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Bodil Manz presents “Mit daglige liv med hændelser” (My Daily Life and Its Events), an installation of more than 130 elements in clay, porcelain, plaster, paper and other materials. The work unfolds like an experimental architectural model, using her signature porcelain cylinders as modular units for an imagined city. Drawing on a lifelong devotion to ceramics, it distills influences from Danish Cubism, Constructivism and modernist architecture into a luminous sculptural language.
FURTHER AFIELD
Choreographer Anne Nguyen, rooted in breakdance battles and informed by scientific studies, rebuilds hip‑hop vocabulary with a mathematical sensuality. Promenade Obligatoire stages an uninterrupted, ordered march across the performance space that becomes a meditation on life’s meaning and the passage of time. Popping—blocks, isolations and body dissociations—sharpens contrasts between rupture and mimicry. The explosive, precise gestures transform the inexorable walk into a hypnotic, transportive experience that explores repetition, synchronization and the poetry of everyday movement.
Barbara Polla joins journalist, author and United Nations correspondent Luisa Ballin for a conversation about two women shaped by war in contemporary fiction. The discussion focuses on Andanta, the heroine of Polla’s latest novel, and Najwa, the central female character in Rami Tawil’s The Beethoven Hat. Together, they examine resistance, exile, return, and the role of women facing conflict. The event also includes a visit to the exhibition En attendant, featuring sculptures and drawings by Palestinian artist Abdul Rahman Katanani, followed by discussion, a friendly drink, and book signing.
In French.
Choreographed by Olga de Soto, this intimate solo examines Kurt Jooss’s La Table verte through memory, political legacy and the choreographer’s questioning. On a bare stage, de Soto is accompanied by projected archival images and videos, narrating her research and creative process. The piece traces before-and-after echoes of the original ballet, combining investigative reflection with poetic movement. Co-created with Arta Sperto and Dance First Think Later, the work unfolds as a rigorous yet lyrical inquiry into art, history and witness.
In French.
Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.
In French and in English.
For its 500th anniversary, the Grand Council is transforming this seat of power in the Old Town into a stage open to the public. Heritage becomes the medium for a narrative that connects the city’s past to its present. Through a visual and sound-based creation, this event offers a new way to discover the history of Geneva’s institutions.
British‑Portuguese singer-songwriter Nessi Gomes and Barcelona‑based Mike Rauss present an evening of intimate, genre-blending song. Gomes weaves traditional Portuguese fado’s emotional depth with a contemporary British sensibility, producing haunting, lushly textured soundscapes and medicine‑singer mysticism; her acclaimed album Diamonds & Demons foregrounds this quiet intensity. Mike Rauss offers playful yet profound troubadour songs where funk, folk, oriental motifs and flamenco guitar meet a warm, grooving voice. Together they create an atmosphere of ritual, longing and raw presence.
Bodil Manz presents “Mit daglige liv med hændelser” (My Daily Life and Its Events), an installation of more than 130 elements in clay, porcelain, plaster, paper and other materials. The work unfolds like an experimental architectural model, using her signature porcelain cylinders as modular units for an imagined city. Drawing on a lifelong devotion to ceramics, it distills influences from Danish Cubism, Constructivism and modernist architecture into a luminous sculptural language.
FURTHER AFIELD
Choreographer Anne Nguyen, rooted in breakdance battles and informed by scientific studies, rebuilds hip‑hop vocabulary with a mathematical sensuality. Promenade Obligatoire stages an uninterrupted, ordered march across the performance space that becomes a meditation on life’s meaning and the passage of time. Popping—blocks, isolations and body dissociations—sharpens contrasts between rupture and mimicry. The explosive, precise gestures transform the inexorable walk into a hypnotic, transportive experience that explores repetition, synchronization and the poetry of everyday movement.
Barbara Polla joins journalist, author and United Nations correspondent Luisa Ballin for a conversation about two women shaped by war in contemporary fiction. The discussion focuses on Andanta, the heroine of Polla’s latest novel, and Najwa, the central female character in Rami Tawil’s The Beethoven Hat. Together, they examine resistance, exile, return, and the role of women facing conflict. The event also includes a visit to the exhibition En attendant, featuring sculptures and drawings by Palestinian artist Abdul Rahman Katanani, followed by discussion, a friendly drink, and book signing.
In French.
Choreographed by Olga de Soto, this intimate solo examines Kurt Jooss’s La Table verte through memory, political legacy and the choreographer’s questioning. On a bare stage, de Soto is accompanied by projected archival images and videos, narrating her research and creative process. The piece traces before-and-after echoes of the original ballet, combining investigative reflection with poetic movement. Co-created with Arta Sperto and Dance First Think Later, the work unfolds as a rigorous yet lyrical inquiry into art, history and witness.
In French.
Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.
In French and in English.
For its 500th anniversary, the Grand Council is transforming this seat of power in the Old Town into a stage open to the public. Heritage becomes the medium for a narrative that connects the city’s past to its present. Through a visual and sound-based creation, this event offers a new way to discover the history of Geneva’s institutions.
British‑Portuguese singer-songwriter Nessi Gomes and Barcelona‑based Mike Rauss present an evening of intimate, genre-blending song. Gomes weaves traditional Portuguese fado’s emotional depth with a contemporary British sensibility, producing haunting, lushly textured soundscapes and medicine‑singer mysticism; her acclaimed album Diamonds & Demons foregrounds this quiet intensity. Mike Rauss offers playful yet profound troubadour songs where funk, folk, oriental motifs and flamenco guitar meet a warm, grooving voice. Together they create an atmosphere of ritual, longing and raw presence.
Bodil Manz presents “Mit daglige liv med hændelser” (My Daily Life and Its Events), an installation of more than 130 elements in clay, porcelain, plaster, paper and other materials. The work unfolds like an experimental architectural model, using her signature porcelain cylinders as modular units for an imagined city. Drawing on a lifelong devotion to ceramics, it distills influences from Danish Cubism, Constructivism and modernist architecture into a luminous sculptural language.
FURTHER AFIELD
Choreographer Anne Nguyen, rooted in breakdance battles and informed by scientific studies, rebuilds hip‑hop vocabulary with a mathematical sensuality. Promenade Obligatoire stages an uninterrupted, ordered march across the performance space that becomes a meditation on life’s meaning and the passage of time. Popping—blocks, isolations and body dissociations—sharpens contrasts between rupture and mimicry. The explosive, precise gestures transform the inexorable walk into a hypnotic, transportive experience that explores repetition, synchronization and the poetry of everyday movement.
Barbara Polla joins journalist, author and United Nations correspondent Luisa Ballin for a conversation about two women shaped by war in contemporary fiction. The discussion focuses on Andanta, the heroine of Polla’s latest novel, and Najwa, the central female character in Rami Tawil’s The Beethoven Hat. Together, they examine resistance, exile, return, and the role of women facing conflict. The event also includes a visit to the exhibition En attendant, featuring sculptures and drawings by Palestinian artist Abdul Rahman Katanani, followed by discussion, a friendly drink, and book signing.
In French.
Choreographed by Olga de Soto, this intimate solo examines Kurt Jooss’s La Table verte through memory, political legacy and the choreographer’s questioning. On a bare stage, de Soto is accompanied by projected archival images and videos, narrating her research and creative process. The piece traces before-and-after echoes of the original ballet, combining investigative reflection with poetic movement. Co-created with Arta Sperto and Dance First Think Later, the work unfolds as a rigorous yet lyrical inquiry into art, history and witness.
In French.
Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.
In French and in English.
For its 500th anniversary, the Grand Council is transforming this seat of power in the Old Town into a stage open to the public. Heritage becomes the medium for a narrative that connects the city’s past to its present. Through a visual and sound-based creation, this event offers a new way to discover the history of Geneva’s institutions.
Discover how a midnight wish brings Grou, a Cro‑Magnon man, into Charles’s kitchen on the night he turns twelve. The two travel through the story of humanity without leaving the room in a funny, inventive and highly physical family show. Children experience lively scenes, playful movement and imaginative storytelling that awaken curiosity about the past while celebrating friendship, creativity and shared surprises.
In French. Kids ages 7–107.
The Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève opens one of the final rehearsals of Océans, a choreographic diptych pairing Damien Jalet’s Brise-lames with River Without Banks, a new creation by Kyle Abraham. This public glimpse into the studio reveals the company at work through excerpts from Abraham’s choreography, where tension, flow and physical precision meet. The rehearsal offers a vivid encounter with a work shaped by contrasting energies and a strongly contemporary movement language.
Led by the association Histoire sans chute, the session is facilitated by the group named in the programme and focuses on artisanal bookbinding techniques.
Participants cut, fold and stitch reclaimed papers to assemble their own notebook, exploring traditional binding methods, material selection and sustainable reuse. The workshop examines practical techniques and step-by-step processes to develop durable handmade books and to deepen understanding of craft practices.
Adults and kids above 14 years old.
Break dishes, then rebuild them into art. This creative workshop invites kids to explore shape, texture, and surprise as broken pieces meet new forms. They can test ideas, play with materials, and see how fragments can become something new. Inspired by kintsugi, it turns accidents into beauty and imagination into action.
Kids ages 8 and up, accompanied by an adult.
Explore different kinds of love through a gentle theatre piece that mixes music, drawing and poetry. Children watch scenes that imagine love for parents, friends, pets and favourite toys. Bright drawings, soft songs and playful movements invite kids to listen, laugh and reflect. Small voices join the performance, creating warm moments and simple questions about feelings. The show is tender and luminous, with colourful images and gentle sounds that spark imagination.
In French. Kids ages 3 and up.
FILMAR en América Latina returns to Geneva from 13 to 22 November 2026 for its 28th edition. Switzerland’s leading festival dedicated to Latin American cinema will showcase more than 70 films, including 50 feature-length productions.
This year, the festival pays tribute to Teresa Sánchez, a multifaceted artist and prominent figure in Mexican cinema. The programme also celebrates the richness of Latin American music, with films exploring its many forms as well as screenings followed by live recitals.
Gender and identity, memory, the environment and Indigenous struggles are among the key themes running through this year’s programme. Parties, debates and encounters will further foster dialogue across cultures and generations.
Yacine Belhousse returns with « 2026 », a new show that blends absurd humour and poetry, drawn from an eventful year. Known to wide audiences through the Jamel Comedy Club, Bref and Golden Moustache, he offers an elegant, offbeat perspective on everyday life, weaving Anglo‑Saxon references and unexpected digressions. The staging balances stand-up rhythm with theatrical, lyrical moments, inviting laughter and reflection across sharp timing and gentle absurdity.
In French.
British‑Portuguese singer-songwriter Nessi Gomes and Barcelona‑based Mike Rauss present an evening of intimate, genre-blending song. Gomes weaves traditional Portuguese fado’s emotional depth with a contemporary British sensibility, producing haunting, lushly textured soundscapes and medicine‑singer mysticism; her acclaimed album Diamonds & Demons foregrounds this quiet intensity. Mike Rauss offers playful yet profound troubadour songs where funk, folk, oriental motifs and flamenco guitar meet a warm, grooving voice. Together they create an atmosphere of ritual, longing and raw presence.
Bodil Manz presents “Mit daglige liv med hændelser” (My Daily Life and Its Events), an installation of more than 130 elements in clay, porcelain, plaster, paper and other materials. The work unfolds like an experimental architectural model, using her signature porcelain cylinders as modular units for an imagined city. Drawing on a lifelong devotion to ceramics, it distills influences from Danish Cubism, Constructivism and modernist architecture into a luminous sculptural language.
FURTHER AFIELD
Choreographer Anne Nguyen, rooted in breakdance battles and informed by scientific studies, rebuilds hip‑hop vocabulary with a mathematical sensuality. Promenade Obligatoire stages an uninterrupted, ordered march across the performance space that becomes a meditation on life’s meaning and the passage of time. Popping—blocks, isolations and body dissociations—sharpens contrasts between rupture and mimicry. The explosive, precise gestures transform the inexorable walk into a hypnotic, transportive experience that explores repetition, synchronization and the poetry of everyday movement.
Barbara Polla joins journalist, author and United Nations correspondent Luisa Ballin for a conversation about two women shaped by war in contemporary fiction. The discussion focuses on Andanta, the heroine of Polla’s latest novel, and Najwa, the central female character in Rami Tawil’s The Beethoven Hat. Together, they examine resistance, exile, return, and the role of women facing conflict. The event also includes a visit to the exhibition En attendant, featuring sculptures and drawings by Palestinian artist Abdul Rahman Katanani, followed by discussion, a friendly drink, and book signing.
In French.
Choreographed by Olga de Soto, this intimate solo examines Kurt Jooss’s La Table verte through memory, political legacy and the choreographer’s questioning. On a bare stage, de Soto is accompanied by projected archival images and videos, narrating her research and creative process. The piece traces before-and-after echoes of the original ballet, combining investigative reflection with poetic movement. Co-created with Arta Sperto and Dance First Think Later, the work unfolds as a rigorous yet lyrical inquiry into art, history and witness.
In French.
Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.
In French and in English.
For its 500th anniversary, the Grand Council is transforming this seat of power in the Old Town into a stage open to the public. Heritage becomes the medium for a narrative that connects the city’s past to its present. Through a visual and sound-based creation, this event offers a new way to discover the history of Geneva’s institutions.
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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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