your work fit into a particular années 50, aux réseaux sociaux ou à la aesthetic tradition? télé-réalité. Je suis en fait davantage un «créateur d'univers» qu'un plasticien.

I seek to develop an œuvre which is part of the great cosmogonic tradi- Votre travail s'inscrit-il dans une tradition, from our civilisations’ founding tion esthétique précise? creation myths to the personal myths of Baudelaire and Lovecraft. From a more Je cherche à développer une œuvre formal point of view, in terms of photog- globale qui s'inscrit dans la grande tradiraphy, I think I come closer to a specific tion cosmogonique, des mythes originels pictorial tendency in modern photog- fondateurs de nos civilisations humaines raphy, which you can find in the works aux mythes personnels de Baudelaire ou of Gregory Crewdson and Cindy Sher- Lovecraft. D'un point de vue plus formel, man, or even filmmakers such as David en ce qui concerne la photographie, je Lynch. I like fantastical art in general. pense m'approcher d'une certaine tendance pictorialiste de la photographie contemporaine que l'on retrouve dans les oeuvres de Gregory Crewdson et de Cindy Sherman, ou encore chez des cinéastes tel David Lynch. J'aime l'art fantastique en général.

What links you to Reunion island?

I was born and grew up on Reunion island, which is near Madagascar. As all my family lives there, it is my centre, my origin, and I suffer when I’m away for too long. It’s a magnificent island whose beauty lies in its contrasts: the saturated colours, the massive craggy hills bathed in shadows and light, the vegetation’s incredible vitality, the violence of the elements and random events, the overpopulation... But also the tranquil cool of thousands of gullies irrigating the volcanic earth, the way of life of the creole people who maintain a close connection to nature. I owe the core of my imagination to Reunion Island, as well as my palette of colours and the chiaroscuro in my photographs.

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Quels sont vos liens avec l'île de La Réunion ?

Je suis né et j'ai grandi à l'île de La Réunion, près de Madagascar. Toute ma famille vit là-bas, c'est donc mon centre, mon origine, et je souffre d'éloignement quand je pars trop longtemps. C'est surtout une île magnifique dont la beauté est tout en contrastes : couleurs saturées, reliefs gigantesques découpés par l'ombre et la lumière, vitalité incroyable de la flore, violence des éléments et des faits-divers, surpopulation... mais aussi fraîcheur sereine des milliers de ravines qui irriguent cette terre volcanique, art de vivre de la population créole qui a souvent gardé un rapport intime à la nature. Je dois à ce lieu le cœur de mon imaginaire, ma palette de couleurs et le clair-obscur caractéristique de mes photographies.

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11 mar > 9 apr 2010 What is the theme of the exhibition Quel est le thème de l’exposition to be held at the Alliance Française proposée à l'Alliance française de de Melbourne and what are your Melbourne et quels sont les projets à plans for the future? venir ?

I’ll present a multimedia exhibition entitled Between Plant and Ghost at the Alliance française. It will be a fantastical poetic and critical reflexion on the notion of evolution. Specifically, the radical transformation of our consciousness and of our connection to the world, lead on by the dematerialisation process which has characterised the human story since its beginning.

Besides that, for a year I’ve been working on an artists’ book entitled Six zhèrs lo soir (‘Six o’clock in the evening’), and which will be devoted to fantasy tales written in creole by Emmeline PayetCoupama, along the lines of Extraordinary Stories by Edgar Allan Poe. I’m in charge of the book’s graphic design and the photographs that will illustrate each story.

At a future date, I hope to work on Origine, which will constitute the second part of a triptych begun with my exhibition Mystères (‘Mysteries’).

A l'Alliance française je présenterai une exposition multimédia appelée Between Plant and Ghost. Il s'agit d'une rêverie fantastique, poétique et critique sur la notion d’évolution. En particulier sur la transformation radicale de notre conscience et de notre rapport au monde induite par le processus de dématérialisation qui caractérise l’épopée humaine depuis son origine.

Sinon je travaille depuis un an sur un projet de livre d'artistes appelé Six zhèrs lo soir et qui sera consacré à des contes fantastiques écrits en créole par Emmeline Payet-Coupama, dans la lignée des Histoires Extraordinaires d'Edgar Poe. Je me charge du design graphique de l'ouvrage et des photographies qui vont illustrer chaque histoire.

Dans un futur plus lointain, je souhaite travailler sur Origine, la deuxième partie du triptyque dont mon exposition Mystères constituait la première partie.

For more information: www.vivienracault.com

Pour plus d'informations : www.vivienracault.com

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13 may > 4 jun 2010

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Collapsing Conditions Sarah Dingwall, Sarah Garrecht, Nickk Hertzog, Michael Kot, Nikki Lam, Louise Molesworth, Mira Oosterweghel, Luke Tyrrell, Justine Rouse, Kate Winterton, Paul Yore. Recipients of the 2009 Alliance Française Prize for Monash University Graduates.

This is the second year that the Alliance Française Melbourne has collaborated with the Faculty of Art & Design at Monash University in order to select students from its graduate show.

the practice being developed by graduates from the Department of Fine Arts at Monash University.

This exhibition also gives these young artists the opportunity to contribute to a dialogue that recognises the fragile state of Collapsing Conditions celebrates the environment, culture and the the interdisciplinary nature of psyche.

21 april > 9 may 2010

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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

by FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY Adapted for the stage by Judith Armstrong. Directed by Jane Woollard.

Dostoevsky’s explosive masterpiece adapted for the stage.

Dostoevsky, the genius of Russian literature, the ‘researcher of souls’, whose brilliance continues to capture the hearts and minds of millions. When Crime and Punishment was published in 1866, it was the literary sensation of the year and has remained an international best-seller to this day.

Bookings info@storkhotel.com (03) 9410 0295 Venue Alliance Française, 51 Grey St., St Kilda April 21 – May 9 Wed – Sat at 8pm, Sun at 3pm Tix $29/ $26 sen. /$17 Conc.

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Exhibition Collapsing Conditions Opening Thu 13 May 2010 at 6.30 pm Venue Alliance Française Gallery 51 Grey Sreet St Kilda

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4 > 21 mar 2010

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Festival

With the aim to promote French culture and enable audiences to discover the variety within French cinema, the festival, since its creation, offers an eclectic range of quality films released during the previous months. The French Film Festival appeals to every spectator’s tastes, from the romantic to the thriller or comedy lover. 43 films will be screened this year, from French blockbusters to independent productions by celebrated or budding directors.

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ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE MELBOURNE IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE 2010 FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL! FOR ITS 21ST YEAR, THE FILM SELECTION IS BOTH ENTICING AND DIVERSE.

Moreover, the Festival invites you to two special screening evenings. During two of which the outrageous comedies OSS 117, Lost in Rio and Incognito will be presented. Two evenings will feature the film Welcome followed by OPENING NIGHT a Q&A session with its director, FILM AND PARTY the talented Philippe Lioret.

Another important aspect of Melbourne Premiere the Festival is to emphasise its of “Micmacs” educational and cultural mission In the presence of Director through school screenings and Jean-Pierre Jeunet Like every year, the Festival of- roundtables. fers a few special events. Jean7.00pm screening followed Pierre Jeunet will present his Francophiles, cinema lovers, inby Opening Night Gala. long-awaited recent release Mic- quiring minds, let’s celebrate the Thu 4 March macs followed by the Opening French cinema ! at Palace Cinema Como.

Night Gala. The Closing Night will All tickets $50 be not outdone, paying tribute to the genius French musician and provocateur Serge Gainsbourg Visit our website at www.frenchfilmfestival.org with the projection of Joann Sfar’s - 10 -

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GENERAL ADMISSION

Q& A

Adult

$17.50

Senior (60+)/Pensioner/ Full-time Student*

$15.00

Alliance Française, AFTV & Palace Members* $14.00

introduction + Q&A with director philippe lioret

Melbourne Premiere of “welcome”

Groups (20+)

$13.00

Children

(under 15 yrs for G films)

$13.00

School Groups (20+)**

$10.00

*Proof of concession or membership must be presented at the cinema box office, and/or upon entry to auditorium.

Wed 17 Mar 6.45pm at Palace Como Thu 18 Mar 6.45pm at Palace Westgarth General Admission prices

**1 teacher free for every 20 students. Bookings: info@afmelbourne.asn.au

ECIAL SPEVENTS

ECIAL SPEVENTS

MULTIPLE FILM PASSES

(excluding opening/closing nights and special events) 10 Film Pass 5 Film Pass

OSS 117, Lost In Rio

Incognito

Mon 8 March 8.30pm Mon 15 March 6.15pm at Palace Westgarth at Kino Cinemas Join us at the following screenings presented by Kronenbourg.

All tickets $21 (includes a complimentary Kronenbourg) 1 g ly nin onree sc

CLOSING NIGHT

Melbourne Premiere of “Gainsbourg”

Sun 21 March 6.00pm at Palace Cinema Como Cointreau cocktails will precede the 6.30pm screening.

All tickets $25.00

Q& A

Q&A with director jan kounen

Melbourne Premiere of “coco chanel & igor stravinsky” 29 and 30 March

Cinemas to be confirmed.

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$150.00 $80.00

Valid for separate, pre-selected sessions for one person. All films must be chosen at the time of purchase, redeemable only at the cinema of purchase (eg. a pass purchased at Cinema Como is valid for festival screenings at Cinema Como).

Multi-film passes are only available at the box offices.

ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE FROM THU 4 FEBRUARY > IN CINEMAS

Box offices open daily from 12pm to 8.30pm until sold out at PALACE CINEMA COMO (Corner Toorak Rd & Chapel St South Yarra), PALACE BALWYN (231 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn), PALACE WESTGARTH (89 High St, Northcote) & KINO CINEMAS (Collins Place, 45 Collins St, Melbourne). Cinemas can only sell tickets for their respective venues. There are no booking fees for purchasing at cinema box offices.

> ONLINE

Available 24hrs at www.palacecinemas. com.au (not including film passes). Major credit cards accepted. Booking fees apply.

> BY PHONE

Call Palace Cinema Como (Tel: 9827 7533), Balwyn (Tel: 9817 1277), Westgarth (Tel: 9482 2001) & Kino (9650 2100) with any major credit card which will be debited at time of booking and must be produced when collecting tickets. Patrons are encouraged to collect tickets 30 minutes prior to the session to avoid queues. Credit card transactions by phone will incur a fee of $1 per ticket.

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music

25 mar - 15 apr - 6 may 2010

Jeudi Jazzy Fiona Thorn sings Serge Gainsbourg

Venue Alliance Française $18 per ticket Bookings essential as seats are limited: 9525 3463

Thu 25 march at 8pm Following the Closing night screening of Joann Sfar’s biopic on French dandy Serge Gainsbourg, the Alliance Française de Melbourne invites you to a very special Jeudi Jazzy.

Australia's leading performer of French chansons, Fiona Thorn, will add her touch to some major hits, including some from the 1960s, a tribute to his masterpiece Melody Nelson, and lesser-known gems.

Theatre, London, Edinburgh Festival) and Australia (Sydney Opera House, Spiegeltent, Adelaide Cabaret Festival). She is backed by musical director John Thorn.

The new impromptu quartet

the Changes.

Legendary icon and infamous bad boy, Serge Gainsbourg was Fiona studied at the Sorbonne to become a major influence on University in Paris and has French popular music. performed in the U.K. (Bloomsbury

Thu 15 April at 8pm

Alexander Nettlebeck - Piano Khari Cabral Simmons - Bass Ben Kosi-Karsay - Drums

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Thu 6 MAY at 8pm

Gil Askey - Trumpet & Vocals Paul Williamson - Saxophone & Vocals Jex Saarelaht - Piano Mike Jordan - Drums & Vocals Geoff Kluke - Bass

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Alliance Française offers French courses in a friendly and intimate environment, with a class size of between 5 and 15 students. All our teachers are fully qualified native French speakers who wish to share their passion for the French language and culture.

Founded in 1890, the Alliance Française de Melbourne has many years of expertise in teaching. It is the first language school for French in Victoria with more than 3,500 students per year.

All our courses are oriented towards conversation, with a special emphasis on communication in real-life situations.

Classes are conducted almost entirely in French in order to maximise each student’s opportunities to practice.

We provide a wide range of times and days to suit your individual commitments. You can choose between 3 - 19 -

paces: Term Courses (once a week, evening or daytime), Express Courses (4 hours on Saturday mornings), or one-week Intensive Courses (during school holiday). A wide selection of workshops is also on offer.

Our courses are modeled after the Common European Framework standards and conform to the criteria of the DELF and DALF diplomas.

Alliance Française is the official examination centre for these internationallyrecognised qualifications.

Private tuition and corporate courses tailored to your requirements are also available upon request.

For more information: www.afmelbourne.asn.au

European Framework global scale

A1

Beginner 1 to 3

Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Beginner 4

A2 to intermediate 3

Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

Intermediate 4

B1 to Advanced 6

Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

Converstion & Grammar B2 Art, History & Culture delf/dalf preparation Special Courses

Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Current Affairs C1 delf/dalf preparation

Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.

C2

Private tuition

Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read. Can express him/ herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations.

Adult Courses

Our courses are modeled after the Common European Framework standards for languages and conform to the criteria of the DELF and DALF diplomas. Please refer to the scale to find your level (from A1 to C2).

Paces and Prices Holiday Intensive 06 > 09 APR

$192 - C/$173 12h/week $165 - C/$150 10h/week

term courses

12 APR > 21 JUN

2 hours a week over 10 weeks Evening or daytime.

express courses

$325 - C/$295 General Courses

$330 - C/$300 Special Courses

SESS A 17 APR > 15 MAY SESS B 22 may > 19 june 4 hours a week over 5 weeks Saturday mornings.

General Courses

Beginner, Intermediate , Advanced

Language classes at Alliance Française cover 3 levels.

Each level comprises six 20-hour sessions (Standard or Express Courses).

Special Courses

French for travellers Pronunciation Workshop Podcast Literature and Creative Writing Conversation & Grammar Art, History & Culture Delf & Dalf preparation Current Affairs Soirée du mardi Tues 6.30pm > 8 pm > All levels $17 / $14 for students or members - 20 -

HighSchoolStudents Whether you’re preparing for VCE, IB or just love the language, there is a course designed for you!

Paces and Prices School Holiday Intensive Courses 06 > 09 APR

$200

term courses 12 APR > 21 JUN

$250

3 hours a day over 4 days.

1.5 hours a week over 10 weeks

Courses

Ado For secondary students enroled in Year 7 to Year 10.

VCE/ib Specially designed for Year 11 and 12 students, these

courses help them to ease their way towards the final exam.

Conversation classes For advanced students who wish to practice their French and to feel more comfortable with their oral skills.

School Workshops* For 2 hours, groups of 10 to 30 students will participate in a theme-based workshop and take a tour of our building and its resource centre. These workshops cover the school curriculum and VCE Detailed Study subjects such as La Belle Époque, l’environnement, l’immigration, etc. Other topics may be requested, and an optional French breakfast or Buffet Campagnard (country style) can be organised at extra cost. * Cost: $18 per student attending, with a 5% discount for schools with Alliance Française membership. Accompanying teachers are of no extra cost.

Children

2nd term courses 12 APR > 21 JUN 1.5 hours a week over ten weeks

$260

Alliance Française has many years of experience working with children. We offer your child the possibility of evolving through 3 different levels. Our programs provide hands-on activities to create an enjoyable yet effective learning experience. Special courses are also available for bilingual children who have lived in France or have a Frenchspeaking parent.

course guide news

Berthe Mouchette 2010 Competition

From May to August 2010 Since 1894 thousands of young Victorians have brought French poetry to life. The Berthe Mouchette Competition, named in honour of the founder of the Alliance Française de Melbourne, offers each year a constant source of excitement for the participants and their teachers. The Alliance Française de Melbourne runs the competition and awards prizes (hundreds of dvds, books and encyclopedias) to the best students from Victorian Primary and Secondary schools (Years 3 to 12).

More than 12,000 candidates enrol each year.

The Fédération des Alliances Françaises d'Australie awards both the best year 11 student and Year 12 student with the La Pérouse Prize, a cultural trip to New Caledonia.

Key Dates for 2010

Year 3 to 10 enrolments due by 30 Apr Year 11 and 12 enrolments 04 jun Year 9 and 10 written test due back by 07 jun Year 11 and 12 written test written tests due back 02 Aug

CONCOURS

Nouveau Book Club

Participez à notre grand concours de slam et envoyez vos textes avant le 11 juin 2010 à Aurélie : education@afmelbourne.asn.au De nombreux lots à gagner !!

(DVD, tee-shirts, clés USB…) La remise des prix se fera au cours d’une soirée conviviale, organisée par l’Alliance française de Melbourne à l’occasion de la Fête de la Musique (21 juin).

Tous les deux mois je vous invite à découvrir des auteurs et des livres autour d’une thématique.

A chaque rencontre (toutes les 3 semaines), nous échangerons et partagerons nos points de vue, nos réactions ou nos sentiments sur nos aventures littéraires.

Notre premier thème sera « les auteurs francophones ». Rendezvous le 24 mars 2010 de 19h à 21h.

L’inscription est réservée aux membres de l’Alliance française, elle se fait en ligne sur : library@afmelbourne.asn.au (Attention seuls les 10 premiers inscrits seront retenus).

tout feu tout slam !

24 mars 2010

Le slam, c’est quoi ?

Le slam est un art oral, de la poésie urbaine qui se pratique dans des lieux publics comme les bars ou autres lieux associatifs. On vient y dire, lire, scander, chanter ou jouer des textes de son cru sur des thèmes libres ou imposés. La A très bientôt ! participation est libre, le jugement Fabienne Roussel, responsable de la bibliothèque. et la critique sont rares.

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DELF-DALF

March 2010 Session 15-27 March 2010

The Alliance francaise de Melbourne is accredited to conduct the DELF (Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française) and DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française). Both diplomas are For complete information and to submit official qualifications awarded by the online enrolment form visit our web- the French Ministry of Education site at www.afmelbourne.asn.au to certify the competency of canor contact directly our coordinator didates from outside France in Karine John. Tel: 9525 3463 competition@afmelbourne.asn.au the French language.

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All our classes prepare for the diploma. Ask your teacher for specific activities and advice.

For more information: www.afmelbourne.asn.au

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Standard Session A Session B Holiday Intensive

Adults tips to make the most of your learning experience 1 Experiment and take risks Leave perfectionism at the door and allow yourself to make mistakes because you will learn from them.

2 Set realistic expectations It takes time to become proficient in any language and expect periods when you do not seem to be making any progress at all.

3 Be proactive and organised Keep track of your achievements (last week, I learnt how to... I am now able to say...)

Express

High School Students

Standard Holiday Intensive

I have completed.......year(s) of French / Year: .........

Children Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

Term 4

Class / Level: ...........................................................................................

Day and time: .........................................................................................

Surname: ...........................................................................................

First Name: .........................................................................................

Address: .............................................................................................. ..............................................................................................

4 Study frequently It is more efficient to break study time into smaller chunks than study infrequently for extended periods of time. Try to do a few homework exercises every second day rather than doing all the homework the night before the class.

Suburb: .................................................Postcode: ..............................

5 Enjoy French culture Do not miss an opportunity to practice, either at the Alliance, at home or while going out.

Say ‘bonjour’ to our receptionists, listen to the French news, visit French restaurants in Melbourne or take a trip to New Caledonia!

Name of cardholder: ...............................................................................

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Minimum class size is 5. For classes with 4 students, the course fee remains the same but the duration of the course is reduced. (20h courses to 15h, 18h courses to 13h30, 15h courses to 12h). The smaller class size allows more personal attention and the course program remains identical and will be covered at a faster pace. If a fifth student enrols, the class duration will return to normal.

In the case of cancellation students may request a transfer to another class, a credit note or a full refund of fees paid. Please note: classes will not be held on Victorian public holidays but will be rescheduled to a suitable time within the session.

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FRANCOPHONE CINEMA SERIES / CYCLE CINÉMA DE LA FRANCOPHONIE

Since 1998, March 20 marks the International Francophonie Day. On this day, 49 countries around the world celebrate their shared French language. This year, the Alliance Française de Melbourne will offer a special Francophone Cinema Series, paying homage to talented directors from various Francophone countries.

Venue Alliance Française Free entry. Bookings essential at info@afmelbourne.asn.au

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HyÈnes (Hyenas) Senegal West Beyrouth Lebanon Les gens de la riziere (Rice People) Cambodia Mon 12 april / 6.30pm mon 19 april / 6.30pm Directed by Djibril Diop Mambety 1992 - 110 mins (with Engl subtitles)

Directed by Ziad Doueiri 1998 - 100 mins (with Engl subtitles)

mon 3 may / 6.30pm

A once-prosperous Senegalese village has been falling further into poverty year by year until the village’s elders are reduced to selling town possessions to pay debts. Linguère, a former resident and local beauty, now very rich, returns to the village of her birth. The elders hope that she will be a benefactor to the village. To encourage her generosity, they appoint Dramaan, a local grocer, as mayor—he who once courted her and will now try to persuade her to help. In fact, Linguère has returned with the intention of sharing her millions with the village but only in return for an unexpected action. This plot twist brings human folly and cynicism into sharp focus.

In April 1975, civil war breaks out. Beirut is partitioned along Muslim/Christian lines. Tarek is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend Omar. At first the war is a lark: school has closed, the violence is fascinating, getting from West to East Beirut is a game. His mother wants to leave, but his father refuses. Tarek spends time with May, an orphaned Christian living in his building. By accident, Tarek goes to an infamous brothel in the war-torn Olive Quarter, where he meets its legendary matron, Oum Walid. He then takes Omar and May there using her underwear as a white flag for safe passage.

Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.

This is the story of Vong Poeuv, his wife Yim Om and their seven daughters. Their lives, their joys, their beliefs and their survival are dictated by rice growing. A banal incident occurs, transforming the cycle of life into a cycle of death.

In Cambodian refugee camps, when children are asked where rice comes from, they answer: "from U.N lorries". They have never seen a ricefield. One day, these children will have to learn to live in Cambodia, in other words, they will have to learn to cultivate, to plough and to work the land.

This film shares this way of life, demonstrating the fragile equilibrium on which it lies and the freedom it represents.

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Directed by Rithy Panh 1994 - 130 mins (with Engl subtitles)

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R.E.Masset & Associates Travel

Over 30 years of professional service in collaboration with AIR AUSTRAL Please call Regis or Melissa on 03-9670-4477 masset@massettravel.com.au France / Mauritius / Seychelles / Madagascar / Reunion

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WALKING IN THE FRENCH ALPS

SEPT 2010 WITH SAVOURING "LA SAVOIE" Come and join the well-planned walks (medium level) into the French Alps, using local knowledge and participation.

Costs cover 7 days' accommodation in comfortable hotels, and inc. breakfast, most lunches and dinners as well as local transport and guides.

2010 Dates:

4 to 10 Sep: Walking Tour 1 is based in Annecy (7 nights).

11 to 17 Sep: Walking Tour 2 is based in Chambery (4 nights) and in a mountain village hotel (3 nights) in les Bauges mountains.

Information Session: Mon 8 Mar, 7pm at London Tavern, Lennox Street, Richmond. Please RSVP by email.

Please contact Inez Dussuyer for further details (idussuyer@gmail.com) for a brochure or visit: www.savouringsavoie.com for more information.

Renovated to retain its original (1682) character, 26 Rue du Chateau is the oldest house in the charming wine village of Margon.

Nestled against the C12th Chateau wall, this delightful rustic house sleeps four.

Margon is conveniently located between Carcassonne and Montpellier: an area renowned

for its vineyards, historic towns and villages. Close to Pezénas, Béziers and the Midi. Four hours drive from Barcelona.

Exceptionally good rates. www.maisonmargon.com gmcinnis@bigpond.net.au See the website for full details, weekly rates and lots of photos.

Paris and Normandy of the Impressionists 8 – 20 June 2010

Sophie Russell Psychologue

Dip. E.P.P. (Paris) Psych Clin. MAPS

Enfants, adolescents, adultes.

Consultation et thérapie en français ou anglais.

Mob: 0411 644 426 97 Kooyong Road; Armadale, 3143 VIC sophie_russell@optusnet.com.au Medicare and major private health funds rebates

Mache is now available in selected Victorian Coles stores, fruit and vegetable shops and markets. <on =pp>?t from @rais @arms. www.fraisfarms.com.au

Join Sylvia Sagona, noted speaker in French art and culture, on this small group tour discovering the landscapes and towns which inspired the Impressionists. The tour retraces their steps from Montmartre to Auvers–sur–Oise, Pontoise, Rouen, Chatou, Vétheuil, La Roche–Guyon and Giverny.

Call for a brochure or see our website for tour and associated lecture details.

Travels Through Time Cultural Studies and Tours

Tel : (03) 9017 0897 web : www.travelsthroughtime.com email : enquiries@travelsthroughtime.com

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