A post-show conversation with co-creators Noé Forissier and Lou Golaz examines the creative choices behind Feu au lac. The session explores staging strategies, puppet design and technical challenges specific to puppet theatre, offering insight into artistic intent and production processes. Attendees can ask questions about concept, dramaturgy and fabrication and learn about practical and aesthetic decisions that shape the performance.
In French.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Join Charlotte Broccard for a creative Sunday filled with fun and learning during a two-hour art workshop. This is a unique opportunity to ignite your creativity in a friendly atmosphere.
In French.
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