Tribute to Armel Guerne
Overview
Intro
The City of Morges and the Compagnie La Renaissance invite you to a tribute to Armel Guerne, a poet and translator from Morges.
To mark the publication of the book *Armel Guerne, la marche à l’Étoile*, the City of Morges is paying tribute to Armel Guerne (1911–1980), a translator, poet and member of the Resistance during the Second World War, who was born in Morges and lived there until the age of ten.
Programme for the evening:
7.00 pm: Official proceedings with Mr Patrick Amstutz, the book’s publisher and director of the Association for a Collection of Literary Studies, and Ms Laure Jaton, Councillor for Children, Culture and Sustainability.
7.30 pm: Musical reading of extracts from Armel Guerne’s poems and translations (Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Hasidic Tales, The German Romantics, etc.) by the Compagnie La Renaissance, featuring actress Lydia Weyrich, winner of the City of Morges 2023 Artistic Encouragement Prize, and pianist Alexandra Sikorskaya.
The event will be followed by drinks and canapés.
Registration:
at evenements.culture@morges.ch or on 021 804 96 41, stating the number of people attending.
Date: 27 August 2026
Time: 7.00 pm
Booking:
at evenements.culture@morges.ch or on 021 804 96 41, stating the number of people attending.
Venue:
Salle Belle Époque, Casino de Morges
Pl. du Casino 4, 1110 Morges
| Contact address |
Salle Belle Époque, Casino de Morges
Pl. du Casino 4 1110 Morges |
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| Location |
Salle Belle Époque, Casino de Morges Pl. du Casino 4 1110 Morges Switzerland |
| Event Homepage | https://www.morges.ch/agenda/hommage-a-armel-guerne-213513 |
| Price |
Price :
* Free entry : Free
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Event dates
- 27 August 2026