City of Lights, City of Angels, the yearly week of French film premieres in Los Angeles, will take place April 21 to April 28 in Hollywood. The 18th line up will be announced April 1st at 6:00 pm in Beverly Hills. Full program will be available here.

French artist Lise Sarfati captured the homes of writer and filmmaker Marguerite Duras only days after her death. The portfolio title, Post-Factum, from the Latin for “after the fact,” becomes a most fitting tribute to Duras.

Don't miss this exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art which ends on April 27.

After his inclusion in the exhibition LOST (in LA) from December 2012 to January 2013, Julien Prévieux continues his collaboration with Fahrenheit. The young French artist will come to LA from mid April to mid June 2013 to work on his new project at Fahrenheit.

Peter Fetterman Gallery presents a collection of iconic and rarely seen portraits of leaders, writers, artists and personalities from the 20th century by famous photographers, including French photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson and Marc Riboud.

The Center for the Arts of Performance at UCLA brings The Suit to Los Angeles. Renowned theater and film director Peter Brook and the French Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord brings us a music-filled adaptation of a story by South African writer Can Themba. The Suit is a tragic tale of betrayal and resentment as a scorned husband takes out his anger, pain and frustration on his wife.

Save 25% on select performances while supplies last by using the offer code CAPDEALS before selecting your seats.

Brought to you by A Noise Within, a theatre company that performs and promotes classical theatre, Tartuffe (1664) by Molière tells the story of naiveté and religious hypocrisy. Tartuffe is an impostor who insinuates himself into the home of Orgon and his family, and causes disorder in the household.

The performance is in English.

Ravel’s impassioned and sensual account of the famous pastoral lovers, conducted by a master of French orchestral color.

Jean-Yves Thibaudet will be signing CDs at the LA Phil Store following the performances on March 29th and March 30th.

French DJ David Guetta will mix at the Encore Beach Club at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas.

Puggy - composed of French bassist Romain Descampe, English vocalist Matthew Irons and Swedish drummer Egil "Ziggy" Franzénwhose - will be showcased at Musexpo, the annual music and media conference in Hollywood.

Rone, one of France's most widely acclaimed electronic musicians, currently based in Berlin, will be performing at The Echo in April.

Scottish post-punk band Mogwai, who provided in 2012 the soundtrack for the Canal+ French TV series Les Revenants will be performing at the El Rey

Laurent Garnier, in-between the two Coachella week-ends, will perform at the Beta Night Club in Denver.

French musical legend Johnny Hallyday will be performing at the Fonda Theatre on April 24. Tickets are on sale starting March 1.

Don't miss this opportunity to see our legendary French Elvis.

Singer, songwriter, model, activist, photographer and former first lady of France Carla Bruni will make a very rare Los Angeles appearance to perform songs from her fourth studio album, Little French Song at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex.

Don't miss this very special evening with an icon.

Join the French and Francophone Studies Department, Le Cercle Francophone, the General Delegation of Québec in Los Angeles, the Alliance Française in Los Angeles and the French Mission for Culture and Higher Education at Bruin Plaza for a day full of events, including games, a raffle and other giveaway prizes. Don't miss the special screening of Starbuck, the film by Québecois filmmaker Ken Scott, at 7.30 at Royce Hal 314

The Cixous Reading Group returns this month with a reading of Cixous’ Stigmata: Escaping Texts. The group will focus on the first two sections of essays.

RSVP to cindyrehm@gmail.com for meeting location.

The book club is part of Forêt Intérieure/Interior Forest and supports the grantLOVE project.

Appropriating language from the interrogation minutes in Guantanamo, Frank Smith shapes these questions and answers into a literary world leading us away from the comfort of reason and the hope of resolution. In this bilingual edition by Les Figues Press translated into English by Vanessa Place, Guantanamo unsettles the categories of law and poetry, innocence and guilt, translation and interpretation

As a part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Sister Cities partnership between Los Angeles and Bordeaux, Alliance Française will present the second in series of discussions showcasing Bordeaux and its influence on French culture. Come and discover renowned performers, all with roots in the Bordeaux region of France.

Presented in French by Christelle Jorda and accessible to all levels. Q&A and refreshments will follow the presentation. 

Please RSVP to admin@afdela.org.

The Paris Chansons ensemble brings Moulin Russe to Irvine. Experience the French music you love by Aznavour, Dassin, Brel, Kaas, Piaf aas well as beloved Russian classics.

Myriam Blanckaert sings about Paris and New York during a cabaret evening at the Dresden Room.

Le printemps arabe - un point sur la situation en Tunisie - April 2, 7.00 pm

Arts in Bordeaux: Music, literature, cinema and dance - April 9, 7.00 pm

Book-Club: Maigret Hésite - April 22, 12.00 pm April 24, 6.00 pm

SUMMER OPEN HOUSE - April 26, 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm

Alliance Francaise de Los Angeles
10390 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 120
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: (310) 652-0306
For more information: admin@afdela.org

J'adore Ciné Club - April 16, 7.00 pm

Educational French Wine Tasting Class - April 17, 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm

Ooh La La Alliance Française Spring DANCE PARTY! - April 18, 6.30 pm @ Mercury Café

Alliance Francaise de Denver
571 Galapago St.
Denver, CO 80204
Tel: (303) 831-0304
For more information: afd@afdenver.org

Alliance française d'Albuquerque
2917 Carlisle Blvd. NE
Suite 207
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Tél: (505) 872 - 9288

Frédéric Gros is a professor of philosophy at the University of Paris XII and the Institute of Political Studies. He is the editor of Michel Foucault’s last lectures at the Collège de France. A Philosophy of Walking is Gros’ first book to be translated into English. It explores how the act of walking has influenced some of the greatest thinkers in history.

Actresss Clémentine Célarié has adapted American journalist John Howard Griffin's 1961 book, Black Like Me, into a performance that promotes tolerance and humanity.

In French with projected English subtitles.

French techno artist and DJ Gesaffelstein will perform at the Fonda for two nights in May.

Night Gallery has taken the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8 to celebrate the life of sculptor Camille Claudel in the form of a month long exhibition featuring contemporary artists working to continue Claudel's legacy. The exhibition will feature work by Sam Anderson, David Armstrong Six, Ian Cheng, Lizzie Fitch and Marina Pinsky.

Laure Prouvost, David Douard, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Alicja Kwade, Tamara Henderson, David Gilbert, Vincent Ganivet

Far and High is a group exhibition at FAHRENHEIT — an interrelated residency program and space dedicated to exhibitions, performances, film programs and talks, initiated by FLAX (France Los Angeles Exchange) and developed by director and curator Martha Kirszenbaum.

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April, 2014