La Becque turns 5

The team at La Becque is delighted to invite you to join us on Saturday, May 25, 2024, on the shores of Lake Geneva in La Tour-de-Peilz, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of our artists’ residency.

On this free day open to all, the public will have the opportunity to discover, for the first time in Switzerland, a sound performance by the Basel ensemble of ten Alponom musicians, who will interpret a piece for alphorn by American artist Stephen O’Malley, resident at La Becque in 2021.

Also in the line-up: a performance by French sculptor Cécile Bouffard and Anglo-American dancer Ruth Childs (2021 residents), a performance by Kosovar artist Astrit Ismaili (2024 resident), a sound performance by Chilean artist Nicole L’Huillier (2023 La Becque resident) and Swiss-Martinican artist Nathalie Rebholz, a live concert by Korean cellist, composer and improviser Okkyung Lee (2023 resident) and a DJset by Time is Away, made up of British artist Jack Rollo and Irish historian Elaine Tierney, also 2024 residents.

As well as paying homage to Françoise Siegfried-Meier’s initial desire to make La Becque a renowned institution for artistic creation, this anniversary will be an opportune moment to thank our loyal partners for their invaluable support since the launch of the residency.

Program:

05:00 Stephen O’Malley - You Origin (for alphorns) II by Alponom (live)
*The audience is invited to leave La Becque after the performance.
14:00 Doors open
14:30 Words of welcome from Guy Nicollier (President, Fondation Françoise Siegfried-Meier) and Luc Meier (Director, La Becque)
15:00 Nicole L’Huillier & Nathalie Rebholz - Wa(e)ving (sound performance)
16:30 Astrit Ismaili - The First Flower Concert (concert-performance)
18:00 Cécile Bouffard & Ruth Childs - Delicate People (performance/dance)
19:30 Okkyung Lee (live)
21:00 Stephen O’Malley - You Origin (for alphorns) III by Alponom (live)
22:00 Time is Away (dj set)
00:00 Doors closing, afterparty at Sauna Club in Vevey (Rue du Torrent 9) with Nic As Well and La Becque DJs (free admission)