Portable Deserts: An exhibition of paintings by Saroop M.V. from 7 to 22 November at Art Gallery, Alliance Française de Trivandrum. The exhibition will be inaugurated by Shri. S. Ajayakumar at 5.30pm, 7 November @ Art gallery, Alliance Française de Trivandrum. Saroop M.V.  received his BFA degree from the Govt. College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He is currently pursuing MFA from …

KRITYA 2014, the International Festival of Poetry is scheduled to be held from the 16th to 18th November at Vyloppilli Samskrithi Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. Alliance Française de Trivandrum is proud to be partner of this prestigious festival of poetry. Held annually without fail since the year 2005, this poetry festival attracts poets, poetry lovers and artists from all over the world. …

DJ night: Video DJ show by DJ OOF, on 15 November, 7.30pm at Uday Samudra, Kovalam. The evening starts with a DJ show by DJ viv3k. A self-confessed art, music, film and fashion freak, Jaïs Frédéric Elalouf – or DJ Oof as he prefers to call himself – is the french pioneer of DVJ shows. Oof specialises in creating “found …

Alliance Française de Trivandrum in association with Sanwich Theatre Research Centre and Art Factory, will organize a theatre workshop, every Saturday, 10 am- 1 pm starting from 25 October. The workshop will have 10 sessions, spanning two months. The workshop is open to all, be it beginner or seasoned theatre enthusiast, above 10 years of age. The teaching tools will be …

Café Scientifique on 5 November , 6.00pm @ Alliance Française de Trivandrum. The Café Scientifique is a discussion platform to bring common man nearer to science and scientific issues. In the second edition the focus will be on Western Ghats. The primary objective is to bring the issues related to Western Ghats into focus. The Western Ghats is a more …

Une rencontre, 2 parallèles by 3 x rien: A French Modern Circus on 31 October, 7.00pm @ University Senate Hall In a playground in which big black and white boxes are placed, 3 characters successively arrive. A rather unusual book bursts in their relationship, telling their own story, in a moment to share with the audience. Through a series of visual painting, the 3 artists …

Alliance Française de Trivandrum, Goethe Zentrum and Russian Cultural Centre are jointly presenting a commemoration of the centenary of First World War, with a photo exhibition, discussion and film screenings. 2014 will mark the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, a tragic conflict that has shaped world history ever since. Guerre et colonies/ War and Colonies, …

Tribute to Marguerite Duras on her birth centenary (1914 – 1996) from 16 to 18 October, by celebrating her books and films. Marguerite Duras, the versatile genius who was a novelist, playwright, film maker, was a path breaker in her own right. She celebrated womanhood in her books and films. Her works both in literature and films were experimental and …

For the 1st Edition of Fête de l’animation in Trivandrum, two French animation movies are marked for screening for school students- on 14 and 15 October at 10.00am. 14 October 2014, 10am. Raining Cats and Frogs/ La Prophetie des Grenouilles/2003/ 1h30 Raining Cats and Frogs is an award winning Frendh traditional animation children’s feature film, released in 2003, directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd at the animation studio Folimage. The movie is …

ചവിട്ടുവണ്ടി  /  The Bicycle: An exhibition of photographs by Dilip Nair from 8 to 11 October at Art Gallery, Alliance Française de Trivandrum. The exhibition will be inaugurated on 8 October, 5.30pm by Sri. S. Vinayakumar@ Art gallery, Alliance Française de Trivandrum. Dilip Nair, a freelance photographer currently residing in Thiruvananthapuram, his hometown, focuses primarily on personal projects. One such project is …