📅 The event schedule for Travelling Plants is here! Join us from 6–26 June 2025 for a series of events across Studio Kayamai, Goethe-Institut, and Alliance Française de Colombo.
🌿 Events include:
🎬 Film screenings
🎨 Art and ecology workshops
🗣️ Artist talks and panel discussions
🌱 Interactive sessions for kids and adults
Limited-capacity workshops — email events@alliancefrancaise.lk to register
🌿Join us for a month of immersive art, workshops, discussions, screenings & performances. Experience how plants — and stories — travel across space, time, and culture.
🗓️ 6–26 June 2025
📍 Studio Kayamai, 302 Havelock Road, Colombo 5
🕚 11 AM – 7 PM (Closed Mondays)
🍃 Curated by Lina Vincent, this exhibition brings together four artists whose practices intersect deeply with the natural world, exploring the links between ecology, science, culture, and society through the lens of contemporary art.
🖼 Featuring works by:
Rashmimala (India) | Karolina Grzywnowicz (Germany) | Waylon D’Souza (India) | Wendy Therméa (Reunion Island, France)
Born from a creative residency at the French Institute of Pondicherry in March 2024, Travelling Plants is presented by Goethe-Institut, Alliance Française de Colombo, in collaboration with French Institute of Pondicherry and Studio Kayamai.
📅 10th of June — 9.30 am – 4 pm
📧 Register via email – events@alliancefrancaise.lk
📍 Venue – Alliance Française de Colombo
🎙️ Exploring the delicate balance between honouring others’ voices and our own truth in non-fiction. Join us for a day of reflection on ethical storytelling, relying on works by Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich, Sara Ahmed’s Living a Feminist Life, and insights on the “feminist ear.”
🤝 Floriane’s participation in the Sister Library supported by the French Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The Sister Library project is funded by the Franco-German Cultural Fund. The Fund was set up in 2003 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty of friendship between France and West Germany, and it promotes Franco-German cooperation by providing support for cultural and artistic projects.
📚 Image credit: Adapted from the book cover of Sarah Ahmed’s Living a Feminist Life.
🎶 On the occasion of Fête de la Musique, the French Embassy in Sri Lanka presents a celebration at Port View Restaurant, showcasing a dynamic blend of local and international musical talent.
Line-up:
🔵 Anaïs Rosso, a French singer-songwriter whose unique sound blends blues, opera, electronic, and baroque influences, performed with guitar and machines.
🔵 Tha Youngest, a Swiss-born Sri Lankan DJ delivering high-energy sets rooted in hip-hop, funk, dancehall, and a touch of reggae.
🔵 A Sri Lankan band to be announced soon!
📅 Date: Saturday, June 21st
⏰ Time: From 7:00 PM onwards
📍 Venue: Port View Restaurant, Colombo
🎟️ Free and open to all
📚 Looking to boost your exam preparation and build confidence ahead of your A/Ls French examination? Join our A/L 2027 Preparation Course at Alliance Française de Colombo.
📆 Saturday | 2.30 – 5.30 PM
💰 24,400 LKR per term
👩🏫 Learn with experienced educators in a focused, supportive environment
📚 Strengthen your skills, clarify doubts, and stay ahead.
🚀 Whether you’re aiming for top grades or just need structured guidance, this course is for you.
📌 Enrollments open now! Limited seats available.
📞 011-20 55 255
📧 info@alliancefrancaise.lk
🌐 www.alliancefrancaise.lk
📅 Term Dates: July 11th – September 28th
🗓️ Registration Period: June 9th – 30th
📚 Join us at Alliance Française de Colombo and begin or continue your journey in learning French — whether you’re a beginner or looking to advance your skills.
💻 Register online or visit us in person.
📩 info@alliancefrancaise.lk
🌐 www.alliancefrancaise.lk
📞 011 205 5255
For Driver Guides & Tourism Pros
Alliance Francaise Colombo
June2-30,2025 Mon – Fri 9 AM-1.30 PM 80Hours Rs 48,500 (incl.materials)
Learn essential French to boost your tourism career.
Register before may 30
Call us : 011 205 5255
Email:info@alliancefrancaise .lk
Website:www.alliancefrancaise.lk
🎸 Listening Club at the Alliance Française de Colombo
🎶 Starting May 2025, join our Listening Club every Thursday, 12:00–1:00 PM at Alliance Française!
🗣️ Dive into the rich world of French music throughout the ages and discover the artists that shaped generations.
💬 The club is a space to share your favorite French songs and connect through music!
📩 Interested? Just email us at stagiaire.culture@alliancefrancaise.lk
spirit of Sri Lanka. 🙏
🗓️ Saturday, 31st May
🕥 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
👥 For anyone aged 12 and above
📍 Alliance Française de Colombo
🎯 What to expect:
▫️ Intro to the history of Kandyan dance
▫️ Learn choreography to traditional drum rhythms
▫️ Explore body posture, precision & meaning in movement
👚 Wear comfortable leggings & a top
💧 Bring a water bottle and sport towel
Whether you’re a beginner or simply curious, come feel the rhythm, tradition, and strength of Kandyan dance.
📩 Register now via events@alliancefrancaise.lk – spots are limited!
🎹✨ Vignettes of Languedoc – An evocative audiovisual concert by Seneka Abeyratne, presented by the Alliance Française de Colombo.
Join us on a journey through the Languedoc-Roussillon region in the South of France, brought to life through 180 stunning photographs and an improvised piano performance inspired by the impressionistic styles of Debussy and Ravel.
Seneka Abeyratne — novelist, playwright, photographer, digital artist, musician, and award-winning writer — blends music and visuals in this one-of-a-kind solo performance. His photographic work, influenced by Monet and Delaunay, captures a rich tapestry of landscapes, architecture, flora, people, and abstract forms.
🗓️ Friday, 30th May 2025
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Alliance Française de Colombo, 11 Barnes Place
🎟️ Free registration: events@alliancefrancaise.lk
Discover the artistic soul of southern France through this compelling fusion of image and sound. 🎶📷
