Our interview in 2023 with Valentina D’Avenia, director of the ex-Fête du slip: “Society badly needs poetry”
A pioneer from its creation, the FdS had sexualities as its theme. It offered a “rare space in the canton of Vaud” to address questions relating to the body, identity, gender and different sexual practices.
Multidisciplinary
This festival made it possible to destigmatize a little-known and little-known culture, through several disciplines such as cinema, visual arts, dance, performing arts, music and literature. It made it possible to promote local specialists on the subjects of feminism.
A pioneer, locally and globally, the FdS has also changed mentalities through its political discourse, which is necessary in view of the numerous attacks against the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community. Its international cultural reputation has helped to promote Lausanne as an inclusive city.
In 2022: A Briefs Festival more than ever “at the forefront of trends”
By concluding this chapter, the organizers hope to inspire new initiatives adapted to current challenges. Various institutions were contacted for conservation of the festival archives. The residual property will be bequeathed to an association which pursues the same goals. The committee will disband upon finalization.
