Created in 2016 as part of the Festival TransAmériques (FTA) in Montreal, the Les Cliniques Dramaturgiques project is an approach that aims to develop an open platform and strengthen links with local artistic practices. The Cliniques dramaturgiques offer creators of the performing arts - choreographers, authors, directors and performers - a space for support and exchange. Alongside the Festival programme, they encourage meetings between guest playwrights and local artists. This project aims to forge innovative links and encourage reflection on dramaturgical practices that are at once reflective, avant-garde and daring.

La Bâtie is delighted to be able to bring this project to Geneva, with the support of the FTA and Julie Gilbert, who is helping to set up a group of invited Swiss and international playwrights. During their stay they will attend performances, take part in daily meetings and take part in public activities: round table discussions, discussions with young artists resident at l'Abri.

Above all, they will be offering free dramaturgical consultations to Geneva artists. These one-to-one meetings, open to all (registration required), enable participants to delve deeper into their research and overcome the challenges of their creative processes. The Cliniques Dramaturgiques de Geneviève are designed to provide practical support to the local artistic community.

The Cliniques Dramaturgiques de La Bâtie will take place from 4 to 10 September, with the support of the Swiss Arts Council - Pro Helvetia and the Fluxum Foundation.

Registration is open: https://forms.gle/xBYW1tkccy9LwMWR8

The audience and the guest playwrights will also have the opportunity to take part in a participatory dialogue orchestrated by Anne-Laure Sahy, head of the AVDC (Association Vaudoise de Danse Contemporaine) and creator of "Dramaturgie, Danse, Dialogue", entitled Faire dramaturgie.