The Silent Dance Party (TONIGHT!)
Is every opportunity to dance always accompanied by music? If your answer is no, have you ever wondered what would it be like to dance in complete silence? Once again, the AFDC is eager to go beyond the limits of the expected. It will be hosting Silence!, a silent dance party that promises to indulge...
A Touch of Magic in the New Year
We are almost halfway through the second week of 2012, yet the feelings of hope and joy for the New Year still linger in the air. So what better way to prolong that cheerful spirit than with an animated French film? This coming Thursday, January 12th, the Alliance Française de Washington will treat its cinema-loving...
Delacroix: The Quintessential Romantic
At the CaixaForum Madrid, located in the heart of Spain’s capital, an impressive retrospective exhibit of Eugène Delacroix is currently on display. Considered one of the greatest French Romantic painters, Baudelaire once said of Delacroix: “Delacroix was passionately in love with passion, but coldly determined to express passion as clearly as possible.” And it is...
The Eternal Lure of French Fashion
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” - Coco Chanel In an increasingly globalized world that seems to revolve much faster than we can keep track, the task of identifying...
Fall in Love (tomorrow night)
Saying goodbye to the summer does not have to become bad news. On the contrary, it means the fall season is approaching and with it, the start of Alliance Française’s Fall-Winter Cultural Program for the rest of 2011. Thursday night is a good excuse to leave your home tomorrow evening and join a special celebration...
Toasting to the dwindling days of summer
With this year’s fall just around the corner, the last summer days in the District are calling for one last pool session or simply an afternoon relaxing at an open-air restaurant. And what better accompaniment to those times of leisure than a drink à la française ? Here are simple recipes to three...
Fête de la Musique 2011
The Fête de la Musique, a well-known tradition in France that takes place each year on the 21st of June, is a magical adventure for the eyes and ears. The spirit of the Fete was brought alive by the Alliance Francaise de Washington last Friday evening, with crowds strolling in as the summer sun set...
Music to Turn our Heads Around
They did it again: they made everybody dance. With a sold-out show, Make the Girl Dance made its hip appearance at the Napoleon Bistro Lounge last February. On the basement level where this French DJ duo played, their creative sound waves made all girls – and boys – dance and have fun à la française....
La Belle Affaire
It was an afternoon of misty rain, and something unusual was happening at Kalorama Park. A small, wooden stage was being set up, and behind it rest a black, rectangular box where fun props were being laid. Discretely under a tree, Aurélien Kairo and Abderzak Houmi were going over their routine, wearing their warm-up outfits....
Sailing on Words
“If you had the possibility, imagine all the things you could change in your life”… these are the lyrics to one of the songs performed by Mathieu Barcella at the Alliance Française de Washington last April. Barcella and his guitar were framed by a window view of the sky at dusk, and in front of...
“Everyone should be able to be Catherine Deneuve”
Who would you be if you could become someone else? And why would you want to change who you are? These were some of the initial rhetorical questions that inspired Pierre Notte to produce the drama “Moi Aussi, Je Suis Catherine Deneuve” (Me Too, I am Catherine Deneuve). For two consecutive days in April, this...
