Samuel Labarthe, actor and renowned interpreter of stage and screen, presents a literary encounter centred on his personal coups de cœur. He shares reflections on selected works, discussing themes, influences and the role of literature in performance. The conversation is animated by Alexandre Demidoff, journalist at Le Temps, who guides the exchange and poses critical questions. The session concludes with an offered apéritif.
In French.
Samuel Labarthe (reader), cellist Ophélie Gaillard and pianist Philippe Dinkel present a collaborative evening blending spoken word and chamber music. Their interplay highlights narrative rhythm and the tonal qualities of Bouvier’s prose.
The program examines Nicolas Bouvier’s travel writing, notably L’Usage du monde, and investigates how journey, memory and observation shape literary voice. Readings interlace with musical responses to reveal emotional textures of place and the art of travel narrative.
In French.
A welcoming book club that explores how reading can be experienced in new ways. Each meeting offers thematic discussions, rapid book pitches and practical writing workshops designed to stimulate imagination and critical reading. Sessions investigate narrative tropes, celebrate disruptive contemporary literature and propose exercises to develop creative writing practice. Participants exchange perspectives, deconstruct genres and discover new approaches to reading, interpretation and collective creation.
In French.
Sophie Schwartz, Professor of Neuroscience, and Lampros Perogamvros, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Geneva, bring combined clinical and research expertise on brain function and mental health.
This lecture examines how dreaming reflects interactions between neural activity and inner experience, investigating emotional intensity, links to waking cognition, symbolic meaning, and possible roles of dreams in affective regulation and imagining future scenarios.
In French.
Carole Fives, a novelist celebrated for Tenir jusqu’à l’aube and Quelque chose à te dire, presents a fourth novel in the Arbalète imprint. Editor Charlotte von Essen, who directs L’Arbalète and has led editorial collections at major French publishers, joins the conversation. Moderated by bookseller and creative-writing facilitator Typhaine Marc, the exchange examines the collection’s particular spirit: singular voices, playfulness, experimental forms and reflections on feminism across ages.
In French.
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.
Authors Bruno Giussani and Richard Werly discuss their recent books, including Moins d’Amérique dans nos vies, Manuel de résistance à l’emprise technologique and Cette Amérique qui nous déteste. The conversation, moderated by Stéphane Bussard (Le Temps), explores themes of American influence, technological power and political polarization, and examines strategies of civic and cultural resistance. A signing session will follow, allowing attendees to have copies inscribed.
In French.
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