Gestes disparus, traces vivantes : Quand le passé rencontre le présent

Come and discover innovative projects around heritage that bring artistic practices and scientific knowledge into dialogue. This event, presented by the Théâtre de la Ville and Sorbonne Université, is a lively, emotional and committed journey. From the graffiti of Pompeii to the rock paintings of Namibia, three fragments tell of the gestures, memories and heritages that cross time. Between archaeology, dance, artistic creation and research in crisis zones, come and discover how to bring the traces of the past to life and preserve those in danger of disappearing.

The evening is punctuated by interludes: musical breathers performed by Sogol Mirzaei, an Iranian musician, and readings of texts performed by the company of the Théâtre de la Ville.

With: Eloïse Letellier-Taillefer, art historian and archaeologist of the Roman world at Sorbonne Université, and Javiera Hiault Echeverria, visual artist.

Sandra Aube, historian of art of the Islamic worlds and researcher at the CNRS within the research centre on the Iranian world, and Sipana Tchakerian, archaeologist specialising in medieval South Caucasus and scientific coordinator at the Institut national d'histoire de l'art.

Benoît Caron, volcanologist at the Institut des sciences de la Terre de Paris – Sorbonne Université, and David Pleurdeau, prehistorian at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.

With the support of Pierre-Marie Chauvin, Vice-President for Arts, Sciences, Culture and Society at Sorbonne Université, and Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota, director of the Théâtre de la Ville.

With the support of Pierre-Marie Chauvin, Vice-President for Arts, Sciences, Culture and Society, and Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota, director of the Théâtre de la Ville. On the programme: three fragments, three experiences. 1 - Graffiti from Pompeii: how can a public space be traced?

With Eloïse Letellier-Taillefer, art historian and archaeologist of the Roman world at Sorbonne Université, and Javiera Hiault Echeverria, visual artist. What if the walls of Pompeii could tell how the inhabitants of antiquity were able to take hold of a public space?

In a corridor linking two theatres, hundreds of graffiti have survived almost two thousand years.

Names, messages of love, insults, drawings and accumulated traces make heard voices often absent from official accounts, and reveal the habits, movements and imaginations of a Roman society.

The Bruits de couloirs project brings together archaeology, history, art history, ancient languages and digital technologies. With the artist Javiera Hiault Echeverria, the re