Title: French language Week
1French language Week in the United Arab
Emirates PROGRAMME
2French language Week in Abu Dhabi Monday, March
10th Symposium City, life, vision Literary
visions of cities organized by the University
Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi at the General Womens
Union. Monday , March 16th Mail Art
Exhibition. Alliance Française, until March
23rd. Tuesday, March 17th Competition future
genious between schools at Rosary School at
430pm. Symposium Fear of the Other organized
by the University Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi.
1 pm to 5pm, Cultural
Foundation. Wednesday, March 18th Symposium
Fear of the Other organized by the University
Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi. 9am to 5pm, Paris
Sorbonne Abu Dhabi University. Saturday, March
21st Meeting with Yasmina Khadra. Abu Dhabi Book
Fair, 5.30 pm. Opera Gala Opening Concert of the
6th Abu Dhabi Music Festival. Emirates Palace, 8
pm. Sunday, March 22nd Conference by Yasmina
Khadra. Alliance Française, 8pm. Monday, March
23rd Award ceremony for the Mail Art
competition. Alliance Française, 6 pm. Film show
Sagan. Alliance Française, 8pm. Tuesday, March
24th Award Ceremony for a poem competition.
Alliance Française, 6pm. Wednesday, March
25th Film show Le petit Prince . Alliance
Française, 6pm. Pictures exhibition Regards sur
les pays francophones. Alliance Française,
exhibition opening at 8pm.
3French language Week in Al Ain Sunday , March
15th Dictation competition. Alliance
Française, 6 pm. Monday , March 16th Opening
of the French Week. Maqam Campus, UAEU, 11
am. Filmshow Oui, je parle français . Maqam
Campus, UAEU, 11.30 am. Information on the higher
studies in France by Céline Gaillard. Maqam
Campus, UAEU, 12 am. Initiation to French
Language. UAEU Fallaj Hazaa campus, 12 am and
Maqam Campus, 3 pm. Exhibition opening of
original photographies by Yann Baptiste Seweryn,
Parimagination. From March 16th to March 20th,
UAEU campus. Exhibition on sustainable
development. Alliance Française, March 16th to
March 20th. Tuesday, March 17th Presentation of
Esmod, the French Fashion University in Dubai, by
Mrs Tamara Hostal, Associate director. Maqam
Campus, UAEU, 11 am. Filmshow Oui, je parle
français . Fallaj Hazaa campus, UAEU, 1130
am. French buffet. Maqam Campus, UAEU, 1230
am. Meeting and discussion with Yann-Baptiste
Seweryn, the French photographer of
Parimagination. Maqam Campus, UAEU, 130
pm. Projection of a French film. Maqam Campus,
UAEU, 2 pm. Wednesday, March 18th Poetry
recital in Arabic and French by Charbel Elias.
Maqam Campus, UAEU, 11 am and Fallaj Hazaa
Campus, 2pm. Slide show photographies of
France. Maqam Campus,UAEU, 1230 am. French
buffet. Fallaj Hazaa campus UAEU, 1230
am Projection of a French film. Maqam Campus,
UAEU, 2 pm Thursday, March 19th Symposium
Fear of the Other by Sorbonne-Abu Dhabi
University. UAEU, 10 am to 515pm. Dictation
award ceremony. Alliance Française, 2
pm Friday, March 2Oth Giant Karaoke. Choueifat
School, 6 pm.
4French language Week in Dubai Sunday , March
15th Film projection Bonjour Paris by Cedric
Klapisch. Alliance Française, 4 and 6.30 pm Last
pick up of the poets mail box. Alliance
Française, 6 pm. Exhibition of the poems selected
and mailed by the members of Alliance Française
on the theme En rires. Alliance Française, 730
pm. Monday , March 16th Mail Art exhibition.
Alliance Française, March 16th to March
19th. Wednesday, March 18th Multiple cultural
exchange at the Alliance Française during the
evening 1st Act The trials and tribulations of
a chef. Three chefs reveal anecdotes about their
work in Dubai. 2nd Act Live Celtic music with
JRM band and Rory Allardice. Thursday, March
19th Award Ceremony for the Mail Art
competition. Alliance Française, 4.30
pm. Vernissage of the exhibition from Rachid
Khimoune Les enfants du monde.
Art Sawa, 6 pm to 9 pm.
Exhibition until June 16th. Saturday, March
21st Story telling by Evelyne Revidat, for
children from 6 to 9 years old.
Alliance
Française, 1030 am to 1230 am. "Words for
tomorrow" 3 performing artists exposing their
work and creating. Alliance Française, 12
am. Workshop related to story telling. Alliance
Française, 2 pm to 5pm. Art workshop on the theme
Des mots pour demain. Alliance Française, 3 pm
to 5 pm. Monday, March 23rd Café-contes. A
story teller, E.Revidat, tells the tales of the
Silk Road. Alliance Française, 730pm.