WHAT I DO

WRITING

SLAYETH LOVE

I've curated a wonderful book called SLAYETH LOVE,

food for your soul... It’s a celebration of queer Black and afro-descending voices, healing, and radical tenderness. Check it out, order it, share it with someone who needs it.

Slayeth love, editions assemblage, Münster, 2024

BLACKITY BLACK BLACK BLACK

I curated a poetry zine in collaboration with Milanese designer Emmanuel Yoro, featuring work by queer Black authors and X Collective X, on the occasion of Cassandra Press’ LUMA exhibition in 2021. The project was developed under the invitation of Deborah Macauley, Joëlle Gbeassor, and Kandis Williams. Order it here.

Blackity Black Black Black, Cassandra Press, New York, 2021

ON M'ADORAIT

Also, if you haven’t yet read my latest book On m’adorait, you can order it here. It’s a poetic journey that might just enchant you. C'est un ouvrage en français! Commandez-le ici.

On m'adorait, editions Paulette, Lausanne, 2023

TEMPS INTEMPERIES TEMPERAMENT

Meloe Gennai’s first book of poetry — written in French — carries the pulse of spoken word into the quiet intensity of the page. With a language that is sharp, rhythmic, and laced with dark humor, Gennai explores fractured identity, queer survival, and the echoes of social violence. Repetition becomes incantation; silence, a contained scream. This debut work moves between the intimate and the political, blending poetry, manifesto, and lyrical dérive into a body of text that insists on being felt as much as read. Get a copy!

Temps, intemperies, tempérament. éditions des Sables, Genève, 2017

DISTRUPTING & WEAVING

As a dramaturge, I work across disciplines — from theatre and performance to film, installation, and poetic research. My approach is grounded in collaboration, care, and curiosity.

I accompany artists, collectives, and institutions in developing their work, helping to shape structure, clarify intentions, and deepen the emotional, political, or poetic stakes of a piece.

I’m particularly interested in non-linear narratives, decolonial dramaturgies, access-driven aesthetics, trans and neurodivergent perspectives and forms that dissolve the line between audience and performer. I currently work for the Schauspielhaus Zürich.

GIVING BACK

ARTISTIC MENTORSHIP & LECTURING

As a mentor and teacher, I am dedicated to creating space for others to develop their own embodied subjectivity. My focus lies especially on marginalized voices, including those who may not yet know they exist.

I have given lectures and led workshops at institutions including the Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD), the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Northwestern University’s Department of Performance Studies, and the Geneva School of Law.

Let’s create something transformative together. Here's a example of what I do. Get in touch.

EMBODYING

My wirting is primarily in French, but I have also written and published in English, German, Italian and Spanish.

I developed my writing through spoken word, and since 2017, I’ve been creating and performing original pieces across the globe.
From intimate poetry to interdisciplinary works, my performances explore language, memory, silence, and resistance. Here are some trailers of previous performances.

I’ve had the chance to share my work in dozens of countries — here are a few highlights:

Centre d’Arts Santa Mònica, Barcelona
Spaziogamma & Istituto Svizzero, Milan
WorldPride, Madrid
Institut Français, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Red Wheelbarrow, Cape Town, South Africa
University of Nairobi, Kenya
Museum of Contemporary Art, Geneva
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK), Zürich
Gessnerallee, Zürich
Théâtre de l’Usine, Geneva
Pavillon, Hanover, Germany
…and more.

WATCH

Here are some trailers of previous performances.

WHO I AM

Hey <3 My name is Meloe! I’m a poet and dramaturge with a deep interest in digital text, visual ethnography, and moving images. My work lives at the intersection of storytelling, embodied research, and expanded forms of dramaturgy.

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