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Festival Etonnants Voyageurs / New Heartlands / Beaujolais Nouveau

Edito In 2010, the Alliance Française de Melbourne (AFM) celebrates its 120th year. Founded in 1890 by Berthe Mouchette, our association is one of the oldest in the global Alliance Française network. Former AFM President Colin Nettelbeck retraces its major developments in this magazine. During October to mark this anniversary, our walls will be graced with late-19th century maps of Paris from the State Library of Victoria archives. This demonstrates the vitality of this unique language and cultural centre, which has renewed itself over the decades and created close ties with a great variety of peak partners across Victoria.

En 2010, l’Alliance française de Melbourne (AFM) célèbre 120 ans d’existence. Fondée en 1890 par Berthe Mouchette, notre association est une des plus anciennes du réseau mondial des Alliances. Colin Nettelbeck, ancien président de l’AFM, en retrace les grandes étapes dans ce magazine. A l’occasion de cet anniversaire, la State Library of Victoria a accepté d’exposer dans nos murs des cartes de Paris datant également de la seconde moitié du 19ème siècle, ceci au cours du mois d’octobre. Un exemple de plus démontrant la vitalité d’un centre culturel et linguistique – unique en son genre – qui a su se renouveler au cours des décennies et créer des liens étroits avec une grande variété de partenaires de choix dans le Victoria.

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News Colin Nettelbeck Interview Course Guide & News Exhibition: 2009 VCA Graduates Alliance Française Award Exhibition: Paris to Melbourne with an atlas Exhibition: New Heartlands Jeudi Jazzy The Melbourne Salon Beaujolais Nouveau

September - October - November 2010 Issue Cover: atlas des anciens plans de Paris Editor: Patrice Pauc Editorial Contributions: Patrice Pauc, Françoise Libotte, Aurélie Pierre. Translation: Léuli Eshraghi. Design & Layout: Mathieu Vendeville. Printed by World Wide Print

Printed on 100% recycled paper.

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So far as lawfully possible the Alliance française de Melbourne and its management and staff accepts no responsibility for or in relation to the contents whether express or implied of any advertisement appearing in this magazine nor for the safety, quality, or accuracy of any premises, goods, services or information referred to therein.

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DEPARTURES & ARRIVAL Following 2 years as head of the Alliance Française language school, Nathalie Sem left her position on 31 August 2010. As Deputy Director, she brought precision and a sense of professionalism to our organisation. Mother of three months old Adèle, Nathalie is now based in Sydney. Taking over from her from September will be Alice

Gauny, who comes to us from the Alliance Française de Cebu in the Philippines. Also leaving us is Sylvie Christophe, French Embassy Cultural and Cooperation Attaché in Melbourne since October 2007, who returns to Paris after 7 years spent abroad. Unfortunately, her position will be discontinued.

Spring Early Music Festival 1 > 16 Oct 2010 The annual Spring Early Music Festival presented by The University of Melbourne’s Early Music Studio, features 11 events presented by students, local and international musicians between 1 – 16 October 2010. This year’s festival opens with Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Les Arts Floissants of 1685. Somewhat overshadowed by his contemporary Lully, it was only in the 20th century that Charpentier came to be acknowledged as one of the most gifted and versatile of French composers. One of Charpentier’s lighter works, this frothy and amusing chamber opera tells the story of the eponymous Arts flourishing

under the beneficent and peaceful reign of Louis XIV. Featuring soloists, Baroque Ensemble and Early Voices of the Early Music Studio under the guidance of early music specialists, Greg Dikmans and Vivien Hamilton, this is an exciting opportunity to enjoy a rarely performed work of an increasingly appreciated composer.

Friday 1 Oct, 7pm & Saturday 2 Oct, 5pm at Brunswick Town Hall, cnr Sydney Rd & Dawson Sts, Brunswick $20/$10 conc & seniors. With the support of Alliance Française de Melbourne. Visit www.vcam.unimelb.edu.au/semf or email vwatts@unimelb.edu.au for full Festival program & booking information.

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Festival Etonnants voyageurs comes to Melbourne!

29 > 31 Oct 2010 @ The Wheeler Centre French and Francophone writers are the guests of honour at The Australian Festival of Travel Writing, with St Malo’s Etonnants voyageurs director Michel Le Bris, Congolese author Alain Mabanckou (Prix Renaudot), Le Monde cyclist-journalist Guillaume Prebois, and New Caledonian poets Déwé Gorode, Nicolas Kurtovitch and Paul Wamo. Authors from the UK, US, India and Oceania, as well as local writers, journalists, photographers and filmmakers add to the diverse program, presenting Tilar Mazzeo’s travels to tell the amazing story of the woman behind Veuve Clicquot champagne, Chetan Bhagat’s hilarious tales of life in an Indian call centre, crazy cycling challenges and Lonely Planet photography exhibitions. Join us for a weekend of new ways to talk about travelling, including workshops, panel discussions, competitions, and much more at Melbourne’s newest cultural hub, the Wheeler Centre! For more details: www.aftw.com.au

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SPECIAL GIVE-AWAY FOR CURRENT MEMBERS AND STUDENTS For your chance to Win a double pass to see one of the films screening in “Je t'aime: the filmic lives of Gainsbourg & Birkin”, be one of the first to email us on Friday 01 October 2010 at 10am with subject line: “Gainsbourg & Birkin at ACMI”, with your full name, class attended/or membership No at: info@afmelbourne.asn.au Note: Double passes will need to be collected from our front desk and will not be mailed out.

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Colin Nettelbeck In July 1890, the Alliance Française de Melbourne was founded by Berthe Mouchette. Colin Nettelbeck, former President of the Alliance Française Board and French Studies Professor at the University of Melbourne, shares his historical knowledge and revisits the 120 years of this venerable institution's history. The Alliance Française de Melbourne En 2010, l’Alliance française de celebrates 120 years of existence in Melbourne célèbre ses 120 ans d’existence. 2010. Yes, and it’s a birthday worth celebrating. I had the chance, at the time of the centenary in 1990, to put together a little book on the history of the Alliances in Australia: The Alliance Française in Australia: an Historical Perspective. The Melbourne Alliance was the first in the country; approved by Paris in 1889, it had its first meeting on 6 June 1890 at ‘Oberwyl’ (in Burnett St, St Kilda), presided over by Mme Berthe Mouchette. However, if the first hundred years were full of adventure, the last twenty are also exciting—just consider things like the legal incorporation of the association, the purchase and renovation of Eildon

En effet, c’est un anniversaire qu’il convient de célébrer. J’ai eu l’occasion, lors du centenaire en 1990, de faire un petit livre sur l’histoire des Alliances en Australie : The Alliance Française in Australia: an Historical Perspective. Celle de Melbourne est la première à s’établir dans ce pays; approuvée par l’association mère à Paris dès 1889, la première réunion de l’AFM s’est tenue le 6 juin 1890 à `Oberwyl’ (dans Burnett St, St Kilda) sous la présidence de Berthe Mouchette. Cependant, si les cent premières années ont constitué une aventure passionnante, les 20 dernières ne le sont pas moins: en témoignent la -6-

INTERVIEW Mansion, the expansion of teaching activities, and the growth in all sorts of cultural activities… music, the art gallery, theatre, cinema, etc… The presence of the AFM in the cultural life of Melbourne keeps getting stronger. How would you define association’s philosophy?

modernisation des statuts juridiques de l’association, l’achat et l’aménagement d’Eildon Mansion, l’expansion de l’activité pédagogique, la démultiplication des activités culturelles de toutes sortes… musique, galerie, théâtre, cinéma, etc… La présence de l’AFM dans la vie this culturelle de Melbourne se renforce de plus en plus.

I believe that the AFM is faithful to the Comment définir la philosophie de three principles articulated by Georges cette association ? Duhamel when he was president of the Paris AF: love and cultivation of the Je pense qu’au fond, l’AFM reste fidèle à la triple vocation évoquée par Georges Duhamel lors de sa présidence de l’AF de Paris : chérir et aimer la langue française ; respect de tous les peuples et du principe d’échange entre la France et les autres cultures ; culte de l’amitié et de la compréhension à travers le monde. Quoique née à l’époque de la colonisation, l’Alliance Française, par sa présence dans des pays très divers, a Colin Nettelbeck French language; the respect for all très vite appris à fonctionner sur le mode did his under- civilisations and the principle of exchange du partage et de l’échange. graduate studies between French and other cultures; at the University of Adelaide and and the global cult of friendship and L’AFM, c’est aussi un parcours his doctorate at understanding. Although it was born in géographique et immobilier à travers the Sorbonne. He the era of colonisation, the AF, by being Melbourne. has previously present in so many different countries, taught at the University of Cali- quickly learned the value of intercultural Après ‘Oberwyl’, l’AFM a suivi les nécessités de sa croissance, locataire fornia, Berkeley exchange. and at Monash de plusieurs sites en ville avant d’acheter University. The AFM has also had real estate and une petite maison à Armadale en 1976. Professor Netgeographic history across Melbourne. Elle a été propriétaire à Richmond, avant telbeck was A R de revenir à St Kilda, à Robe St, en 1987. Chisholm Professor of French at After ‘Oberwyl’, the AFM continued the University of to grow, and it rented a number of Les années 60 marquent-elles un Melbourne from appropriate sites in the city before buying tournant dans l’histoire des Alliances 1994 to 2005. a small house in Armadale in 1976. It then françaises ? FAHA, Officier des Palmes bought a larger property in Richmond, Académiques before the return to St Kilda (to Robe St) C’est à cette époque que l’Alliance de Chevalier in 1987. Paris a mis en place le système des de la Légion directeurs détachés. L’AFM a accueilli d'Honneur. Do the 1960s represent a turning son premier, Maurice Carbonnato, en point in the history of the Alliances 1966. Au total, l’AFM a connu une dizaine de ces directeurs, chacun avec un esprit Françaises? personnel et souvent innovateur, aussi That was when the Paris Alliance put in bien qu’un souci de professionnalisation place the director system. It was in 1966 accrue. En assurant un contact -7-

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The first Alliance Française in Australia at 'Oberwyl', St Kilda in june 1890.

that the AFM welcomed its first director, Maurice Carbonnato. In all, the AFM has had ten different directors, each with a personal and often innovative style, as well as a strong sense of professionalism. By ensuring close contact with France and the worldwide Alliance network, the directors now play a rich and crucial role in AFM activities.

régulièrement renouvelé avec la France et avec le réseau mondial des Alliances, les directeurs (et leurs associés) sont désormais une dimension riche et indispensable des activités. L’AFM et l’île Maurice semblent avoir un destin croisé.

Si je ne me trompe pas, l’Alliance s’est The AFM and Mauritius seem to have établie à Maurice dès 1884, juste une année après la création de celle de Paris. intersecting destinies. En tout cas, c’est de Maurice, par l’initiative If I remember correctly, the Alliance was de Monsieur Astruc, que l’idée est venue set up in Mauritius in 1884, just a year de fonder une Alliance à Melbourne. after the founding in Paris. In any case, it Aujourd’hui, grâce à l’immigration, la was from Mauritius, in the person of one communauté mauricienne de Melbourne Mr Astruc, that the idea came for creating est considérable et assure la continuité an Alliance in Melbourne. Today, thanks d’une francophonie bien vivante. L’AFM to immigration, the Mauritian community a bénéficié d’un soutien continu de la part in Melbourne is a large one, one that de la famille Ducasse et c’est un grand ensures its strong French-speaking plaisir de voir le président actuel, Gilbert tradition. At the AFM, the Ducasse family Ducasse, "boucler la boucle” pour ainsi has been very generous with its service, dire, au moment de cet anniversaire. and it’s a real pleasure to see the current president, Gilbert Ducasse, linking up with the origins at this anniversary time.

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Spring intensive courses 27 Sep > 1 Oct 2010

FRENCH FOR TRAVELLERS - $240 C/$215 3 hours a day over 5 days

The perfect survival kit for your trip to France! You will be placed in simulated situations as a tourist in France and you will learn basic French through role playing, audio tools, games and authentic materials (maps, menus...). For complete beginners only.

SPEAKING WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNERS - $165 C/$150 2 hours a day over 5 days

This is the ideal workshop to re-use your basic knowledge of French and be able to communicate in real-life situations through role-playing. The best way to reinforce your speaking and listening skills! For Beginners 4 to Beginners 6 only.

INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION - $165 C/$150 2 hours a day over 5 days

In this class, you will reinforce your conversational and listening skills and apply the grammar and vocabulary learned in general classes. You will work on authentic material such as "Bien-Dire" magazine which will stimulate discussions on a variety of different topics.

ADVANCED CONVERSATION - $165 C/$150 2 hours a day over 5 days

The best workshop to broaden your vocabulary and review grammar points in context! This class explore French and Francophone societies through different topics such as culture, the arts, literature and politics.

High School Students SPEAKING WORKSHOPs - UNITS 1&2/3&4/ib - $180 2 hours a day over 5 days

These workshops are ideal if you want to improve your conversational skills and feel more comfortable when the moment has come to face the jury during the final exam! Don't miss out! -9-

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27 sep > 1 oct Beginner Courses A 15-hour Intensive Course Class Day Time French for Mon to 6pm-9pm travellers Fri Mon to 10am-1pm Beginner 1 6pm-9pm Fri Mon to Beginner 2 6pm-9pm Fri Thematic Workshop A 10-hour Intensive Course Class Day Time Speaking 10am-12pm Workshop Mon to for Fri 6pm-8pm Beginners Intermediate Mon to 10am-12pm ConversaFri 6pm-8pm tion Advanced Mon to 10am-12pm ConversaFri 6pm-8pm tion

High School Students 27 sep > 1 oct

Conversation Courses A 10-hour Intensive Course Class Day Time Speaking Mon Workshop 2pm-4pm to Fri Units 1&2 Speaking Mon Workshop 2pm-4pm to Fri Units 3&4 Conversation Mon 2pm-4pm for IB to Fri Year 7 to Year 10 A 15-hour Intensive Course Class Day Time Int 1 - 1st year Mon 10am-1pm of French to Fri Int 2 - 2nd year Mon 10am-1pm of French to Fri Int 3 - 3rd year Mon 2pm-5pm of French to Fri Int 4 - 4th year Mon 2pm-5pm of French to Fri

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Time 10am-12.15pm 6.05pm-8.20pm 10am-12pm 6.05pm-8pm 10am-12pm 08.05pm-10pm 9am-1pm (A/B) 2.30pm-4.30pm 6.05pm-8.20pm 10am-12.15pm 6.05pm-8.20pm 8.05pm-10pm 10am-12pm 6.05pm-8pm 9am-1pm (A/B) 2.30pm-4.30pm 6.05pm-8.20pm 10am-12.15pm 08.05pm-10pm 6.05pm-8pm 9am-1pm (A/B) 2.30pm-4.30pm 6.05pm-8.20pm 10am-12.15pm 6.05pm-8.20pm 10am-12pm 6.05pm-8pm 6.05pm-8pm 08.05pm-10pm 9am-1pm (A/B) 6.05pm-8pm 6.05pm-8pm 9am-1pm (A/B) 6.05pm-8pm 9am-1pm (B) 2.30pm-4.30pm

Intermediate Class Day Tue 1 Thu Sat Tue Wed 2 Thu Sat Thu 3 Sat Wed 4 Sat 6 Mon

Time 6.05pm-8.20pm 10am-12pm 6.05pm-8pm 9am-1pm (A) 6.05pm-8.20pm 6.05pm-8pm 10am-12pm 9am-1pm (A/B) 6.05pm-8.00pm 9am-1pm (A/B) 2.30pm-4.30pm 6.05pm-8pm 9am-1pm (B) 2.30pm-4.30pm 6.05pm-8.20pm

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Time 6.05pm-8.20pm 10am-12pm 6.05pm-8.20pm 6.05pm-8.20pm 9am-1pm (A) 10am-12pm 6.05pm-8.00pm 9am-1pm (B) 6.05pm-8pm

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Adult General Courses 4 oct > 11 dec 2010 $325 C/$295

EARLY BIRD offer

ENROL BEFORE FRIDAY 24 sept AND RECEIVE A 5-TRACK VOUCHER FROM CARTELL MUSIC Founded in 1890, the Alliance Française de Melbourne has many years of expertise in teaching. We offer French courses in a friendly and intimate environment, with a class size of between 5 and 15 students. We provide a wide range of times and days to suit your individual commitments and a wide selection of workshops is also on offer.

Beginner...........Intermediate..... .............Advanced......... All our courses are oriented towards conversation, with a special emphasis on communication in real-life situations. All our teachers are native French speakers and classes are conducted almost entirely in French in order to maximise each student’s opportunities to practice.

Choose your pace 2 hours / week over 10 weeks:

4 oct > 11 dec 2010

This term, Monday and Tuesday classes will be run for 2h15 (instead of 2h) over the last 8 weeks of the term due to Melbourne Cup.

4 hours / week over 5 weeks:

Session A: 9 oct > 6 nov Session B: 13 nov > 11 dec

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Adult Special Courses 4 oct > 11 dec 2010 $330 - C/$300

French for travellers

Thursday 6.05pm - 8pm Saturday 2.30pm - 4.30pm The perfect survival kit for your trip to France! You will learn how to ask for directions, to order a ‘café au lait' and to book a hotel night or a train ticket… but you can also ask our native teachers to give you their tips as to the best places to visit or which restaurants to dine in. Get ready now for the time of your life!

Art, History & Culture

Tuesday 6.05pm - 08.20pm La Joconde, Les Misérables, la ratatouille… If you want to learn more about French culture and understand why France is renowned around the world for its amazing art de vivre, you should come and check this class out!

Conversation & Grammar

Monday 10am - 12.15pm Thursday 6.05pm - 8pm Saturday 9am - 11am For those who wish to practice their French and participate in a vibrant discussion while dealing with the more complex grammatical structures. One of our most popular classes, don’t miss it!

Current Affairs

Thursday 10am - 12pm, 6.05pm - 8.00pm Saturday 11am - 1pm In this class, you will see the world through a different perspective. We debate and argue over the latest news, though always in a friendly atmosphere. Refaire le monde... That’s what this class is all about!

Soirée du mardi

Every Tuesday 6.30pm - 8pm Full: $17, Members: $14 A delicious night is awaiting you, with a glass of wine and some French cheese... Nice and cosy, perfect for those who want to speak French in a different atmosphere!

P’tit Déj du Jeudi

Every Thursday, 10am to 11.30am Full: $17, Members: $14 Ideal for gourmands, our p’tit déj’ du jeudi will delight those looking for French conversation around a table laden with coffee and croissants. Miam! Yummy!

Atelier Cinéma

Wed 8 Sept, Wed 13 Oct, Wed 10 Nov 6pm-8.30pm. $30 per person. Our monthly rendez-vous for Advanced Level Students! Watch a French movie and talk about it afterwards with our teacher Vincent, while enjoying a glass of wine and French cheeses. Bookings essential. Tel: 9525 3463 or online at: www.afmelbourne.asn.au

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High School Students 4 oct > 11 dec - $250 11/2 hours a week over 10 weeks after school in the afternoon Class

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VCE Unit 1&2

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VCE Unit Wed 4.30pm-6.pm 3&4 Advanced Conversation

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IB Preparation

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Ado These courses are for secondary students enrolled in

Year 7 to Year 10. They are a good opportunity to understand how French works and get to appreciate the language. The best after-school class for those who want to succeed!

Conversation classes For advanced students who had the opportunity to go on an exchange to France and would like to keep up with their French and also for those who would just like to feel more comfortable with their oral skills. Prescribed VCE themes will be brought up in class and students will get to learn more vocabulary and phrases in French. VCE/IB Specially designed for Year 11 and 12 students, these courses help them to ease their way towards the exam. They will work on their conversational and listening skills and learn more about grammar with our native French teachers.

Immersion days - $130 each - Sat 18 sept & sat 13 nov 2010 10.00am-5.00pm

Packed with conversation, a “French-style” buffet and a musical show at night, fun is guaranteed throughout the day at Alliance Francaise! We will cover the four sections of the VCE final examination through four language workshops (18 sept: General Conversation & Detailed Study, 13 nov: Listening & Reading Comprehension) and students will receive personal feedback from their teacher at the end of each day. * This term, Monday and Tuesday classes will start at 4.20pm (instead of 4.30pm) and will be run for 1h40 (instead of 1h30) over 9 weeks only due to Melbourne Cup

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4 oct > 11 dec - $260 11/2 hours a week over 10 weeks, after school in the afternoon.

Alliance Française has many years of experience working with children. We offer your child the possibility of progressing through 3 different levels. Our programs provide handson activities to create an enjoyable yet effective learning experience. Special courses are also available for bilingual children who have lived in a French-speaking country or have a French-speaking parent. - 12 -

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The Alliance Française reserves the right to cancel or reorganise classes. 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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Some 2010 Berthe Mouchette Competition figures: -12,296 enrolments -12,075 candidates for the Oral -1,577 Candidates for the Written test - 99 participating schools - 625 finalists

The Alliance française de Melbourne is accredited to conduct the DELF (Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française) and DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française). Both diplomas are official qualifications awarded by the French Ministry of Education to certify the competency of candidates from outside France in the French language. All our classes prepare for the diploma. Ask your teacher for specific activities and advice. Registration closing on: 22 October 2010, 5pm

Je vous invite à découvrir des auteurs et des livres autour d’une thématique. A chaque rencontre nous échangerons et partagerons nos points de vue, nos réactions ou nos sentiments sur nos aventures littéraires. Je vous rappelle que nous nous rencontrerons à trois reprises pour chaque thème. Notre quatrième thème sera « Les romans d’amour ». 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). Rendez-vous les mercredis : 13 octobre, 27 octobre et 17 novembre de 19 à 21 h.

November 2010 Session 13 OCT / 27 OCT / 17 NOV

Check our website in September for the announcement of the laureates, winners of the drawing competition "J'illustre mon poème" included. All laureates will be invited to the prize giving ceremony to be held on 17th November at the Glen WRITTEN TESTS: Eira Town Hall, Hawthorn Road, Unit Day Caulfield (from 7pm). Thank you to all teachers and students to have once again brought French poetry alive in Victoria. Karine John 2010 Competition Coordinator More info: competition@afmelbourne.asn.au

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A très bientôt ! Fabienne Roussel, Responsable de la bibliothèque.

ORAL TESTS: 8 to 17 November 2010 Costs: DELF A: $90 per unit, DELF B: $100 per unit, DELF C: $120 per unit

DELF Junior

October 2010 Session 18 - 21 October 2010 Registration closing on: Friday 8 October 2010, 5pm Costs: DELF Junior: $70 per unit

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exhibition

14 Sep

> 2 Oct 2010

2009 VCA Graduates Alliance Francaise Award Exhibition 14 Sep > 2 Oct 2010

RAMONA LOLA ANGELICO ELENA BETROS CHRISTO CROCKER MADELINE SHARROCK MARIE SCHOENMAKER NICHOLAS WADDEL Since 2003, the Alliance Française de Melbourne and the Victorian College of the Arts have developed a close relationship. With the creation of the Alliance Française Award for VCA graduates, this relationship has been materialised. Each November, the prizewinners selected at the Graduation Exhibition at the VCA are given the opportunity to exhibit their work at the Alliance Française Gallery. Ramona Lola Angelico, Elena Betros, Christo Crocker, Marie Schoenmaker, Madeline Sharrock, and Nicholas Waddell are the young artists who were chosen in 2009 by Sylvie Christophe, who was the current French Embassy Cultural and Cooperation Attaché for Melbourne, and myself. We allowed ourselves to be guided and carried by our emotions during our sojourn through the VCA exhibiting spaces last November. Choosing prizewinning works proved a difficult task as the works on exhibit were extremely diverse,

as were the media used. As such, we feared that by passing a corridor too swiftly, we would miss seeing a work installed at the far end of a photography lab or in the Faculty’s outdoor spaces.

in Melbourne as it has been for 120 years – to remain responsive and open to the creativity that characterises this city.

I would like to thank Associate Professor Su Baker, Director of the We were also conscious of being VCA, School of Art, for her support in an iconic and recognised centre and for kindly accepting to officially for Australian artistic production. open the exhibition. However limited its resources may be, the VCA provides the Patrice Pauc foundation for the emergence of a Director large number of prominent artists in Alliance Française de Melbourne this country, as do the conservatory and Fine Arts schools of France. Following our whole day’s visit, Sylvie and I had lengthy discussions, but in the end, rather similar choices. To six truly standout young artists, the Alliance Française proudly opens its doors and offers its walls, in the course of their September 2010 group exhibition. This is another symbol of the willingness of our cultural and language centre – present - 16 -

Opening Tue 14 Sep 2010 at 6.30pm by Associate Professor Su Baker, Director of the VCA, School of Art Venue Alliance Française Eildon Gallery 51 Grey Street – St Kilda © Madeline Sharrock

6 OCT > 6 Nov 2010 exhibition

Paris to Melbourne with an Atlas presented by the State Library of Victoria OCT 6 > NOV 6 2010 An extraordinary gift of books, made by the Government of France to the City of Melbourne, has recently been rediscovered at the State Library of Victoria. The gift was an act of cultural generosity to mark the beginning of Melbourne International Festival of 1880-81, probably the largest annual event of the global calendar - and what a gift it was! There were in excess of 150 books, some of them very large, and in them the people of Melbourne saw Paris spread out in all its glory. Alongside maps, images and tales of old Paris were the descriptions of a very new city, a very modern city. By 1880, Paris had reinvented itself as the very picture of modernity, having become the most advanced metropolis in the world. In fact these books were something of a template for the creation of a stateof-the-art city. For example, there were detailed plans of the world’s

first fully enclosed sewerage system subsequent gift to Melbourne Paris and water supply – connected to had suffered terrible damage. As a result, the Atlas des Anciens Plans every property in Paris. de Paris is a precious document But against this futuristic flourish, that represents both the survival sat another book, and this massive of one of Europe’s greatest cities, volume was possibly the most and a fierce determination to hang important in the collection. It was onto the memory of how the French called the Atlas des Anciens Plans Capital came into being.” de Paris and it was a spectacular set of reproductions of old maps Michael Shirrefs of Paris. These maps were the Curator of the exhibition most vivid account of where Paris had come from. They told the story of its journey, from a small Opening Roman settlement on the Seine, Wed 6 Oct 2010 at 6.30pm to becoming the grand European Venue Alliance Française Gallery centre of palaces, gardens and 51 Grey Street - St Kilda high-culture. The hidden story behind these maps is that they are testament to a City recovering from the debris and destruction of both the Franco-Prussian War and the fiery domestic battles of the Communes. Barely ten years before the creation of these books and the - 17 -

exhibition

16 NOV > 9 DEC 2010

New Heartlands 2010 Refugee Fine Art Prize Exhibition

16 NOV > 9 DEC 2010 OPENING NIGHT: TUE 16 NOV AT 6.30 PM AT alliance française EILDON GALLERY 51 GREY ST, ST KILDA

New Heartlands 2010 is an exhibition that will bring to the fore and into the Melburnian mainstream painting, drawing, mixed media and photographic works short-listed for the inaugural New Heartlands Refugee Fine Art Prize.

Opening Night will see the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and eight Special Mention Prize-winners officially announced and awarded. With a well-deserved share in the record $9400.00 prize pool, prize-winning artists will have a unique opportunity to support their artistic output and career Responding to the titular theme aspirations, for beginning and New Heartlands, visual artists established artists. from a refugee background will take centre stage in this exciting AMES and Multicultural Arts exhibition as their broad human Victoria have collaborated closely experience, creative expression with artists and communities and positive, ongoing social during this first edition of the prize, contribution are recognised, and are delighted to present New valorised and celebrated. Heartlands 2010 with the support of the Alliance Française.

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music

Jeudi Jazzy

Venue Alliance Française Tickets: $23 Full / $18 Members Bookings essential as seats are limited: 9525 3463

The New Impromptu Quartet THU 2 sep, 8PM

Alexander Nettelbeck-Piano, Rita Satch-Vocals & Violin, Mikey Chan - Guitar, Conrad Henderson - Bass, Ben Karsay- Drums

The New Impromptu Quartet is actually often a quintet and more! Beginning with a core lineup of musicians from different backgrounds in jazz, latin and soul grooves, the group is

constantly expanding its original repertoire into new horizons. Moving between instrumental and vocal music the band is always open to collaborate in the spirit of improvisation!

THE CHANGES THU 7 OCT, 8PM

Gil Askey (Trumpet & Vocals), Paul Williamson (Saxophone & Vocals) Jex Saarelaht (Piano), Mike Jordan (Drums & Vocals), Geoff Kluke (Bass) Following their performance jazz musicians Mike Jordan, at our May Jeudi Jazzy earlier Geoff Kluke, Jex Saarelaht and this year, The Changes, fronted Paul Williamson are returning by MOTOWN music legend by popular demand to our Gil Askey (Trumpet & Vocals), Jeudi Jazzy in October – Book who at 80+ still moves and your ticket now for a night to charms his audience and remember! backed by renowned Australian

THE SHUFFLE CLUB, THU 4 NOV, 8PM

Ashley Gaudion (saxophone and vocals), Rodney Gilbert (drums and vocals), Paul Griska (double bass and vocals), Dannie Bourne (keyboard and vocals) Their style is most easily described as a hot blend of jazz, swing, blues & boogie but that hardly does justice to their raw energy and enthusiasm – the kind of energy that will bring you to your feet and onto the dance floor before you even quite know what is happening. This four-piece line up of sax, double bass, piano and drums, - 19 -

is not the kind of band to sit back on their laurels – all the performers play a vast array of instruments and are singers as well and whilst they work together to create the kind of musical harmony some bands can only dream of, every solo from any player is also pure delight.

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10 Sep 2010

The Melbourne

Salon

You are invited to be part of the first Melbourne Salon at the Alliance FranĂ§aise, Friday 10 September 2010, 7pm.

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We are very pleased to welcome Jean-FranĂ§ois Vernay, a FrancoAustralian essayist based in New Caledonia, who specialises in Australian literature. JeanFranĂ§ois will be speaking about his latest book Panorama du roman australien: des origines Ă nos jours 1831-2007 (Hermann Press 2009), which he describes as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a labour of loveâ&#x20AC;?. This survey of Australian fiction aims to give European readers an overview of Australian literature, and is now available in English as The Great Australian Novel â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Panorama. As the founding editor of the journal Correspondances ocĂŠaniennes, Jean-FranĂ§ois has been publishing articles and book reviews on contemporary Australian fiction, and promoting Australian culture for over a decade.

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In conversation with JeanFranĂ§ois will be Elaine Lewis, founder of the Australian Bookshop in Paris in 1996, and whose book Left Bank Waltz: the Australian Bookshop in Paris was published by Random House Australia in 2006. She is currently committee member of the Franco-Anglais Poetry Festival Association, AALITRA, the Melbourne PEN Centre, and Deputy Editor of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Explorationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, the journal of ISFAR (Institute for the Study of French-Australia Relations). Please join us for what promises to be a very special inaugural Melbourne Salon.

19 NOV 2010

workshop

Beaujolais Nouveau

Friday 19 November 2010, 7pm till 10pm Alliance Française de Melbourne 51 Grey Street, ST KILDA VIC 3182

The French artist Ben Vautier created a famous work entitled “En art il faut du nouveau".

Venue Alliance Française 51 Grey Street – St Kilda Tickets: $40 Full / $ 30 Members inc. two glasses of beaujolais nouveau, french country-style buffet, live music Booking essentials : www.afmelbourne.asn.au or 9525 3463

Each year on the third Thursday of November, newness, freshness, surprise and anticipation are celebrated with the new wine produced from the juicy Gamay grape variety. Originally from the noble Burgundy region, the Gamay noir à jus blanc was cultivated further south on the Beaujolais hills, a region with a Mediterranean feel just north of Lyon, as it was influenced by Roman culture. Today the name Beaujolais is synonymous with newness. While the ritual celebration of the new wine harvest is the perfect occasion for partying, the other Beaujolais, a more serious wine

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to match the gastronomy of Lyon, should not be overlooked. Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé, a raw wine with a light body and fruity character is a good reminder that wine is made to be enjoyed. Gilles Lapalus, winegrower established in Australia, previously with the French Institute of Taste, will explore the history of this wine - nowadays celebrated across the world in November - on a Friday evening at the Alliance Française de Melbourne. Come along to our “Cabaret Style” Beaujolais Nouveau 2010 degustation and enjoy a French country-style buffet with great live music!

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