Récits du futur, a residency in research, writing and creation

The need for new narratives

Faced with numerous environmental crises (climate change, loss of biodiversity, pollution, etc.), we need to transform the way our societies function. To achieve this, we need new narratives that can enrich our perceptions, open our imaginations, renew our representations of reality and the future, and mobilize us. At present, these unifying narratives are struggling to emerge, even though they are an essential lever for moving towards ecological transition. It is to participate in this vast undertaking that far° Nyon has designed Récits du futur (Stories of the Future), a research, writing, and creation residency open to competition for the first time in 2023.

In December 2025, far° will launch Récits du futur #4.

The power of the performing arts

New narratives can emerge from many disciplines (literature, film, comics, podcasts, etc.). However, the performing arts offrent a particularly interesting breeding ground in that they create a community at each performance. Although ephemeral, this assembly gives a sense of the potential strength of the collective, of the city. The Récits du futur residency does not aim to produce an unambiguous text or provide simplistic solutions. If the performing arts play an important role in society, it is also because they know how to touch us both intellectually and emotionally. By deploying plural significations and dealing with the ambivalence of the world, they can influence our relationship with reality and with living beings (human and non-human).