‘French Rendezvous’ : French Spring Festival
The fifth edition of the ‘French Spring Festival- French Rendez-vous’ will come alive at the Gall Face Hotel on 3rd June to 14th July in Colombo, Kandy, Galle and Matara.
The Colombo edition will be held at the Gall Face Hotel.
Every year in June-July, the Embassy of France and the network of the Alliance Francaise organise the French Spring Festival, a series of multidisciplinary events celebrating arts and culture from both France and Sri Lanka.
From the 3rd of June until the French Bastille Day on the 14th of July, the 5th edition of the French Spring will showcase a variety of events. Visual arts, cinema, and musical rhythms ranging from gipsy jazz to contemporary songs will contribute to strengthen the ties between European and South Asian cultures, offering a platform for free expression of the artists, as well as a range of outstanding cultural explorations and discoveries.
Following from last year’s projects – and especially the series of ‘Focus on Climate Change’ in the run up to the Paris Conference on Climate change (COP 21) -, this year’s festival will give special attention to promoting sustainable practices, with a focus on heritage and sustainable development.
According to this common thread, a series of conferences and discussions will be organised on the risks and potential of the increasing number of tourists, and the development of eco-friendly practices, contributing to raise awareness about the importance of moving towards sustainable development.
In the field of Visual Arts, the artist and ethnologist Vickie Fremont will conduct workshops around the country, implementing her ‘recycled art programme’, and photographer Maire Caroline Senlis will present a black and white exhibition about Versailles Place’s gardens, highlighting the beauty of this great piece of France’s heritage. Building tomorrow’s heritage, once again, an internationally-renowned graffiti artist, Marko93, will be invited to colour the walls of Kandy, Matara and Colombo, spreading artworks in public space!
And again… music, dance, urban art the cinema will delight all audiences, showcasing major artists as well as young talents whose influential and audacious artistic approaches will surprise you!
The main sponsors are Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Galle Face Hotel, main hospitality partner, Airbus Group, Total, Lion Royal Pvt. Ltd, Suez Environment, Alstom, Carmart-Peugeot, Connaissance de Ceylon, Dialog, Pee Bee- Lancome, Schneider Electric Lanka, Shanti Travel, Unibridge, Veolia, and Vinci.
For more information, please call Dinusha ILEPERUMA, Press Attache, Embassy of France on 0778688484.
