Cleo, a six-year-old, adores her nanny Gloria, who has cared for her since birth. When Gloria needs to return to Cape Verde to be with her children, Cleo asks her to promise they’ll reunite soon. Gloria invites Cleo to spend one last summer with her family on her island.
📆Thursday the 24th October
⏰7.00pm
🏠Alliance Française de Colombo
🎟️Free entrance
🎞️Once, two boys were brought up as brothers by the same woman: Azur, the blonde son of the castellan, and Asmar, the dark-haired son of the nurse. After a harsh separation, Azur, motivated by stories of the Fairy of the Djins, sets off on a journey to find her. Now adults, the two foster brothers are on their own quests for the Fairy, navigating magical realms filled with both peril and marvels.
📆Saturday the 26th October
⏰3.00pm
🏠Alliance Française de Colombo
🎟️Free entrance
✨️The Alliance Française de Colombo welcomes the soprano Chrisni Mendis and the pianist Johann Peiris for a soirée of mélodies and chansons françaises.
✨️Chrisni’s repertoire spans across the rich tapestry of French music and poetry, including the works by the French composers Ravel, Fauré, Saint-Saëns and Bizet. Johann will be joined by the guest artiste Anagi Gunasekera for a performance of Ravel’s works.
📅 Saturday the 12th of October
⏰️ 7.00pm
🏠 Alliance Française de Colombo, 11, Barnes Place, Colombo 07
🎟 The limited tickets priced at 3000 LKR are available at the AF de Colombo front office between 9.00-5.00pm all week long.
🎟 There is a discounted rate of 2000 LKR for the AF de Colombo members and students.
📋 For more information, do email [email protected]
🎉 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.
📅Friday & Saturday- 4th & 5th of October
⏰️3.00-5.00pm
🏠 Alliance Française de Colombo, 11, Barnes Place, Colombo 07
🎟 Free entrance
🔤 with English subtitles
🎉 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.
📅 Thursday the 03rd of October
⏰️7.00-9.11pm
🏠 Alliance Française de Colombo, 11, Barnes Place, Colombo 07
🎟 Free entrance
🔤 with English subtitles
🎉 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
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.
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
Ernest and Celestine go back to Charabia to repair Ernest’s violin, only to discover that music has been banned for years. To restore joy, they team up with allies, including a masked vigilante, to fight against the ban and bring music back to the land.
Saturday the 14th of September | 3.00pm | Alliance Française de Colombo
🌞 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 [email protected]
