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Quinceañeras is a durational performance created and performed by Colombian artists Estefanía and Luisa, who examine the ambivalence of the quinceañera ritual. Combining movement, symbolic staging and intimate scenography, the piece interrogates colonial legacies and the boundaries of gendered rites of passage. Through choreography and poetic gestures they transform ritual into acts of resistance and self-affirmation, proposing new modes of feminine representation and collective memory within contemporary performance.
Thomas Dexmier and Eric J. Krueger join this panel on the next generation of immersive technologies, bringing perspectives from leading manufacturers and product development. Their discussion examines lighter headsets, augmented-reality glasses, spatial computing, and gesture- and voice-based interfaces.
The session explores how these tools could reshape creative workflows and audience experiences, while also revealing the practical challenges of adoption, design, and interoperability. It offers a clear view of how extended realities are evolving beyond novelty into infrastructure for future audiovisual and cultural practice.
For this opening evening of the Lectures en résonance season, Espace Saint-Gervais pays tribute to Geneva writer Georges Haldas. Joël Waefler reads from Haldas’s evocative pages on Geneva’s café culture, while Miriam Fernández accompanies the text on guitar. Together, word and music conjure a vanished city of popular bistros, familiar faces and everyday life, all filtered through Haldas’s humane gaze and his gift for finding the pulse of “real life” in the ordinary.
In French.
Director Romed Wyder and Ulrich Fischer of Memoways present a case study on where AI extends cinematic storytelling. Their discussion examines how audiences can continue engaging with Where Is Ava? after the screening by conversing with the film’s characters through artificial intelligence. The session reveals new narrative possibilities, while also raising questions about authorship, immersion, and the evolving relationship between cinema and interactive technology.
Dive into the heart of GIFF NIGHTS, the unmissable nighttime event where the Geneva International Film Festival fuses cinema, digital creation, and electronic music. Set against a spectacular backdrop brought to life by audiovisual performances and vibrant DJ sets, these extraordinary evenings transform the space into a unique, immersive, and festive experience—the perfect setting to gather, dance, and celebrate contemporary culture long into the night.
Created and performed by Elina Kulikova and Dima Efremov, TRILOGIE DE LA GUERRE interweaves three musical-performance pieces responding to exile, the war in Ukraine and repression in Russia. Kulikova’s chapters evoke classical and folk song, transforming lament into a ritualised, sensory mourning; Efremov’s contribution uses sound art and electro textures to shift perspective and map clandestine networks of resistance. Together the trilogy forms a compact dramaturgy of intimacy, unease and fragile hope, immersive and politically charged.
FURTHER AFIELD
Mobula is an ode to the movement of water, a dance piece that reflects humanity’s relationship with the ocean. Directed by Jean‑Camille Goimard and performed by Pierre Theoleyre, Denis Terrasse and Anna Martin‑François, the choreography channels aquatic energy: floating beneath the surface, being tossed by waves, confronting the storm. Images are projected across a sail-like structure while Anne Martin appears as a dancer in the film, and narratives from people who live with the sea punctuate the work.
Quinceañeras is a durational performance created and performed by Colombian artists Estefanía and Luisa, who examine the ambivalence of the quinceañera ritual. Combining movement, symbolic staging and intimate scenography, the piece interrogates colonial legacies and the boundaries of gendered rites of passage. Through choreography and poetic gestures they transform ritual into acts of resistance and self-affirmation, proposing new modes of feminine representation and collective memory within contemporary performance.
Thomas Dexmier and Eric J. Krueger join this panel on the next generation of immersive technologies, bringing perspectives from leading manufacturers and product development. Their discussion examines lighter headsets, augmented-reality glasses, spatial computing, and gesture- and voice-based interfaces.
The session explores how these tools could reshape creative workflows and audience experiences, while also revealing the practical challenges of adoption, design, and interoperability. It offers a clear view of how extended realities are evolving beyond novelty into infrastructure for future audiovisual and cultural practice.
For this opening evening of the Lectures en résonance season, Espace Saint-Gervais pays tribute to Geneva writer Georges Haldas. Joël Waefler reads from Haldas’s evocative pages on Geneva’s café culture, while Miriam Fernández accompanies the text on guitar. Together, word and music conjure a vanished city of popular bistros, familiar faces and everyday life, all filtered through Haldas’s humane gaze and his gift for finding the pulse of “real life” in the ordinary.
In French.
Director Romed Wyder and Ulrich Fischer of Memoways present a case study on where AI extends cinematic storytelling. Their discussion examines how audiences can continue engaging with Where Is Ava? after the screening by conversing with the film’s characters through artificial intelligence. The session reveals new narrative possibilities, while also raising questions about authorship, immersion, and the evolving relationship between cinema and interactive technology.
Dive into the heart of GIFF NIGHTS, the unmissable nighttime event where the Geneva International Film Festival fuses cinema, digital creation, and electronic music. Set against a spectacular backdrop brought to life by audiovisual performances and vibrant DJ sets, these extraordinary evenings transform the space into a unique, immersive, and festive experience—the perfect setting to gather, dance, and celebrate contemporary culture long into the night.
Created and performed by Elina Kulikova and Dima Efremov, TRILOGIE DE LA GUERRE interweaves three musical-performance pieces responding to exile, the war in Ukraine and repression in Russia. Kulikova’s chapters evoke classical and folk song, transforming lament into a ritualised, sensory mourning; Efremov’s contribution uses sound art and electro textures to shift perspective and map clandestine networks of resistance. Together the trilogy forms a compact dramaturgy of intimacy, unease and fragile hope, immersive and politically charged.
FURTHER AFIELD
Mobula is an ode to the movement of water, a dance piece that reflects humanity’s relationship with the ocean. Directed by Jean‑Camille Goimard and performed by Pierre Theoleyre, Denis Terrasse and Anna Martin‑François, the choreography channels aquatic energy: floating beneath the surface, being tossed by waves, confronting the storm. Images are projected across a sail-like structure while Anne Martin appears as a dancer in the film, and narratives from people who live with the sea punctuate the work.
Quinceañeras is a durational performance created and performed by Colombian artists Estefanía and Luisa, who examine the ambivalence of the quinceañera ritual. Combining movement, symbolic staging and intimate scenography, the piece interrogates colonial legacies and the boundaries of gendered rites of passage. Through choreography and poetic gestures they transform ritual into acts of resistance and self-affirmation, proposing new modes of feminine representation and collective memory within contemporary performance.
Thomas Dexmier and Eric J. Krueger join this panel on the next generation of immersive technologies, bringing perspectives from leading manufacturers and product development. Their discussion examines lighter headsets, augmented-reality glasses, spatial computing, and gesture- and voice-based interfaces.
The session explores how these tools could reshape creative workflows and audience experiences, while also revealing the practical challenges of adoption, design, and interoperability. It offers a clear view of how extended realities are evolving beyond novelty into infrastructure for future audiovisual and cultural practice.
For this opening evening of the Lectures en résonance season, Espace Saint-Gervais pays tribute to Geneva writer Georges Haldas. Joël Waefler reads from Haldas’s evocative pages on Geneva’s café culture, while Miriam Fernández accompanies the text on guitar. Together, word and music conjure a vanished city of popular bistros, familiar faces and everyday life, all filtered through Haldas’s humane gaze and his gift for finding the pulse of “real life” in the ordinary.
In French.
Director Romed Wyder and Ulrich Fischer of Memoways present a case study on where AI extends cinematic storytelling. Their discussion examines how audiences can continue engaging with Where Is Ava? after the screening by conversing with the film’s characters through artificial intelligence. The session reveals new narrative possibilities, while also raising questions about authorship, immersion, and the evolving relationship between cinema and interactive technology.
Dive into the heart of GIFF NIGHTS, the unmissable nighttime event where the Geneva International Film Festival fuses cinema, digital creation, and electronic music. Set against a spectacular backdrop brought to life by audiovisual performances and vibrant DJ sets, these extraordinary evenings transform the space into a unique, immersive, and festive experience—the perfect setting to gather, dance, and celebrate contemporary culture long into the night.
Created and performed by Elina Kulikova and Dima Efremov, TRILOGIE DE LA GUERRE interweaves three musical-performance pieces responding to exile, the war in Ukraine and repression in Russia. Kulikova’s chapters evoke classical and folk song, transforming lament into a ritualised, sensory mourning; Efremov’s contribution uses sound art and electro textures to shift perspective and map clandestine networks of resistance. Together the trilogy forms a compact dramaturgy of intimacy, unease and fragile hope, immersive and politically charged.
Join the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande for a family decoding of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 led by Daniele Gatti and introduced by Thierry Weber. Through playful commentary and musical extracts, children will hear how the famous opening notes evolve, feel dynamic contrasts, and follow the journey to the final chord. The presentation blends live performance with accessible explanations to spark curiosity and imagination in young listeners.
In French. Kids ages 6 and up.
An energetic homage to pop icons, this concert revisits the greatest hits of the Kings of Pop through powerful, elegant arrangements. Performed by a high‑calibre ensemble, the programme offers rich, dynamic reinterpretations that blend groove, emotion and theatrical energy. Expect moments of soaring melody, rhythmic drive and intimate passages that highlight vocal and instrumental interplay. The evening is crafted to celebrate the legacy of pop music with a festive and unifying atmosphere.
Create a tiny illustrated book from cover to pages and sew its binding by hand. We will recycle pages from old books and turn them into colorful paper to draw on. Observe insects—butterflies, beetles, dragonflies and grasshoppers—to study shapes, antennae, wings and bright patterns. Feel the scratch of pencils, the flutter of wings, and the smoothness of paper as you draw, cut and stitch. A hands-on art and nature workshop to explore small creatures and make your own pocket book.
In French. Kids ages 8 and up.
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.
Art en Vieille-Ville (AVV) gathers a wide panorama of contemporary and historical practices across painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking and installation. Artists such as Marta Blanc, Jérôme Zonder, Sonia Zannettacci, Rosa Turetsky, Natacha Mercier, Jean‑Louis Perrot and Alexandre de Spengler present works that juxtapose sacred imagery, urban realism and historical engraving. The exhibition explores dialogue between past and present—from 17th‑century references and Futurist echoes to New Realism’s poetic reworking of the city—revealing how technique and memory shape collective cultural narratives.
Founded in 1995, the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF) is one of Geneva’s longest-standing cinema festivals and among the first in the world to integrate television into its programming. A hub for experimentation, encounters, and celebration, the ten-day festival presents films, series, and immersive audiovisual experiences to some 35,000 visitors each year. GIFF also hosts the Geneva Digital Market, Switzerland’s only meeting point for professionals in innovation and audiovisual content, and maintains year-round activities including school programmes and GIFF UNLIMITED events. Recognized as a key driver of Switzerland’s audiovisual sector, GIFF combines artistic ambition with international reach.
Sunday, June is a Hispano-Swiss band shaping warm, nostalgic psych-pop through vaporous layers, shimmering guitars and melodies that settle with gentle persistence. Their album Sun Glitter and Other Reflections received critical praise and led to tours across Switzerland, France and Spain. Their second album, recorded at Chapel Studios with producer Andy Savours, is forthcoming. On stage the group blends intimate textures and luminous hooks to create an enveloping, melancholic yet luminous atmosphere.
FURTHER AFIELD
Mobula is an ode to the movement of water, a dance piece that reflects humanity’s relationship with the ocean. Directed by Jean‑Camille Goimard and performed by Pierre Theoleyre, Denis Terrasse and Anna Martin‑François, the choreography channels aquatic energy: floating beneath the surface, being tossed by waves, confronting the storm. Images are projected across a sail-like structure while Anne Martin appears as a dancer in the film, and narratives from people who live with the sea punctuate the work.
Quinceañeras is a durational performance created and performed by Colombian artists Estefanía and Luisa, who examine the ambivalence of the quinceañera ritual. Combining movement, symbolic staging and intimate scenography, the piece interrogates colonial legacies and the boundaries of gendered rites of passage. Through choreography and poetic gestures they transform ritual into acts of resistance and self-affirmation, proposing new modes of feminine representation and collective memory within contemporary performance.
Thomas Dexmier and Eric J. Krueger join this panel on the next generation of immersive technologies, bringing perspectives from leading manufacturers and product development. Their discussion examines lighter headsets, augmented-reality glasses, spatial computing, and gesture- and voice-based interfaces.
The session explores how these tools could reshape creative workflows and audience experiences, while also revealing the practical challenges of adoption, design, and interoperability. It offers a clear view of how extended realities are evolving beyond novelty into infrastructure for future audiovisual and cultural practice.
For this opening evening of the Lectures en résonance season, Espace Saint-Gervais pays tribute to Geneva writer Georges Haldas. Joël Waefler reads from Haldas’s evocative pages on Geneva’s café culture, while Miriam Fernández accompanies the text on guitar. Together, word and music conjure a vanished city of popular bistros, familiar faces and everyday life, all filtered through Haldas’s humane gaze and his gift for finding the pulse of “real life” in the ordinary.
In French.
Director Romed Wyder and Ulrich Fischer of Memoways present a case study on where AI extends cinematic storytelling. Their discussion examines how audiences can continue engaging with Where Is Ava? after the screening by conversing with the film’s characters through artificial intelligence. The session reveals new narrative possibilities, while also raising questions about authorship, immersion, and the evolving relationship between cinema and interactive technology.
Dive into the heart of GIFF NIGHTS, the unmissable nighttime event where the Geneva International Film Festival fuses cinema, digital creation, and electronic music. Set against a spectacular backdrop brought to life by audiovisual performances and vibrant DJ sets, these extraordinary evenings transform the space into a unique, immersive, and festive experience—the perfect setting to gather, dance, and celebrate contemporary culture long into the night.
Created and performed by Elina Kulikova and Dima Efremov, TRILOGIE DE LA GUERRE interweaves three musical-performance pieces responding to exile, the war in Ukraine and repression in Russia. Kulikova’s chapters evoke classical and folk song, transforming lament into a ritualised, sensory mourning; Efremov’s contribution uses sound art and electro textures to shift perspective and map clandestine networks of resistance. Together the trilogy forms a compact dramaturgy of intimacy, unease and fragile hope, immersive and politically charged.
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An intimate museum in the heart of Geneva, the Musée Tatiana Zoubov presents the refined collection assembled by its namesake collector. Paintings, furniture, porcelain, silverware and decorative objects evoke the atmosphere of a private European collection, offering a glimpse into the tastes and art of living of another era.
In the heart of Geneva’s Old Town, the International Museum of the Reformation traces the history and legacy of the Protestant Reformation from the 16th century to the present day. Historical objects, artworks and immersive displays explore a movement that profoundly shaped Geneva and influenced societies around the world.
Located in the historic heart of Carouge, the Musée de Carouge explores the artistic and cultural heritage of this distinctive town. Its collections and temporary exhibitions bring together fine and decorative arts, local history and contemporary creation, reflecting Carouge’s unique identity and creative spirit.
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