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La Francophonie to enthrall Shanghai with events

By Zhou Yubin | February 28, 2016, Sunday | Print Edition

ORGANIZED jointly by the embassies of the states and governments of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) and by numerous Chinese partners, this year’s Francophonie festival in China will see more than 10,000 people gather for hundreds of events from March 10 to 30.

The events will be held in more than 200 Chinese cities including Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shanghai, Shenyang and Wuhan and cover music, art, cinema, sport, literature, gastronomy and performing arts.

This year’s Ambassador of the Francophonie Festival is singer and French-speaker, Laure Shang.

A francophone karaoke will be launched in more than 3,500 KTVs all around China. A WeChat game inspired by the Pivot Dictation, centered around francophone expressions and French spelling, started on February 23 and allows beginners and accomplished French learners to polish their French and win numerous prizes including a trip to France and Switzerland for two people.

To celebrate the festival, singer Izïa Higelin, -M- and DJ Etienne de Crécy will have their performance live on March 25 in Shanghai. A retrospective of the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti will take place at the Yuz Museum on March 26. As part of the magnificent Alberto Giacometti retrospective, organized by the Yuz museum in Shanghai, Loïc Corbery, along with the Chinese actor Zhou Yemang, will perform Alberto Giacometti’s Workshop.

A literary encounter with the author Agnés Desarthe on March 14 in Shanghai is also a part of the festival.

Other activities include film screening and film directors presentations, concerts and exhibitions. Visit www.francophonie.faguowenhua.com to find the whole list of the programs.

The International Organization of La Francophonie was created to promote a dialogue and develop political and economic solidarity between the French-speaking peoples, including France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland and others.

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