MUSIC
Institut Français d'Ecosse
13 Randolph Crescent
Edinburgh EH3 7TT
Tel 0131 225 5366
Email [email protected]
LA FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE
*FREE EVENT
Sunday 21 June 2009 - 3pm-8pm
La Fête de la Musique returns to celebrate the start
of summer with over 20 gigs of various genres of music at the Institut Français
d'Ecosse, 13 Randolph
Crescent, Edinburgh
Society of Musicians 3 Belford
Road and in the Ainslie Place gardens. Performers include
Rieser, Miyagi, Simon Kempston, Tristan Le Govic, Red2Red, Who's your
mama now?, Missing cat, and many others.
EXHIBITION
Institut Français d'Ecosse
13 Randolph Crescent
Edinburgh EH3 7TT
Tel 0131 225 5366
Email [email protected]
Gallery opening times :
Mon-Fri 9.30am-6.30pm
Sat 9.30am-1pm
Admission free
LA FONTAINE'S FABLES
Watercolours and drawings by Arnaud
Eveno
Until 16 June 2009
Jean de La Fontaine's short stories fired the
imagination of French artist and primary teacher Arnaud Eveno (1960-2008). More
than thirty illustrations reveal the artist's passion for animals and
costumes.
TALKS/DISCUSSIONS
Institut Français d'Ecosse
13 Randolph Crescent
Edinburgh EH3 7TT
Tel 0131 225 5366
Email [email protected]
TALK
Tuesday 2 June - 6.30pm
Admission free
In English
Laurence Grove is Senior Lecturer, Head of French and
Director of the Centre for Emblem Studies at the University of Glasgow.
On the occasion of the exhibition at the Institut Français d'Ecosse of
watercolours and drawings by Arnaud Eveno, he will talk in English about
illustrations of La Fontaine's Fables from the 17th - 21st centuries.
CAFE HISTOIRE
Monday 8 June - 5.30pm-7pm
£7/£5 (including refreshment) -
booking recommended
In French
Patrick Landri will lead this Café Histoire on the
theme: « La guerre d'Algérie
(1954-1962): la fin d'un mythe"
TALK
Tuesday 16 June - 6.30pm
50 years of French Chanson
Admission free
In English
Chris Tinker from Heriot-Watt University
will discuss some of the most significant English language versions of Jacques
Brel's songs and how they serve to highlight the specific qualities of
French "chanson".
ART CAFE
Wednesday 24 June - 5.30pm-7pm
£7/£5 (including refreshment) -
booking recommended
In French
Agnes Ness will lead this session of the Art Café on the topic: "La musique et la danse dans les œuvres
impressionistes. »
BOOK PRESENTATION
Friday 5 June - 5pm
In French
Admission Free
Booking recommended
Anne Martinetti has written several books on
literature and cinema seen through gastronomy. She will present her latest
title published in 2008 : "La sauce
était presque parfaite, 80 recettes d'après Alfred Hitchcock". A tasting will take place
KID'S EVENT
Saturday 20 June 11am-12 noon
£5 (family) including snack. Booking
recommended
L'HEURE DU CONTE
Tania Czajka is French. With her puppet company Le Petit Monde, she tells stories about a
rabbit and his friends. The title of this month's show is "Lapin veut chanter"! In English and
French.
Suitable for children 3 years & over
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