Fête de la Francophonie - a cultural evening with French music and culinary specialities from France, Wallonie (Begium), Suisse Romande (Switzerland), Luxembourg, Québec (Canada), Haiti, Congo, Madagascar, Cameroun, Bénin, Morocco, Tchad, Niger and Burkina Faso. The highlight of the event is a common concert of Belgian and Haitian musicans. The traditional "Fête de la Francophonie" takes place in the newly designed rooms of the International Cultural Centre Ufa-Fabrik (a former movie factory of the UFA, Germany's major film company of the 20s to the 40s) and has the motto "Tell me about the Francophonie". The participating countries will present various aspects of their artistic and cultural diversity:
- Musical performances from Belgium and Haiti
- Readings in French and German of excerpts of literary works from the Francophonie
- Specialty food and tasting at many national stands
- The presentation of a selection of short films from the Francophonie
Le mercredi, 13 mars 2013 à compter de 19h00, les locaux modernisés du centre culturel international Ufa-Fabrik, Viktoriastr. 10, 12105 Berlin aceuilleront la traditionnelle Fête de la Francophonie à Berlin. L’édition 2013 à Berlin se déroulera autour du thème "Raconte-moi la Francophonie ". Les pays participants se proposent de présenter plusieurs aspects de leur création artistique et culturelle:
- La musique haitienne et belge
- La production littéraire, à travers la lecture d’extraits littéraires en allemand
- Les stands gastronomiques, dégustation de spécialités culinaires de plusieurs pays
- Le cinéma, court-métrages de plusieurs pays
When? 13 March 2013 at 7 p.m.
Where? Ufa-Fabrik
Viktoriastrasse 10
12105 Berlin Tempelhof (in the south of Berlin)
Next to U-Bahnhof "Ullsteinstrasse" line U 6
IMPORTANT:
Free admission - but who wish to participate have to register at the Embassy of Belgium until 8th March:
Praktikant3@dgcfrw.de