Join us for an evening of thought-provoking dialogue and inspiring ideas at La Nuit des Idées 2025, themed Pouvoir Agir - Do Something! This year’s event centers around the future of our world, focusing on water as an essential resource and exploring the social and environmental challenges tied to its use and preservation.

Parking: Garden Park Plaza Garage (568 Garden Ave, Webster Groves, MO 63119)

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This event is free and open to the public; however, RSVP is required! Please fill out the form below to let us know you’re coming!

Program

4:30pm - Social Hour

5:15pm - Welcoming Remarks

• Danielle McCartney, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Webster University

5:30pm - Featured Presentations

• Holly Connor & Emma Wittenauer, Vocal Performance majors – Webster University

• ClimateFresk: Sarah Maurizi, Director - French-American Chamber of Commerce, Missouri

• Dance: Trilhasua Firsching, Dance major – Webster University

• Poetry: Jacqui Germain, Be water-bridge / We be water (Pulitzer Arts Foundation)

• Cinema: Christophe Chagnard, Grammy-nominated conductor, composer, guitarist, Terra Nostra projection

• Hosts: Emily Thompson, Webster University & Isabelle Heidbreder, Alliance Française de St. Louis

About Nuit des Idées

Held annually around the world, La Nuit des Idées (The Night of Ideas) brings together thinkers, artists, scientists, and citizens to engage in dynamic discussions about key issues facing our planet. This global initiative celebrates creativity, knowledge, and the power of collective action and is simultaneously organized in different cities across the United States and the world, in every country with a French diplomatic presence.