Marie NDiaye, winner of the Prix Femina and the Prix Goncourt, is one of the leading voices in contemporary francophone literature. Her work investigates filiation, exile, questions of identity and relations of domination. This meeting revisits her remarkable career, examines her writing process and probes the major themes that run through her oeuvre, offering critical insight into narrative strategies and ethical concerns.
In French.
Patrick Favre-Tissot, musicologist and author of Giuseppe Verdi (Bleu Nuit editions), brings scholarly expertise in 19th-century opera and cultural history.
This lecture examines how Verdi’s compositions intersected with Italian patriotism, investigating key works, historical contexts, and musical rhetoric that fostered national sentiment. It explores artistic strategies Verdi used to address political themes and what that reveals about opera’s role in 19th-century public life.
In French.
Featuring invited speakers Wajdi Mouawad, Dominique Eddé, Nathalie Piégay and Agnès Giard, the series gathers voices from literature, theory and cultural research to reflect on love’s complexities.
Presentations examine the courage of not loving, love as a life‑force, literary and theoretical discourses, and contemporary forms of attachment including artificial loves in Japan, probing how public dialogue and interdisciplinary inquiry sustain critical humanist perspectives.
In French.
Circé Luginbühl, the workshop leader, guides community singers through ensemble practice, vocal technique and interpretation rooted in the musical traditions of Lake Geneva.
Sessions explore vocal warm-ups, movement-based vocalises, circle songs and harmony-building exercises. Participants learn songs linked to Lake Geneva by ear, progress from unison to additional voices, and address breathing, support, posture and interpretation to develop healthy, expressive ensemble singing and a shared repertoire.
Tiffany Sarre, cultural mediator, leads the French-language guided visit and provides informed commentary on the library’s collections and institutional mission. Her role focuses on public mediation and interpretation.
This tour examines the library’s evolution from its origins to the present, exploring how collecting, preservation and transmission shape cultural memory. Participants investigate curatorial practices, archival missions and the institution’s role in sustaining Geneva’s heritage through close observation and guided explanation.
In French.
François Rappo, internationally renowned typeface designer and former ECAL professor of twenty-four years, has developed typefaces for both private commissions and large digital audiences.
He presents his approach to contemporary typeface design, examining digitization’s impact on form, legibility and scalability. The lecture explores design processes, production workflows and the adaptation of type for diverse digital platforms, revealing how typefaces move from bespoke commissions to mass online distribution while addressing technical and aesthetic constraints.
In French.
Three evening sessions offer a practical introduction to theatrical improvisation for participants aged 16–21. Through warm-ups, ensemble games and scene work, participants learn listening, spontaneity, character creation and narrative development. The workshop examines techniques for building trust, managing stage presence and responding collaboratively in the moment. Participants develop creative confidence, quick-thinking skills and tools for ensemble storytelling while exploring playful approaches to risk and performance.
In French.
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