Exhibition. Four artists, Joby Hickey, Doreen Kennedy, Roseanne Lynch and Jean-Luc Morales, were shortlisted to exhibit for the first Alliance Française photography exhibition. The first Photography Award laureate was announced on the opening night. Roseanne  Lynch receives a flight to Paris for a 2 week stay at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris, a French course at the AF, a €600 grant courtesy of Ireland Fund of France and a one-to-one tutorial with Vermillon Design.

Joby Hickey worked in film and painting, then returned to photography and began making his own negative plates and cameras.
Doreen Kennedy, works with lens based media including photography, photo based installations and photomontages.
Roseanne Lynch’s practice looks at qualities of photography and how the photographic process affects the looking.
Jean-Luc Morales is a French photographer based in Ireland. His work “Tokyo People” is printed following a platinum printing technique.

With the kind support of Ireland Fund of France, Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris and Vermillon Design.

Runs until 11 May Admission free – RSVP: info@alliance-francaise.ie

Courses. More General French courses, conversation courses, cultural workshops, secondary school classes, child and toddler courses are available all day from Monday to Saturday. Perfect for those who missed our February term!

Due to demand, we are adding extra assessments on Monday April 4th from 5pm to 7pm. Assessments are free of charge and no booking is required.
If you are a complete beginner or if you are already a student with the Alliance, you can enrol directly online.

For more information contact us at: info@alliance-francaise.ie

Café. La Cocotte continues its Tour de France this month with 2 new French regions:

Menu Basque 4th-8th April
Salade de haricots rouges et blancs et pois chiches / Marmitako (filet de thon aux poivrons, piment d' Espelette, oignons, ail, tomates) /  Gâteau au chocolat

Menu Corse 11th-16th April
Aubergines farcies a la bonifacienne (oeufs, ail, parmesan, basilic) / Piverunuta d'agneddu (ragout d'agneau au vin rouge, laurier, thym, tomates et ail) /  Gâteau à la farine de châtaignes

3 courses: €15 €
€13.50  for AF members
Starter + main course: €13 €11.70  for AF members
Main course + dessert: €12
€10.80 for AF members
Served from 12.00am to 6.30pm

Screening. As a prelude to the Franco-Irish Literary Festival 2011 on Generations (8-10 April, see below), the Alliance Française and the Cultural Service of the French Embassy have pleasure in offering you the chance to attend a free screening of the French film  Vipère au poing by Philippe de Broca.
It is the second adaptation of the famous  novel by Hervé Bazin, in which he described his confrontational relationship with his tyrant mother nicknamed Follcoche.

Starring Catherine Frot, Jacques Villeret, Jules Sitruk.

Introduced by Laurent Marie, Lecturer in French at UCD.

Tuesday 5 April at 6.30pm
Admission free but ticketed
IFI Box Office: 01 679 3477

Workshop. A Petits Pas "Contes" is a new workshop for toddlers that will take them to the magical world of fairy tales.

Starting in April, this new rendez-vous will take place on the first Wednesday of each month.

With the help of the teacher and her lovable puppet, Bob, toddlers will discover, or rediscover, some of the best-loved fairy tales through songs, Arts & Crafts and games especially designed for them!

This month: Goldilocks & the Three Bears.

Hurry up! Places are limited!

Wednesday 6 April
3.30pm - 4.45pm
€15 / €10 for AF Members
Online registration

Game. The Médiathèque at the Alliance Française Dublin opens its doors once again from 7.30pm to 9pm for a games evening!

You will discover, or re-discover, games in French such as Pictionary, Tabou, Cranium, and many more!

The games will be adapted so that they are accessible to all learners of French, whatever their level.

It will be an opportunity to speak French but also to discuss French-language culture (film, literature, history and current affairs) through the game.

The evening is open to adult members of the Alliance Française.

Wednesday 6 April
from 7.30pm to 9pm
 Admission free – AF members only RSVP: library@alliance-francaise.ie

Design Workshops. Learn the latest upcycling techniques and bring home fantastic design objects! Within 3 hours you will not only create a fantastic object but will also learn new skills for life: Learn specific design techniques / Upcycle one or several of your possessions / Acquire a set of French vocabulary.

Coco St Laurent Thursday 7 April, 1pm-4pm (adults)
Create fantastic ladies and gents accessories from your old accessories and jewellery. Belts, ties, fascinators, brooches, collars will add a chic dash to all your garments.
Wireless Wednesday 13 April, 1pm-4pm (adults)
The fabric version of origami. From one square piece of material, you will create a laptop cover, cushion cover, bottle wrapping, bags, gift wrapping, shawls and many more. No sewing involved!
Trashion Revolution Wednesday 13 April, 4pm-7pm (teenagers)
Chic punk, urban military or vintage cool? Take your inspiration from the latest catwalks and create your own designer clothes from your old rags or after a trip to the charity shop.
Pimp My Ikea Wednesday 27 April, 6pm-9pm (adults)
Re-visit the now famous ‘Pimp My Ikea workshops' in French! Bring one small piece of furniture (seating, lighting, storage, etc) and give it a new life thanks to collages, paint, fabrics, etc.

For each workshop, please bring: The items from your home you would like to upcycle and all inspiring bits and pieces you have (as long as they are clean, dry and safe)

3-hour workshops: €35 / €30 for AF Members Online registration

Festival. Organised jointly by the Alliance Française Dublin and the Cultural Service of the French Embassy, the Franco-Irish Literary Festival will be held for the twelfth consecutive year on the 8, 9 and 10 April 2010 in Dublin Castle, the venue for the festival on Friday and Saturday, and the Alliance Française for the popular Sunday Literary Brunch.

The theme will be:  "Generations / Glunta". We all have the feeling of belonging to a certain generation, but based on what criteria? Is it being in the same age bracket? Is it common values and tastes? Is it the shared experience of a social and political event (the Baby-boom Generation, the Generation of ‘68, the Internet Generation, etc)? Generation is a universal theme but also a paradox: are we in step with our generation? That is why it raises so many question marks and feeds debate. This year the festival will therefore be geared towards the various issues around generations and their depiction in literature.

This year authors include: Geneviève Brisac, Véronique Ovaldé, Virginie Linhart, Phillippe Forest, Eric Fottorino, Claude Arnaud (France), Mícheál Ó Conghaile, Siobhán Parkinson, Caitriona O’Reilly, John Banville, Macdara Woods, Harry Clifton, Keith Ridgway, Paul Murray (Ireland), David Homel (Québec), Julia Frank (Germany), Carlo Gébler (UK).

We look forward to seeing you on the 8th, 9th, 10th of April 2011!

Full programme on www.francoirishliteraryfestival.com

Theatre & Circus. Footsbarn Travelling Theatre celebrates its 40th birthday with a triumphant return to Ireland with new show Sorry! in The Point Village.
Sorry! involves not only the Footsbarn production team but also Pierre Byland, the famous Swiss clown-actor and former teacher from the Lecoq school, and the Cirque Werdyn. You won’t find another show in Ireland this year that features clowns and undertakers, actors and tractors, corpses and horses and theatre and circus.
With the support of the Alliance Française Dublin, the Cultural Service of the French Embassy and L'Institut Français.

From Thursday 7 to Thursday 21 April at 7.30pm (and 3pm at the week-ends) €15 for AF Members on production of membership card. For more information, contact: Ger Kenny at 087 2488393 / www.tickets.ie/footsbarn

Screening. It’s September 1960 and on a purely punitive basis, eight scouts must climb the solid mass of Brévent up to 2500 metres. This beautiful and majestic mountain very quickly reveals great dangers.
All the techniques of orientation learned at the scouts will serve for nothing. A tension starts to emerge between these young people of different origins and divergent concerns: some worry about Algeria, for a brother left to fight, or a family threatened by expulsion, while the girls worry about being liked.

Directed by Jean-François Davy, starring Jules Sitruk, Jonathan Demurger, Damien Jouillerot.

Saturday 9 April 12.15pm
2006 - French version
with English subtitles, 93 min
Information and booking:
primary@alliance-francaise.ie
Admission Free.
Reserved to AF members RSVP

Dinner. Your monthly casual dining date – French style!
Enjoy beautiful food prepared by the chef at La Cocotte and meet new friends while practising your French (or your English!)
Come on your own or with friends and enjoy some casual and convivial dining - this time in the Corsican style.
The evening will begin at 6pm with an aperitif to help you forget the worries of the day, before the first of the 3 course dinner is served at 6.30pm.

Menu:
*Aubergines farcies à la bonifacienne (oeufs, ail,
parmesan, basilic) et mesclun
*Piverunuta d'agneddu (ragout d'agneau au vin rouge, laurier, thym, tomates et ail) et riz sauvage
*Gâteau à la farine de châtaignes

Wednesday 13 April, 6-8pm
€22 / €20 for AF Members
Register before 10 April

Screening. A colossal adventure odyssey that turns back the hands of time to the very beginning of man's existence. 80,000 years ago, when man roamed the earth, he was exposed to the many harsh elements of nature. Against the perilous atmosphere of rugged terrain, rival tribes and savage beasts, La Guerre du feu (Quest for Fire) examines a peaceful tribe's search for that all important element fire, and the knowledge to create it.

This epic production, adapted from J.-H. Rosny's novel, won in 1982  both 'Best Director' and 'Best Movie' at the César Awards and 'Best Makeup' at the Academy Awards.

Thursday 14 April 7.30pm
1981 - French version
with English subtitles, 100 min
Information and booking:
library@alliance-francaise.ie
Admission Free.
Reserved to AF members RSVP

Spring Opening Hours:
Monday 12.30pm - 7.30pm
Tuesday-Thursday 10am - 7.30pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2.00 pm

Booklaunch. In continuous publication since 1660, whether in pirated or legal form, or in individual or collective editions, the work of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-73), known to the world as Molière, has always excited admiration mixed with controversy. It was in this context, and to address these issues, that Georges Forestier, Claude Bourqui, Edric Caldicott, and Anne Piéjus signed a contract with Gallimard in 2003 to produce a new edition of Molière’s works in the Collection de la Pléiade.

Presentation by Edric Caldicott (Emeritus Professor of French at UCD and member of the Pléiade editorial team) in English. Q & A in French and English.

Wednesday 20 April at 6.30pm
Admission free  RSVP