14 – 17 May

Marionette Excavations

Booking Required

Reserved for previous participants of the Grand Chantier, this workshop deepens marionette staging and performance practice. Facilitated by Chine Curchod and Joël Hefti. Using puppets supplied by the TMG and excerpts from classical and contemporary texts, participants will investigate spatial composition, scenographic devices and dramaturgy, and refine ensemble manipulation and character work. The atelier emphasizes practical exercises, collective exploration and staged fragments to advance technical control and theatrical storytelling.

In French.

Rue Rodo 3,
1205 Genève

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2 – 6 February

Grand Atelier with El Warcha

Lectures & Workshops

Théâtre du Forum Meyrin

El Warcha, a multidisciplinary participatory design collective founded by Benjamin Perrot, champions collaborative, street-facing workshops that involve local residents in the creative process. The group produces temporary urban furniture, public installations and events that foreground practical education and civic engagement. For this week of open workshops, textile practice is central: participants will draw, draft patterns and sew together to co-create a large collective textile installation that will transform the space and explore community, materiality and shared craftsmanship.

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Saturday 7 February, 17:30

Conversation with Nina Yargekov

Lectures & Workshops

La Comédie de Genève

Nina Yargekov, a Franco‑Hungarian author and translator, is the author of the novel Double Nationalité. Her work deploys formal invention and a rare comic power to examine questions of memory, identity and social assignment through the perspective of an amnesic woman. In this session she discusses Double Nationalité and, more broadly, her work as a writer, exploring narrative technique, themes of belonging and language.

In French.

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28 January – 23 December

Our Biodiversity: Memory game

Lectures & Workshops

Jardin botanique

This interactive memory challenge invites participants to test their memory while exploring practical ways to preserve biodiversity based on Geneva’s municipal strategy. Players match “before-and-after” images that illustrate individual and institutional actions, and each correct pair reveals concise information explaining the measure. The activity examines themes such as habitat restoration, species-friendly practices, urban greening and policy responses, helping participants understand the impact and rationale behind everyday and organisational conservation choices.

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Saturday 7 February, 14:00

Writing the Living World

Lectures & Workshops

Bibliothèque de la Cité

Anne Pitteloud leads this writing workshop, focusing on ecological reflection and narrative practice. She guides participants to reconsider their relationship with living systems through attentive observation and imaginative exercises.

The session examines how shifting perspective can support more sustainable worlds by testing unexpected points of view. It explores themes of interdependence, ethics, and storytelling, offering practical prompts and techniques to generate new narratives and deepen ecological understanding.

In French.

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28 January – 23 December

Create Your Own Rousseau-Style Herbarium

Lectures & Workshops

Jardin botanique

This workshop explores the traditional process of assembling a herbarium specimen, inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s collections. Participants learn scientific techniques for pressing and mounting dried plants on old paper, practice botanical labelling and nomenclature, and select specimens to create a personal herbarium sheet. The session examines preservation methods, identification principles and the historical context of Rousseau’s approach, combining practical skills with scientific insight to produce a lasting botanical object.

In French.

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17 January – 21 March

End’Ose Art Therapy

Lectures & Workshops

Musée d'histoire des sciences

Evelyne Brügger, a certified art therapist, leads the workshops with support from Joëlle Mauris, a professional cellist whose music accompanies one session per cycle.

The sessions explore creative practices to support women living with endometriosis, PMS or menstrual pain, addressing emotional expression, body awareness and coping strategies. Participants investigate materials and processes to rediscover inner resources, share experiences, and develop ways to express and regulate sensations through art and sound.

3 workshop cycles:
• Saturdays 17, 24 and 31 January, 10:00–11:30
• Sundays 1, 8 and 15 February, 10:00–11:30
• Saturdays 7, 14 and 21 March, 13:30–15:00

In French.

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