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Tristan & Iseut – Le chant des amours impossibles offers an outdoor theatrical and musical retelling of the medieval Tristan and Iseut legend, balancing emotion and humour. Performed in the spirit of traditional street theatre, the ensemble combines live music, physical staging and playful scenography to evoke timeless passions and impossible loves. The production is crafted to be immersive and accessible, creating an intimate, convivial atmosphere suitable for audiences from six years old.
John M Armleder’s presentation gathers works that probe the relationship between object, space and display. This guided public visit, led by an art historian, offers close readings of the artist’s strategies—from painting and installation to found-object interventions—highlighting material choices, compositional play and the exhibition’s curatorial framing. Participants are invited to consider how gesture, color and spatial arrangement reshape perception and the boundaries between art and everyday objects.
An evocative season of art films celebrating painters and visual storytelling. Each screening explores an artist’s life and practice through richly textured documentary and archival cinema, from intimate portraits of Cézanne and Van Gogh to sweeping surveys of Matisse, Monet and Klimt. Expect contemplative pacing, luminous cinematography and close study of process and perception. The programme gathers landmark art documentaries that probe creativity, representation and the emotional power of painting.
Gina Proenza explores how language shapes power and human relationships. Working across sculpture, installation, drawing, and video, she uses words, symbols, and bodily gestures to question communication and meaning. Rooted in her Colombian and French heritage and bilingual upbringing, her practice examines the intersections of language, identity, and interaction.
Opening: Thursday 2 July, 18:00 (Nocturne d’été des Bains)
Puplinge Classique is a distinguished music festival dedicated to celebrating the richness and diversity of classical music through an inspiring programme of concerts, chamber music performances, orchestral productions, and artistic encounters. Bringing together internationally acclaimed musicians alongside emerging talents, the festival offers audiences a unique musical journey spanning centuries of repertoire while embracing a spirit of creativity, excellence, and discovery. Known for its welcoming atmosphere and commitment to artistic transmission, Puplinge Classique creates meaningful connections between performers and audiences, fostering cultural exchange and making world-class music accessible to all generations.
The Biopark is temporarily hosting Janus, a unique two-headed Greek tortoise, during the renovation of the Museum. Each head of this male tortoise has its own independent brain, which sometimes makes its movements challenging. In captivity, Janus receives attentive care, resulting in an impressive lifespan of 26 years.
Gather to listen to short tales and flip through picture books under shady trees. Voices bring stories to life with rhythmic sounds and playful characters. Children will sit, point at bright illustrations, and try new words as adults read aloud. They can choose a favorite book to explore quietly or hear several stories in a row. The session invites curiosity, shared laughter, and calm moments of discovery that spark imagination and a love of reading.
Dates :
Thursday 9 July, 10:00
Thursday 16 July, 10:00
Thursday 23 July, 10:00
Thursday 30 July, 10:00
Thursday 6 August, 10:00
Thursday 13 August, 10:00
In French. Kids ages 3 and up accompanied by an adult.
Tristan & Iseut – Le chant des amours impossibles offers an outdoor theatrical and musical retelling of the medieval Tristan and Iseut legend, balancing emotion and humour. Performed in the spirit of traditional street theatre, the ensemble combines live music, physical staging and playful scenography to evoke timeless passions and impossible loves. The production is crafted to be immersive and accessible, creating an intimate, convivial atmosphere suitable for audiences from six years old.
John M Armleder’s presentation gathers works that probe the relationship between object, space and display. This guided public visit, led by an art historian, offers close readings of the artist’s strategies—from painting and installation to found-object interventions—highlighting material choices, compositional play and the exhibition’s curatorial framing. Participants are invited to consider how gesture, color and spatial arrangement reshape perception and the boundaries between art and everyday objects.
An evocative season of art films celebrating painters and visual storytelling. Each screening explores an artist’s life and practice through richly textured documentary and archival cinema, from intimate portraits of Cézanne and Van Gogh to sweeping surveys of Matisse, Monet and Klimt. Expect contemplative pacing, luminous cinematography and close study of process and perception. The programme gathers landmark art documentaries that probe creativity, representation and the emotional power of painting.
Gina Proenza explores how language shapes power and human relationships. Working across sculpture, installation, drawing, and video, she uses words, symbols, and bodily gestures to question communication and meaning. Rooted in her Colombian and French heritage and bilingual upbringing, her practice examines the intersections of language, identity, and interaction.
Opening: Thursday 2 July, 18:00 (Nocturne d’été des Bains)
Puplinge Classique is a distinguished music festival dedicated to celebrating the richness and diversity of classical music through an inspiring programme of concerts, chamber music performances, orchestral productions, and artistic encounters. Bringing together internationally acclaimed musicians alongside emerging talents, the festival offers audiences a unique musical journey spanning centuries of repertoire while embracing a spirit of creativity, excellence, and discovery. Known for its welcoming atmosphere and commitment to artistic transmission, Puplinge Classique creates meaningful connections between performers and audiences, fostering cultural exchange and making world-class music accessible to all generations.
The Biopark is temporarily hosting Janus, a unique two-headed Greek tortoise, during the renovation of the Museum. Each head of this male tortoise has its own independent brain, which sometimes makes its movements challenging. In captivity, Janus receives attentive care, resulting in an impressive lifespan of 26 years.
Gather to listen to short tales and flip through picture books under shady trees. Voices bring stories to life with rhythmic sounds and playful characters. Children will sit, point at bright illustrations, and try new words as adults read aloud. They can choose a favorite book to explore quietly or hear several stories in a row. The session invites curiosity, shared laughter, and calm moments of discovery that spark imagination and a love of reading.
Dates :
Thursday 9 July, 10:00
Thursday 16 July, 10:00
Thursday 23 July, 10:00
Thursday 30 July, 10:00
Thursday 6 August, 10:00
Thursday 13 August, 10:00
In French. Kids ages 3 and up accompanied by an adult.
Tristan & Iseut – Le chant des amours impossibles offers an outdoor theatrical and musical retelling of the medieval Tristan and Iseut legend, balancing emotion and humour. Performed in the spirit of traditional street theatre, the ensemble combines live music, physical staging and playful scenography to evoke timeless passions and impossible loves. The production is crafted to be immersive and accessible, creating an intimate, convivial atmosphere suitable for audiences from six years old.
John M Armleder’s presentation gathers works that probe the relationship between object, space and display. This guided public visit, led by an art historian, offers close readings of the artist’s strategies—from painting and installation to found-object interventions—highlighting material choices, compositional play and the exhibition’s curatorial framing. Participants are invited to consider how gesture, color and spatial arrangement reshape perception and the boundaries between art and everyday objects.
An evocative season of art films celebrating painters and visual storytelling. Each screening explores an artist’s life and practice through richly textured documentary and archival cinema, from intimate portraits of Cézanne and Van Gogh to sweeping surveys of Matisse, Monet and Klimt. Expect contemplative pacing, luminous cinematography and close study of process and perception. The programme gathers landmark art documentaries that probe creativity, representation and the emotional power of painting.
Gina Proenza explores how language shapes power and human relationships. Working across sculpture, installation, drawing, and video, she uses words, symbols, and bodily gestures to question communication and meaning. Rooted in her Colombian and French heritage and bilingual upbringing, her practice examines the intersections of language, identity, and interaction.
Opening: Thursday 2 July, 18:00 (Nocturne d’été des Bains)
Puplinge Classique is a distinguished music festival dedicated to celebrating the richness and diversity of classical music through an inspiring programme of concerts, chamber music performances, orchestral productions, and artistic encounters. Bringing together internationally acclaimed musicians alongside emerging talents, the festival offers audiences a unique musical journey spanning centuries of repertoire while embracing a spirit of creativity, excellence, and discovery. Known for its welcoming atmosphere and commitment to artistic transmission, Puplinge Classique creates meaningful connections between performers and audiences, fostering cultural exchange and making world-class music accessible to all generations.
The Biopark is temporarily hosting Janus, a unique two-headed Greek tortoise, during the renovation of the Museum. Each head of this male tortoise has its own independent brain, which sometimes makes its movements challenging. In captivity, Janus receives attentive care, resulting in an impressive lifespan of 26 years.
On the Water Geneva is a free electronic music gathering that transforms the lake into a shared musical space. DJs perform from a catamaran while everyone listens from boats, paddles or inflatable floats, creating an immersive sound and visual experience. The lineup features local and international melodic house and house artists, fostering a relaxed, collective atmosphere where neighbours and visitors connect through music and performance. The event welcomes all members of the community to join together on the water.
Run to the rhythm of live music in a celebration of movement where jogging meets dance. The experience blends steady outdoor running with bursts of communal dancing across open festival spaces, creating a fluid mix of cardio, rhythm, and social energy. Terrain and pace vary, inviting both casual participants and seasoned runners to find their own rhythm. The atmosphere is inclusive, eco-conscious and exuberant, with a strong sense of community that transforms exercise into shared celebration.
Chicha Libre revives chicha, a psychedelic cumbia born in 1960s Peru, and propels it into a cosmopolitan, dance-driven sound. Founded in New York, the band blends surf guitar, vintage organs, Latin percussion and synths to create strange, festive atmospheres that mix cumbia rhythms with psychedelic rock and electronic experiments. The ensemble features Olivier Conan (cuatro, vocals), Vincent Douglas (guitar), Joshua Camp (keyboards, vocals), Nicholas Dudahy (bass), Neil Ochoa and Karina Vazquez (percussion).
Jazz sur la Plage is a vibrant open-air festival celebrating jazz in all its forms, from modern and electro to soul, latin, and progressive sounds. Blending emerging talents with acclaimed artists, it creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere where music, creativity, and human connection come together. More than a festival, it’s a unique musical experience driven by passion, groove, and a true spirit of sharing.
Tristan & Iseut – Le chant des amours impossibles offers an outdoor theatrical and musical retelling of the medieval Tristan and Iseut legend, balancing emotion and humour. Performed in the spirit of traditional street theatre, the ensemble combines live music, physical staging and playful scenography to evoke timeless passions and impossible loves. The production is crafted to be immersive and accessible, creating an intimate, convivial atmosphere suitable for audiences from six years old.
Dany Gignoux (photographer) and poet Georges Haldas present a compelling dialogue between documentary photography and lyrical prose. The exhibition brings together photographs and written fragments that register everyday life in Geneva’s cafés, combining on-the-spot reportage with memory-infused “prose inspirée.” Through intimate black-and-white images and spare, evocative texts the works transfigure mundane scenes into poetic testimony, revealing social undercurrents and human tenderness. Archival materials frame this historic encounter between two generations of cultural chroniclers.
Tobias Kaspar (né en 1984 à Bâle, Suisse) est un artiste vivant et travaillant entre Zurich et Riga, ainsi qu’à Mesocco (Suisse) et Salacgrīva (Lettonie), où il dirige The Estate, deux résidences d’artistes et espaces d’exposition. Depuis près de vingt ans, sa pratique multidisciplinaire explore les systèmes à travers lesquels la valeur culturelle, l’auteurité, l’ambition et la signification sont produites et diffusées. À travers la photographie, le textile, l’installation, l’édition, la mode et la conception d’expositions, Kaspar fait souvent des mécanismes de la production culturelle le sujet même de son travail. Son œuvre a été présentée dans de nombreuses institutions internationales, notamment à Artists Space, Hamburger Bahnhof, Kunsthalle Basel, Kunsthalle Bern, MAMCO Genève et au Museum of Modern Art de Varsovie.
Opening: Thursday 2 July, 18:00
Gather to listen to short tales and flip through picture books under shady trees. Voices bring stories to life with rhythmic sounds and playful characters. Children will sit, point at bright illustrations, and try new words as adults read aloud. They can choose a favorite book to explore quietly or hear several stories in a row. The session invites curiosity, shared laughter, and calm moments of discovery that spark imagination and a love of reading.
Dates :
Thursday 9 July, 10:00
Thursday 16 July, 10:00
Thursday 23 July, 10:00
Thursday 30 July, 10:00
Thursday 6 August, 10:00
Thursday 13 August, 10:00
In French. Kids ages 3 and up accompanied by an adult.
Tristan & Iseut – Le chant des amours impossibles offers an outdoor theatrical and musical retelling of the medieval Tristan and Iseut legend, balancing emotion and humour. Performed in the spirit of traditional street theatre, the ensemble combines live music, physical staging and playful scenography to evoke timeless passions and impossible loves. The production is crafted to be immersive and accessible, creating an intimate, convivial atmosphere suitable for audiences from six years old.
John M Armleder’s presentation gathers works that probe the relationship between object, space and display. This guided public visit, led by an art historian, offers close readings of the artist’s strategies—from painting and installation to found-object interventions—highlighting material choices, compositional play and the exhibition’s curatorial framing. Participants are invited to consider how gesture, color and spatial arrangement reshape perception and the boundaries between art and everyday objects.
An evocative season of art films celebrating painters and visual storytelling. Each screening explores an artist’s life and practice through richly textured documentary and archival cinema, from intimate portraits of Cézanne and Van Gogh to sweeping surveys of Matisse, Monet and Klimt. Expect contemplative pacing, luminous cinematography and close study of process and perception. The programme gathers landmark art documentaries that probe creativity, representation and the emotional power of painting.
Gina Proenza explores how language shapes power and human relationships. Working across sculpture, installation, drawing, and video, she uses words, symbols, and bodily gestures to question communication and meaning. Rooted in her Colombian and French heritage and bilingual upbringing, her practice examines the intersections of language, identity, and interaction.
Opening: Thursday 2 July, 18:00 (Nocturne d’été des Bains)
Puplinge Classique is a distinguished music festival dedicated to celebrating the richness and diversity of classical music through an inspiring programme of concerts, chamber music performances, orchestral productions, and artistic encounters. Bringing together internationally acclaimed musicians alongside emerging talents, the festival offers audiences a unique musical journey spanning centuries of repertoire while embracing a spirit of creativity, excellence, and discovery. Known for its welcoming atmosphere and commitment to artistic transmission, Puplinge Classique creates meaningful connections between performers and audiences, fostering cultural exchange and making world-class music accessible to all generations.
The Biopark is temporarily hosting Janus, a unique two-headed Greek tortoise, during the renovation of the Museum. Each head of this male tortoise has its own independent brain, which sometimes makes its movements challenging. In captivity, Janus receives attentive care, resulting in an impressive lifespan of 26 years.
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