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Quatuor Ardeo — whose name means “I burn” — brings together four committed musicians known for vivid collective playing and an intense ensemble spirit. Joined by Pascal Moraguès, principal clarinet of the Orchestre de Paris, the group’s timbre acquires a new colour and breathing space. The programme moves from Borodin’s Nocturne through Mendelssohn’s Quartet No. 4 to Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, unfolding dialogues of luminous clarity, intimate conversation and expressive warmth.
Explore the world of Saphir, a Hérens cow, through story and sound. Discover Valais cow culture, listen to Saphir’s tale in the music room, and follow the lively descriptions of her fierce contest with Lionne. Hear the rhythm of hooves, the warmth of voices, and finish together with a mountain yodel that echoes in your ears. This family visit invites curiosity, listening, and playful questions for children.
In French. Kids ages from 5 to 10.
Inspired by the literary world of Leonora Miano, this series of paintings portrays a fictional people embodying a utopian vision of Pan-Africanism. Through richly imagined figures and narratives, Ismaël Touré explores identity as plural, fluid, and deeply rooted in a shared collective memory.
Opening: Thursday 25 June, 18:30
This summit convenes policymakers, researchers, industry leaders, artists and youth to examine how AI transforms economies, healthcare, education, creativity and governance. Programmes include keynotes, expert discussions, workshops, demonstrations and an exhibition of robotics, autonomous systems and brain–computer interfaces, highlighting applied solutions from search-and-rescue drones to personalized health AI. The event investigates ethical, social and technical challenges while showcasing skills development and youth engagement to support responsible innovation and international dialogue.
Grand Juillet is an itinerant literary festival gathering Swiss and international writers for readings, thematic encounters, workshops and family events. Programming explores contemporary literature, narrative practice and community mediation through participatory walks, readings and creative workshops. Participants investigate forms of storytelling, exchange perspectives and discover practical approaches to writing and reading in public spaces. Sessions emphasize discussion, learning outcomes and cultural exchange, with formats suitable for adults and families.
Bellerive Festival presents a programme of chamber and orchestral music exploring repertoire from Classical to late Romantic and early 20th-century voices. Evenings feature works by Beethoven, Dvořák, Schubert, Mahler and Mendelssohn alongside evocative programmes centred on Grieg, Tchaikovsky and American classics. A New York-themed matinée offers lighter, rhythmic contrasts. A concurrent photographic exhibition by Michel Juvet creates a visual dialogue with the music. The festival highlights refined ensemble playing, expressive phrasing and an intimate atmosphere.
Charlotte Qin and Tessel van der Putte present an exhibition of porcelain installation and paintings that treats water as both element and metaphor. Curated by Frédéric Elkaïm, the works shift the focus from control and extraction toward ecological, emotional and feminine inquiry. A central porcelain installation evokes aquatic creatures and the fluid forms of coral and blossom, while paintings explore the body as a permeable landscape, probing materiality, vulnerability and collective care.
Opening: Thursday 7 July, 18:00 – Performance of Charlotte Qin
Quatuor Ardeo — whose name means “I burn” — brings together four committed musicians known for vivid collective playing and an intense ensemble spirit. Joined by Pascal Moraguès, principal clarinet of the Orchestre de Paris, the group’s timbre acquires a new colour and breathing space. The programme moves from Borodin’s Nocturne through Mendelssohn’s Quartet No. 4 to Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, unfolding dialogues of luminous clarity, intimate conversation and expressive warmth.
Explore the world of Saphir, a Hérens cow, through story and sound. Discover Valais cow culture, listen to Saphir’s tale in the music room, and follow the lively descriptions of her fierce contest with Lionne. Hear the rhythm of hooves, the warmth of voices, and finish together with a mountain yodel that echoes in your ears. This family visit invites curiosity, listening, and playful questions for children.
In French. Kids ages from 5 to 10.
Inspired by the literary world of Leonora Miano, this series of paintings portrays a fictional people embodying a utopian vision of Pan-Africanism. Through richly imagined figures and narratives, Ismaël Touré explores identity as plural, fluid, and deeply rooted in a shared collective memory.
Opening: Thursday 25 June, 18:30
This summit convenes policymakers, researchers, industry leaders, artists and youth to examine how AI transforms economies, healthcare, education, creativity and governance. Programmes include keynotes, expert discussions, workshops, demonstrations and an exhibition of robotics, autonomous systems and brain–computer interfaces, highlighting applied solutions from search-and-rescue drones to personalized health AI. The event investigates ethical, social and technical challenges while showcasing skills development and youth engagement to support responsible innovation and international dialogue.
Grand Juillet is an itinerant literary festival gathering Swiss and international writers for readings, thematic encounters, workshops and family events. Programming explores contemporary literature, narrative practice and community mediation through participatory walks, readings and creative workshops. Participants investigate forms of storytelling, exchange perspectives and discover practical approaches to writing and reading in public spaces. Sessions emphasize discussion, learning outcomes and cultural exchange, with formats suitable for adults and families.
Bellerive Festival presents a programme of chamber and orchestral music exploring repertoire from Classical to late Romantic and early 20th-century voices. Evenings feature works by Beethoven, Dvořák, Schubert, Mahler and Mendelssohn alongside evocative programmes centred on Grieg, Tchaikovsky and American classics. A New York-themed matinée offers lighter, rhythmic contrasts. A concurrent photographic exhibition by Michel Juvet creates a visual dialogue with the music. The festival highlights refined ensemble playing, expressive phrasing and an intimate atmosphere.
Charlotte Qin and Tessel van der Putte present an exhibition of porcelain installation and paintings that treats water as both element and metaphor. Curated by Frédéric Elkaïm, the works shift the focus from control and extraction toward ecological, emotional and feminine inquiry. A central porcelain installation evokes aquatic creatures and the fluid forms of coral and blossom, while paintings explore the body as a permeable landscape, probing materiality, vulnerability and collective care.
Opening: Thursday 7 July, 18:00 – Performance of Charlotte Qin
Quatuor Ardeo — whose name means “I burn” — brings together four committed musicians known for vivid collective playing and an intense ensemble spirit. Joined by Pascal Moraguès, principal clarinet of the Orchestre de Paris, the group’s timbre acquires a new colour and breathing space. The programme moves from Borodin’s Nocturne through Mendelssohn’s Quartet No. 4 to Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, unfolding dialogues of luminous clarity, intimate conversation and expressive warmth.
Explore the world of Saphir, a Hérens cow, through story and sound. Discover Valais cow culture, listen to Saphir’s tale in the music room, and follow the lively descriptions of her fierce contest with Lionne. Hear the rhythm of hooves, the warmth of voices, and finish together with a mountain yodel that echoes in your ears. This family visit invites curiosity, listening, and playful questions for children.
In French. Kids ages from 5 to 10.
Inspired by the literary world of Leonora Miano, this series of paintings portrays a fictional people embodying a utopian vision of Pan-Africanism. Through richly imagined figures and narratives, Ismaël Touré explores identity as plural, fluid, and deeply rooted in a shared collective memory.
Opening: Thursday 25 June, 18:30
This summit convenes policymakers, researchers, industry leaders, artists and youth to examine how AI transforms economies, healthcare, education, creativity and governance. Programmes include keynotes, expert discussions, workshops, demonstrations and an exhibition of robotics, autonomous systems and brain–computer interfaces, highlighting applied solutions from search-and-rescue drones to personalized health AI. The event investigates ethical, social and technical challenges while showcasing skills development and youth engagement to support responsible innovation and international dialogue.
Grand Juillet is an itinerant literary festival gathering Swiss and international writers for readings, thematic encounters, workshops and family events. Programming explores contemporary literature, narrative practice and community mediation through participatory walks, readings and creative workshops. Participants investigate forms of storytelling, exchange perspectives and discover practical approaches to writing and reading in public spaces. Sessions emphasize discussion, learning outcomes and cultural exchange, with formats suitable for adults and families.
Bellerive Festival presents a programme of chamber and orchestral music exploring repertoire from Classical to late Romantic and early 20th-century voices. Evenings feature works by Beethoven, Dvořák, Schubert, Mahler and Mendelssohn alongside evocative programmes centred on Grieg, Tchaikovsky and American classics. A New York-themed matinée offers lighter, rhythmic contrasts. A concurrent photographic exhibition by Michel Juvet creates a visual dialogue with the music. The festival highlights refined ensemble playing, expressive phrasing and an intimate atmosphere.
An evocative concert-homage exploring the songs and spirit of Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong. A tight ensemble reimagines iconic standards such as “Fly Me to the Moon” and “What a Wonderful World”, blending jazz phrasing, brass warmth and intimate vocal interpretation. The programme balances faithful nods to the originals with fresh arrangements that highlight swing, nuance and emotional resonance, inviting listeners into a warm, sophisticated evening of classic American song.
Imarhan, from Timbuktu, channels the Saharan blues with hypnotic electric guitars and interwoven vocal dialogues. Led by singer-guitarist Iyad Moussa Ben Abderahmane (Sadam), with Tahar Khaldi on bass, Hicham Bouhasse on drums and guitar, Abdelkader Ourzig on guitar and Haiballah Akhamouk on percussion, their music blends traditional Tuareg riffs with rock and contemporary textures. Long spiralling riffs and patient rhythms evoke travel, landscapes and communal bonds; Imarhan—‘those who love each other’—creates an expansive, wind-swept atmosphere.
Soba reunites blues and Mandingue harmonies, tracing the music back from America to West Africa. Led by Moussa Koita (voice and guitar), the trio blends Burkinabè melodies with Vincent Bucher’s soaring harmonica and Émile Biayenda’s light, dance-inducing percussion. The result is a lyrical, rhythmic conversation where ancestral strings and blues phrasing entwine, creating warm timbres, call-and-response textures and a propulsive pulse that invites movement and introspection.
An energetic country and bluegrass festival programme that showcases a mix of roots, contemporary country and high-energy rockabilly performances. Line-up includes The Bluegrass Parkway, New Country Rain and Brothers on the Run alongside The Cactus Candies, The HillBilly Rockers Band and Tobey Lucas Band, with Luke Bayne Band and Tuff Enuff Band closing the weekend. Expect tight musicianship, vocal harmonies and lively stagecraft that foregrounds storytelling and danceable grooves.
Join a playful builder who improvises a strange home in a garden. With brave, clever ropes and found objects she moves from one idea to the next, sometimes wild, sometimes stubborn, slowly assembling a surprising structure. Children will watch materials cooperate or resist, feel the rhythm of making, and wonder whether everything will collapse or turn into accidental genius. A lively, physical performance that celebrates imagination, trial and joyful experimentation.
In French. Ages 6 and up.
Future Explorers brings together scientists, engineers, astronauts, sailors and artists to examine the frontiers of space, mountains, oceans, artificial intelligence, cosmic rays and the search for life. The program explores interdisciplinary collaboration and the role of curiosity in driving scientific discovery, highlighting hands-on activities, talks and performances that illuminate how research and creativity shape our understanding of the universe and our planet.
Co-created by Primala Casse, La Cantine de Nasreddine stages a mobile kitchen as a theatrical set where cooking and storytelling intertwine. Three performers — Sophie Lebrun, Redwan Reys and Atakan Tan — inhabit new incarnations of Nasreddine Hodja, turning everyday situations into unexpected twists that reveal quiet wisdom. Vicky Althaus’s lighting and an intimate, communal mise en scène frame moments of humour, ritual and shared eating, inviting audiences into a warm, inventive collective experience.
In French.
Charlotte Qin and Tessel van der Putte present an exhibition of porcelain installation and paintings that treats water as both element and metaphor. Curated by Frédéric Elkaïm, the works shift the focus from control and extraction toward ecological, emotional and feminine inquiry. A central porcelain installation evokes aquatic creatures and the fluid forms of coral and blossom, while paintings explore the body as a permeable landscape, probing materiality, vulnerability and collective care.
Opening: Thursday 7 July, 18:00 – Performance of Charlotte Qin
Quatuor Ardeo — whose name means “I burn” — brings together four committed musicians known for vivid collective playing and an intense ensemble spirit. Joined by Pascal Moraguès, principal clarinet of the Orchestre de Paris, the group’s timbre acquires a new colour and breathing space. The programme moves from Borodin’s Nocturne through Mendelssohn’s Quartet No. 4 to Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, unfolding dialogues of luminous clarity, intimate conversation and expressive warmth.
Explore the world of Saphir, a Hérens cow, through story and sound. Discover Valais cow culture, listen to Saphir’s tale in the music room, and follow the lively descriptions of her fierce contest with Lionne. Hear the rhythm of hooves, the warmth of voices, and finish together with a mountain yodel that echoes in your ears. This family visit invites curiosity, listening, and playful questions for children.
In French. Kids ages from 5 to 10.
Inspired by the literary world of Leonora Miano, this series of paintings portrays a fictional people embodying a utopian vision of Pan-Africanism. Through richly imagined figures and narratives, Ismaël Touré explores identity as plural, fluid, and deeply rooted in a shared collective memory.
Opening: Thursday 25 June, 18:30
This summit convenes policymakers, researchers, industry leaders, artists and youth to examine how AI transforms economies, healthcare, education, creativity and governance. Programmes include keynotes, expert discussions, workshops, demonstrations and an exhibition of robotics, autonomous systems and brain–computer interfaces, highlighting applied solutions from search-and-rescue drones to personalized health AI. The event investigates ethical, social and technical challenges while showcasing skills development and youth engagement to support responsible innovation and international dialogue.
Grand Juillet is an itinerant literary festival gathering Swiss and international writers for readings, thematic encounters, workshops and family events. Programming explores contemporary literature, narrative practice and community mediation through participatory walks, readings and creative workshops. Participants investigate forms of storytelling, exchange perspectives and discover practical approaches to writing and reading in public spaces. Sessions emphasize discussion, learning outcomes and cultural exchange, with formats suitable for adults and families.
Bellerive Festival presents a programme of chamber and orchestral music exploring repertoire from Classical to late Romantic and early 20th-century voices. Evenings feature works by Beethoven, Dvořák, Schubert, Mahler and Mendelssohn alongside evocative programmes centred on Grieg, Tchaikovsky and American classics. A New York-themed matinée offers lighter, rhythmic contrasts. A concurrent photographic exhibition by Michel Juvet creates a visual dialogue with the music. The festival highlights refined ensemble playing, expressive phrasing and an intimate atmosphere.
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