The Mapping Festival is an international festival dedicated to live visuals, installation art and
VJing
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. Held annually in
Geneva
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Switzerland
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, it features audiovisual and VJ performances in nightclubs and installations in gallery spaces.
History
Mapping Festival took place in the following years
*2005
*2006
*2007
*2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
*2012
*2013
*2014
*2015
*2016
*2017
*2018
*2019
*2020 (canceled in its original format)
*2021 "2051"
*2022
*2023
*2024 : 20th edition
2012 festival
The 2012 Mapping Festival will take place from May 10–20 in Geneva (Switzerland).
The following venues hosted events for the 2012 Mapping Festival:
*Le Commun (BAC)
*Cinéma Spoutnik / Usine
*Fonderie Kugler
*Théâtre du Galpon
*Théâtre de l'Usine / Usine
*La Gravière
*Zoo / Usine
*Musée d'art et d'histoire (MAH)
2011 festival
The 2011 Mapping Festival took place from May 20-22 in Geneva (Switzerland).
*Cinéma Spoutnik / Usine
*Manuel Chantre, Memorsion / Bâtiment d’art contemporain (BAC)
2010 festival
The 2010 Mapping Festival took place between May 6 and May 16, 2010 in Geneva (Switzerland).
The following venues hosted events for the 2010 Mapping Festival:
*Bâtiment d’art contemporain (BAC)
*Cinéma Spoutnik / Usine
*Espace St Gervais
*MÀD
*Théâtre de la Parfumerie
*Théâtre du Grütli
*Zoo / Usine
2009 festival
The 2009 Mapping Festival took place between May 8 and May 17 May 2009 in Geneva (Switzerland).
References
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External links
The official site of Mapping Festival
Festivals in Switzerland
Spring (season) in Switzerland