The Fête de la Science is an annual national event that celebrates science in all its forms. Organized since 1991, it aims to make science accessible to the general public, and in particular to young people, through workshops, conferences, exhibitions and interactive demonstrations.
In Paris, the Fête de la Science takes on a special dimension with dozens of participating sites. Museums and universities are transformed into experimental spaces where the popularization of science is the order of the day. From the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie to the Sorbonne University campus, via conferences and workshops in the heart of the capital, the event offers a unique immersion into the varied fields of science of all kinds.
The Jardins passagers, located in the Parc de la Villette, are a natural space in the heart of Paris, designed to promote biodiversity and environmental education. Created in 2001, these ecological gardens cover some 7,000 m² and invite visitors to discover rare and local plants.
For the 7th edition of the Festival Vivaces! in the Jardins passagers de La Villette, the discovery trail explores the beauty codes of plants and deciphers the meaning of the signals we perceive in the lives of plants and animals, far beyond the aesthetic criteria of our human eyes.
6 stages to marvel and be moved, beyond the visible, by the ingenuity of plants, and to penetrate "plantality", the way plants are in the world. Understand plant life to better garden the living, from the structure of the plant as seen by the gardener to its micro-organization as observed under the microscope. An "outdoor lab" will be dedicated to the observation of plant cells. A scientist, Elodie Dubuisson, and a visual artist and gardener, Marlène Bourderon, will be on hand.
Don't leave without your Vivaces 2024! passport, and get your visas at every discovery stop. A "Retour de voyages" artistic improvisation workshop will stimulate creativity and gather travelers' impressions. Finally, on arrival, a souvenir will be offered for passports that have been properly stamped, with the support of the naturalist magazine La Salamandre.
From 2.30pm, follow the revelations on the beauty secrets of plants: in his white coat, with treasures in his pockets, passionate researcher Alexis Peaucelle will meet festival-goers to reveal the hidden secrets of plant beauty. A clever conjurer who will amaze us... with true stories!
Starting at 3pm, contemporary composer Nicolas Frize will present excerpts from his musical performance "Virtuoses de nature", the result of an unprecedented encounter between two disciplines: the living world of plants and the living world of music, with the support of scientific partners including Alexis Peaucelle.
At 3.30pm, a stroll with your nose in the wind... A cross-fertilization of noses between a neuroscience research director and a specialist in scents and fragrances in the Jardins passagers de La Villette. The beauty of plants is also olfactory! Why do the scents of plants, flowers and leaves move us, and how do plant odors reach us?
At 6pm, a dialogue between art and science, "Dans les tableaux de Marlène Bourderon" (In Marlène Bourderon's paintings)
Meet the festival's scientists, who will discuss what Marlène's paintings tell us about plant life and its deeper structure.
At 7:45 a.m., Bruno Mériguet, naturalist and entomologist at OPIE, will lead us through the history of the earth and the trail of plants, from their origins to the conquest of emerging lands. This will be followed, at 11 a.m., by a philosophical stroll Why do humans find beauty in nature? with Alexandre Lacroix, director of philosophy magazine.
Detailed program at www.pepinsproduction.fr/festival-vivaces-2024/
Dates and Opening Time
On October 12, 2024
Location
Parc de la Villette
211 Avenue Jean Jaurès
75019 Paris 19
