Friday 14 November, 18:30

D’arbre en arbre

As part of the Nuit du Conte event, storytellers Deirdre Foster and Casilda Regueiro invite you on an immersive journey into forests threatened by human greed and deforestation. Through captivating narratives, relive a time when trees blanketed the Earth, allowing a squirrel to cross Europe without ever touching the ground. Join us as we leap from tree to tree, from story to story, rekindling the tales of deep forests. This performance complements the exhibition “SAUVAGES: Behind the Scenes of Claude Barras’s Film,”.

In French.  Aged 7 and up.

Place des Trois-Perdrix 5,
1204 Genève
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Photo Credit: DR

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