Les Thermes – Intervention by Andrea Jäggi-Staudacher
Les Thermes is a large wooden pool with 25,000 plastic balls that invites you to take a moral bath in Stoic philosophy. You can either enjoy a free swim in the pool or visit one of the interventions in which various guests apply Stoic principles to the themes of the festival and provide further food for thought and discussion.
Andrea Jäggi-Staudacher is a Swiss design researcher and mortician whose work focuses on the atmospheres created in funerary spaces. She aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of how the design of spaces can influence the way death and mourning are experienced. Design work on the corpse also plays a central role in this process. On May 14, Andrea Jäggi-Staudacher will read from thanatological practice manuals and provide specific instructions on how to appropriately «design» the deceased. Meanwhile, visitors are invited to record notes, sketches and thoughts on paper and become part of Jäggi's experimental research work.
Übrige Aktivitäten in «Les Thermes»
THUR 11.5. | 18:30–19:00 | Intervention by Halory Goerger, France Distraction
FRI 12.5. | 00:00–03:30 | Midnight bathing with sound by Tyra Wigg
TUE 16.5. | 18.00–18:30 | Intervention by Celin Sithy Fässler, back to the roots
THUR 18.5. | 17:00–17:30 | Intervention by Pierfrancesco Basile, private lecturer of philosophy , University of Bern
SUN 21.5. | 17:00–17:30 | Intervention by Sascha Rijkeboer
Information
Entry and exit can be difficult people with mobility disabilities. If you need assistance getting in or out of the pool, please contact the pool guides on site.
For people with vision disabilities
The lecture is comprehensible without the visual layer. The Festival Centre is equipped with tactile ground surface indicators. If you need assistance getting in or out of the pool, please contact the pool guides on site.
Relaxed Performance
The lecture is relaxed. The audience is not expected to sit completely still. The audience is allowed to come and go during the lecture. There are no loud noises.
The lecture lasts 30 minutes and has no interval.
There is a relaxed space in the Festival Centre where you can retreat at any time. This is accessible as soon as the Festival Centre is open. The relaxed space is signalled and there are visual protections around it. It contains a sofa, a few beanbags, dimmed lights and sensory tools.
Social Story
Social Stories are used as a tool to prepare people for public events such as theatre performances. In our Social Stories you will find a description for each performance, what situation to expect at the venue and what customs apply there. You can find the PDF for the Social Story (in German) of «Les Thermes» here.
Free Entry
- With
- Andrea Staudacher, FutureDeathLab, Farewell Spaces