Valérie Clerc leads a hands-on workshop exploring the remarkable arrival of television in French-speaking Switzerland and its social impact. Participants will examine visual archives, discuss cultural and historical contexts of early broadcasts, and contribute by bringing family television photographs for on-site digitization and publication on notreHistoire.ch. The session reveals how domestic television shaped everyday life and collective memory through images and narratives.
In French.
Claire Rufenacht, dance therapist, is joined by dancer Pedro Ratto and cultural mediator Murielle Brunschwig, who offer complementary approaches to movement and cultural mediation.
These therapeutic workshops combine Argentine tango with adapted movement exercises for people with neurological conditions (Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, post-stroke and other movement disorders) and their caregivers. The sessions explore balance, rhythm and social engagement, examining how dance can support mobility, communication and emotional well-being.
In French.
For the opening evening of the Histoire et Cité festival, a conversation explores the fascinating figure of Geneva medium Élise Müller, known as Hélène Smith. Made famous through Théodore Flournoy’s 1899 book From India to the Planet Mars, her story intertwines spiritualism, artistic creation and women’s emancipation. The evening will open with an excerpt from the play of the same name performed by Rose Marie Gatta and Marco Sabbatini, followed by a multi-voice discussion on the mysteries surrounding this extraordinary woman.
In French.
Fernand Salzmann leads a lecture exploring whether the Bible contains erotic magic formulas — spells used to bring a desired partner to one’s bed. Starting from the Song of Songs, a provocative short book of the Old Testament, the talk delves into ancient love magic and its social and religious contexts. Salzmann examines rituals, textual traces and the role of supernatural powers in desires and disappointments, offering historical and interpretive perspectives.
In French.
Alain Mabanckou, novelist and professor of literature at UCLA, is known for his vibrant, lyrical French and award-winning fiction, including the Renaudot-winning Mémoires de porc-épic and internationally translated titles. In conversation with journalist Pascal Schouwey, Mabanckou discusses themes of exile, identity and language, and reads from his latest novel Ramsès de Paris, exploring its humour, irony and storytelling strategies that reinvent diasporic narratives.
In French.
Judith Roche is a PhD candidate at the Institute of the History of the Reformation, specialising in late sixteenth-century religious history. Her Master’s thesis studied confessional controversies through the cooking-pot motif.
The lecture examines how polemical works used the cooking pot as a charged symbol—ranging from infernal instrument to emblem of communal difference—to fuel Manichaean narratives and exacerbate Catholic–Protestant tensions. Roche explores the visual and rhetorical strategies that shaped confessional identities in sixteenth-century France.
In French.
This roundtable examines the impact of generative AI on creative practice and industry economics, questioning whether affordable AI tools risk enabling dumping that undermines creators’ livelihoods and reduces opportunities for newcomers. The discussion explores practical, ready-to-use strategies for creatives, clients and cultural stakeholders to navigate ethical, economic and quality concerns. Participants will investigate regulatory, contractual and professional responses, and highlight how different audiences can adapt workflows and commissioning practices to protect creativity and fair remuneration.
In French.
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