By addressing various issues and themes, such as water preservation, energy transition or even biodiversity, this new cultural season is fully in line with the major issues that underpin the Moroccan-French partnership.
Indeed, it highlights the common commitment of the two countries to more resilient climate governance in the face of current dynamics, requiring concrete actions and strengthened cooperation.
Providing a rich and diverse program, this new cultural season of the IFM will shed light on the artistic scene which, through its sensitivity and its ability to listen to the world, invites the public to take another look at this great community of life .
In a speech for the occasion, the French Ambassador to Morocco, Christophe Lecourtier, indicated that this programming is the fruit of a perpetual dialogue between French and Moroccan cultural, scientific and intellectual actors, noting that the IFM constitutes a place meeting, exchange, dialogue and creation between the two countries.
Regarding the theme of this new cultural season, Mr. Lecourtier explained that the objective is to focus with artists, scientists and intellectuals on the most important current issues, such as the energy transition, preservation of biodiversity or even climate change.
The diplomat, in this sense, noted that France and Morocco have numerous actions to undertake in this area in order to strengthen and increase society’s awareness of the issues linked to the preservation of the environment, noting that the Institut français constitutes one of the most important cultural networks in the world, with around ten branches throughout Morocco.
For her part, the director of the IFM, Agnès Humruzian, underlined that the theme of life, particularly in its ecological dimension, constitutes a major subject for societies and youth, adding that “it is a subject on which the “The French Institute is very committed and is at the heart of numerous collaborations with Moroccan partners, artists, schools, associations, intellectuals, scientists.”
“The Living is a theme which is nourished by our partnerships and which irrigates all disciplines. Because talking about the living means talking about ecology but it also means talking about the interdependencies between the different forms of life on Earth,” underlined Ms. Humruzian, indicating that the IFM collaborated with numerous Moroccan researchers and scientists as part of this cultural programming.
She also indicated that the programming includes two components, namely “the dialogue between science” and “citizen engagement”, adding that the artistic programming of this new season is distinguished by its richness and diversity, including in particular music , photography, cinema, contemporary dance and digital technology.
A privileged space for dialogue between France and Morocco, the IFM has, since its creation, been able to develop numerous cooperations in the cultural, educational and linguistic fields. It has also fostered a dynamic of fruitful exchanges which enrich the projects of the cultural season each year.
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