In March, the French Cultures Festival/ Mois de la Francophonie celebrates the French-speaking community which brings together people who speak French, a language of education, culture and communication, and who love French cultures. This festival takes place in Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma and is open to everyone. It features more than 80 events (most of them in English) including lectures, films, theatrical shows, concerts, parties, wine lectures, cheese tasting, and even more!

Here is below a glance at some events:

In Houston, The francophone troupe “Et Voila Théâtre” presents “The House of Bernarda Alba” a play staged in French and Spanish with English surtitles. Federico Garcia Lorca’s masterpiece explores such themes as passion, oppression and conformity in a male dominated rural society, through the eyes of Bernarda and her daughters. The sculptures of the set are realized by the French artist Veronique Chalandar; those masterpieces will afterwards be shown at Daniel-kayne’s studio from March 26.

 

Discover again Alain Resnais’ films with a retrospective of the famous film director. More than ten films and documentaries will be screened notably «Muriel» ,«La Guerre est finie» , «Mon Oncle d'Amérique» etc…at the MFAH and Rice Media Center.



Amongst the parties and thematic nights, you can enjoy a Soirée littéraire (in French) around the theme “écrire sur l’art”, a night “Carnaval de Nice” , a guinguette or a Féria evening.

The Mexican Consulate and the French Consulate presents a concert for Flute and Piano with two dynamic and internationally renowned soloists; French flutist Jean Ferrandis and Mexican pianist Mauricio Nader.

The Second Annual Tulsa Festival de Film will show short and feature films in French with English subtitles from various French-speaking countries such as “L’argent de Poche” by François Truffaut, “Ce qu’il faut pour vivre” directed by Benoit Pilon and “A town Called Panic” a very entertaining animation film.

 

 

The Alliance Française of Dallas organizes an “Aperitif Bourguignon” with a short introduction to Dijon, Dallas' Sister city  as well as two mornings for kids with French Tales and songs, a soirée Pot Luck around French poems and a showing of the classic “La Gloire de mon père”. In addition, French restaurants in Dallas created a special FCF menu.

 

The famous SxSW festival in Austin hosts many Francophone musicians. Many bands from France will perform on March 18 during the French party.

Last but not least, students of French will have the opportunity to compete for prizes during the Texas French Symposium and “Le Grand Concours”. The purpose is to promote the French language and encourage the students' interest in the French culture.

To know more about the French Cultures Festival and learn about Francophony please visit: http://www.francophonie-texas.org