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Anna Recalde Miranda’s documentary investigates the violent legacy linking Latin American environmental killings to Cold War repression. Combining archival footage, testimony and investigative reporting, the film traces roots of contemporary attacks back to transnational operations like Condor. It examines how political networks, corporate interests and impunity shape lethal pressure on land defenders, offering a careful, unsparing portrait of memory, loss and resistance.
A post-screening discussion with the director Anna Recalde Miranda and investigative journalist Pierre Abramovici contextualises the film.
Paul André Demierre, musicologist and author of Renata Tebaldi: une artiste d’exception, presents his research on the soprano’s career and reception.
This lecture examines Tebaldi’s vocal style, repertoire choices, and the historical context of her perceived rivalry with Maria Callas, exploring critical debates, recordings, and public image to reveal how artistic differences shaped their legacies. It discusses interpretative contrasts, audience reception, and implications for opera scholarship and historiography.
In French.
A lively open-air summer festival celebrating music, dance and community across three themed evenings—Afro-Latino, jazz and Latino. Returning for its third edition, the festival invites everyone to come together, share rhythms, move to live music and enjoy a welcoming, intergenerational atmosphere. Families, neighbours and newcomers are all welcome to connect through dancing, cultural exchange and convivial moments. The spirit is communal, inclusive and celebratory, offering shared experiences that bring people together.
Spirale Workshops 1 and 2 showcase a thirty-year practice of transmission, research and intergenerational exchange. Under the direction of Michele Millner (Atelier 1) and Cathy Sarr with Patrick Mohr (Atelier 2), the project blends devised creation and collective laboratories. Atelier 1 develops a decolonial, antipatriarchal and radical laboratory that dialogues with figures such as Lady Macbeth and Nina. Participants include Marie Bondolfi, Yves Cerf, Mael Godinat and Jeanne Pasquier.
In French.
Une Simple Histoire is a tender musical tribute to the late Michel Bühler, celebrating his songs, poetry and humanism. Directed by Roland Vouilloz, the staging brings together Sylvie Bourban (voice) and Jean-Philippe Zwahlen (guitar) in an intimate duet that traces Bühler’s storytelling and travels. The programme weaves folk-inflected arrangements and poetic narration to evoke memory, solidarity and the quiet truth of ordinary lives.
In French.
Discover exquisite flavours and unforgettable culinary delights.
We promise a feast you won’t be able to resist, with plenty of surprises along the way! More than 60 food trucks, stalls, and bars will be serving local specialities, alongside DJs from Thursday evenings through to Saturday nights.
New this year: La Cuisine Ouverte! A space showcasing the expertise of Geneva-based chefs, featuring a different pop-up each day. In total, 11 local addresses and 11 styles of cuisine to discover, in addition to the 60 street food specialists already on site.
So mark your calendars and don’t miss the must-visit food event right in the heart of the city!
Join neighbours, associations and public services for a ten-day community festival celebrating the park’s renewed spaces. Throughout the program there will be animations, meetings, exhibitions and activities designed for all ages, including children, families and professionals. The festival highlights collaborative projects developed since 2014 and offers opportunities to meet participants, share stories and discover local initiatives. Activities are free and held outdoors, with some sessions specifically for children or requiring prior registration.
Anna Recalde Miranda’s documentary investigates the violent legacy linking Latin American environmental killings to Cold War repression. Combining archival footage, testimony and investigative reporting, the film traces roots of contemporary attacks back to transnational operations like Condor. It examines how political networks, corporate interests and impunity shape lethal pressure on land defenders, offering a careful, unsparing portrait of memory, loss and resistance.
A post-screening discussion with the director Anna Recalde Miranda and investigative journalist Pierre Abramovici contextualises the film.
Paul André Demierre, musicologist and author of Renata Tebaldi: une artiste d’exception, presents his research on the soprano’s career and reception.
This lecture examines Tebaldi’s vocal style, repertoire choices, and the historical context of her perceived rivalry with Maria Callas, exploring critical debates, recordings, and public image to reveal how artistic differences shaped their legacies. It discusses interpretative contrasts, audience reception, and implications for opera scholarship and historiography.
In French.
A lively open-air summer festival celebrating music, dance and community across three themed evenings—Afro-Latino, jazz and Latino. Returning for its third edition, the festival invites everyone to come together, share rhythms, move to live music and enjoy a welcoming, intergenerational atmosphere. Families, neighbours and newcomers are all welcome to connect through dancing, cultural exchange and convivial moments. The spirit is communal, inclusive and celebratory, offering shared experiences that bring people together.
Spirale Workshops 1 and 2 showcase a thirty-year practice of transmission, research and intergenerational exchange. Under the direction of Michele Millner (Atelier 1) and Cathy Sarr with Patrick Mohr (Atelier 2), the project blends devised creation and collective laboratories. Atelier 1 develops a decolonial, antipatriarchal and radical laboratory that dialogues with figures such as Lady Macbeth and Nina. Participants include Marie Bondolfi, Yves Cerf, Mael Godinat and Jeanne Pasquier.
In French.
Une Simple Histoire is a tender musical tribute to the late Michel Bühler, celebrating his songs, poetry and humanism. Directed by Roland Vouilloz, the staging brings together Sylvie Bourban (voice) and Jean-Philippe Zwahlen (guitar) in an intimate duet that traces Bühler’s storytelling and travels. The programme weaves folk-inflected arrangements and poetic narration to evoke memory, solidarity and the quiet truth of ordinary lives.
In French.
Discover exquisite flavours and unforgettable culinary delights.
We promise a feast you won’t be able to resist, with plenty of surprises along the way! More than 60 food trucks, stalls, and bars will be serving local specialities, alongside DJs from Thursday evenings through to Saturday nights.
New this year: La Cuisine Ouverte! A space showcasing the expertise of Geneva-based chefs, featuring a different pop-up each day. In total, 11 local addresses and 11 styles of cuisine to discover, in addition to the 60 street food specialists already on site.
So mark your calendars and don’t miss the must-visit food event right in the heart of the city!
Join neighbours, associations and public services for a ten-day community festival celebrating the park’s renewed spaces. Throughout the program there will be animations, meetings, exhibitions and activities designed for all ages, including children, families and professionals. The festival highlights collaborative projects developed since 2014 and offers opportunities to meet participants, share stories and discover local initiatives. Activities are free and held outdoors, with some sessions specifically for children or requiring prior registration.
Anna Recalde Miranda’s documentary investigates the violent legacy linking Latin American environmental killings to Cold War repression. Combining archival footage, testimony and investigative reporting, the film traces roots of contemporary attacks back to transnational operations like Condor. It examines how political networks, corporate interests and impunity shape lethal pressure on land defenders, offering a careful, unsparing portrait of memory, loss and resistance.
A post-screening discussion with the director Anna Recalde Miranda and investigative journalist Pierre Abramovici contextualises the film.
Paul André Demierre, musicologist and author of Renata Tebaldi: une artiste d’exception, presents his research on the soprano’s career and reception.
This lecture examines Tebaldi’s vocal style, repertoire choices, and the historical context of her perceived rivalry with Maria Callas, exploring critical debates, recordings, and public image to reveal how artistic differences shaped their legacies. It discusses interpretative contrasts, audience reception, and implications for opera scholarship and historiography.
In French.
A lively open-air summer festival celebrating music, dance and community across three themed evenings—Afro-Latino, jazz and Latino. Returning for its third edition, the festival invites everyone to come together, share rhythms, move to live music and enjoy a welcoming, intergenerational atmosphere. Families, neighbours and newcomers are all welcome to connect through dancing, cultural exchange and convivial moments. The spirit is communal, inclusive and celebratory, offering shared experiences that bring people together.
Spirale Workshops 1 and 2 showcase a thirty-year practice of transmission, research and intergenerational exchange. Under the direction of Michele Millner (Atelier 1) and Cathy Sarr with Patrick Mohr (Atelier 2), the project blends devised creation and collective laboratories. Atelier 1 develops a decolonial, antipatriarchal and radical laboratory that dialogues with figures such as Lady Macbeth and Nina. Participants include Marie Bondolfi, Yves Cerf, Mael Godinat and Jeanne Pasquier.
In French.
Une Simple Histoire is a tender musical tribute to the late Michel Bühler, celebrating his songs, poetry and humanism. Directed by Roland Vouilloz, the staging brings together Sylvie Bourban (voice) and Jean-Philippe Zwahlen (guitar) in an intimate duet that traces Bühler’s storytelling and travels. The programme weaves folk-inflected arrangements and poetic narration to evoke memory, solidarity and the quiet truth of ordinary lives.
In French.
Discover exquisite flavours and unforgettable culinary delights.
We promise a feast you won’t be able to resist, with plenty of surprises along the way! More than 60 food trucks, stalls, and bars will be serving local specialities, alongside DJs from Thursday evenings through to Saturday nights.
New this year: La Cuisine Ouverte! A space showcasing the expertise of Geneva-based chefs, featuring a different pop-up each day. In total, 11 local addresses and 11 styles of cuisine to discover, in addition to the 60 street food specialists already on site.
So mark your calendars and don’t miss the must-visit food event right in the heart of the city!
Gather for a gentle storytelling session under the trees where the Flying Library comes to life. Actress Mélissa Catoquessa reads imaginative tales that invite children to explore colours, sounds and tiny adventures among pages and leaves. The performance blends spoken word and playful gestures so young listeners can picture characters, laugh and join in. This relaxed reading encourages curiosity, listening skills and a love of books in a cosy, outdoor setting.
In French. Kids ages 3 and up.
British singer-songwriter Amaria BB brings a bold fusion of R&B, dancehall and contemporary pop to the GET OUT project. Her smoky vocals and syncopated rhythms mingle with tightly produced beats, while the evening’s DJs — Spice&Curls, Guessi, Senjadi and Bobby Melo — weave seamless transitions that keep the energy taut and immersive. The program highlights contrasts between introspective balladry and dancefloor-ready grooves, delivered with London grit and a playful, modern edge.
Genevan artist Gamo (born 1974) draws from the 1980s graffiti and hip‑hop scene to transform abandoned objects and recovered cardboard into vibrant mixed‑media works. Executed on repurposed cartons, his pictorial surfaces combine acrylic, brush, airbrush and spray to conjure a fantastical urban imaginary.
The exhibition explores recycling, material transformation and memory, questioning consumption while evoking street culture’s visual language and the poetics of found matter.
Opening: Thursday 18 June, 18:00 – 21:00
A lively open-air summer festival celebrating music, dance and community across three themed evenings—Afro-Latino, jazz and Latino. Returning for its third edition, the festival invites everyone to come together, share rhythms, move to live music and enjoy a welcoming, intergenerational atmosphere. Families, neighbours and newcomers are all welcome to connect through dancing, cultural exchange and convivial moments. The spirit is communal, inclusive and celebratory, offering shared experiences that bring people together.
Conceived and directed by Ágnes Havas, this itinerant festival combines cycle-tourism with a rich musical programme. Concerts range from classical and baroque to opera and jazz, presented across lakeside stages that dialogue with the landscape. The project foregrounds sustainable cyclo-tourism and cross-border artistic cooperation, pairing performances with local gastronomy. Lighting and acoustic choices favour intimacy and clarity, while artists of international calibre create moments of contemplative lyricism, conviviality and sensory immersion around the rhythms of the lake.
An immersive installation commissioned by the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) that places visitors in the perspective of nearly 100 million people who live in areas contaminated by mines and explosive remnants of war. The work evokes the scale and human cost of contamination, confronting the long-term humanitarian, social and psychological consequences of armed conflict. It prompts reflection on humanitarian demining, responsibility, and how societies remember and respond to hidden wartime legacies.
Francis Poulenc’s opera stands as a pillar of 20th-century French lyric theatre. This production places students in the demanding solo roles under the musical direction of Emmanuel Olivier, in a staging inspired by Yves Coudray. The story follows a religious community swept up in the turmoil of the French Revolution, exploring fear, faith and the need for redemption. Intimate choral textures, stark dramatic contrast and a restrained yet intense staging aim to immerse listeners in the women’s communal life and moral trials.
In French.
Join neighbours, associations and public services for a ten-day community festival celebrating the park’s renewed spaces. Throughout the program there will be animations, meetings, exhibitions and activities designed for all ages, including children, families and professionals. The festival highlights collaborative projects developed since 2014 and offers opportunities to meet participants, share stories and discover local initiatives. Activities are free and held outdoors, with some sessions specifically for children or requiring prior registration.
Anna Recalde Miranda’s documentary investigates the violent legacy linking Latin American environmental killings to Cold War repression. Combining archival footage, testimony and investigative reporting, the film traces roots of contemporary attacks back to transnational operations like Condor. It examines how political networks, corporate interests and impunity shape lethal pressure on land defenders, offering a careful, unsparing portrait of memory, loss and resistance.
A post-screening discussion with the director Anna Recalde Miranda and investigative journalist Pierre Abramovici contextualises the film.
Paul André Demierre, musicologist and author of Renata Tebaldi: une artiste d’exception, presents his research on the soprano’s career and reception.
This lecture examines Tebaldi’s vocal style, repertoire choices, and the historical context of her perceived rivalry with Maria Callas, exploring critical debates, recordings, and public image to reveal how artistic differences shaped their legacies. It discusses interpretative contrasts, audience reception, and implications for opera scholarship and historiography.
In French.
A lively open-air summer festival celebrating music, dance and community across three themed evenings—Afro-Latino, jazz and Latino. Returning for its third edition, the festival invites everyone to come together, share rhythms, move to live music and enjoy a welcoming, intergenerational atmosphere. Families, neighbours and newcomers are all welcome to connect through dancing, cultural exchange and convivial moments. The spirit is communal, inclusive and celebratory, offering shared experiences that bring people together.
Spirale Workshops 1 and 2 showcase a thirty-year practice of transmission, research and intergenerational exchange. Under the direction of Michele Millner (Atelier 1) and Cathy Sarr with Patrick Mohr (Atelier 2), the project blends devised creation and collective laboratories. Atelier 1 develops a decolonial, antipatriarchal and radical laboratory that dialogues with figures such as Lady Macbeth and Nina. Participants include Marie Bondolfi, Yves Cerf, Mael Godinat and Jeanne Pasquier.
In French.
Une Simple Histoire is a tender musical tribute to the late Michel Bühler, celebrating his songs, poetry and humanism. Directed by Roland Vouilloz, the staging brings together Sylvie Bourban (voice) and Jean-Philippe Zwahlen (guitar) in an intimate duet that traces Bühler’s storytelling and travels. The programme weaves folk-inflected arrangements and poetic narration to evoke memory, solidarity and the quiet truth of ordinary lives.
In French.
Discover exquisite flavours and unforgettable culinary delights.
We promise a feast you won’t be able to resist, with plenty of surprises along the way! More than 60 food trucks, stalls, and bars will be serving local specialities, alongside DJs from Thursday evenings through to Saturday nights.
New this year: La Cuisine Ouverte! A space showcasing the expertise of Geneva-based chefs, featuring a different pop-up each day. In total, 11 local addresses and 11 styles of cuisine to discover, in addition to the 60 street food specialists already on site.
So mark your calendars and don’t miss the must-visit food event right in the heart of the city!
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Located in the heart of Geneva’s international district, the Portail des Nations is a space dedicated to dialogue, cooperation, and global issues. Through exhibitions, talks, and cultural events, it offers visitors an entry point into the major challenges shaping our world and Geneva’s role as a hub for international governance.
Nestled in the Geneva countryside, the Collection du Crest showcases a remarkable selection of modern and contemporary art. Through temporary exhibitions and its private collection, this unique venue offers an intimate encounter with artistic creation, in dialogue with the history and landscape of the estate.
Discover one of the world’s most remarkable libraries and museums, home to an exceptional collection of manuscripts, rare books, and historical documents spanning over 5,000 years of human history. Located in Cologny overlooking Lake Geneva, the Fondation Martin Bodmer offers a unique journey through literature, philosophy, religion, science, and the arts, bringing together some of humanity’s most significant written treasures.
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