TABLE RONDE– CORPS ET MÉMOIRE DANS LA GYMNASTIQUES
Overview
Intro
CÉLINE MASSON, SONIA BAECHLER, GIL MAYENCOURT
When the body becomes a tool for performance, how can one rebuild one’s relationship with oneself? Artistic gymnastics imposes a particular relationship with the body: discipline, control, and high standards. For women who have devoted part of their lives to it, this experience significantly shapes their bodily identity. This roundtable discussion offers a space for dialogue to explore these unique journeys: what kind of mark does this sport leave? How does one’s relationship with one’s own body evolve after practicing this sport? Three perspectives will inform this roundtable discussion: – Céline Masson, a Swiss artist behind the performance *Fortes Franches Fières Fidèles*. This artistic project gives a direct voice to former Swiss gymnasts by highlighting their bodily memory. As the author of the narrative *Zone disputée*, she delves deeper into her theoretical research on women’s relationship with their bodies in light of testimonies from former gymnasts from Valais collected over several months.– Sonia Baechler, a writer from Valais whose novel *Mon Dieu faites que je gagne*—inspired by her own story—immerses us in the daily life of the sister of a prodigious young gymnast: the demand for results, family pressure, and the construction of identity.– Gil Mayencourt, a historian and author of the dissertation *Faire nation en faisant de la gymnastique* (Building a Nation Through Gymnastics), which is dedicated to the history of gymnastics in Switzerland. His work documents the institutionalization of the discipline, its transformations over the decades, and its social implications, particularly for female gymnasts.
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Ferme-Asile - Salle de concert Centre artistique et culturel de la Ferme-Asile Allée de la Ferme-Asile 1 1950 Sitten Switzerland |
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| Event Homepage | https://agenda.culturevalais.ch/fr/event/show/44121 |
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Event dates
- 20 August 2026