Le Petit Nicolas – Based on Sempé & Goscinny’s children’s book series.

🎉 In celebrating the French language, the 5th most spoken language in the world, this year, France proudly hosts the 19th Francophonie Summit for the first time in 33 years.
📽 In relation to the Sommet de la Francophonie 2024, the Alliance Française de Colombo organizes a film festival, featuring French literary adaptations to cinema.

School Show
📅 Thursday the 03rd of October
⏰️3.00-4.40pm
🏠 Alliance Française de Colombo, 11, Barnes Place, Colombo 07
🎟 Free entrance
🔤 with English subtitles

Notice

📝Kindly note that there will be no French classes taking place at the Alliance Française de Colombo on Monday the 23rd of September due to the post-presidential election period.


📋However, the administration of the Alliance Française de Colombo will be working and registrations will be taken nonetheless.

Les Elles des Jeux- Exhibition

The National Sports Museum presents its major exhibition in connection with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, inviting you to discover Les Elles des Jeux, which allows you to measure the spectacular progress made in more than 130 years, from the virtual exclusion of women to the fight for parity.

It will be on display at the Alliance Française de Colombo from the 03rd till the 14th of September.

Bonjour Cinema – Le Ravissement- CINÉ-CLUB

Lydia, a dedicated midwife, is dealing with a romantic breakup while her best friend, Salomé, reveals her pregnancy and asks Lydia to support her through it. When Lydia meets Milos, a one-night stand, while holding Salomé’s baby, she ends up caught in a lie that jeopardizes everything she holds dear.

Thursday the 12th September | 7.00pm | Alliance Française de Colombo

The birth of the Drum Beat – Tikiri & Co

🌞 Legend says that Maestro Panchasika, as a 6-day old infant demi God, invented the traditional drum which is used in Sri Lankan dance and music to this day.

🙏Join Tikiri & Co and Meranga Finearts Ensemble to discover the enchanting origin story of the Sri Lankan drum through captivating tabletop puppet theatre, vibrant dance, and live drumming performances. 

📅Date: Friday the 6th of September

⏰️Time: 7.00pm

🏠Venue: Alliance Française de Colombo

📝Free registrations through events@alliancefrancaise.lk

Holiday Notice

📜No French classes will be taking place at the Alliance Française de Colombo and the library will be closed on Saturday the 24th and Sunday the 25th of August due to DELF examinations!