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Stephen Apkon’s compelling documentary explores the possibility of choosing a different path in the face of conflict, bringing together personal stories, dialogue, and powerful reflections on peace and non-violence. At the heart of the film is the belief that reconciliation and human connection can break cycles of violence and open the way towards a more peaceful future. The screening offers an intimate and thought-provoking perspective on what it means to move beyond division and imagine another way forward.
Followed by a discussion in English with Sulaiman Khatib (Palestine) and Iris Gur (Israel) — two members of Combatants for Peace — and director Stephen Apkon on peacebuilding, non-violent resistance, and the search for alternatives to conflict.
In English with French subtitles.
Shyle Zalewski invites audiences into a two-part evening combining zine culture and an intimate concert. The first part presents a meeting and signing of self-published fanzines, foregrounding handwritten narratives and the DIY community around the artist. Later, under the alter ego edam edam, Zalewski offers a live set that blends fragile melodies and lo-fi textures, shifting the room from quiet reflection to charged immediacy. The night foregrounds intimacy, creative exchange, and the blurred line between reading and song.
Choreographer and performer Marco D’Agostin fuses scientific lecture, musical comedy and intimate confession in Astéroïde. Posing as a paleontologist, he handles ancient bones while tracing the extinction of dinosaurs, but the scholarly frame cracks as memory, desire and song spill out. A solo that shifts between popular science, theatre and Broadway‑style numbers, it explores loss and survival with wit, physical precision and theatrical exuberance. Produced with Piccolo Teatro di Milano.
In French.
An emblematic stand-up showcase celebrating the club’s ninth anniversary, presenting the best of Romand humour across three nights. Eighteen talented comedians alternate on stage in an intimate, vaulted-cellar setting, delivering sharp observations, playful storytelling and rapid-fire sketches. The programme blends established voices and emerging talent, shifting between satirical edge and warm, observational comedy to create an electric, convivial atmosphere.
In French.
Choreographed by Christos Papadopoulos, My Fierce Ignorant Step gathers ten bodies whose mounting breath becomes the show’s engine. The piece translates performers’ respiration into kinetic waves and layered soundscapes, dialoguing with the contemporary music of Mikis Theodorakis. Drawing on the choral pulse of ancient tragedy, the work collapses collective Hellenic memory into intimate reveries — the impulse of beginnings, the buoyancy of first encounters and the spontaneous spark of early laughter. The staging is physical, precise and visceral.
The 72nd Entretiens sur l’Antiquité classique brings together leading international scholars for an in-depth exploration of the death penalty in ancient Greece and Rome. Through a series of lectures and discussions, the symposium examines the legal, political, philosophical, religious, and social dimensions of capital punishment across the ancient world, offering fresh perspectives on justice, power, gender, rhetoric, and resistance. Organized by the Fondation Hardt, this renowned academic gathering fosters dialogue between specialists while welcoming all those with an interest in classical studies, ancient history, archaeology, and the enduring questions raised by antiquity.
Booking: admin@fondationhardt.ch or +41 22 736 31 04
This session examines citizen participation and food democracy, exploring practical tools to strengthen community engagement within local food systems. It presents diverse methods and participatory approaches—policy advocacy, cooperative governance, deliberative forums, and community-led initiatives—evaluating their potential to enhance transparency, inclusion, and decision-making. Participants will gain insight into how these tools can be adapted to collaborative projects and learn frameworks for implementing inclusive governance in food initiatives.
In French.
Stephen Apkon’s compelling documentary explores the possibility of choosing a different path in the face of conflict, bringing together personal stories, dialogue, and powerful reflections on peace and non-violence. At the heart of the film is the belief that reconciliation and human connection can break cycles of violence and open the way towards a more peaceful future. The screening offers an intimate and thought-provoking perspective on what it means to move beyond division and imagine another way forward.
Followed by a discussion in English with Sulaiman Khatib (Palestine) and Iris Gur (Israel) — two members of Combatants for Peace — and director Stephen Apkon on peacebuilding, non-violent resistance, and the search for alternatives to conflict.
In English with French subtitles.
Shyle Zalewski invites audiences into a two-part evening combining zine culture and an intimate concert. The first part presents a meeting and signing of self-published fanzines, foregrounding handwritten narratives and the DIY community around the artist. Later, under the alter ego edam edam, Zalewski offers a live set that blends fragile melodies and lo-fi textures, shifting the room from quiet reflection to charged immediacy. The night foregrounds intimacy, creative exchange, and the blurred line between reading and song.
Choreographer and performer Marco D’Agostin fuses scientific lecture, musical comedy and intimate confession in Astéroïde. Posing as a paleontologist, he handles ancient bones while tracing the extinction of dinosaurs, but the scholarly frame cracks as memory, desire and song spill out. A solo that shifts between popular science, theatre and Broadway‑style numbers, it explores loss and survival with wit, physical precision and theatrical exuberance. Produced with Piccolo Teatro di Milano.
In French.
An emblematic stand-up showcase celebrating the club’s ninth anniversary, presenting the best of Romand humour across three nights. Eighteen talented comedians alternate on stage in an intimate, vaulted-cellar setting, delivering sharp observations, playful storytelling and rapid-fire sketches. The programme blends established voices and emerging talent, shifting between satirical edge and warm, observational comedy to create an electric, convivial atmosphere.
In French.
Choreographed by Christos Papadopoulos, My Fierce Ignorant Step gathers ten bodies whose mounting breath becomes the show’s engine. The piece translates performers’ respiration into kinetic waves and layered soundscapes, dialoguing with the contemporary music of Mikis Theodorakis. Drawing on the choral pulse of ancient tragedy, the work collapses collective Hellenic memory into intimate reveries — the impulse of beginnings, the buoyancy of first encounters and the spontaneous spark of early laughter. The staging is physical, precise and visceral.
The 72nd Entretiens sur l’Antiquité classique brings together leading international scholars for an in-depth exploration of the death penalty in ancient Greece and Rome. Through a series of lectures and discussions, the symposium examines the legal, political, philosophical, religious, and social dimensions of capital punishment across the ancient world, offering fresh perspectives on justice, power, gender, rhetoric, and resistance. Organized by the Fondation Hardt, this renowned academic gathering fosters dialogue between specialists while welcoming all those with an interest in classical studies, ancient history, archaeology, and the enduring questions raised by antiquity.
Booking: admin@fondationhardt.ch or +41 22 736 31 04
This session examines citizen participation and food democracy, exploring practical tools to strengthen community engagement within local food systems. It presents diverse methods and participatory approaches—policy advocacy, cooperative governance, deliberative forums, and community-led initiatives—evaluating their potential to enhance transparency, inclusion, and decision-making. Participants will gain insight into how these tools can be adapted to collaborative projects and learn frameworks for implementing inclusive governance in food initiatives.
In French.
Stephen Apkon’s compelling documentary explores the possibility of choosing a different path in the face of conflict, bringing together personal stories, dialogue, and powerful reflections on peace and non-violence. At the heart of the film is the belief that reconciliation and human connection can break cycles of violence and open the way towards a more peaceful future. The screening offers an intimate and thought-provoking perspective on what it means to move beyond division and imagine another way forward.
Followed by a discussion in English with Sulaiman Khatib (Palestine) and Iris Gur (Israel) — two members of Combatants for Peace — and director Stephen Apkon on peacebuilding, non-violent resistance, and the search for alternatives to conflict.
In English with French subtitles.
Shyle Zalewski invites audiences into a two-part evening combining zine culture and an intimate concert. The first part presents a meeting and signing of self-published fanzines, foregrounding handwritten narratives and the DIY community around the artist. Later, under the alter ego edam edam, Zalewski offers a live set that blends fragile melodies and lo-fi textures, shifting the room from quiet reflection to charged immediacy. The night foregrounds intimacy, creative exchange, and the blurred line between reading and song.
Choreographer and performer Marco D’Agostin fuses scientific lecture, musical comedy and intimate confession in Astéroïde. Posing as a paleontologist, he handles ancient bones while tracing the extinction of dinosaurs, but the scholarly frame cracks as memory, desire and song spill out. A solo that shifts between popular science, theatre and Broadway‑style numbers, it explores loss and survival with wit, physical precision and theatrical exuberance. Produced with Piccolo Teatro di Milano.
In French.
An emblematic stand-up showcase celebrating the club’s ninth anniversary, presenting the best of Romand humour across three nights. Eighteen talented comedians alternate on stage in an intimate, vaulted-cellar setting, delivering sharp observations, playful storytelling and rapid-fire sketches. The programme blends established voices and emerging talent, shifting between satirical edge and warm, observational comedy to create an electric, convivial atmosphere.
In French.
Choreographed by Christos Papadopoulos, My Fierce Ignorant Step gathers ten bodies whose mounting breath becomes the show’s engine. The piece translates performers’ respiration into kinetic waves and layered soundscapes, dialoguing with the contemporary music of Mikis Theodorakis. Drawing on the choral pulse of ancient tragedy, the work collapses collective Hellenic memory into intimate reveries — the impulse of beginnings, the buoyancy of first encounters and the spontaneous spark of early laughter. The staging is physical, precise and visceral.
The 72nd Entretiens sur l’Antiquité classique brings together leading international scholars for an in-depth exploration of the death penalty in ancient Greece and Rome. Through a series of lectures and discussions, the symposium examines the legal, political, philosophical, religious, and social dimensions of capital punishment across the ancient world, offering fresh perspectives on justice, power, gender, rhetoric, and resistance. Organized by the Fondation Hardt, this renowned academic gathering fosters dialogue between specialists while welcoming all those with an interest in classical studies, ancient history, archaeology, and the enduring questions raised by antiquity.
Booking: admin@fondationhardt.ch or +41 22 736 31 04
Luis Marques presents DEEP BLUE and INTERMITTENCES, two series of drawing-based works that transform line into landscape, rhythm and breath. DEEP BLUE offers expansive fields of blue where delicate marks build textured, contemplative seascapes. INTERMITTENCES reworks reclaimed screen-print test papers, letting traces, stains and accidents enter a patient process of repeated lines. Using pens, markers and even sewing thread, Marques negotiates control and chance, producing intimate topographies that meditate on time, repetition, memory and material transformation.
Opening: 2 September, 18:00
Closing: 13 September, 18:00
Students from the Centre de formation professionnelle en Arts (CFP Arts) present collective projects imagining Geneva in the second half of the twenty‑first century. Through garments, jewellery, ceramics, videos, comics, choreography, urban furniture, installations and digital or graphic works, they stage speculative scenarios—from utopian reinventions to dystopian provocations. Employing craft, performance, film and design strategies, the works probe technological, environmental and social futures, asking how everyday life, material culture and public space might be transformed.
Opening: Wednesday 9 September, 18:00.
Choreographed by Davi Pontes and Wallace Ferreira, Repertório N.1 makes dance an act of self‑defense. Drawing on voguing, ballroom culture, capoeira and queer community codes, the piece transforms the body into a territory of resistance, turning the gesture of a firearm back against the power it symbolizes. Performed without music, the work relies on breath, the impact of steps and the scrape of sneakers, moving between stillness, vogue poses and sudden, frenzied accelerations.
An audiovisual projection followed by a conversation with the creative team behind the stage work PESSOA – Since I’ve Been Me, this program pays tribute to Robert Wilson, a pivotal figure in theatre and the visual arts. Through archival footage and testimonies it traces Wilson’s singular aesthetic and his collaborations with artists such as Philip Glass, Heiner Müller, Tom Waits, Susan Sontag and Laurie Anderson. The session explores his visual language, theatrical architecture and lasting influence on contemporary performance.
Soundtrack: Finding Home blends song, staged movement and spoken monologue to trace the fragile journey of a newcomer to Geneva. Performed by a mix of professional and amateur artists, the piece navigates doubt, joy and the search for belonging through intimate vocal textures and choreographed tableaux. The city is imagined as a living presence that answers and challenges the protagonist, while lighting and sound sketches create shifting atmospheres, moving from disorientation to tentative connection.
In French.
Led by musical director Horacio Salinas, Inti-Illimani Histórico revisits a five-decade legacy of Latin American song with layered melodies and precise ensemble interplay. Joined by José Seves and Horacio Durán, the group blends folk traditions, instrumental virtuosity and poetic arrangement, moving between intimate refrains and sweeping, communal choruses. The music evokes memory and collective dreams, built from acoustic textures and resilient rhythms that travel across cultures, creating an immersive, reflective soundworld.
Guided visits of the temporary exhibition offer a thematic exploration of heritage and matrimoine through objects, photographs and installations. Curatorial narrative examines material culture, memory and identity, highlighting domestic artefacts, archival materials and contemporary practices. Visits are paced to encourage close looking and discussion, with attention to conservation, provenance and intercultural exchanges. The tours foreground under-represented histories and the material traces of everyday life.
In French.
This session examines citizen participation and food democracy, exploring practical tools to strengthen community engagement within local food systems. It presents diverse methods and participatory approaches—policy advocacy, cooperative governance, deliberative forums, and community-led initiatives—evaluating their potential to enhance transparency, inclusion, and decision-making. Participants will gain insight into how these tools can be adapted to collaborative projects and learn frameworks for implementing inclusive governance in food initiatives.
In French.
Stephen Apkon’s compelling documentary explores the possibility of choosing a different path in the face of conflict, bringing together personal stories, dialogue, and powerful reflections on peace and non-violence. At the heart of the film is the belief that reconciliation and human connection can break cycles of violence and open the way towards a more peaceful future. The screening offers an intimate and thought-provoking perspective on what it means to move beyond division and imagine another way forward.
Followed by a discussion in English with Sulaiman Khatib (Palestine) and Iris Gur (Israel) — two members of Combatants for Peace — and director Stephen Apkon on peacebuilding, non-violent resistance, and the search for alternatives to conflict.
In English with French subtitles.
Shyle Zalewski invites audiences into a two-part evening combining zine culture and an intimate concert. The first part presents a meeting and signing of self-published fanzines, foregrounding handwritten narratives and the DIY community around the artist. Later, under the alter ego edam edam, Zalewski offers a live set that blends fragile melodies and lo-fi textures, shifting the room from quiet reflection to charged immediacy. The night foregrounds intimacy, creative exchange, and the blurred line between reading and song.
Choreographer and performer Marco D’Agostin fuses scientific lecture, musical comedy and intimate confession in Astéroïde. Posing as a paleontologist, he handles ancient bones while tracing the extinction of dinosaurs, but the scholarly frame cracks as memory, desire and song spill out. A solo that shifts between popular science, theatre and Broadway‑style numbers, it explores loss and survival with wit, physical precision and theatrical exuberance. Produced with Piccolo Teatro di Milano.
In French.
An emblematic stand-up showcase celebrating the club’s ninth anniversary, presenting the best of Romand humour across three nights. Eighteen talented comedians alternate on stage in an intimate, vaulted-cellar setting, delivering sharp observations, playful storytelling and rapid-fire sketches. The programme blends established voices and emerging talent, shifting between satirical edge and warm, observational comedy to create an electric, convivial atmosphere.
In French.
Choreographed by Christos Papadopoulos, My Fierce Ignorant Step gathers ten bodies whose mounting breath becomes the show’s engine. The piece translates performers’ respiration into kinetic waves and layered soundscapes, dialoguing with the contemporary music of Mikis Theodorakis. Drawing on the choral pulse of ancient tragedy, the work collapses collective Hellenic memory into intimate reveries — the impulse of beginnings, the buoyancy of first encounters and the spontaneous spark of early laughter. The staging is physical, precise and visceral.
The 72nd Entretiens sur l’Antiquité classique brings together leading international scholars for an in-depth exploration of the death penalty in ancient Greece and Rome. Through a series of lectures and discussions, the symposium examines the legal, political, philosophical, religious, and social dimensions of capital punishment across the ancient world, offering fresh perspectives on justice, power, gender, rhetoric, and resistance. Organized by the Fondation Hardt, this renowned academic gathering fosters dialogue between specialists while welcoming all those with an interest in classical studies, ancient history, archaeology, and the enduring questions raised by antiquity.
Booking: admin@fondationhardt.ch or +41 22 736 31 04
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