Violaine Bérot, a French novelist known for spare, precise prose, won the L’Échappée littéraire prize in 2022 for Comme des bêtes. She presents her new novel Du côté des vivants and discusses her literary universe, the construction of her characters and the persistent motivations that drive her writing. The session combines close reading and open conversation, offering insight into rural themes and the representation of the living in contemporary fiction.
In French.
A lecture presented by the Association genevoise des amis de l’opéra et du ballet that examines an artist or a staged work in depth. Through historical context, interpretive analysis and archival references, the session explores creative choices, thematic concerns and performance practice to deepen participants’ understanding. It highlights critical perspectives on staging, musical interpretation and choreographic intent, offering attendees rigorous tools for analysis and appreciation.
In French.
The Department of Ancient Studies at the Faculty of Humanities (UNIGE) is offering a series of public lectures dedicated to interactions, exchanges, and cultural dynamics in the ancient world. Faculty members and researchers will explore diplomatic relations, the movement of objects, religious and linguistic influences, and issues of identity at the crossroads of the Mediterranean and the ancient Near East.
In French.
Andrea Sherpa‑Zimmermann, mountaineer, endurance athlete, international sports lawyer and humanitarian entrepreneur, shares her personal and professional journey. She discusses her ascent of Mount Everest and her humanitarian engagement in Nepal through Wild Yak Expeditions and the Butterfly Help Project. The lecture examines the intersection of high‑altitude exploration, legal practice in sport, and grassroots development, revealing strategic lessons for leading sustainable projects and fostering community resilience.
In French.
The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy is pleased to invite you to Democracy Week 2026, a series of public events organised in collaboration with the Geneva Chancellery of State. Bringing together academics, policymakers, journalists, civil society actors and the wider public, this initiative creates a space for dialogue on the opportunities and challenges facing democracy today.
Filmmakers Agnès Patron and Pierre‑Luc Granjon bring award-winning experience in contemporary animation: Patron (L’Heure de l’Ours; César 2021; Grand Prix Animatou 2019) and Granjon (Cristal d’Annecy 2025; Prix Florimont).
This paired conversation examines their artistic approaches, from Patron’s narrative-driven short films to Granjon’s volumetric and paper-cut animation. They discuss creative process, material techniques, and narrative strategies, revealing how craft choices shape meaning and audience engagement, and offering perspectives on sustaining a creative practice in contemporary animation.
In French.
Elena Cogato Lanza, full professor at the Laboratory of Urbanism, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), draws on architectural and urban research to examine the urgent questions raised by energy, environmental, health and social transition. She investigates how dispersed, low-density urbanization remains dependent on cars and uses the Lake Geneva metropolitan area to show how architecture and planning can redefine the boundaries of the conceivable and sketch plausible futures.
In French.
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