Les Thermes – Intervention by Celin Sithy Fässler
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.
Celin Sithy Fässler was adopted from Sri Lanka to Switzerland in 1982. She became preoccupied with her own origins at an early age and has been working for Back to the Roots for several years. This organisation was founded in 2018 by adopted persons from Sri Lanka and campaigns for the concerns of adopted persons in Switzerland: on a political, social and emotional level.
In her intervention, Celin addresses aspects that are triggering on many levels - up to the stoic bearing of one's own situation and history. But what if confrontation and debate are the key to a "healthy" approach to one's own history?
Other activities «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
SUN 14.5. | 18:00–18:30 | Intervention by Andrea Jäggi-Staudacher, FutureDeathLab, Farewell Spaces
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
- Celin Sithy Fässler, Back to the Roots