Culture is not an extra. It is part of the language.
At AFL, French and Francophone culture is experienced through cinema, music, visual arts, literature, workshops and encounters with people and ideas.
Ideas need a place to happen.
AFL creates that place through screenings, exhibitions, live performance, readings, workshops and collaborative cultural projects.
Some programmes introduce audiences to French and Francophone voices. Others create room for Pakistani artists, students and institutions to engage in wider cultural exchange.
Different doors into the same conversation.
Explore AFL’s cultural programme by discipline.
Cinema at AFL.
French, Francophone and international screenings, film programmes and conversations.
See Film Screenings →Live music & performance.
Concerts, intimate performances and music-led cultural gatherings.
See Music Events →Exhibitions at La Galerie.
Visual exhibitions and creative work by emerging and established artists.
See Exhibitions →Make, learn, participate.
Hands-on creative sessions, artist-led workshops and participatory activities.
See Workshops →Stories, books and ideas.
Literary activities, readings, storytelling and book-centred cultural programming.
See Literary Events →culture?
Because language makes more sense when you experience the world around it.
Culture gives context to vocabulary, humour, history, expression and everyday life. It also creates reasons for people to gather, question, listen and exchange.
That is why cultural activity sits alongside language learning at AFL rather than somewhere outside it.
Watch. Listen. Read. Make.
Cultural programming at AFL can take many forms, from quiet encounters to large public events.
Watch
Film screenings, documentaries and visual programmes.
Listen
Concerts, talks, conversations and live performance.
Read
Books, literature, storytelling and ideas through Le French Corner.
Make
Workshops, collaborative projects and participatory experiences.
Culture grows through partnership.
Many AFL programmes are made stronger through collaboration with artists, schools, universities, institutions and cultural organisations.
The next cultural experience is already on the calendar.
See screenings, exhibitions, performances, workshops and other upcoming programmes at AFL.
