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A Fortune in Venice
The story of the Stucky family reads like a novel. Swiss millers who became the wealthiest of Venetians, the Stuckys were indeed players in a typical 19th-century success story. This extraordinary industrial saga is intertwined with the history of the City of the Doges, whose staunch defenders the S...
These Children Who Do Not Speak
Being the one who doesn’t speak at school. Trying to say a word. Failing. Being alone. Powerless.
In France, it’s estimated that over 60,000 children suffer from selective mutism—an anxiety disorder marked by an inability to speak to certain people or in specific, stressful situations.
Clément, ...
THE THEATRE, MY LIFE, with Francis Huster
The actor proclaims his love for a theatre of resistance—free, noble, courageous, and rooted in humanist values. Theatre is life itself, and it is the life he has chosen...
The Conservatoire, the Comédie-Française, and the Cours Florent—where he founded and led the famed “Classe Libre”—all bear t...
FAIR TRADE TRAVELLERS
In each episode, a celebrity accompanies an environmental charity on a mission in a popular tourist destination. For the celebrity it’s an opportunity to take an initiatory - and sustainable - journey. For the charity, it’s a chance to have a spotlight shone on their work.
Far from the movie ligh...
THE POSTMAN OF NAGASAKI
On August 9th, 1945, a sixteen-year-old postman was delivering mail on his bicycle when the atomic bomb exploded over the city of Nagasaki. In his book “The Postman of Nagasaki” published in 1984, Peter Townsend, a former Royal Air Force fighter pilot, describes Sumiteru Taniguchi’s struggle to surv...
ANAÏS (Festival Grandes Marées 2025)
Anaïs Croze made a striking debut in 2005 with her album, propelled by the hit single “Mon cœur, mon amour,” which sold over 500,000 copies. She was nominated for the 2006 Victoires de la Musique award as “Stage Revelation of the Year.” Since then, she has released several albums, collaborated with ...
ASTRAL BAKERS (Festival Grandes Marées 2025)
Astral Bakers is a French indie rock band formed in 2019, featuring Ambroise Willaume (aka Sage, ex-Revolver), Theodora, Nico Lockhart, and Zoé Hochberg. Blending soft grunge and acoustic rock, their music channels influences from Big Thief to unplugged Nirvana.
Known for warm, introspective songs,...
BLUEDOG – Leman Blues Festival
Blue Dog was born from the meeting of four musicians driven by a shared passion for blues, soul, and vintage rock. Formed in French-speaking Switzerland, the band took shape around singer and guitarist Philip Gerber, soon joined by Brigit Geiser on keyboards, Yves Horrisberger on bass, and Etienne I...
BO WEAVIL TRIO – Calv’in Blues Festival
With amplified guitar, harmonica, and stomp-box, Bo Weavil performs like a one-man band. A true musical traveler, he blends Blues, Rock, American Folk, Caribbean and African traditional music with Soul and Hip-Hop.
As a songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger, Bo Weavi...
BOOGIE BEASTS
This Belgian quartet delivers obscene grooves, hypnotic slide guitar, screaming harmonica, and a fuzz-soaked frenzy. Boogie Beasts’ love for electric Delta blues translates into a sound all their own.
Picture this: The Black Keys jamming with John Lee Hooker in the early hours of the morning, or ...
