behind the door : neo circus : 31st January 2016

January 31, 2016 @ 2:30 pm –

The show ‘Derriere la Porte’ (Behind the door) will present an unusual meeting of two characters on stage. Serving as a metaphor of their wanderings, the setting of this act gives them a breeding ground for games, nooks to hide and a thousand spaces to explore. The characters spring surprise effects, play with time and space, confuse and transport the audience into a dream world, which is both absurd and tender.

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Ciné-Club: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg: 4th Feb 2016

February 4, 2016 @ 6:30 pm – Initial release: February 19, 1964 | Director: Jacques Demy Music: Michel Legrand | Running time: 1h31min Palme d’or – Festival de Cannes 1964 French with English subtitles | Free Entry. Open to all A young girl separated from her lover by war faces a life altering decision. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jdZuWrrUiM For more information write to [email protected]

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Ciné-Club: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort – 11th Feb, 2016

February 11, 2016 @ 6:30 pm – Initial release: March 8, 1967 | Director: Jacques Demy Music: Michel Legrand | Running time: 2h French with English subtitles | Free Entry. Open to all Delphine and Solange Garnier live in the small town of Rochefort, twin sisters who teach music and dance to children. One day, Etienne and Bill arrive in town; they ask the sisters […]

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Concert: Mathias Duplessey, Mukhtiyar Ali and Sabir Khan

February 11, 2016 @ 9:00 pm – Institut francais en Inde and the Alliance Francaise network India bring an exceptional musical collaboration at the crossroads of the Thar desert and Andalusia. From Asian deserts to Andalusia! Collaborations between the east and west such as Zakir and McLaughlin, Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin, have resulted in some of the finest music over the decades. […]

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Exhibition: Design X Design: Exhibition on view: 12th Feb – 25th Feb 2016

February 12, 2016 – February 25, 2016 @ 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Design in its many manifestations forms an integral part of every culture. Civilizations evolve and attain their full potential because of it .Design based creative industries in India are witness to a fascinating churning, necessitating a search for a vision that may inform their evolution beyond – spanning education, profession and the industry. Thus, involving […]

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Francophonie Photography Contest | 2016

February 17, 2016 – March 9, 2016 @ 12:00 am – Celebrating La Semaine de la Francophonie Alliance française de Delhi presents Francophonie Photography Contest Get your photographs exhibit at AF Delhi for a special 2 months exhibition. Open to everyone ! THEME: FRANCOPHONIE  “La francophonie, c’est un vaste pays, sans frontières. C’est celui de la langue française. C’est le pays de l’intérieur. C’est le pays […]

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Ciné-Club: Peau d’âne – 18th Feb, 2016

February 18, 2016 @ 6:30 pm – Initial release: December 16, 1970  | Director: Jacques Demy Music: Michel Legrand | Running time: 1h29min French with English subtitles | Free Entry. Open to all  A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won’t have to marry a man she doesn’t love. [button color=”red” size=”medium” link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jTtSppDlNA” target=”blank” ]Watch trailer here[/button]  

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Ciné-Club: Jacquot de Nantes – 25th Feb, 2016

February 25, 2016 @ 6:30 pm – Initial release: 1991 | Director: Agnes Varda Running time: 1h58min | French with English subtitles Free Entry. Open to all The film is a portrait of the making of an artist; recreating the early life of Varda’s husband, Jacques Demy, in Occupied France and his interest in the various crafts associated with film making, such as casting, […]

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Exhibition: ABOUTTURN : 27th February 2016

February 27, 2016 – March 31, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – This independent project, experimental and enquiry based in nature saw the coming together of young creative persons from various mediums over a blog that was initiated by two young art practitioners, Nilanjana Nandy and Anni K Sharan (https://aboutturnproject.wordpress.com/). The Blog has served both as a platform for the participating artists to deliberate, discuss, debate and […]

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