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Alliance Française Accra (behind Opeibeia House)Liberation Link, Airport Residential Area P.O Box CT 4904, Accra, GhanaTel: 0501287814 / info@afaccra.com / www.afaccra.comFacebook/alliancefrancaisedaccra / Twitter: @AF_Accra

nov - dec 2014

alliance française accra

HIP-HOP FESTIVAL 17TH - 22ND NOVEMBER

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CULTURAL AGENDA

our partnersbrochure distribution points: alliance française accra, the honeysuckle pub, goethe institut, british council, koala osu, silverbirds cinema, photoshop accra mall, sunshine salad bar, bread & wine, le café dez amis, chocopain, delifrance, frankies, nafti, la terrasse, the republic bar & grill, french embassy, GIJ, maison francaise legon, national theatre, la paillote niccolino pizza, smoothies 32

26 nov circus hiao! pot of wisdom p.11 la paillote takpekpe

29 nov concert ashanti suite p.12

4 dec dance kuyum arts p.13 investigations by felix dompreh

11 dec concert baasakro by dk osei p.14

12 dec concert e.sy kennenga p.15

17 dec installation the billboard project by zohra opoku p.16

november5 nov theatre ster city p.4

7 nov concert phreak out live p.5

12 nov film screening apocalypse p.6

14 nov concert noella wiyaala p.7

HIP-HOP FESTIVAL 17TH - 22ND NOV

17 - 21 nov workshop graffiti workshop with p.8 marko93

19 - 21 nov workshop hurlant corps (dance) p.9

21 nov dance hurlant corps p.9

22 nov concert bbnz live show p.10

At the time of the questioning of identity becomes a major issue , the company Ster City offers a multilingual play (Zulu French, English, Afri-kaans) tracing the history of South Africa since the caveman to “civili-zation”. As a false burlesque conference, the two South-Africans actors deliver their cheeky & ultra- contemporary version of the history. This show is all age groups from 10 years.

A l’heure où le questionnement identitaire devient un enjeu majeur, la compagnie Ster City vous propose une pièce multilingues (français, anglais, zoulou, afrikaans) retraçant l’histoire de l’Afrique du Sud depuis l’homme des cavernes jusqu’à nos jours. Sous la forme d’une fausse conférence burlesque, les deux comédiens sud –africains livrent leur ver-sion insolente & ultra-contemporaine de l’histoire. Ce spectacle est tout public (à partir de 10ans).

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PHREAKOUT LIVEconcertfriday 7th november - 8 pmvenue: alliance française accra - amphitheatrerate: 15 GHC / 7 GHC FOR STUDENTS & AF MEMBERS / FREE UNDER 12

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STER CITYtheatre performancewednesday 5th november - 7 pmvenue: national theatrerate: 25 GHC / 12 GHC FOR STUDENTS & AF MEMBERS / FREE

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Discover new alternative music at PhreakOutLive in an exciting and eclectic at-mosphere with acts like Wanlov, A.I, Azizaa and other brilliant performers. The band «Musical Lunatics» will play alongside female DJs like DJ Keyzzz and DJ MJ to provide some musical madness. PhreakOutLive is where all the serious music fans and BeatPhreaks will be this November!

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The First World War was truly ‘the Great War’. Its origins were complex. Its scale was vast. Its conduct was intense. Its impact on military opera-tions was revolutionary. Its human and material costs were enormous. And its results were profound.   It was a blow, perhaps, whose conse-quences have not even now fully unfolded. On the occasion of 96than-niversary of the Armistice, the Institut Français offers a dip in History during the screening of a feature film on the “Great War”. Come and discover some shocking, poignant and sometimes touching archival foo-tages masterfully adapted into film by Isabelle Clarke & Daniel Costelle

A l’occasion du 96ème anniversaire de l’Armistice, l’Institut Français vous propose un plongeon dans l’histoire au cours de la projection d’un long-métrage sur la « Grande Guerre ». Ses origines, son déroulement, son impact sur le monde furent sans précédent. Des images d’archives poi-gnantes, choquantes, quelques fois touchantes magistralement adaptées en film par Isabelle Clarke and Daniel Costelle.

APOCALYPSEfilm screeningwed 12TH NOVEMBER - 8 pmvenue: alliance française accra - amphitheatrerate: FREE

Noella is the personification of modern Africa: creative, brave, and beau-tiful. Her name, WIYAALA, literally means “the doer” in Sissala. Fre-quently compared to Angelique Kidjo, she infuses her African roots into contemporary pop to give us Afro-Pop.

With four nominations including, Best West African Female at the All African Music Awards 2014 expect an absorbing experience as Wiyaala premier’s songs from her new album with hits, such as “Rock My Body”, “Make Me Dance” and “Go Go Black Stars”

NOELLA WIYAALAconcertFRI 14TH NOV - 8 PMvenue: alliance française accra - amphitheatrerate: 20 GHC /10 GHC FOR AF STUDENTS & CULTURAL MEMBERS / FREE UNDER 12.

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Marko93 is considered as one of the most talented artists of his generation. This urban graffiter progressed in tag and graffiti while prospecting in several related disciplines: in 1994 he invented the ‘calligraphism’ (mixture of Arabic calligraphy & graffiti), develops the light-painting in 1999 (graffiti in 3D thanks to a system of portable lamps). His many travels around the world have fed his inspiration and techniques, a wonderful experience he intends to share with you today. Marko93 will paint the next temporary mural at Alliance Française! To register, email events@afaccra.com / 0501287811

GRAFFITI WORKSHOP WITH MARKO93 MON 17TH TO FRI 21TH NOV venue: alliance francaise accra rate : free

HURLANTS CORPS - DANCE WORKSHOPWED 19TH NOV TO FRI 21ST NOVvenue: alliance francaise accra - exhibition hallrate : free

HURLANT CORPS - DANCE PERFORMANCEFRI 21ST NOV - 8 PMvenue: alliance francaise accra - amphitheatrerate : 15 ghc / 7 ghc for students & af memebers / free under 12

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David Milome created the company « Hurlant Corps » in 1996 to promote hip-hop dance in Martinique. From 2000 performs numerous shows whose success crossed the border of Caribbean to Africa as well as Europe. Two dan-cers of the company (David Milome and Kévin Marie-Jeanne) will offer you an exceptional workshop on hip-hop dance (lockin’, break, poppin’). Training in basic technical skills of dance with more emphasis on body awareness, pla-cement, flexibility and some improvisation. Registration: events@afaccra.com /050 12 87 811

In a choreographer’s mind, the world of emotions is defined by body lan-guage. It was important to observe different styles of hip-hop, each with its energy, complement and help promote the message to get across. This dance analyzes the behavior of man who likes to appear despite inner suffering that eats away his very soul. In permanent imbalance, the two Caribbean performers use an inner strength to guide dance in front of a system that does not fail and sometimes seems intransigent.

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THE BBnZ LIVE SHOWconcertSAT 22ND NOV - 8 pmvenue: alliance francaise accra - amphitheatrerate : GHC 20 / GHC 10 for AF students and members / Free under 12

BBnZ Live will once again make waves with their upcoming BBnZ LIVE SHOW. To keep in line with Alliance Francaise’ HIPHOP WEEK, the BBnZ LIVE SHOW, headlining Kojo Cue, will feature the talented artistes on BBnZ Live music label, alongside other great rap artistes in the Ghanaian music industry, to climax the week-long celebration of hip-hop music

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A night of circus performance combining theatre and contemporary dance, conveying a magical story imbued with folklore and imagery found among the African Diaspora; featuring Calypso Highlife and a garden of jesters and jokers, by Miishejeloi Dance Theatre, created and produced by Nii Kwartey Owoo. Art exhibition by H. Nortey.

HIAO! POT OF WISDOMcircuswed 26th NOV - 7 pmvenue: alliance francaise accra - amphitheatrerate : GHC 2 / GHC 1 for AF students and members / Free under 12

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ASHANTI SUITESconcertSAT 29th NOV - 8 PMvenue: alliance francaise accra - amphitheatrerate : ghc 15 / ghc 7 for af students and members / free under 12

Max Weissenfeldt has been exploring rhythms and musical structures from all over the world for many years. With The Polyversal Souls his, 24-man band -composed of many musician from the Frafra cultural group- the drummer, composer and arranger has started to combine the polyrhythmic music of Ghana with contemporary Western music. With Ashanti suites, they will present a one of a kind blend of Western and tra-ditional Ghanaian music.

Institut Français of Ghana presents a collaborative project between four dancers from four African countries, a project led by a new Ghanaian dance company: Kuyum Arts Investigation with the support of Noyam Dance Institute.This new dance piece will interrogate hybrid post-colonial African identities and the socio-economic complexities of their various countries. Alone! by Sana Atsugah: This choreographic piece was created during a resi-dence of creation in July 2014 at Ouagadougou.L’Institut Français du Ghana présente une collaboration entre quatre danseurs de quatre pays africains, projet mené par une nouvelle compagnie de danse gha-néenne : Kuyum Arts Investigation, avec le soutien de Noyam Dance Institute. Cette création inédite mettra en lumière les différentes identités et situations socio-économiques spécifiques à leur pays. Alone! de Sena Atsugah est une pièce chorégraphique créée lors d’une résidence de création en juillet 2014 à Ouagadougou. 1312

KUYUM ARTS INVESTIGATIONS PROJECT BY FELIX DOMPREHafrican contemporary dancethu 4th dec - 8 pmopening piece: alone! by sena atsugahvenue: alliance francaise accra - amphitheatrerate : GHC15 / GHC 7 for Alliance Française Students and Members / Free under 12

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DK Osei-Yaw’s poetry and sound explores the deep nature and psycho-logy of man as a spiritual entity, and often he accompanies himself on the djembe drum. BaasaKro projects have been presented on platforms such as TEDx. This event- a follow up to BaasaKro 2014 which will feature fufu pounding on stage and a live video exhibition. DK will be backed by the 7 piece band Spirit Inspiration Praise (SIP).

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BAASA KRO PROJECT BY DK OSEIconcertthu 11th dec - 7.30 pmvenue: alliance francaise accra - amphitheatrerate : GHC 5 / GHC 3 for af students & members / free under 12

E.SY KENNENGAconcertfri 12th dec - 8 pmvenue: alliance francaise accra - amphitheatrerate : GHC15 / GHC 7 for Alliance Française Students

The love story between E.sy Kennenga and the music starts when he was only 4. The young Caribbean prodigy instantly develops a passion for the guitar and joins his first band at 14. After 2 albums, he starts a solo career and becomes very popular on French & Caribbean stages. Come & discover his singular voice that will undoubtedly move you.

The week preceding the concert, E.Sy will lead workshopswith Ghanaian musicians who will share the stage withhim. Direction des Affaires Culturelles

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ZOHRA OPOKU -WHO IS WEARING MY T-SHIRT - THE BILLBOARD PROJECTexhibition - installationwed 17th dec - 5.30 pmvenue: departure from alliance française accra + different locationsrate: free

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What happens to our identity, if the statement, that our clothes on us change to make our traditions and culture? With the «who is wearing my T-shirt - The Billboard Project», Zohra Opoku is following up her experimental exploration on the effects of the import of Second-hand garments to Africa.The show may not just only be easily accessible for the average local and Accra’s visi-tors, the format of the exhibition will brake norms of Ghanaians contemporary art exhibitions, 5 installations will be pasted on billboards in central Accra for the dura-tion of 1 month.

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every wednesday 12pmrate: freeIn French with English subtitlesvenue: alliance francaise accra - exhibition hall

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afro dance classesevery monday at 6.30 pm

tuition: 1 class = GHC15 / GHC11 for students 3 months = GHC 165/ GHC110. 1 year = GHC630 / GHC480

capoeira classestuesdays 7pm & saturdays 10 amnew! saturday classes open to kids!

tuition: GHC 50 for one class a week GHC 35 for students GHC70 for two classes a weekGHC 50 for students

ACTIVITÉS / ACTIVITIES

taekwando classesstarting from nov 10thmondays from 5 to 6.30pmThurdays from 6 to 7.30 pm registration:ghc 30/ 20 students ghc 20 / class - 10 classes: ghc150students: ghc 15 - 10 classes: ghc100

self defense workshop from nov 19th to dec 17th wednesdays from 5.30 to 7 pmtuition: ghc 80/ ghc 60 for students & members

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ceramic moulding skills with paintsnovember 1st - 1.30 pm - 3.30 pmtuition: ghc 40

poetry writing artnovember 8th & 15th / 1.30 pm - 3.30 pmpractice writing skills in a fun and creative way and create your own poetry using a lesson plantuition: ghc 50

re-imagining papersnovember 22nd and 29th10 am - 11-40 am and 12pm - 2 pm

develop fine motor skills while using oldmagazine papers to create beads, baskets etcTuition: ghc 70

video games sessionsevery saturday from 1pm to 4 pmfree, for registered members. registration at the library

Contact: dci@afaccra.com - 05 01 28 78 15

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