Sélections

When comedy and music meet Whether in Paris at the foot of Notre Dame, or surrounded by dancing cats, or even on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, songs from musicals have been hummed into everyone’s ears. Whether we like it or not, this genre of musical theater is one of the most popular, and we can […]

The adventure of American comics began at the end of the 19th century, thanks to Rodolphe Töpffer, the first major author and theorist of the comic strip. At the time, they consisted of a few successive comic strips published in the press, usually on a daily basis. In principle, the story evolved over several issues […]

From classical music to French chanson, the Du signe au son series is now turning its attention to jazz. The art of interpretation concerns all genres of music! In the spotlight is the inventor of the jazz violin: Stéphane Grappelli, who passed away 25 years ago. Paris, the courtyards of Montmartre buildings, cinemas accompanying silent […]

Since 2015, the Prix des lecteurs de la Ville de Lausanne has rewarded a novel written by an author from French-speaking Switzerland. This year, for the 9th edition, the nominees are : Eric Bulliard’s Cabin Odile Cornuz‘s rifle Les Déshérités by Valentin Decoppet Letter to my dictator fromEugène Her favorite by Sarah Jollien-Fardel In previous […]

Today, on the day dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust, we pay tribute with music. There is a music that helps us to remember these atrocities, a music that becomes a tool of memory and mourning in the face of tragedy. On the one hand, it has been handed down to […]

In recent years, the need to slow down the pace of our lives has become increasingly apparent. Especially since the pandemic, our relationship with time has tended to evolve. This desire to slow down is not new. The Slow movement, for example, was initiated in the 80s in response to global acceleration. It invites us […]