Family Workshop with Illustrator Marie-Alice Harel

Create your own unlikely adventurers with illustrator Marie-Alice Harel, using a combination of drawing and collage. Everyone is welcome, just bring your enthusiasm, curiosity and imagination !

Marie-Alice Harel will be exhibiting 20 of her works from 7 to 28 November at the Institut.

About Marie-Alice Harel
Marie-Alice Harel is a French author and illustrator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was a Geosciences PhD and researcher before becoming a full time illustrator in 2016. She hasn’t looked back since and now dedicates her time and energy to develop ideas and challenge herself with new projects. Her watercolours can be found in books, picture books, galleries and magazines. She also creates artist books, another playful way to combine images and stories. Her self-published work is signed MÄ Harel. Marie-Alice joined the Edinburgh Drawing School in 2018, where she currently teaches life drawing and illustration. She also loves to work with museums and galleries to design workshops around exhibitions or permanent collections. Recent workshop at the Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, for the exhibition ‘Charles II: Art & Power’ (Feb 2019).

Follow her on Instagram to see what she’s up to.

Event details

Family Workshop with Illustrator Marie-Alice Harel
Saturday 16 November 2019 | 10.30am - Noon
Free & Open to all
Médiathèque Sir Patrick Geddes (1st floor)

Institut français d'Ecosse
Médiathèque Sir Patrick Geddes (1st floor)
West Parliament Square
Edinburgh EH1 1RF

Access Details
The Institut français d'Ecosse and the Médiathèque Sir Patrick Geddes are accessible with step-free access available at West Parliament Square and George IV Bridge.

Bookings
Book directly online or contact us at 0131 285 6030 or ifecosse.edimbourg-cslt diplomatie.gouv.fr

IFE Membership and discount rates
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Film screening + Director Q&A: Les drapeaux de papier

After the screening of Les drapeaux de papier (2019), director Nathan Ambrosioni will answer the audience’s questions about his film.

This event is part of the French Film Festival UK 2019 programme.

Synopsis
He is 30 and just got out of jail after 12 years of detention. She is almost 24 and has a simple life away from the city. One day, he comes to her and she let him stay with her. That’s complicated when your older brother needs to get back to a normal life. Between tenderness and bursts of laughter, his anger is sometimes out of control. However, she wants to help him. As for him, he wants to meet with his sister again.

Starring Noémie Merlant, Guillaume Gouix, Sébastien Houbani

Event details

Les drapeaux de papier
(dir. Nathan Ambrosioni | 2019 | 1h42min)
Wednesday, 25 November | 6:30pm
In French with English subtitles
FREE, but reservations necessary

Institut français d'Ecosse
Salle Emilienne Moreau-Evrard
West Parliament Square
Edinburgh EH1 1RF

Access Details
The Institut français d'Ecosse and the Salle Emilienne Moreau-Evrard are fully accessible with step-free access available at West Parliament Square and George IV Bridge.

Booking
This event is free and booking is strongly recommended. Book directly online or contact us at 0131 285 6030 or ifecosse.edimbourg-cslt diplomatie.gouv.fr

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Exhibition Launch: Near and Far. Art and stories by Marie-Alice Harel.

Join author and illustrator Marie-Alice Harel for the opening of her exhibition at the Institut.

She will talk about her process, the inspirations behind her stories and how her books came to be published. Both English and French editions will be available during the event. Marie-Alice will be delighted to answer your questions and sign copies of her books.

Learn more about the exhibition here.

About Marie-Alice Harel
Marie-Alice Harel is a French author and illustrator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was a Geosciences PhD and researcher before becoming a full time illustrator in 2016. She hasn’t looked back since and now dedicates her time and energy to develop ideas and challenge herself with new projects. Her watercolours can be found in books, picture books, galleries and magazines. She also creates artist books, another playful way to combine images and stories. Her self-published work is signed MÄ Harel. Marie-Alice joined the Edinburgh Drawing School in 2018, where she currently teaches life drawing and illustration. She also loves to work with museums and galleries to design workshops around exhibitions or permanent collections. Recent workshop at the Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, for the exhibition ‘Charles II: Art & Power’ (Feb 2019).

Follow her on Instagram to see what she’s up to.

Event details

Exhibition Launch: Near and Far. Art and stories by Marie-Alice Harel
Wednesday 6 November 2019 | 5.30 - 7.30pm
Free & Open to all
Salles Boulez 1 & 2

Institut français d'Ecosse
Salles Boulez 1 & 2 (1st floor)
West Parliament Square
Edinburgh EH1 1RF

Access Details
The Institut français d'Ecosse and the Salles Boulez 1 & 2 are accessible with step-free access available at West Parliament Square and George IV Bridge.

Bookings
Book directly online or contact us at 0131 285 6030 or ifecosse.edimbourg-cslt diplomatie.gouv.fr

IFE Membership and discount rates
To take advantage of discounted member rates and to have access to members-only events throughout the year, we invite you to become a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

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Exhibition: Near and Far. Art and stories by Marie-Alice Harel.

Gathered together for the first time, the Institut français d'Écosse is delighted to present more than 20 original illustrations from the books Omoiyari and Hortari by Edinburgh based artist and author Marie-Alice Harel.

Omoiyari takes you into an imaginary ancient Japan, and asks the question “where do stories come from?”.

Hortari is a collection of 15 illustrated short stories about unlikely adventurers and seekers.

Both books were translated and published in France this year.

About Marie-Alice Harel
Marie-Alice Harel is a French author and illustrator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was a Geosciences PhD and researcher before becoming a full time illustrator in 2016. She hasn’t looked back since and now dedicates her time and energy to develop ideas and challenge herself with new projects. Her watercolours can be found in books, picture books, galleries and magazines. She also creates artist books, another playful way to combine images and stories. Her self-published work is signed MÄ Harel. Marie-Alice joined the Edinburgh Drawing School in 2018, where she currently teaches life drawing and illustration. She also loves to work with museums and galleries to design workshops around exhibitions or permanent collections. Recent workshop at the Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, for the exhibition ‘Charles II: Art & Power’ (Feb 2019).

Follow her on Instagram to see what she’s up to.

Event details

Exhibition: Near and Far. Art and stories by Marie-Alice Harel.
Thursday 6 - Thursday 28 November 2019 | 10am - 5pm
Free & Open to all
Salles Boulez 1 & 2

Institut français d'Ecosse
Salles Boulez 1 & 2 (1st floor)
West Parliament Square
Edinburgh EH1 1RF

Access Details
The Institut français d'Ecosse and the Salles Boulez 1 & 2 are accessible with step-free access available at West Parliament Square and George IV Bridge.

Bookings
Book directly online or contact us at 0131 285 6030 or ifecosse.edimbourg-cslt diplomatie.gouv.fr

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Concours de la francophonie

Concours de la francophonie 2020

The Institut français d'Ecosse launches le Concours de la Francophonie, a national school competition to encourage all young French learners and their teachers around Scotland and to celebrate the international day of la francophonie.

• Who can take part? All Scottish primary and secondary schools offering French may enter this competition by submitting a short video of a classroom activity in French.

• 4 Categories: P1/P4 - P5/P7 - S1/S3 - S4/S6

• Eligible entries: A video in French of maximum 5 minutes (classroom activities as conversation, poetry, songs, etc). The learners should speak/sing clearly in French. The level of French will be adapted to the learners. We will also value the participation of ALL learners in the class and the creativity of the piece.
  • In primary, you may want to film a regular activity in French: a song you have prepared in class, a game, or a small dialogue etc.
  • In secondary, students need to show their communication skills in French and may want to conduct interviews in their school or create a short drama.

• How to take part?
  Send your video by email to concours.ifecosse gmail.com before 20 January 2020.
  Please name your file(s) with the name of the scholl and classes involved. Best way is to use file trasfer website such as wetransfer or another one (we do not have a GLOW access and will not be able to access those files).

• Prizes:
  • First prize in each category: invitation to attend a French immersion day on 20 March 2020 in Edinburgh to celebrate the international week of la francophonie at the French Institute. Transport and lunch for the entire classroom will be offered. Winners will take part in French workshops organized at the French Institute and will receive a selection of French books.
  • Second prize in each category: a selection of French books

This school competition is sponsored by TOTAL E&P, the Franco Scottish Society and is organised in partnership with the Alliance française de Glasgow, SALT, SCILT, the University of Edinburgh.

Previous edition reports are available here for 2019, here for 2018 and here for 2017,

Bonne chance à tous !

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Wine Tasting: Along the Rhine

Richard Bouglet, director of L'Art du Vin, and Peter Bernhard, wine producer of the Peter Jakob Kühn domain from the Rheingau region of Germany will take you on a journey along both banks of the river Rhine.

Discover three Alsatian and three German Rieslings and learn all about their histories.

About L'Art du Vin
Dalgety Bay, Scotland
At l'Art du Vin we are passionate about wines made by artisan producers that express their terroir. Our bespoke portfolio focusses on wines that are made with passion, integrity and uniqueness of origin while remaining true to environmental and ethical issues. We stock a wide range of biodynamic wines and organic wines alongside our very own range of micro fair trade wines, and we take great pride in being the first Scottish wine merchant to be a certified member of the Soil Association.

About the Peter Jakob Kühn Wine Domain
Oestrich, Rheingau (Germany)
It was no surprise when word reached us that Peter Jakob Kühn had been voted German winemaker of the year for 2016 – his wines are some of the best examples of German produce we have tasted. The Kühn estate was founded in 1786 by Jacobus Kühn and has remained under the watchful eye of his family ever since. Now, along with his wife Angela, and their son Peter Bernhard (who, during his training completed a stage with our friends at Domaine Zind-Humbrecht), cultivates the family land biodynamically, producing a range of Rieslings which showcase the Rheingau terroir. A fervent believer in the ecological benefits of biodynamic farming, Peter is at present, the only producer to follow biodynamic principles in the Rheingau. His wines are made in a fearless manner, with as much as possible left to nature’s own course. His experimental cuvées include wines which have undergone extra-long lees ageing or been fermented and aged in amphora vessels. Peter is a producer we are delighted to introduce to you all and we firmly believe that his wines will become iconic in the very near future.

Event details

Wine Tasting: Along the Rhine
Saturday 2nd November 2019 | 6-7.30pm
£20 (£16 concession)

Institut français d'Ecosse
Salle Emilienne Moreau-Evrard
West Parliament Square
Edinburgh EH1 1RF

Access Details
The Institut français d'Ecosse and the Salle Emilienne Moreau-Evrard are accessible with step-free access available at West Parliament Square and George IV Bridge.

Bookings
Book directly online or contact us at 0131 285 6030 or ifecosse.edimbourg-cslt diplomatie.gouv.fr

IFE Membership and discount rates
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Talk: Revolution, Abolition and Blackness in the French Empire - The Art of 1800

In her words, Anne Lafont explores “the issue of art and race in its most striking and lesser-known aspects".

About the event
In this lecture, Anne Lafont will reflect upon the question of representation and portraiture of Black people during the French and Haitian Revolutions (1789-1802). Starting from two famous paintings – the Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Belley by the artist Girodet, and the Portrait of Madeleine by Marie-Guilhemine Benoist – as well as lesser-known images such as Toussaint-Louverture’s printed portraits, and other anonymous black figures of the time, Anne Lafont will engage in an interpretation of visual art and identity politics in the dislocation and upheaval of the French Empire around 1800.

About the Speaker
Anne Lafont is Professor (directrice d'études) at EHESS in Paris. She is an art historian and researches visual cultures of the early modern world with a specific interest in Art of the African Diaspora in an eighteenth-century imperial context, and contemporary artistic theory regarding Blackness and Creolization. She has co-edited Plumes et pinceaux. Discours de femmes sur l'art en Europe 1750-1850, 2 vols (Paris: Presses du Réel, 2012) and just completed a book on Art and Race in the Age of Enlightenment: L'art et la race. L'Africain (tout) contre l'oeil des Lumières (Paris: Presses du Réel, 2019). She collaborated to the exhibition Black models: from Géricault to Matisse held in spring 2019 at the Musée d'Osrsay.

This free lecture is a part of The Borders of Identity seminar series (#bordersofidentity), organised in part by the Higher Education, Research and Innovation Department of the French Embassy in London.

Revolution, Abolition and Blackness in the French Empire -
The Art of 1800
Thursday, 7 November 2019, 6.45 - 8.15pm
Talk in FRENCH | FREE

Institut français d'Ecosse
Salle Emilienne Moreau Evrard (1st floor)
West Parliament Square
Edinburgh EH1 1RF

Access Details
The Institut français d'Ecosse and the salle Emilienne Moreau Evrard are accessible with step-free access available at West Parliament Square and George IV Bridge.

Bookings
Advanced booking recommended ONLINE via our extranet, at 0131 285 60 30, or at ifecosse.edimbourg-cslt diplomatie.gouv.fr

IFE Membership and discount rates
To take advantage of discounted member rates and to have access to members-only events throughout the year, we invite you to become a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

Image: Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Belley by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (left); Portrait of Madeleine by Marie-Guilhemine Benoist (right)

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Book Launch: "The New Town of Edinburgh: An Architectural Celebration"

In collaboration with Birlinn Books, we are hosting the book launch of The New Town of Edinburgh: An Architectural Celebration edited by Clarisse Godard Desmarest.

About the book
This collection of innovative essays celebrates the New Town of Edinburgh over the 250 years since its original creation. The contributing authors discuss the intellectual, economic and political contexts which provided the impetus for the city of Edinburgh to expand north of the Old Town, and analyse the New Town’s unique architectural status in terms of its size, monumentality and degree of preservation. For centuries, Scotland has pursued innovation, improvement, commerce and contact with England and the Continent; and since medieval times it has been an urbanising land of planned towns. This book reflects on the constantly changing dialogue between Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns, from the eighteenth century to the present time, as the city became increasingly commercialised. It also compares Edinburgh’s New Town with more recent new towns elsewhere, notably nineteenth century Dunedin in New Zealand and Scotland’s planned new-town movement of the twentieth century. The age of conservation is another of the central themes.

By drawing on different approaches to the new town phenomenon in Scotland, this volume pays tribute to Scotland’s vibrant capital, and offers insights into new research on Scotland’s urban development.

About the editor
Clarisse Godard Desmarest is a lecturer at the University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, and a fellow of the Institut Universitaire de France. She specialises in Scottish architectural history and heritage, and has held fellowships at the Institute of Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), Edinburgh College of Art and the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh. She holds an Agrégation in English and is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris. Her doctorate at the Sorbonne, jointly supervised by the University of Edinburgh, was awarded a national prize in France for the best thesis on a Scottish subject.

About the event

Hugh Andrew, Birlinn Limited’s Managing Director, and Clarisse Godard Desmarest, the collection’s editor, will offer brief remarks about the importance of The New Town of Edinburgh: An Architectural Celebration. The book launch will be followed by a drinks reception, where many of the collection’s contributors will be in attendance.

The New Town of Edinburgh: An Architectural Celebration will be available for purchase at the event for the discounted price of £30 (normally £40). Clarisse Godard Desmarest and other contributors will be on hand to sign the book.

Book Launch: The New Town of Edinburgh: An Architectural Celebration
Thursday, 31 October 2019 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm
In ENGLISH | Free, but reservations required

Institut français d'Ecosse
Salle Emilienne Moreau Evrard (1st floor)
West Parliament Square
Edinburgh EH1 1RF

Access Details
The Institut français d'Ecosse and the salle Emilienne Moreau Evrard are accessible with step-free access available at West Parliament Square and George IV Bridge.

Reservations
RSVP by writing directly to events birlinn.co.uk.

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To take advantage of discounted member rates and to have access to members-only events throughout the year, we invite you to become a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

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Rencontre littéraire : Laurence Tardieu

While she is in residence at the University of St Andrews, French author Laurence Tardieu will come to the Institut to discuss her books and writing career with Dr Elise Hugueny-Léger.

About Laurence Tardieu
She was born in Marseille in 1972. She has been writing since she was a child: for her, writing is an essential activity, not just an aspect of life but something that lies at its very heart, making it both possible and meaningful. In 1998, she decided she would devote herself to writing. That same year she discovered theatre and enrolled in a three-year drama course at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique in Paris, graduating in 2001. Her first novel, Comme un père, was published in 2002. For a few years, her activity as a writer ran alongside her theatre work, until, in 2006, she decided to devote herself entirely to writing.

The publication of her sixth novel, La Confusion des peines (2011), marked a turning point in her trajectory as a writer: for the first time, she was dealing with autobiographical material. This text was to have a profound effect, marking a break which led to changes in her writing and her reflections on literature. She next published a writing diary, L'écriture et la vie, which traces her attempt to ‘rediscover meaningful words’ after two years of being unable to write. It was this writing diary which allowed her to banish her fears and return to writing: her next work, Une Vie a soi, came out in 2014. À la fin le silence, a work born of two experiences of trauma and dispossession, one personal, the other collective, was published in 2016. Her most recent work, Nous aurons été vivants (2019) marks a joyful return to fiction.

Her writing is an attempt to strip down experiences and people to their very core: what is left of us when the masks are removed? For her writing is a quest, a quest with truth—our truth(s)—as its endpoint. Writing, above all else, experience. Thrilling experience, but risky too, grappling with life.

After having run a series of writing workshops at the Sorbonne Nouvelle and at Science Po, Tardieu has for the past four years been in charge of a writing course with the NRF (Nouvelle Revue Française) entitled ‘Les frontières de l'intime’.

She is the recipient of many prizes, including the prix Alain Fournier for Puisque rien ne dure.

Source: University of St Andrews

Event details

Rencontre littéraire : Laurence Tardieu
Thursday, 21 November | 1-2pm
IN FRENCH | Free and open to all

Institut français d'Ecosse
Salle Emilienne Moreau-Evrard (1st floor)
West Parliament Square
Edinburgh EH1 1RF

Access Details
The Institut français d'Ecosse and the Salle Emilienne Moreau-Evrard are accessible with step-free access available at West Parliament Square and George IV Bridge.

Bookings
Book directly online or contact us at 0131 285 6030 or ifecosse.edimbourg-cslt diplomatie.gouv.fr

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Rencontre littéraire : Franck Magloire

French author and Prix littéraire de la ville de Caen 2003 Franck Magloire will talk about his works and his relationship with literature. Institut librarian Catherine Guiat will host the event.

About Franck Magloire
Born in 1970 in Normandy, Franck Magloire was a consultant before becoming a school teacher. His style is meticulous both in substance and form. His way of addressing social issues makes him a unique voice in French contemporary literature. He was awarded the Prix littéraire de la ville de Caen in 2003 for Ouvrière (Éditions de l'Aube, 2002, points Seuil 2012) and wrote Sans Visages (Bayard, 2004), En contrebas (Éditions de l'Aube, 2007) and Présents (Seuil, 2012). His last book, Destination (Editions le Soupirail, 2017), traces the lives of the generation born in the 1970’s.

Event details

Rencontre littéraire : Franck Magloire
Thursday, 7 November | 1-2pm
IN FRENCH | Free and open to all

Institut français d'Ecosse
Médiathèque Sir Patrick Geddes (1st floor)
West Parliament Square
Edinburgh EH1 1RF

Access Details
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Bookings
Book directly online or contact us at 0131 285 6030 or ifecosse.edimbourg-cslt diplomatie.gouv.fr

IFE Membership and discount rates
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Franco-Scottish Society: French Film Festival UK 2019 Preview

As part of a series of events coproduced by the Franco-Scottish Society and the Institut français d'Ecosse for the 2018-2019 session, Richard Mowe, co-director of the French Film Festival UK, will be giving a preview of the the upcoming edition of the Festival, now in its 27th year.

This event is delivered as a coproduction with the Franco-Scottish Society

Event details

French Film Festival UK 2019 Preview
Wednesday, 23 October 2019, 6.30 - 8.30pm
In ENGLISH
FSS and IFE Members: FREE

Institut français d'Ecosse
West Parliament Square
Edinburgh EH1 1RF

Advanced booking recommended ONLINE via our extranet, at 0131 285 60 30, or at ifecosse.edimbourg-cslt diplomatie.gouv.fr. Proof of membership will be quested on the door.

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Quadrille Classes at the Institut français d'Écosse

Come and learn quadrille dance with Talitha MacKenzie, a teacher of Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. All levels are welcome!

The Franco-Scottish dances so popular in Edinburgh during the Regency period are enjoying a revival – why not join us in celebrating this?

Although similar to Scottish Country Dance, Quadrilles are danced as four couples in a square so that each set has its own ‘community’. Footwork is not overly complicated—the focus is on social interaction. Ballroom dancing has never been so much fun!

Dance your way to fitness without even noticing the effort, while your brain gets its share of exercise remembering the sequence of figures. As the instructions were written in French, you can practice your language skills at the same time.

All levels welcome, no experience necessary; you may come on your own or with a partner. Comfortable clothing and soft, flexible shoes, with low (or no) heel, recommended.

About Talitha MacKenzie
Talitha MacKenzie, who has been studying Historical Dance since the early 1970s, has a degree in Musicology from the New England Conservatory of Music, where she performed Renaissance and Baroque dance and music with Julia Sutton’s Collegium Terpsichore. Currently teaching Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, she has been reviving and reconstructing Nathaniel Gow’s Quadrilles from the original scores published in Edinburgh two hundred years ago.

How to enrol
A series of 10 Fortnightly Classes are £70 (£50 for members of the Edinburgh Quadrille Society &/or L'Institut Français); alternatively, you may pay £7/£5 at the door.
Book now by going to https://www.sonasmultimedia.co.uk/

Next class
10 Mar from 7.30 to 9pm.
Salles Boulez 1 & 2 (first floor)

IFE Membership and discount rates
To take advantage of discounted member rates and to have access to members-only events throughout the year, we invite you to become a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

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Quadrille Classes at the Institut français d'Écosse

Come and learn quadrille dance with Talitha MacKenzie, a teacher of Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. All levels are welcome!

The Franco-Scottish dances so popular in Edinburgh during the Regency period are enjoying a revival – why not join us in celebrating this?

Although similar to Scottish Country Dance, Quadrilles are danced as four couples in a square so that each set has its own ‘community’. Footwork is not overly complicated—the focus is on social interaction. Ballroom dancing has never been so much fun!

Dance your way to fitness without even noticing the effort, while your brain gets its share of exercise remembering the sequence of figures. As the instructions were written in French, you can practice your language skills at the same time.

All levels welcome, no experience necessary; you may come on your own or with a partner. Comfortable clothing and soft, flexible shoes, with low (or no) heel, recommended.

About Talitha MacKenzie
Talitha MacKenzie, who has been studying Historical Dance since the early 1970s, has a degree in Musicology from the New England Conservatory of Music, where she performed Renaissance and Baroque dance and music with Julia Sutton’s Collegium Terpsichore. Currently teaching Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, she has been reviving and reconstructing Nathaniel Gow’s Quadrilles from the original scores published in Edinburgh two hundred years ago.

How to enrol
A series of 10 Fortnightly Classes are £70 (£50 for members of the Edinburgh Quadrille Society &/or L'Institut Français); alternatively, you may pay £7/£5 at the door.
Book now by going to https://www.sonasmultimedia.co.uk/

Salles Boulez 1 & 2 (first floor)

IFE Membership and discount rates
To take advantage of discounted member rates and to have access to members-only events throughout the year, we invite you to become a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

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Quadrille Classes at the Institut français d'Écosse

Come and learn quadrille dance with Talitha MacKenzie, a teacher of Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. All levels are welcome!

The Franco-Scottish dances so popular in Edinburgh during the Regency period are enjoying a revival – why not join us in celebrating this?

Although similar to Scottish Country Dance, Quadrilles are danced as four couples in a square so that each set has its own ‘community’. Footwork is not overly complicated—the focus is on social interaction. Ballroom dancing has never been so much fun!

Dance your way to fitness without even noticing the effort, while your brain gets its share of exercise remembering the sequence of figures. As the instructions were written in French, you can practice your language skills at the same time.

All levels welcome, no experience necessary; you may come on your own or with a partner. Comfortable clothing and soft, flexible shoes, with low (or no) heel, recommended.

About Talitha MacKenzie
Talitha MacKenzie, who has been studying Historical Dance since the early 1970s, has a degree in Musicology from the New England Conservatory of Music, where she performed Renaissance and Baroque dance and music with Julia Sutton’s Collegium Terpsichore. Currently teaching Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, she has been reviving and reconstructing Nathaniel Gow’s Quadrilles from the original scores published in Edinburgh two hundred years ago.

How to enrol
A series of 10 Fortnightly Classes are £70 (£50 for members of the Edinburgh Quadrille Society &/or L'Institut Français); alternatively, you may pay £7/£5 at the door.
Book now by going to https://www.sonasmultimedia.co.uk/

Next classes
25 Feb, 10 Mar from 7.30 to 9pm.
Salles Boulez 1 & 2 (first floor)

IFE Membership and discount rates
To take advantage of discounted member rates and to have access to members-only events throughout the year, we invite you to become a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

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Quadrille Classes at the Institut français d'Écosse

Come and learn quadrille dance with Talitha MacKenzie, a teacher of Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. All levels are welcome!

The Franco-Scottish dances so popular in Edinburgh during the Regency period are enjoying a revival – why not join us in celebrating this?

Although similar to Scottish Country Dance, Quadrilles are danced as four couples in a square so that each set has its own ‘community’. Footwork is not overly complicated—the focus is on social interaction. Ballroom dancing has never been so much fun!

Dance your way to fitness without even noticing the effort, while your brain gets its share of exercise remembering the sequence of figures. As the instructions were written in French, you can practice your language skills at the same time.

All levels welcome, no experience necessary; you may come on your own or with a partner. Comfortable clothing and soft, flexible shoes, with low (or no) heel, recommended.

About Talitha MacKenzie
Talitha MacKenzie, who has been studying Historical Dance since the early 1970s, has a degree in Musicology from the New England Conservatory of Music, where she performed Renaissance and Baroque dance and music with Julia Sutton’s Collegium Terpsichore. Currently teaching Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, she has been reviving and reconstructing Nathaniel Gow’s Quadrilles from the original scores published in Edinburgh two hundred years ago.

How to enrol
A series of 10 Fortnightly Classes are £70 (£50 for members of the Edinburgh Quadrille Society &/or L'Institut Français); alternatively, you may pay £7/£5 at the door.
Book now by going to https://www.sonasmultimedia.co.uk/

Next classes
11 Feb, 25 Feb, 10 Mar from 7.30 to 9pm.
Salles Boulez 1 & 2 (first floor)

IFE Membership and discount rates
To take advantage of discounted member rates and to have access to members-only events throughout the year, we invite you to become a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

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Quadrille Classes at the Institut français d'Écosse

Come and learn quadrille dance with Talitha MacKenzie, a teacher of Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. All levels are welcome!

The Franco-Scottish dances so popular in Edinburgh during the Regency period are enjoying a revival – why not join us in celebrating this?

Although similar to Scottish Country Dance, Quadrilles are danced as four couples in a square so that each set has its own ‘community’. Footwork is not overly complicated—the focus is on social interaction. Ballroom dancing has never been so much fun!

Dance your way to fitness without even noticing the effort, while your brain gets its share of exercise remembering the sequence of figures. As the instructions were written in French, you can practice your language skills at the same time.

All levels welcome, no experience necessary; you may come on your own or with a partner. Comfortable clothing and soft, flexible shoes, with low (or no) heel, recommended.

About Talitha MacKenzie
Talitha MacKenzie, who has been studying Historical Dance since the early 1970s, has a degree in Musicology from the New England Conservatory of Music, where she performed Renaissance and Baroque dance and music with Julia Sutton’s Collegium Terpsichore. Currently teaching Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, she has been reviving and reconstructing Nathaniel Gow’s Quadrilles from the original scores published in Edinburgh two hundred years ago.

How to enrol
A series of 10 Fortnightly Classes are £70 (£50 for members of the Edinburgh Quadrille Society &/or L'Institut Français); alternatively, you may pay £7/£5 at the door.
Book now by going to https://www.sonasmultimedia.co.uk/

Next classes
28 Jan, 11 Feb, 25 Feb, 10 Mar from 7.30 to 9pm.
Salles Boulez 1 & 2 (first floor)

IFE Membership and discount rates
To take advantage of discounted member rates and to have access to members-only events throughout the year, we invite you to become a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

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Quadrille Classes at the Institut français d'Écosse

Come and learn quadrille dance with Talitha MacKenzie, a teacher of Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. All levels are welcome!

The Franco-Scottish dances so popular in Edinburgh during the Regency period are enjoying a revival – why not join us in celebrating this?

Although similar to Scottish Country Dance, Quadrilles are danced as four couples in a square so that each set has its own ‘community’. Footwork is not overly complicated—the focus is on social interaction. Ballroom dancing has never been so much fun!

Dance your way to fitness without even noticing the effort, while your brain gets its share of exercise remembering the sequence of figures. As the instructions were written in French, you can practice your language skills at the same time.

All levels welcome, no experience necessary; you may come on your own or with a partner. Comfortable clothing and soft, flexible shoes, with low (or no) heel, recommended.

About Talitha MacKenzie
Talitha MacKenzie, who has been studying Historical Dance since the early 1970s, has a degree in Musicology from the New England Conservatory of Music, where she performed Renaissance and Baroque dance and music with Julia Sutton’s Collegium Terpsichore. Currently teaching Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, she has been reviving and reconstructing Nathaniel Gow’s Quadrilles from the original scores published in Edinburgh two hundred years ago.

How to enrol
A series of 10 Fortnightly Classes are £70 (£50 for members of the Edinburgh Quadrille Society &/or L'Institut Français); alternatively, you may pay £7/£5 at the door.
Book now by going to https://www.sonasmultimedia.co.uk/

Next classes
14 Jan, 28 Jan, 11 Feb, 25 Feb, 10 Mar from 7.30 to 9pm.
Salles Boulez 1 & 2 (first floor)

IFE Membership and discount rates
To take advantage of discounted member rates and to have access to members-only events throughout the year, we invite you to become a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

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Quadrille Classes at the Institut français d'Écosse

Come and learn quadrille dance with Talitha MacKenzie, a teacher of Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. All levels are welcome!

The Franco-Scottish dances so popular in Edinburgh during the Regency period are enjoying a revival – why not join us in celebrating this?

Although similar to Scottish Country Dance, Quadrilles are danced as four couples in a square so that each set has its own ‘community’. Footwork is not overly complicated—the focus is on social interaction. Ballroom dancing has never been so much fun!

Dance your way to fitness without even noticing the effort, while your brain gets its share of exercise remembering the sequence of figures. As the instructions were written in French, you can practice your language skills at the same time.

All levels welcome, no experience necessary; you may come on your own or with a partner. Comfortable clothing and soft, flexible shoes, with low (or no) heel, recommended.

About Talitha MacKenzie
Talitha MacKenzie, who has been studying Historical Dance since the early 1970s, has a degree in Musicology from the New England Conservatory of Music, where she performed Renaissance and Baroque dance and music with Julia Sutton’s Collegium Terpsichore. Currently teaching Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, she has been reviving and reconstructing Nathaniel Gow’s Quadrilles from the original scores published in Edinburgh two hundred years ago.

How to enrol
A series of 10 Fortnightly Classes are £70 (£50 for members of the Edinburgh Quadrille Society &/or L'Institut Français); alternatively, you may pay £7/£5 at the door.
Book now by going to https://www.sonasmultimedia.co.uk/

Next classes
17 Dec, 14 Jan, 28 Jan, 11 Feb, 25 Feb, 10 Mar from 7.30 to 9pm.
Salles Boulez 1 & 2 (first floor)

IFE Membership and discount rates
To take advantage of discounted member rates and to have access to members-only events throughout the year, we invite you to become a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

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Quadrille Classes at the Institut français d'Écosse

Come and learn quadrille dance with Talitha MacKenzie, a teacher of Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. All levels are welcome!

The Franco-Scottish dances so popular in Edinburgh during the Regency period are enjoying a revival – why not join us in celebrating this?

Although similar to Scottish Country Dance, Quadrilles are danced as four couples in a square so that each set has its own ‘community’. Footwork is not overly complicated—the focus is on social interaction. Ballroom dancing has never been so much fun!

Dance your way to fitness without even noticing the effort, while your brain gets its share of exercise remembering the sequence of figures. As the instructions were written in French, you can practice your language skills at the same time.

All levels welcome, no experience necessary; you may come on your own or with a partner. Comfortable clothing and soft, flexible shoes, with low (or no) heel, recommended.

About Talitha MacKenzie
Talitha MacKenzie, who has been studying Historical Dance since the early 1970s, has a degree in Musicology from the New England Conservatory of Music, where she performed Renaissance and Baroque dance and music with Julia Sutton’s Collegium Terpsichore. Currently teaching Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, she has been reviving and reconstructing Nathaniel Gow’s Quadrilles from the original scores published in Edinburgh two hundred years ago.

How to enrol
A series of 10 Fortnightly Classes are £70 (£50 for members of the Edinburgh Quadrille Society &/or L'Institut Français); alternatively, you may pay £7/£5 at the door.
Book now by going to https://www.sonasmultimedia.co.uk/

Next classes
3 Dec, 17 Dec, 14 Jan, 28 Jan, 11 Feb, 25 Feb, 10 Mar from 7.30 to 9pm.
Salles Boulez 1 & 2 (first floor)

IFE Membership and discount rates
To take advantage of discounted member rates and to have access to members-only events throughout the year, we invite you to become a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

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Quadrille Classes at the Institut français d'Écosse

Come and learn quadrille dance with Talitha MacKenzie, a teacher of Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. All levels are welcome!

The Franco-Scottish dances so popular in Edinburgh during the Regency period are enjoying a revival – why not join us in celebrating this?

Although similar to Scottish Country Dance, Quadrilles are danced as four couples in a square so that each set has its own ‘community’. Footwork is not overly complicated—the focus is on social interaction. Ballroom dancing has never been so much fun!

Dance your way to fitness without even noticing the effort, while your brain gets its share of exercise remembering the sequence of figures. As the instructions were written in French, you can practice your language skills at the same time.

All levels welcome, no experience necessary; you may come on your own or with a partner. Comfortable clothing and soft, flexible shoes, with low (or no) heel, recommended.

About Talitha MacKenzie
Talitha MacKenzie, who has been studying Historical Dance since the early 1970s, has a degree in Musicology from the New England Conservatory of Music, where she performed Renaissance and Baroque dance and music with Julia Sutton’s Collegium Terpsichore. Currently teaching Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, she has been reviving and reconstructing Nathaniel Gow’s Quadrilles from the original scores published in Edinburgh two hundred years ago.

How to enrol
A series of 10 Fortnightly Classes are £70 (£50 for members of the Edinburgh Quadrille Society &/or L'Institut Français); alternatively, you may pay £7/£5 at the door.
Book now by going to https://www.sonasmultimedia.co.uk/

Next classes
19 Nov, 3 Dec, 17 Dec, 14 Jan, 28 Jan, 11 Feb, 25 Feb, 10 Mar from 7.30 to 9pm.
Salles Boulez 1 & 2 (first floor)

IFE Membership and discount rates
To take advantage of discounted member rates and to have access to members-only events throughout the year, we invite you to become a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

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Quadrille Classes at the Institut français d'Écosse

Come and learn quadrille dance with Talitha MacKenzie, a teacher of Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. All levels are welcome!

The Franco-Scottish dances so popular in Edinburgh during the Regency period are enjoying a revival – why not join us in celebrating this?

Although similar to Scottish Country Dance, Quadrilles are danced as four couples in a square so that each set has its own ‘community’. Footwork is not overly complicated—the focus is on social interaction. Ballroom dancing has never been so much fun!

Dance your way to fitness without even noticing the effort, while your brain gets its share of exercise remembering the sequence of figures. As the instructions were written in French, you can practice your language skills at the same time.

All levels welcome, no experience necessary; you may come on your own or with a partner. Comfortable clothing and soft, flexible shoes, with low (or no) heel, recommended.

About Talitha MacKenzie
Talitha MacKenzie, who has been studying Historical Dance since the early 1970s, has a degree in Musicology from the New England Conservatory of Music, where she performed Renaissance and Baroque dance and music with Julia Sutton’s Collegium Terpsichore. Currently teaching Historical Dance & Dance Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, she has been reviving and reconstructing Nathaniel Gow’s Quadrilles from the original scores published in Edinburgh two hundred years ago.

How to enrol
A series of 10 Fortnightly Classes are £70 (£50 for members of the Edinburgh Quadrille Society &/or L'Institut Français); alternatively, you may pay £7/£5 at the door.
Book now by going to https://www.sonasmultimedia.co.uk/

Next classes
5 Nov, 19 Nov, 3 Dec, 17 Dec, 14 Jan, 28 Jan, 11 Feb, 25 Feb, 10 Mar from 7.30 to 9pm.
Salles Boulez 1 & 2 (first floor)

IFE Membership and discount rates
To take advantage of discounted member rates and to have access to members-only events throughout the year, we invite you to become a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

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Groupe de lecture : Laurence Tardieu

Every month the group meets to discuss a book selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discover the other members’ views on them. The discussion is held in French.

In October, the group will be discussing La confusion des peines by Laurence Tardieu (2011, Stock).

The Institut will also organise a rencontre littéraire with Laurence Tardieu on Thursday 21 November 2019.

Groupe de lecture : Laurence Tardieu
Thursday, 24 October | 1.00 - 2.00pm
IN FRENCH | C1 level and above
FREE, but for Members only

Institut français d'Ecosse
Salle Duchesse d'Angoulême (first floor)
West Parliament Square
Edinburgh, EH1 1RF

The groupe de lecture is open to members of the Institut français d'Ecosse only. Admission is free, but the number of places is limited. To sign up, please fill in the registration form and send it to ifecosse.edimbourg-cslt diplomatie.gouv.fr

Access Details
The Institut français d'Ecosse and the Salle Duchesse d'Angoulême are accessible with step-free access available at West Parliament Square and George IV Bridge.

IFE Membership and Discount Rates
The Institut programmes many members only events and offers discounted member rates at other events. Find out more about becoming a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

Photo: Le Livre de Poche.

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Piano Concert: Nicolas Jounis, Inspirations Celtiques

Nicolas Jounis is a French pianist and composer who has always been passionate about harmonisation, orchestration and improvisation. As a result of a collaboration with the Institut français d'Écosse, he will present his latest creation, “Cahiers d'improvisation. Inspirations celtiques” at the Scottish Arts Club.

Listen to the album on YouTube.

About Nicolas Jounis
Winner of the 2010 Loiret Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition, Nicolas Jounis continues his career as a composer whose repertoire ranges from Celtic music to symphonic, lyrical and film music.

Over the last few years, Nicolas Jounis has played with many European orchestras (France, Italy, Germany, Romania…) but also with Massy Opera Orchestra, Paris Symphony Association, Craiova Philharmonic Orchestra, Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra, East European Symphony Orchestra, Constance Weber Chamber Orchestra, Saint-Nazaire Orchestra, Leopolis de Lviv Orchestra, Spazio Musica Orchestra, East European Chamber Orchestra, Craiova Romanian Opera.

In 2007, he became musical director of “L'Orchestrale de Nantes”.

Since 2008, combining symphonic and lyrical with the same passion, he has directed among other the operas Tosca, Bohème, Traviata, Un ballo in maschera, Cavalleria rusticana, Pagliacci then Carmen at “Teodirini” Lyric Theater from Craiova in parallel with his collaborations with the East European Chamber Orchestra in France, Italy and Romania.

In 2014, Nicolas Jounis conducted the world premiere of the Opera “Jeanne” that he composed, with The Romanian Opera from Craiova.

In 2017, he founded the “Ensemble Orchestral Ligérien EOLE””.

In October 2018, his Requiem was produced by the Craiova National Opera.

About the Scottish Arts Club
The Scottish Arts Club is a private members club which provides an enjoyable and friendly environment for social and artistic activities throughout the year. It is an excellent meeting place in the heart of Edinburgh. It is a haven that offers an exciting annual calendar of events as well as delicious food prepared daily by our Chef Steve Morton for both informal lunches with friends and formal dinners. The Club offers several options that enable prospective members to explore the wonderful opportunities we have to offer.

Event details

Piano Concert: Nicolas Jounis, Inspirations Celtiques
Thursday, 24 October | 6.30 - 8pm
£10 (£8 concession)

At the Scottish Arts Club
24 Rutland Square, Edinburgh EH1 2BW

BOOKING BY PHONE
Scottish Arts Club: +44(0)131 229 8157

IFE Membership and discount rates
To take advantage of discounted member rates on events like this one and others throughout the year, we invite you to become a member of the Institut français d'Ecosse.

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