January 30, 2008
EXHIBITION: PAINTINGS
Asma Abbasi brings alive the incredible history
of Bahawalpur which dates back to 1748, when it was founded by Nawab
Muhammed Bahawal Khan Abbasi 1. The princely State was one of the
largest states of British India and was renowned for its magnificent
architecture that had a unique Indo-Italian style. Through Asma’s
paintings we can also experience the mystery and live the emotion
of the most splendid era.
February
14, 2008
REOPENING OF REFURBISHED PREMISES & OPENING OF CAFÉ DES
ARTS
Dr.M. Azam Chaudhry, Chairman of the Board of directors,
the directors and the whole team of Alliance Française d’Islamabad
reopens its refurbished premises, and its new Café des Arts
(Pancake Specialties).
February 23, 2008
LECTURE: Ashura in Hispar: Re-Living Karbala in a remote village
of the Karakoram
The Cultural Section of German Embassy in cooperation
with Alliance Française d’Islamabad presented a lecture
by Professor Dr.Hugh van Skyhawk, who is a full professor of Comparative
Religion at Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations and Qaid-i-Azam
University, who lectured on the Ashura in Hispar: Re-Living Karbala
in a remote village of the Karakoram.
February 27, 2008
EXHIBITION: PAINTINGS-IMAGES OF THE SOUL
Samina Jamshed presented her bold and provocative
style through her paintings of the images of the Soul. Her figures
represented a fair bit of soul searching and were composed with
an array of beautiful colors.
March 2, 2008
PLAY: NO EXIT
Alliance Française d’Islamabad in
collaboration with PNCA, presented its new play, “No Exit”.
The play is set in a room in hell where three souls find themselves
locked together for eternity. What begins as a journey of self-exploration
for the characters as they come to terms with the actions which
led them to hell. Brilliantly produced by Tughral Turab Ali and
Irum Haroon this play was a treat for all! The cast included Tughral
Turab Ali, Salman Akhtar, Fizza Hasan and Nadine Murtaza.
March 18, 2008
FRANCOPHONE CONCERT: MARC LOOPUYT & THOMAS LOOPUYT
To celebrate the Francophonie Week, The Alliance
Française d’Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi in partnership
with the support of the Embassy of France to Pakistan, In partnership
to Air France held a concert of classical Arabic music, “Duo
de Oud” by Marc and Thomas Loopuyt.
March 25, 2008
FRANCOPHONIE FILM FESTIVAL
Seven different countries Canada, Vietnam, Switzerland,
France, Belgium, Tunisia, and Romania premiered 7 different films
which included: La Grande Seduction, Mua Len Trau (Buffalo Boy),
Henry Dunant Du Rouge Sur La Croix-Red on the Cross, Un Long Dimanche
De Fiancailles (A Very Long Engagement), Hop de Dominique Standaert,
Le Chant De La Noria, and Filantropica
April
9, 2008
Exhibition of Photographs-Jewellery: “Indian Princes and French
Jewellers”
Alliance Française d'Islamabad presents,
"Indian Princes & French Jewellers", an exhibition
about the jewellery worn by Maharadjas and created by Cartier, Mauboussin,
Van Cleef & Arpels. As inspirational as the sub-continent culture
itself the jewellery is ever so alluring. The jewellery ranges from
intricate designs and patterns, to basic modern simplicity on its
own.
April
19, 2008
LECTURE: Nauroz in Hispar: Rites of Community and Regeneration
The Cultural Section of German Embassy in cooperation
with Alliance Française d’Islamabad presented a lecture
by Professor Dr.Hugh van Skyhawk, who is a full professor of Comparative
Religion at Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations and Qaid-i-Azam
University, who lectured on the Nauroz in Hispar: Rites of Community
of Regeneration.
April
24, 2008
EXHIBITION: Photographs of Pakistan
Asian Study Group of Pakistan exhibited photographs taken
by their members.
April
30, 2008
EXHIBITION: PAINTINGS- Glimpses of Me, My life in Islamabad
Asif showcased his work on his life and experiences in
Islamabad. He invites his audience to experience through his vision
various, landscapes, abstracts, and paintings of his life and experiences
in Islamabad..
May 14,2008
Exhibition of Paintings : “Heritage Sensitivity: Par Amour
du Patrimoine”
Mubashir’s paintings have pure
emotions attached as he shows his sensitive nature and love for
his Heritage of Pakistan. He has exhibited his work at various galleries
and has gained enormous response with every exhibition up-to-date.
Once again Mubashir creates beautiful colorful paintings by using
different mediums such as watercolors and pyrography (woodburning).
His paintings consist of architectural scenes of Pakistan. Mubashir
simply expresses his immense pride in his heritage which can be
seen throughout his paintings.
May
27, 2008
BOOK PRESENTATION OPENING: “Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the messenger
of Qawwali”
Alliance Française d’Islamabad
presented a book presentation by Pierre Alain Baud. Pierre Alain
Baud has published the first ever biography on Nusrat Fateh Ali
Khan published in the French speaking world. Not only is Pierre
Alain Baud a Researcher, Artistic Counselor, journalist, but he
is also interested in spreading the artistic expressions of the
“Sufi East” into our world. Pierre Alain Baud himself
has worked many years alongside with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, thus
contributing to participating in organizing many of his international
tours and meeting him on and off in Pakistan. He has written several
books, Cd’s, booklets, researched articles, around the music’s
of Pakistan and Sufism. Click here for
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