11 October – 29 May

Les Esprits

Les Esprits invites listeners to discover resonances between words, music and ideas in moments of attentive listening and exchange. Each evening focuses on a contemporary writer whose work maintains a special relationship with music: the author reads selected texts while artist‑teachers perform complementary musical pieces. Readings are followed by a convivial conversation with the audience over a drink, opening perspectives on themes, inspirations and the creative interplay between literature and sound.

In French.

Place de Neuve 5,
1204 Genève
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