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WWI CENTENARY
RASKIN & FLEISCHMANN
MISSION CENTENAIRE 14 - 18
PIANO & VIOLIN
2014 marks 100 years since the start of the First World War. Alliance Française invites you to a
series of documentaries and classical music concerts to commemorate this signi¿cant milestone
in world history.
L’année 2014 marque le centenaire du début de la Première Guerre Mondiale. Pour commémorer
cette étape cruciale de l’Histoire du 20ème siècle, l’Alliance Française vous invite à une série de
documentaires et de concerts de musique classique.
Une série d’Isabelle Clarke et Daniel Costelle - Coproduite par CC&C (France), Idéacom International (Canada) et
l’ECPAD - Avec la participation de France Télévisions et TV5 Québec Canada,
ainsi qu’avec RTBF, Planète, TVO, Knowledge Network, National Geographic Channels, American Heroes Channel,
Centre National de la Cinématographie et de l’image animée, Crédit d’impôt cinéma et télévision du Québec, Crédit
d’impôt pour la production cinématographique ou magnétoscopique canadienne, Société de développement des
entreprises culturelles - Québec, Fonds Québecor, Fonds Bell, Fonds des médias du Canada, Entertainment One.
‘Apocalypse World War 1’ is a new series from the directors of the
critically acclaimed ‘Apocalypse World War II’ (historical series with
the highest rating worldwide) and ‘Apocalypse Hitler’ (voted Best
Archival Documentary Series by History Maker, New York 2012),
isabelle Clarke and Daniel Costelle. The 5 episodes of 52 minutes
each feature rarely seen and fully-colorized footage and bring to life
the experiences of men and women behind and on the frontlines.
‘Apocalypse la 1ère Guerre Mondiale’ raconte les débuts chaotiques
du XXe siècle, pris dans le fracas des armes, des nationalismes
exacerbés, de la colère des peuples et de l’affrontement des
© CC&C / IWM, Création graphique de
la couverture : Dominique Debay
idéologies.
Episodes 1 and 2, Fury and Fear, examine the origins of the WWI, fuelled by the patriotic
grudges of European monarchies. A European war turned global with the Allies calling upon their
colonies for help. Episodes 3 and 4, Hell and Rage, follow life in the trenches and the show the
unprecedented levels of violence and carnage with the use of industrial and chemical warfare. In
Episode 5, Deliverance, American troops swing the conÀict decisively away from Germany and on
11 November 1918, on the battle¿elds of France, bugles are blown, marking the armistice.
Mon. 3, Tue. 4 and Wed. 5 November @ 6pm
Alliance Française auditorium, Entrance Free
The Embassy of Austria presents
the Austrian-Belgian duo Raskin
& Fleischmann, Ambassadors for
the Austrian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs’ programme ‘New Austrian
Sound of Music’ 2014-2015. Pianist
Philippe Raskin is winner of several
international piano competitions and
performs regularly as part of chamber
groups and as a soloist with orchestras
in Europe, Asia, Africa and the United
States.
Johannes Fleischmann made his
solo debut of the Brahms Violin
Concerto with the Austrian-Slovakian
Philharmonic Orchestra at the Wiener
Konzerthause (Vienna Concert Hall).
Programme:
He continues to perform as soloist and
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, chamber musician in Festivals and
“Springsonata”
with celebrated orchestras such as the
Leoš Janáþek - Sonata for violin and piano
Vienna Philhramonic and the Vienna
Richard Strauss - Violin Sonata in E Àat major, Op.18
Symphonic.
Wed. 26 November @ 7pm
Alliance Française auditorium, Entrance free
BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU
Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé!
The Beaujolais Nouveau has arrived!
Join us to toast the new wine from this year’s harvest.
Experience the flavour of France with
French wine, gourmet food and French
music.
Formule Gourmet will offer 2 glasses of Beaujolais
Nouveau, a platter each of cheese, French
delicatessen and dessert.
Formule Découverte will offer a glass of Beaujolais
Nouveau and a platter of French delicatessen.
Sat. 29 Nov. @ 7pm
Advance tickets only, Alliance Française, Tel. 4917113
MAXIME ZECCHINI and the NAIROBI ORCHESTRA
commemorating wwi
Nairobi Orchestra is one of the oldest amateur orchestras in Africa, founded in 1947 by Italian
Prisoners of War after World War II.
In a tribute to the WWI centenary, Alliance Française has invited the French pianist Maxime Zecchini,
one of the few pianists in the world who specializes in the repertoire for the left hand, to perform in
Nairobi. Maxime will be performing Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand accompanied by the
Nairobi Orchestra. This piece was commissioned by the Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein who lost
his right-arm during World War 1. It will be performed for the ¿rst time in Kenya.
LE CONCERT IMPROMPTU
Depuis 1991, le Concert Impromptu est
un ensemble permanent qui se consacre
au répertoire du quintette à vent. Son
rayonnement international lui a permis de se
faire entendre sur les plus grandes scènes
du Globe.
Considéré par le Washington Times comme
‘the ¿nest French woodwind quintet’, le
Concert Impromptu est l’invité régulier de
Radio France, d’Arte et de France Télévision,
ainsi que des médias les plus reconnus à
l’étranger.
Fondé en 1947 par des prisonniers de guerre italiens après la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, Nairobi
Orchestra est l’un des plus anciens orchestres amateurs d’Afrique. A l’occasion du centenaire de
la Première Guerre Mondiale, l’Alliance Française invite à Nairobi Maxime Zecchini, l’un des rares
pianistes au monde spécialisé dans les œuvres pour la main gauche. Accompagné par le Nairobi
Orchestra, Maxime interprètera le Concerto pour la Main Gauche de Maurice Ravel. Cette œuvre a
été commandée par le pianiste autrichien Paul Wittgenstein après la perte de son bras droit pendant
la Première Guerre Mondiale. Elle sera présentée au Kenya pour la première fois.
Born in Paris in 1979, Maxime received diplomas
from several “Conservatoires de Région”. In
2001, he received the Diplôme National d’Etudes
Supérieures Musicales with highest honors and
a special commendation from the Conservatoire
National Supérieur de Musique of Lyon. This earned
him a place at Conservatoire National Supérieur
de Musique of Paris where he studied advanced
pro¿ciency under Jean-François Heisser. Winner
of several international competitions, Maxime is
the ¿rst French pianist to hold a degree from the
prestigious “Incontri col Maestro Academy”in Italy. Last year, he recorded an anthology of the three
most famous concertos for the left hand (Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand/Proko¿ev: Piano
Concerto No. 4 and Britten: Diversions) with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by
Jan Moritz Onken.
L’Alliance Française en partenariat avec le Goethe-Institut vous invite à savourer un programme
d’oeuvres célèbres par des compositeurs franco-allemands en cette période festive au courtyard
du Musée National de Nairobi.
Since 1991, Le Concert Impromptu made up of Yves Charpentier (Àute & artistic director), JeanChrisotphe Murer (clarinet), Violaine Dufes (oboe), Susanne Scmid (French horn) and Nadav
Cohen (bassoon) has been performing on national stages around the world.
The quintet is considered as ‘the ¿nest French woodwind quintet’ by Washington Times.
Alliance Française and the Goethe-Insitut invite you to enjoy a programme of French-German
compositions during this festive month of December.
Programme: Jean-Sébastien Bach, Arnold Schoenberg, Claude Debussy, Paul Hindemith
and Hector Berlioz
Tue. 9 Dec. @ 7pm
Courtyyard, Nairobi National Museum
500/-
The concerts will be conducted by Damian Penfold,
marking the 10th year of his association with the Nairobi
Orchestra. Damian has worked with the English
Symphony Orchestra, the Opéra National du Rhin
in Strasbourg, the Strasbourg Philharmonic and has
conducted throughout Europe.
Kenya violinist, Brian Sempele, will be the leader.
Brian has been the concertmaster since 2013 and has
had the privilege of performing with international music
stars including Jacques-Greg Belobo, Riccardo Muti
as well as with the Soweto String Quartet, the London
Garden Opera among many others.
EXHIBITIONS
6 - 28 Nov.
This exhibition is a collection of works from Coastal Artists, each with a distinct
signature but all basking under the common inÀuence of sea, light, coconut
trees, color and atmosphere. It is being presented by Alliance Française de
Mombasa together with the National Kenya Visual Artists Network - Mombasa
Chapter (NKVAN).
Sat. 8 Nov. @ 7pm, Sun. 9 Nov. @ 3pm
Braeburn Theatre
Tickets: 800/-, Students: 500/-
Alliance Française ground floor gallery
3 - 17 Dec.
Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to
defending and protecting human rights. This 4th edition in Nairobi will bring to life human rights
abuses through storytelling in a way that challenges each individual to empathize and demand
justice for all people.
Mon. 10 Nov.
‘Big Men’
by Rachel Boynton, 2013,
99 min (US)
A cautionary tale about the
toll of American oil investment
in West Africa, Big Men
reveals the secretive worlds
of both corporations and local
communities in Nigeria and
Ghana.
Wed. 12 Nov.
Fri. 14 Nov.
‘PWANI COMES UPCOUNTRY’
‘Private Violence’
by Cynthia Hill, 2013,
81 min (US)
Tue. 11 Nov.
‘A Quiet Inquisition’
by Alessandra Zeka & Holen
Sabrina Kahn, 2014,
65 min (US)
The ¿lm follows the lives
of four gay Cameroonians.
Lyrical imagery, devastating
homophobia, the inÀuence of
western culture and a hiddencamera courtroom drama
mysteriously coalesce into a
story of what is possible in the
global ¿ght for equality.
At a public hospital in
Nicaragua, OBGYN
Dr. Carla Cerrato must
choose between following a
law that bans all abortions
and endangers her patients
or taking a risk and providing
the care that she knows can
save a woman’s life.
‘Watchers of the Sky’
by Edet Belzberg, 2011,
114 min (US)
The ¿lm interweaves ¿ve stories of remarkable
courage; compassion and determination taking
one on a provocative journey from Nuremberg
to The Hague, from Bosnia to Darfur, from
criminality to justice, and from apathy to action.
A photo exhibition by the French photographer, Pierre-Yves Ginet, in partnership
with the women’s rights organization ‘Femmes Ici et Ailleurs’. Presented on the
occasion of the 2014 Human Rights Day, the exhibition highlights untold stories
of women engaged in different forms of resistance from 17 countries.
The
portraits and accompanying text offer an insight into the personality of these
women activists and the ideals that drive them.
3 - 19 Dec.
‘CERAMICS EXHIBITION’
Alliance Française ground floor gallery
Paula Onyango, K M Watson, Judy Kamunya and Raymond Mutisya, Kenyatta
University graduates in Fine Art and Design, present a ceramics exhibition,
inspired by traditional forms and contemporary decorative and functional
qualities.
Alliance Française first floor gallery
Private Violence follows the
story of two survivors who
have left their abusers only to
face systems that fail, judge,
marginalize and blame them
for the violence to which they
have been subjected.
‘Born this Way’
by Shaun Kadlec & Deb
Tullmann, 2012,
84 min (Cameroon)
‘WOMEN IN RESISTANCE’
OPERA
from English adaptation by Tony Britten
produced and directed by Edita Camm
musical direction: Julia Nankinga Luvai
Alliance Française auditorium
1000/- adults, 500/- children
Thu. 13 Nov.
10 - 14 November
Alliance Française Auditorium
Free Entry
All films will be followed
by a panel discussion
A dream break in France
Sat. 1 November, 2.30pm
MOZART’S DON GIOVANNI
Sat. 8 November, 10am-5pm
Sun. 9 November, 12-5pm
UUMUNTU CULTURAL FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL
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showcasing the best of cultural/contemporary/folk/acrobatic
performances from Nairobi County youth groups under the
banner ‘Our Diversity, Our Strength’.
Alliance Française gardens, 500/-
FASHION SHOW
Sat. 22 November, 7pm
EVE ADAMS FASHION LINE
Eve Maina, a graduate of the Buruburu Institute of Fine
Arts (BIFA) presents her fashion collection which will be
interspersed with music and dance performances by the
Sawala Dance Crew.
Alliance Française gardens, 500/-
with the support of the Embassy of France
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CINEMALLIANCE
Mondays at 6pm
Mon. 3 Nov.
Mon. 10 Nov.
Entrance free
Films in English or with English sub-titles
‘Apocalypse World War 1’ - 2014, 1h44
commemorating the WWI centenary
Produced using over 500 hours of archival footage, the episodes, running from 3rd
to 5th November, will help us understand and see how yesterday’s world was driven
to apocalypse.
‘Big Men’ by Rachel Boynton, 2013, 99 min
Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Made over seven years and in partnership with Brad Pitt’s production company Plan
B, Boynton’s ¿lm tracks American oil company execs and African politicians as they
negotiate a drilling deal that could bene¿t everyone except the local population.
Mon. 17 Nov.
‘Peau d’Âne’ by Jacques Demy, 1970, 1h30
La reine moribonde a fait promettre au roi de n’épouser qu’une femme plus belle
qu’elle. Dans tout le royaume, une seule personne peut se prévaloir d’une telle
beauté, sa propre ¿lle. Revêtue d’une peau d’âne, la princesse désespérée s’enfuit
du château familial.
A charming and endearing fairy tale. When the king’s beloved wife dies, she asks
him to remarry only if he encounters a more beautiful woman than her. Only one
person ¿ts
¿ts that mould, his own daughter..
daughter...
Mon. 24 Nov.
Mon. 1 Dec.
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‘The Power of Collaboration’, an evening of ¿lm discussion by LightBox
LightBox is a human-centred, design-based Kenyan ¿lm production company. Its
tagline is ‘to inspire and uplight a generation through ¿lm’. It presents 3 recent productions. ‘Ririkana’ (Victims of PEV, forgotten by the public and politicians), ‘Let’s
play pretend’ (a university girl discovers the depth of deception and betrayal, ¿lm
written and developed by Moi University students) and ‘Christmas Morning’ (Xmas
and Kevin’s 17th birthday. Kevin must decide what kind of a man he will become).
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‘Un homme qui crie’ by Mahamat-Saleh Harun, 2010, 1h32
Jury Prize at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival
Adam, maître nageur, est rétrogradé au pro¿t de son ¿ls. Adam est anéanti. Quand
le pays est plongé dans une guerre civile, les citoyens sont appelés à contribuer à la
guerre. Adam se voit forcé de contribuer à la cause. Sans le sou, il n’a que son ¿ls....
Adam works as a swimming pool attendant but is forced to give up his job in favour of
his son. Tensions rise between father and son. When civil war breaks out and citizens
are asked to contribute to the war effort, penniless Adam has only his son left to give.
Mon. 8 Dec.
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‘Mi Amigo Hugo’ (My Friend Hugo) by Oliver Stone, 2004, 1h30
presented by the Embassy of Venezuela
Documentary released by the American ¿lmmaker Oliver Stone, on the 1st anniversary
of President Chavez’s death (March 2014). The ¿lm brings together testimonies of
family, friends, intellectuals and politicians who remember Venezuelan president
Hugo Chavez, leader of the Bolivarian Revolution.
BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL
PRESENTED BY THE EMBASSY OF BRAZIL
Thu. 4 Dec., 7pm
‘Neighbouring Sounds’ by Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2012, 2h11
Life in a middle-class neighbourhood in Recife takes an unexpected turn on the arrival of a private
security ¿rm. Its presence brings a good deal of anxiety to a culture which runs on fear.
Fri. 5 Dec., 5.30pm
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‘A Dog’s Will’ by Guel Arraes, 2000, 1h44
Comedy about the escapades of the cowardly João Grilo and the sly Chicó, poor but resourceful guys
who make their slim livelihood by fooling and cheating people.
Fri. 5 Dec., 7.30pm
‘Me, You, Them’ by Guel Arraes, 2000, 1h44
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A true story that comically portrays the relationship between an ordinary woman and her three husbands,
all of whom live in the same house in a poor and arid village in the Brazilian Northeast.
Sat. 6 Dec., 3pm
‘Lisbela and the Prisoner’ by Jayme Monjardim, 2003, 1h46
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A tale of love and larceny as a young woman engaged to marry her well-meaning boyfriends suddenly
develops second thoughts having met a traveling showman.
Sat. 6 Dec., 5.30pm
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‘Captains of the Sands’ by Cecilia Amado, 2011, 1h36
This beautiful ¿lm follows the dreams and adventures of a gang of street kids. They survive together
based on brotherhood and discover love when a young orphan girl joins them.
Sat. 7 Dec., 3pm
‘Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures’ by Marcelo Gomes, 2005, 1h39
Two outcasts wander the back roads of Brazil looking for different kinds of escape. A salesman who
Àed Germany to avoid being drafted in WWII and a rural Brazilian who becomes his assistant.
Sat. 7 Dec., 5.30pm
‘Lower City’ by Sérgio Machado, 2005, 1h38
Lifelong friendship between two men is threatended on the arrival of Karina, a dancer and a prostitute.
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Tue. 25 Nov.
‘RICKY NA MARAFIKI
6pm - Alliance Française auditorium - 500/For this ¿nal Afro-Jazz evening for the year, Ricky na Mara¿ki presents the
Dan ‘Chizi’ Aceda dubbed the ‘Crown Prince of Benga’.
Fri. 5 Dec.
‘MUSICAL WAVES FROM THE KENYAN COAST’
7pm - Alliance Française gardens
Your chance to get a unique ‘Made in Kenya’ Xmas gift for only 500/-.
Spotlight on Kenyan Music Vol. 6 reÀects a rich musical heritage shaped
by cross-cultural inÀuences over many centuries. Nairobi launch will
feature: Nyota Ndogo, Lelele Africa and Mzee Mwatela.
Thu. 11 Dec.
‘SARABI - KINGS OF THE ARENA’
7.30pm - Alliance Française gardens - 800/On the eve of Kenya’s Independence Day, Sarabi present the JAMhuri
concert and will launch their latest single ‘Nimechoka’ (I am tired). Is this
a reÀection of the general mood in the country? Join them for an after
party at Secrets Lounge with Santuri Safari DJs and Sarabi.
THEATRE
6 - 9 Nov.
‘KAANA FUNNY’
a Gikuyu comedy by FANAKA ARTS theatre production
Alliance Française auditorium - 500/Thu. 6.30pm, Fri. 6 & 8pm, Weekend: 3, 6 & 8pm
One lie leads to another until it multiplies with lunatic
consistency.
28 - 30 Nov.
‘GETTING MARRIED’ by George Bernard Shaw
a STRATHMORE DRAMA SOCIETY production
Alliance Française auditorium - 500/-, Fri. 6pm, Weekend: 3 & 6pm
On the morning of the Bishop’s daughter’s wedding to a town
commoner, events unfold that will change the views about
marriage in this society forever.
Sat. 6 Dec.
‘‘THINGIRA NA KAMARU’
a FANAKA ARTS THEATRE production
Gikuyu music and stand-up comedy
Alliance Française gardens - 6pm -- 1000/An evening of endless laughter from the hilarious Mundu
Particular, Njomo Nyathira, the Wagithomoz and Gathemba.
Music by the legendary Mzee Kamaru.
Wed. 10 Dec.
Photo: Wambui Mwangi
9 - 21 Dec.
‘WEAVING PANAFRICANISM AT THE SCENE OF THE GATHERING’
by the Weaving Kenya Women’s Collective
Alliance Française gardens, 7pm, Entrance free
A performance based on the essay ‘Pan Africanism, Diaspora and
Gender’, that revisits ideas of belonging and identity, calling our
attention to the intellectual labour that precedes, accompanies
and becomes the legacy of the critical interventions embodied in
Women’s Acts of Resistance.
‘KENYA MADE IN CHINA’
a Heartstrings Entertainment production, directed by Sammy Mwangi
Alliance Française auditorium - 500/Weekdays: 6.30pm, Weekend: 3, & 6.30pm
All this time Kenyans have thought that all fake things have
come from China. Little do we know that that is a cover-up for
the massive fakeness that we have embraced as Kenyans.
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