Molière’s Theatre with Tang Shu Wing and Christopher Tong

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The Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau and the Alliance Française Hong Kong are pleased to announce the start of the Francophonie Festival 2022. 

Completely online this year, events around French language and francophone cultures are held during the months of March and April. The French Grand Siècle, the 17th Century and Molière, who would have celebrated his 400 birthday this year, are in the centre of the program.

We are glad to invite award-winning theatre director, actor, drama educator Mr. Tang Shu Wing and Christopher Tong, Associate Professor at the Department of Humanities and Creative Writing of the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) to discuss their point of view on contemporary interpretation of Molière’s piece.

Free event, RSVP required on the festival website:

https://www.afhongkong.org/community/event-rsvp/?event_id=598

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

Founded in 1953, the Alliance Française de Hong Kong (AFHK) is a Hong Kong not-for-profit association dedicated to the promotion of the French language and culture.

AFHK is the official and largest language institution for French in Hong Kong and in Asia with over 6,000 students annually. 12000 registrations a year for all ages of student !

With their team of 60 qualified native French-speaking teachers, they offer a large range of courses, including specialised courses, private tuition, workshops, immersion days, outings to museums or French dining experience and more.

Enjoying the patronage and support of the French Consulate General in Hong Kong, AFHK, is the only French cultural centre in Hong Kong.
It organizes major cultural events each year, such as the French Film Festival in November and takes part in numerous programs of Le French May (an initiative co-created by AFHK in 1993), Make Music Hong Kong (from 2018) and the French-Speaking Festival (Francophonie). A rich 2018) program of social events, film screenings and conferences is regularly offered in our Jordan Centre.