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Step into a playful, circular world where two actresses transform a child’s bedroom into a stage of discovery. Through a choreography of bodies and sounds, they animate toys and invite little ones to enter dreamlike universes full of surprises, gentle poetry and sensory adventures. This luminous, mischievous creation celebrates the joy of experimenting and the beginnings of self through play.
In French. Kids ages 0-3.
Conceived as a dialogue between historical research and live performance, this second edition of Les Encyclopédiennes explores bel canto and the first currents of Italian Romanticism. Musicians from L’Encyclopédie shape a refined programme that moves from lecture and vocal reflection to concert performance, with Bénédicte Tauran in the workshop and young talents from the HEM in the Ex-Libris concert. The atmosphere is intimate, lyrical, and intellectually charged.
In English.
Lola Jay investigates memory, imagery and the ways we reconstruct our past. Working at the intersection of painting and visual culture, she produces oil paintings and painted-objects that reinterpret family photographs, film stills and found images. Her compositions borrow photographic framing to isolate gestures and everyday fragments, questioning how selection, framing and repetition transform recollection. The exhibition examines the porous boundary between intimate and collective memory, showing how images do not merely preserve the past but reshape and remake it. Lola Jay is based in Geneva.
Opening : 28 October, 18:00
Closing : 8 October, 17:00
Explore the world of cycling across interactive tracks and hands-on zones designed for families and young riders. Children try different bikes, practise handling in safe test areas, and join supervised bike lessons that build confidence and balance. Exhibits introduce electric bikes, cargo, gravel and micromobility with sensory appeal — the sounds, colours and movement of a busy bike scene. Activities encourage curiosity, play and practical skills for getting around.
Kids ages 0 and up.
Nicolas Folmer leads So Miles, a modern jazz and bebop project drawn from the musical world and aesthetic of Miles Davis. Folmer’s trumpet engages in close dialogue with special guest Rick Margitza, supported by Emil Spanyi on piano, Olivier Louvel on guitar, Philippe Bussonnet on bass and Stéphane Huchard on drums. The programme balances lyrical introspection and fiery improvisation, foregrounding tone, space and groove in intimate ensemble interplay.
Kino is an intimate, atmospheric independent film that traces the fragile intersections between memory and desire. Through lingering compositions, grainy textures and a measured, contemplative pace, the narrative follows a small ensemble as they negotiate loss, longing and quiet acts of repair. The film favours observational performances and visual storytelling, inviting the viewer into moments of emotional ambiguity and sensory detail rather than explicit resolution.
In French.
For its eighth edition, Le Fumigène brings together two contrasting improvisation formats shaped by student talent and quick-fire invention. On Friday, a high-energy match pits the LuDi Île-de-France against Laituge, with an unpredictable referee turning every scene into a playful challenge. On Saturday, Deus Ex Machina shifts into long-form storytelling, where improvisers build a full world from a staging concept imposed by the game master. It is an inventive, collaborative celebration of theatrical spontaneity and ensemble risk-taking.
In French.
FURTHER AFIELD
Step into a playful, circular world where two actresses transform a child’s bedroom into a stage of discovery. Through a choreography of bodies and sounds, they animate toys and invite little ones to enter dreamlike universes full of surprises, gentle poetry and sensory adventures. This luminous, mischievous creation celebrates the joy of experimenting and the beginnings of self through play.
In French. Kids ages 0-3.
Conceived as a dialogue between historical research and live performance, this second edition of Les Encyclopédiennes explores bel canto and the first currents of Italian Romanticism. Musicians from L’Encyclopédie shape a refined programme that moves from lecture and vocal reflection to concert performance, with Bénédicte Tauran in the workshop and young talents from the HEM in the Ex-Libris concert. The atmosphere is intimate, lyrical, and intellectually charged.
In English.
Lola Jay investigates memory, imagery and the ways we reconstruct our past. Working at the intersection of painting and visual culture, she produces oil paintings and painted-objects that reinterpret family photographs, film stills and found images. Her compositions borrow photographic framing to isolate gestures and everyday fragments, questioning how selection, framing and repetition transform recollection. The exhibition examines the porous boundary between intimate and collective memory, showing how images do not merely preserve the past but reshape and remake it. Lola Jay is based in Geneva.
Opening : 28 October, 18:00
Closing : 8 October, 17:00
Explore the world of cycling across interactive tracks and hands-on zones designed for families and young riders. Children try different bikes, practise handling in safe test areas, and join supervised bike lessons that build confidence and balance. Exhibits introduce electric bikes, cargo, gravel and micromobility with sensory appeal — the sounds, colours and movement of a busy bike scene. Activities encourage curiosity, play and practical skills for getting around.
Kids ages 0 and up.
Nicolas Folmer leads So Miles, a modern jazz and bebop project drawn from the musical world and aesthetic of Miles Davis. Folmer’s trumpet engages in close dialogue with special guest Rick Margitza, supported by Emil Spanyi on piano, Olivier Louvel on guitar, Philippe Bussonnet on bass and Stéphane Huchard on drums. The programme balances lyrical introspection and fiery improvisation, foregrounding tone, space and groove in intimate ensemble interplay.
Kino is an intimate, atmospheric independent film that traces the fragile intersections between memory and desire. Through lingering compositions, grainy textures and a measured, contemplative pace, the narrative follows a small ensemble as they negotiate loss, longing and quiet acts of repair. The film favours observational performances and visual storytelling, inviting the viewer into moments of emotional ambiguity and sensory detail rather than explicit resolution.
In French.
For its eighth edition, Le Fumigène brings together two contrasting improvisation formats shaped by student talent and quick-fire invention. On Friday, a high-energy match pits the LuDi Île-de-France against Laituge, with an unpredictable referee turning every scene into a playful challenge. On Saturday, Deus Ex Machina shifts into long-form storytelling, where improvisers build a full world from a staging concept imposed by the game master. It is an inventive, collaborative celebration of theatrical spontaneity and ensemble risk-taking.
In French.
FURTHER AFIELD
Step into a playful, circular world where two actresses transform a child’s bedroom into a stage of discovery. Through a choreography of bodies and sounds, they animate toys and invite little ones to enter dreamlike universes full of surprises, gentle poetry and sensory adventures. This luminous, mischievous creation celebrates the joy of experimenting and the beginnings of self through play.
In French. Kids ages 0-3.
Conceived as a dialogue between historical research and live performance, this second edition of Les Encyclopédiennes explores bel canto and the first currents of Italian Romanticism. Musicians from L’Encyclopédie shape a refined programme that moves from lecture and vocal reflection to concert performance, with Bénédicte Tauran in the workshop and young talents from the HEM in the Ex-Libris concert. The atmosphere is intimate, lyrical, and intellectually charged.
In English.
Lola Jay investigates memory, imagery and the ways we reconstruct our past. Working at the intersection of painting and visual culture, she produces oil paintings and painted-objects that reinterpret family photographs, film stills and found images. Her compositions borrow photographic framing to isolate gestures and everyday fragments, questioning how selection, framing and repetition transform recollection. The exhibition examines the porous boundary between intimate and collective memory, showing how images do not merely preserve the past but reshape and remake it. Lola Jay is based in Geneva.
Opening : 28 October, 18:00
Closing : 8 October, 17:00
Explore the world of cycling across interactive tracks and hands-on zones designed for families and young riders. Children try different bikes, practise handling in safe test areas, and join supervised bike lessons that build confidence and balance. Exhibits introduce electric bikes, cargo, gravel and micromobility with sensory appeal — the sounds, colours and movement of a busy bike scene. Activities encourage curiosity, play and practical skills for getting around.
Kids ages 0 and up.
Nicolas Folmer leads So Miles, a modern jazz and bebop project drawn from the musical world and aesthetic of Miles Davis. Folmer’s trumpet engages in close dialogue with special guest Rick Margitza, supported by Emil Spanyi on piano, Olivier Louvel on guitar, Philippe Bussonnet on bass and Stéphane Huchard on drums. The programme balances lyrical introspection and fiery improvisation, foregrounding tone, space and groove in intimate ensemble interplay.
Kino is an intimate, atmospheric independent film that traces the fragile intersections between memory and desire. Through lingering compositions, grainy textures and a measured, contemplative pace, the narrative follows a small ensemble as they negotiate loss, longing and quiet acts of repair. The film favours observational performances and visual storytelling, inviting the viewer into moments of emotional ambiguity and sensory detail rather than explicit resolution.
In French.
Public visits in French offer an encounter with Joana Hadjthomas and Khalil Joreige’s temporary exhibition, where film, photography, installation, and archival material open a nuanced reflection on memory, image-making, and historical traces. The works explore how personal and collective narratives overlap, revealing tensions between absence, testimony, and representation.
In French.
10 November: A French Sign Language visit, led by Noha El Sadawy, a deaf cultural mediator, provides an inclusive interpretation of the exhibition for deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences and for people learning LSF.
Performers leave their usual teams for a single evening to face off against a member of another Ligue Majeure squad. This duel-based format pits pairs in a sequence of creative challenges, where competitive sparks and surprising turns reshape identities and alliances. The show foregrounds raw energy, quick thinking and theatrical game-play, alternating tension and playful release. Presented as a trio of matchups — Thorel vs Club Sandwich; Mosaïque vs Plainpalais; Batarde.x.s d’en face vs Poissonnerie Lambert — it offers an unpredictable, intimate audience experience.
In French.
The Salon des Petits Éditeurs brings readers together with publishers from French-speaking Switzerland to explore their books, discover new voices, and browse a wide selection of publications. It is a welcoming day for anyone curious about independent publishing, where visitors can meet the people behind the books and share a common love of reading, ideas, and local literary life.
Choreographed and performed by Olga de Soto, Paper Lane is a durational solo that stages resistance to digital acceleration and the saturation of high‑tech noise. Drawing on Hartmut Rosa’s reflections on alienation and acceleration and on visual artist Sophie Whettnall’s practices, the piece unfolds as a single, dilated gesture: continuously tearing a long surface. The slow, relentless action sculpts space and time, becoming ritual, endurance and meditation, inviting concentrated attention through pared‑down physicality.
Adapted freely from Maryse Condé and Emily Brontë, this theatrical adaptation follows Razyé and Cathy across three generations in a post-emancipation Guadeloupe. Directed by Anne Monfort, the production probes themes of racism, passion, pride, social violence, vengeance and fatalism through a visceral, rhythmic staging. The ensemble uses sparse, evocative design and intense physical interplay to reveal how inherited trauma shapes desire and retribution.
In French.
François-Christian Marzal’s film follows Jean-Luc as he launches into a headlong performance of Don Quixote on the stage of La Comédie. Moving between theatre, memory, fiction and the echoes of Swiss cinema, it becomes a vertiginous meditation on representation itself. With references to Tanner, Goretta, Soutter and Godard, the film blends playfulness and reflection.
O.V. French
In the presence of cinematographer Séverine Barde and the director.
Calema’s brothers bring a warm blend of soulful vocals, pop melodies and Afro‑Portuguese rhythms. Their music balances intimate ballads and uplifting anthems, driven by close harmonies and rhythmic guitar patterns. Expect a performance that moves between tender emotion and contagious energy, highlighted by nuanced arrangements and heartfelt delivery. The duo’s commanding stage presence invites close listening and joyful participation, offering an evocative journey through love, identity and rhythmic tradition.
For its eighth edition, Le Fumigène brings together two contrasting improvisation formats shaped by student talent and quick-fire invention. On Friday, a high-energy match pits the LuDi Île-de-France against Laituge, with an unpredictable referee turning every scene into a playful challenge. On Saturday, Deus Ex Machina shifts into long-form storytelling, where improvisers build a full world from a staging concept imposed by the game master. It is an inventive, collaborative celebration of theatrical spontaneity and ensemble risk-taking.
In French.
FURTHER AFIELD
Step into a playful, circular world where two actresses transform a child’s bedroom into a stage of discovery. Through a choreography of bodies and sounds, they animate toys and invite little ones to enter dreamlike universes full of surprises, gentle poetry and sensory adventures. This luminous, mischievous creation celebrates the joy of experimenting and the beginnings of self through play.
In French. Kids ages 0-3.
Conceived as a dialogue between historical research and live performance, this second edition of Les Encyclopédiennes explores bel canto and the first currents of Italian Romanticism. Musicians from L’Encyclopédie shape a refined programme that moves from lecture and vocal reflection to concert performance, with Bénédicte Tauran in the workshop and young talents from the HEM in the Ex-Libris concert. The atmosphere is intimate, lyrical, and intellectually charged.
In English.
Lola Jay investigates memory, imagery and the ways we reconstruct our past. Working at the intersection of painting and visual culture, she produces oil paintings and painted-objects that reinterpret family photographs, film stills and found images. Her compositions borrow photographic framing to isolate gestures and everyday fragments, questioning how selection, framing and repetition transform recollection. The exhibition examines the porous boundary between intimate and collective memory, showing how images do not merely preserve the past but reshape and remake it. Lola Jay is based in Geneva.
Opening : 28 October, 18:00
Closing : 8 October, 17:00
Explore the world of cycling across interactive tracks and hands-on zones designed for families and young riders. Children try different bikes, practise handling in safe test areas, and join supervised bike lessons that build confidence and balance. Exhibits introduce electric bikes, cargo, gravel and micromobility with sensory appeal — the sounds, colours and movement of a busy bike scene. Activities encourage curiosity, play and practical skills for getting around.
Kids ages 0 and up.
Nicolas Folmer leads So Miles, a modern jazz and bebop project drawn from the musical world and aesthetic of Miles Davis. Folmer’s trumpet engages in close dialogue with special guest Rick Margitza, supported by Emil Spanyi on piano, Olivier Louvel on guitar, Philippe Bussonnet on bass and Stéphane Huchard on drums. The programme balances lyrical introspection and fiery improvisation, foregrounding tone, space and groove in intimate ensemble interplay.
Kino is an intimate, atmospheric independent film that traces the fragile intersections between memory and desire. Through lingering compositions, grainy textures and a measured, contemplative pace, the narrative follows a small ensemble as they negotiate loss, longing and quiet acts of repair. The film favours observational performances and visual storytelling, inviting the viewer into moments of emotional ambiguity and sensory detail rather than explicit resolution.
In French.
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