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.