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(Provisional Programme, subject to change)
2017 in South Africa will be a Molière year!
In association with the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and the Alliance Française in
South Africa, and with the support of Total, BNP Paribas and Mazars, the acclaimed
theatre director Sylvaine Strike and the Fortune Cookie Theatre Company will tour South
Africa with Molière’s masterpiece, Tartuffe, from April to July 2017.
Theatre
TARTUFFE BY MOLIÈRE
DIRECTED BY SYLVAINE STRIKE
Exploring the way in which people are easily
manipulated by symbols of power and sugarcoated words, Tartuffe is one of Molière’s
masterpieces. For the first time, a timeless
French classic directed and played by an all-star
South-African cast is on the road for a nationwide tour.
www.tartuffe.co.za
#TartuffeSA
5-8 April
18-29 April
25-27 May
1-25 June
| Soweto Theatre | Johannesburg
| Baxter Theatre | Cape Town
| D.U.T, Courtyard Theatre | Durban
| Joburg Theatre | The Fringe | Johannesburg
More dates to come!
Le Movie Club 2017 Agenda
Cinema
THE FRENCH FILM RENDEZ-VOUS
On the last Thursday of every month, immerse yourself in the
vibrant cultures of French and Francophone films from around the
world. Throughout the year there will be different themes such as
African cinema, French comedy and Animation. All the films are
shown in French with English subtitles.
Le Movie Club is a collaboration between The Bioscope Independent Cinema, the Alliance
Française of Johannesburg and the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS).
Films provided by the Institut Français.
@TheMovieClubJHB
23 February
30 March
27 April
25 May
29 June
27 July
31 August
28 September
26 October
30 November
| RESPIRE / BREATHE by Mélanie Laurent
| LAURENCE ANYWAYS by Xavier Dolan
| HOPE by Boris Lojkine
| DANS LA COUR /IN THE COURTYARD by Pierre Salvadori
| LES REGLES DU JEU / RULES OF THE GAME by Claudine Bories
| WEEK-ENDS / WEEKEND by Anne Villaceque
| JULES ET JIM / JULES AND JIM by François Truffaut
| FATIMA by Philippe Faucon
| L'HOMME QU'ON AIMAIT TROP / IN THE NAME OF MY DAUGHTER by
André Téchiné
| AU BORD DU MONDE / ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD by Claus Drexel
FEBRUARY
Radio
“RENDEZ-VOUS AFRICA” RADIO SHOW
February - December | Voice of Wits [88.1FM] | Weekly Show |
Johannesburg
“Rendez-Vous Africa”, portraying the daily life of the French
speaking African diaspora in Johannesburg launched its new
season on Voice of Wits (88.1FM). The 30 minute show will be
broadcasted every Tuesday between 19.30 and 20.00. It is
produced by the African French-speaking community and proposes a variety of local
reports, cultural news, and short feature programmes from RFI as well as African
francophone music.
In partnership with Voice of Wits, RFI (Radio France Internationale) and the African
Diaspora Forum NGO.
www.vowfm.co.za
Music
JOHANNESBURG INTERNATIONAL MOZART FESTIVAL
1 February | Northwards House |Johannesburg
Now in its 9th edition, the Johannesburg International Mozart
Festival offers classical music lovers a series of concerts all under
this year's theme "That’s all folk(s)!"
In partnership with the Johannesburg International Mozart
Festival, the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) is proud to
present French musicians Stéphane Réty (flute) and Antoine de Grolée (piano) for a unique
Chamber music concert, which includes works by Gabriel Fauré, Philippe Gaubert, César
Franck, George Bizet and François Borne.
http://www.join-mozart-festival.org
Visual Arts
OBJECTIF SPORT, PHOTO EXHIBITION
3 February - 4 March | Alliance Française of Pretoria
The Objectif Sport exhibition, is the result of the 2016 annual photo
competition organized globally by the Fondation Alliance Française
(Paris). The 42 selected photos were chosen amongst hundreds of
pictures submitted by photographers from 103 Alliances
Françaises in the world. It will tour South Africa all through this year in support of the Paris
candidature to host the 2024 Olympic Games.
In partnership with the Fondation Alliance Française.
Music
SEPTEMBER JIVE, DOUBLE EXHIBITION: SA MUSICAL GRAPHICS
& MY FAVOURITE SOUNDS
3-21 February | Alliance Française of Durban
September Jive is a tribute to the musical heritage of South Africa.
SA musical graphics - classics and collectables presents 150 of the
most interesting, important and beautiful sleeve covers, with a
special focus on truly South African designs, which could have
emanated only from this country. The selection was made by a group consisting of
collectors and designers (Siemon Allen, Rob Allingham, Caroline Hillary, Molemo Moiloa).
My favourite sounds - Music and media personalities speak out about their favourite
tracks and albums, consist of 50 photo portraits of music and media personalities including
Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Johnny Clegg, Brenda Sisane... accompanied by short interviews
about their favourite South African music and explaining why they chose it. This exhibition
is the work of photographer Kapula.
Presented by the Alliance Française.
Music
CAPE TOWN ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL
7-12 February | Guga S’thebe | Cape Town
Established in 2012 as a platform for South Africa’s burgeoning
electronic music culture. The Cape Town Electronic Music Festival
has gained international recognition for being one of the most
relevant and forward-thinking events on Africa’s music festival
calendar, where international pioneers and innovators share the
stage with the bright lights of the South African scene, while the inner workings of this
rapidly growing industry are unpacked and explored through a prestigious workshop
program.
IFAS, together with CTEMF, invites Pierre-Marie Oullion, artistic director of the Nuits
Sonores festival (France) to take part in the CTEMF 6th edition workshops program.
These electronic music industry sessions are a vital part of the festival’s ethos and are held
over the three days preceding the main event, promoting the local scene and inspiring
young South Africans to explore deeper into music and become a part of this dynamic
industry.
Held in conjunction with Bridges For Music, the workshops are open to the public and are
streamed online.
https://www.facebook.com/CTEMF
http://www.ctemf.com/
Dance
CORPS - MY BODY MY SPACE FESTIVAL 2017
19 February | Mpumalanga Goorderson Kloppenheim Country
Estate
The Inzalo Dance & Theatre Company will perform “CORPS”
choreographed by Moeketsi Koena and Gaby Saranouffi. ‘’CORPS’’
will be performed at the Festival MY BODY MY SPACE.
“CORPS” is an artistic collaboration between three artists coming
from France (Denis Rion), South Africa (Moeketsi Koena) and Madagascar (Gaby
Saranouffi). The work explores the links that connect the real and unreal through
photography and dance. It creates a link between today’s world and the past through the
ancestral history of each country, by using the body and the projected images as a source
of expression of today's world in relation with time and space.
In partnership with The Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative (FATC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkGKBP1oS8Q
Dance
CORPS - DANCE UMBRELLA FESTIVAL 2017
24-25 February | Wits Downstairs Theatre | Johannesburg
‘’CORPS’’ will be performed at the 2017 Dance Umbrella Festival.
“CORPS” is an artistic collaboration between three artists coming
from France (Denis Rion), South Africa (Moeketsi Koena) and
Madagascar (Gaby Saranouffi). The work explores the links that
connect the real and unreal through photography and dance. It
creates a link between today’s world and the past through the ancestral historical of each
country, by using the body and the projected images as a source of expression of today's
world in relation with time and space.
In partnership with Dance Umbrella Festival.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkGKBP1oS8Q
MARCH
Visual Arts
“FROM MANET TO PICASSO” | TREASURES OF THE JAG
(JOHANNESBURG ART GALLERY) AND THE LÉON DIERX MUSEUM
FROM REUNION ISLAND
Until 4 June
For the first time ever, the French art collections from the Léon
Dierx Museum and the Johannesburg Art Gallery covering the
second half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century
of are gathered together in a single exhibition.
From Édouard Manet to Pablo Picasso, including Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Berthe
Morisot and Auguste Rodin, this exhibition brings together more than 200 masterpieces
from these two exceptional collections.
Dance
LADY LADY - DANCE UMBRELLA FESTIVAL 2017
2-3 March | Wits Theatre | Johannesburg
The French Institute of South Africa and the Dance Umbrella
festival are partnering to bring the Floating Outfit Project to the
Dance Umbrella Festival to present their production Lady Lady.
Lady Lady proposes an experience into a female universe built up
by the personal journeys of three female artists: Gaby Saranouffi
(Madagascar), Desiré Davids (South Africa) and Edna Jaime (Mozambique).
The three artists share, search, explore and exchange their realities together in order to
give voice to various commonalities, challenges and images. The work seeks to question
the image, the value attributed and the objectification of women by challenging
sometimes highlighting preconceived ideas of what a woman is, or should be. It is a
commentary on current issues facing women on the African continent.
In partnership with Dance Umbrella Festival.
https://youtu.be/ax663Lz52v4
https://youtu.be/xrhZ0GMWuh8
Gastronomy
GOŪT DE FRANCE | GOOD FRANCE
21 March
For the third consecutive year, Goût de France/Good France will
bring together over 2,000 chefs on five continents to celebrate
French gastronomy. In each participating restaurant, this event
which will take the form of a dinner, will pay tribute to the
excellence of French cuisine, its capacity for innovation and the
values that it represents: sharing, pleasure and a respect for good food, good company
and the environment.
Go online to find participating restaurants near you!
http://us.france.fr/en/goodfrance2017
Music & Fashion
AFRICA CHIC!
25 March | Goodluck Bar | Johannesburg
March is devoted to the promotion of the French language and
francophone cultures all over the world. For this second edition,
join us for an incredible evening of music and fashion
showcasing the diversity, the vibrancy and the beauty of the
francophone cultures. This year, our headliner will be local
Congolese sensation TRESOR, who will ignite the stage after the
“trad actual” Malian sounds of BKO Quintet and the smoothing rhythms of Mapumba.
Watch out also for a stunning fashion parade and a surprise!
In Partnership with the Alliance Française of Johannesburg and the Goodluck Bar in
Johannesburg.
Mapumba Cilombo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4En494jxGU
BKO Quintet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-wT4wJUeuM
TRESOR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEx8w8t-Xfs
APRIL
Visual Art
KOIF
April – August (TBC) | Alliance Française of Johannesburg,
Durban and Port Elizabeth
Koif by LERKA, anthropology and contemporary art exhibition
Beyond the ordinary daily process, hairstyle reveals a language. It
talks to us about ourselves. It talks to us about the others, about
men and women, their age or social status; or their need to comply
with, to show themselves as eccentric or anti-establishment.
KOIF is an artistic and scientific exchange project about hairstyle, in its historical,
anthropological and aesthetic dimensions. KOIF is a project realised by Lerka (Reunion
Island) and Vaïka (Madagascar) with the support of Institut de Civilisations - Musée d’Art
et d’Archéologie de l'Université d'Antananarivo.
Music
CHARLES X
April (TBC)
Biting rap or sensual soul music, Charles X, hip-hop’s boy genius,
originally from Los Angeles, seems straight out of the dawn of the
90s, in the middle of hip hop’s golden age (A Tribe Called Quest,
Digable Planets) and of nu soul (D’Angelo, Maxwell). Except that
the Californian does not settle between the rap flow and the soul
crooning... After an astounding mixtape (Beats And Beast, in 2013) and a smacking first
album (The Revolution... And The Day After, in 2015), here comes his new album, more
soul than ever, Sounds Of The Yesteryear, expected in mid-March.
Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/160720205
You Tube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuRcLv2EzwA&nohtml5=False
You Tube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdEHewOIm2w
Dance
CORPS - INFECTING THE CITY FESTIVAL 2017
6-7 April | Cape Town
‘’CORPS’’ will be performed at the Infecting the City Festival.
“CORPS” is an artistic collaboration between three artists coming
from France (Denis Rion), South Africa (Moeketsi Koena) and
Madagascar (Gaby Saranouffi). The work explores the links that
connect the real and unreal through photography and dance. It
creates a link between today’s world and the past through the ancestral historical of each
country, by using the body and the projected images as a source of expression of today's
world in relation with time and space.
In partnership with Infecting the City.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkGKBP1oS8Q
Cinema
TERRA – DOCUMENTARY SCREENING
23 April | Alliance Française of Johannesburg
A 90 minute documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand & Michael
Pitiot, produced by Hope Production.
A tribute to the human race, clearly showing that we are still
capable of changing our future, just by looking differently at life.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pMScorWcyU
MAY
Multi-media
L’ATELIER GERARD SEKOTO AWARD WINNER 2016
Matete Motubatse: Residency
May - July 2017 (TBC) | Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris
The winner of the 2016 L’Atelier Gerard Sekoto Award will go to
Paris in May for his three months’ residency at the Cité
Internationale des Arts in Paris.
In Motubatse’s award-winning video “Moya”, his character
attempts to blow a physical obstacle – a black plastic bag – off his head simply by using his
breath. The word ‘breath’ in Sepedi translates to ‘Moya’ which, in turn, can either mean
‘breath’, ‘air’, ‘spirit’ and/or ‘soul’ – all non-physical forms. The short film symbolises
“ntwa ya moya”; that is, an intense celestial battle of non-physical forces.
On his return from France, he will be given an opportunity to exhibit his work first at the
Absa Art & Museum and then have a national tour through the Alliance Française network
in 2018.
http://www.ifas.org.za
Music
SEPTEMBER JIVE, DOUBLE EXHIBITION: SA MUSICAL GRAPHICS
& MY FAVOURITE SOUNDS
1-31 May | Alliance Française of Cape Town
SA musical graphics - classics and collectables presents 150 of the
most interesting, important and beautiful sleeve covers, with a
special focus on truly South African designs, which could have
emanated only from this country. The selection was made by a
group consisting of collectors and designers (Siemon Allen, Rob Allingham, Caroline Hillary,
Molemo Moiloa).
My favourite sounds - Music and media personalities speak out about their favourite
tracks and albums, consist of 50 photo portraits of music and media personalities including
Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Johnny Clegg, Brenda Sisane... accompanied by short interviews
about their favourite South African music and explaining why they chose it. This exhibition
is the work of photographer Kapula.
In Partnership with Alliance Française in South Africa and SAMRO.
Cinema
EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL (EUFF)
5 -14 May | Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban
The 2017 edition of the EUFF will take place from 5 to 14 May in
Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, with a selection
of award-winning movies and an outreach programme curated by
Katarina Hedrén, Programme Director.
The European Film Festival is part of EuropeWeeks, presenting in
May 2017 a diverse range of EU Member States cultural events in South Africa.
Coordinated by the Goethe-Institut South Africa, hosted by Ster-Kinekor Cinema Nouveau,
and organised in partnership with the European Union and 12 European cultural agencies
or embassies in South Africa.
http://www.eurofilmfest.co.za/
Children’s Theatre
THE 19TH ASSITEJ WORLD CONGRESS AND INTERNATIONAL
THEATRE FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
16-27 May | Soro et Le Grain de Maïs Magique (The Lucky Grain
of Corn) | Baxter Theatre | Cape Town
ASSITEJ will have their world Congress in Cape Town this year. The
French production company Soro et Le Grain de Maïs Magique
from Reunion has been selected to take part in the festival.
Soro et Le Grain de Maïs Magique is a story from a book written by Véronique Tadjo. It
tells the story of Soro, a little boy who receives a lucky grain corn from his parents. But
when he leaves it on a stone, a bird steals it away. Soro runs everywhere to catch up with
the bird and in his journey to find the grain, he meets many friendly animals and people
along the way and he cannot stop for long because he must find his lucky grain of corn.
When Soro finally catches up with the bird, he learns that magic is not always where we
think it is.
https://www.facebook.com/Soro the Lucky Grain of Corn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRMPMOEWnlA
Urban studies
EXPERIMENTING / EXPERIENCING THE CITY
EXPÉRIENCES URBAINES EN AFRIQUE DU SUD ET AILLEURS
Through three crossed perspectives, this event grasps the risk and
the interest of a multidisciplinary approach to talk about the city.
The aim is to open the debate around the notions of "city" and
"urban" in the complex relationship that unites them, to study the
links between integration, exclusion, citizenship in an era of
globalization, cultures and urban identities. How to highlight the stakes of space justice if
we do not talk about the use of public space and vice versa? How can we treat the middle
classes without speaking of spatial inequalities and wonder about the closures of public
spaces? Mutual enrichment is obviously a starting point for this meeting and will bring the
debate to the diverse questions of a large number of people gathered by a common
interest. The sharing of experiences and urban experiences will be a necessary reference
to account for the complexity of the changes and dynamics that the city is experiencing
today.
Examining the concept of spatial justice in contemporary cities: definitions, scales,
contexts organised by Philippe Gervais–Lambony
15 May | University of the Witwatersrand
Street trade and the issue of access to public space organised by Claire Bénit-Gbaffou
15 May | University of the Witwatersrand
Public spaces and art
16 May | MuseumAfrica
Housing of the middle classes: strategies of the actors of the real estate and urban stakes
18 May | University of the Witwatersrand
Exhibition Mark Lewis and book launch “Wake Up This is Joburg!”
20 May | Alliance Française de Johannesburg
Fonds d’Alembert events are in partnership with the French Embassy, the Institut Français,
IRD, AFD, Lavue, IUF and Bioscope Independent Cinema.
Literature
FRANSCHOEK LITERARY FESTIVAL – A CELEBRATION OF BOOKS
AND WRITERS
19-21 May | Franschoek
In the spirit of celebrating books and writers, audience will discuss
and share their knowledge of various dimensions of the world of
literature. The names of participants as well as the programme will
be available from the second week of March.
www.flf.co.za
JUNE
Multi-media
THE ALCHEMY OF WORDS
June - July | September - October (TBC) | Johannesburg,
Mbabane, Maseru, Durban, Maputo
This multi-media performance about the life and work of French
poet Arthur Rimbaud and South African writer Jan Rabie combines
live animation, music and puppetry.
From 2008 and 2011, Naomi van Niekerk (Sand-animations /
Puppeteer, RSA), Yoann Pencolé (Puppeteer, FR) and Arnaud van Vliet (Musician, RSA)
studied Puppetry together at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette
in Charleville - Mézières, the birth town of poet Arthur Rimbaud. Today, five years since
the completion of the Puppetry Diploma, they come together to collaborate on the
creation of a new performance piece. Combining their skills and shared experience in
Charleville they propose a multi-disciplinary work for an all-ages audience.
The performance will be followed by a projection of a collection of Naomi van Niekerk’s
animated short films. Master classes on shadow theatre, sound and puppet manipulation
will also be offered to different audiences throughout the tour.
Presented with the Alliance Française in Southern Africa.
www.dryfsand.com
Music
THESE GYALS ARE ON FIYAH – TGAF
June (TBC)
Carin Kelly, Miley Serious and Oklou will represent the female Dj
collective These Gyals are on Fiyah on their first tour in Southern
Africa.
They are invincible. They lead a regular program on French Radio
PIIAF, mix influences and bring together their most eclectic
inspirations from hip hop to RnB, pop and electronic music.
https://soundcloud.com/tgaf
Music
SEPTEMBER JIVE, DOUBLE EXHIBITION: SA MUSICAL GRAPHICS
& MY FAVOURITE SOUNDS
3-23 June | Alliance Française of Port Elizabeth
SA musical graphics - classics and collectables presents 150 of the
most interesting, important and beautiful sleeve covers, with a
special focus on truly South African designs, which could have
emanated only from this country. The selection was made by a
group consisting of collectors and designers (Siemon Allen, Rob Allingham, Caroline
Hillary, Molemo Moiloa).
My favourite sounds - Music and media personalities speak out about their favourite
tracks and albums, consist of 50 photo portraits of music and media personalities
including Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Johnny Clegg, Brenda Sisane... accompanied by short
interviews about their favourite South African music and explaining why they chose it.
This exhibition is the work of photographer Kapula.
In partnership with Alliance Française in South Africa and SAMRO.
Music
FĒTE DE LA MUSIQUE
17 June | Newtown | Johannesburg
The 6th edition of the Fête de La Musique in Johannesburg will take
place on Saturday June 17th. The Fête de la Musique is a free
popular family-friendly event, open to musicians from all music
genres, which aims to celebrate live music, to host international
artists alongside local musicians, and to bring free music for all in
a safe and inclusive environment.
Presented with the Alliance Française of Johannesburg and in partnership with the Bassline
and with the support of Total.
www.fetedelamusiquejhb.co.za
French language
WINTER SCHOOL – FRENCH FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS &
DIPLOMACY
26-30 June | University of the Witwatersrand | Johannesburg
The University of the Witwatersrand will host a course on French
for specific purposes, with a particular focus on international
relations. This training course will be offered to the students of the
universities of the Gauteng, the North West and the Free State.
JULY
Multi-Art
NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
July | Grahamstown
Last year marked the 20th anniversary of the partnership
between IFAS and the National Arts Festival. Since 1996, over
forty productions across all genres supported by IFAS have been
presented in Grahamstown as part of a dynamic and inspiring
partnership.
This July a selection of projects will again be presented on a range of platforms at the
festival.
Programme to come soon!
www.nationalartsfestival.co.za
Visual Arts
OBJECTIF SPORT, PHOTO EXHIBITION
1-23 July | Alliance Française of Johannesburg
The OBJECTIF SPORT exhibition, proposed by the Alliance Française
in Southern Africa is the result of the 2016 annual photo
competition organized globally by the Fondation Alliance Française
(Paris). The 42 selected photos were chosen amongst hundreds of
pictures submitted by photographers from 103 Alliances
Françaises in the world. It will tour South Africa all through this year in support of the Paris
candidature to host the 2024 Olympic Games.
In partnership with the Fondation Alliance Française.
AUGUST
Dance
“ET SI…” BY MARCEL GBEFFA - JOMBA FESTIVAL 2017
August - September | Durban (TBC)
The Multicorps company will present their solo piece “Et si…” by
Marcel Gbeffa at the Jomba Festival 2017.
“Et si…” was created in 2008. The piece moves away from social
issues to focus on the individual, the "I" in a universe where laws
and principles reside, and where the eyes of others matter very
much. "Et si ..." starts from the observation of animal movements - sometimes so close to
the man. The choreographer uses a repetition of movements of an animal then adapts it
to the body before transforming it into a reflex involuntary and spontaneous. It questions
our behaviour, our ways to act or act at times when we are no longer masters of ourselves.
"Et si ..." observes and exposes what constitutes our tics.
Presented in collaboration with the Alliance Française of Durban and Jomba festival.
http://www.multicorps.org
https://web.facebook.com/Centre.Choregraphique.Multicorps?_rdr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4FPe75rBkI
Visual Arts
EXHIBITION BY NATALIE MOORE
10-26 August (TBC) | Absa Art & Museum | Johannesburg
During the Women’s Month celebration in South Africa, the winner
of the 2015 L’Atelier Gerard Sekoto Award, Natalie Moore, will be
given an opportunity to exhibit her work first at the Absa Art &
Museum and then have a national tour through the Alliance
Française network. She returns from her three months residency
in the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris as part of the prize when she was awarded the
2015 L’Atelier Gerard Sekoto Award.
https://www.facebook.com/ifasculture/posts/1108241505872328
SEPTEMBER
Music
SEPTEMBER JIVE, DOUBLE EXHIBITION: SA MUSICAL GRAPHICS
& MY FAVOURITE SOUNDS
1-30 September | Alliance Française of Pretoria
SA musical graphics - classics and collectables presents 150 of the
most interesting, important and beautiful sleeve covers, with a
special focus on truly South African designs, which could have
emanated only from this country. The selection was made by a
group consisting of collectors and designers (Siemon Allen, Rob Allingham, Caroline Hillary,
Molemo Moiloa).
My favourite sounds - Music and media personalities speak out about their favourite
tracks and albums, consist of 50 photo portraits of music and media personalities including
Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Johnny Clegg, Brenda Sisane... accompanied by short interviews
about their favourite South African music and explaining why they chose it. This exhibition
is the work of photographer Kapula.
In partnership with Alliance Française in South Africa and SAMRO.
Literature
OPEN BOOK FESTIVAL
6-10 September | Cape Town
This event will attract a host of celebrated local as well as
international participants. Among them will be French artists of
different literary genres.
Stay tuned to discover who!
www.openbookfestival.co.za
Visual arts
The 2017 L’ATELIER GERARD SEKOTO AWARD FOR THE MOST
PROMISING SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST
13 September| Absa Art & Museum | Johannesburg
For over a decade, the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS), the
Alliance Française Network and South African National Association
for Visual Arts (SANAVA) have been in partnership with Barclay’s
ABSA to award the L’Atelier Gerard Sekoto Award for the most
promising artist. Every year, this award is given to a young South African artist who has
shown continued improvement in the L’Atelier art competition. Through IFAS, the winners
are granted the opportunity to do an artistic residency for three months at the Cité
Internationale des Arts in Paris and then, on their return to Paris they present their work
in a broad- scale platform within Southern Africa, through touring exhibitions in the
Alliance Française of South Africa and partnering galleries.
Picture courtesy of Justin Dingwall.
www.lateliercompetition.com
OCTOBER
Gastronomy
SO CHEF!
Dates TBC | Cape Town, Durban, East London, Johannesburg,
Pretoria, Maseru, Port-Elizabeth
After its previous successes, So Chef! returns to Southern Africa for
a 4th edition. Top French Chefs will travel to South Africa and
Lesotho to take part in culinary activities and create gastronomic
masterpieces. Last year, 1.400 people attended the 58 So Chef!
workshops and events organised countrywide. They included workshops in schools
(primary and secondary), workshops in TVET colleges, universities and cooking schools,
gastronomic dinners in partnering restaurants and many other food events such as
tastings, movie eat-along and documentary screenings … Bon appétit!
In partnership with the Alliance Française Network and takes place as part of the National
Nutrition Week of the SA Department of Basic Education (DBE).
www.sochef.co.za
NOVEMBER
Performing Art
TORDRE
November - December | venues (TBC)
TORDRE is a duet, a diptych of two intimate and modest portraits.
This sets up the titular twist as we embark upon another, more
intimate and more fragile, body story.
This is the story of two performers who have been closely involved
with Rachid Ouramdane’s work for a number of years. It is the
story of the Lithuanian dancer Lora Juodkaite who, spinning dizzyingly on the spot, has
developed her own way of moving which has supported and comforted her ever since she
was a child.
It is also the story of the British dancer Annie Hanauer, moving with an articulated
prosthetic arm which is at the same time both an extension and an integral part of her
body.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td9ns23qoYY
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