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Geneva-born drummer and composer Arthur Hnatek, recipient of the Swiss Music Prize 2022, presents Adrift as an audiovisual performance created with Berlin-based visual artist 2ms. The work probes the boundaries between electronic music, improvisation and contemporary rhythmic research, pairing acoustic drumming with shimmering electronic textures. Projected imagery and responsive sound design unfold in layered, evolving dialogues that move from sparse, intimate moments to dense, rhythmic surges, shaping a cinematic, immersive atmosphere.
Geneva Brass and astrophysicist Eugenio Fiore-Alba combine music and sky‑watching in an immersive nocturnal programme. The brass quintet’s resonant timbres frame excerpts from Strauss, Holst and Messiaen alongside contemporary pieces, while live scientific commentary opens a horizon of stars and stories. The collaboration balances musical sweep and contemplative narration, alternating radiant brass sonorities with quiet moments of wonder, inviting listeners into a suspended, sensory experience where sound and starlight entwine.
An open-air film series presenting six evening screenings that travel from silent-era comedy to contemporary French cinema. The programme spans Charlie Chaplin’s iconic comedy through recent work by Nakache and Toledano, offering films suited to a range of ages and tastes. Screenings privilege communal, sensory viewing: luminous images, live laughter, and intimate stories on a summer night. The selection moves between humour and emotion, inviting light-hearted delight and quiet reflection.
Zarna Garg delivers an intimate stand-up show that blends humour and personal insight, exploring identity, family and cultural contrasts with warm wit and precise timing. Her performance balances observational jokes with heartfelt anecdotes, creating moments that are both uproarious and reflective. The act relies on sharp storytelling and audience rapport to turn everyday details into vivid, relatable scenes, offering an evening of laughter tempered with thoughtful perspective.
Festival OSR returns for its seventh edition with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande presenting a three‑evening programme that spans classical repertoire, a live ciné‑concert of Hitchcock’s cinema, and a jazz evening paying tribute to Joséphine Baker. Outdoor on a grassy setting, the series favours intimate, atmospheric performances where orchestral colours, cinematic soundscapes and swinging rhythms meet. Artistic direction highlights collaboration between soloists and the ensemble, offering evocative, finely crafted interpretations and a vibrant communal listening experience.
Featuring DJs DJ H, DJ F and WTF, this evening mixes club-driven rhythms with immersive laser design by Blue Oyster LASER Bar. Pulsing bass and deftly layered samples create kinetic grooves that give way to more intimate, textural passages. Lighting and sound shape shifting moods—electric, warm, and contemplative—encouraging movement, social connection and close listening. The presentation feels both spontaneous and curated, a communal celebration of music, light and shared presence.
In French.
Les Estivales is the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève’s summer academy, offering children and teenagers an inspiring week where intensive musical learning meets the joy of the holiday season. Through individual lessons, chamber music, orchestra, ensemble playing, and creative workshops led by the Conservatoire’s experienced faculty, young musicians develop their skills in a stimulating and supportive environment. Complemented by outdoor activities and a final public concert, Les Estivales combines artistic excellence, collaboration, and fun, creating an unforgettable experience that nurtures both musical growth and lasting friendships. Info and booking: estivales@cmg.ch
For kids and teenagers.
Geneva-born drummer and composer Arthur Hnatek, recipient of the Swiss Music Prize 2022, presents Adrift as an audiovisual performance created with Berlin-based visual artist 2ms. The work probes the boundaries between electronic music, improvisation and contemporary rhythmic research, pairing acoustic drumming with shimmering electronic textures. Projected imagery and responsive sound design unfold in layered, evolving dialogues that move from sparse, intimate moments to dense, rhythmic surges, shaping a cinematic, immersive atmosphere.
Geneva Brass and astrophysicist Eugenio Fiore-Alba combine music and sky‑watching in an immersive nocturnal programme. The brass quintet’s resonant timbres frame excerpts from Strauss, Holst and Messiaen alongside contemporary pieces, while live scientific commentary opens a horizon of stars and stories. The collaboration balances musical sweep and contemplative narration, alternating radiant brass sonorities with quiet moments of wonder, inviting listeners into a suspended, sensory experience where sound and starlight entwine.
An open-air film series presenting six evening screenings that travel from silent-era comedy to contemporary French cinema. The programme spans Charlie Chaplin’s iconic comedy through recent work by Nakache and Toledano, offering films suited to a range of ages and tastes. Screenings privilege communal, sensory viewing: luminous images, live laughter, and intimate stories on a summer night. The selection moves between humour and emotion, inviting light-hearted delight and quiet reflection.
Zarna Garg delivers an intimate stand-up show that blends humour and personal insight, exploring identity, family and cultural contrasts with warm wit and precise timing. Her performance balances observational jokes with heartfelt anecdotes, creating moments that are both uproarious and reflective. The act relies on sharp storytelling and audience rapport to turn everyday details into vivid, relatable scenes, offering an evening of laughter tempered with thoughtful perspective.
Festival OSR returns for its seventh edition with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande presenting a three‑evening programme that spans classical repertoire, a live ciné‑concert of Hitchcock’s cinema, and a jazz evening paying tribute to Joséphine Baker. Outdoor on a grassy setting, the series favours intimate, atmospheric performances where orchestral colours, cinematic soundscapes and swinging rhythms meet. Artistic direction highlights collaboration between soloists and the ensemble, offering evocative, finely crafted interpretations and a vibrant communal listening experience.
Featuring DJs DJ H, DJ F and WTF, this evening mixes club-driven rhythms with immersive laser design by Blue Oyster LASER Bar. Pulsing bass and deftly layered samples create kinetic grooves that give way to more intimate, textural passages. Lighting and sound shape shifting moods—electric, warm, and contemplative—encouraging movement, social connection and close listening. The presentation feels both spontaneous and curated, a communal celebration of music, light and shared presence.
In French.
Les Estivales is the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève’s summer academy, offering children and teenagers an inspiring week where intensive musical learning meets the joy of the holiday season. Through individual lessons, chamber music, orchestra, ensemble playing, and creative workshops led by the Conservatoire’s experienced faculty, young musicians develop their skills in a stimulating and supportive environment. Complemented by outdoor activities and a final public concert, Les Estivales combines artistic excellence, collaboration, and fun, creating an unforgettable experience that nurtures both musical growth and lasting friendships. Info and booking: estivales@cmg.ch
For kids and teenagers.
Geneva-born drummer and composer Arthur Hnatek, recipient of the Swiss Music Prize 2022, presents Adrift as an audiovisual performance created with Berlin-based visual artist 2ms. The work probes the boundaries between electronic music, improvisation and contemporary rhythmic research, pairing acoustic drumming with shimmering electronic textures. Projected imagery and responsive sound design unfold in layered, evolving dialogues that move from sparse, intimate moments to dense, rhythmic surges, shaping a cinematic, immersive atmosphere.
Geneva Brass and astrophysicist Eugenio Fiore-Alba combine music and sky‑watching in an immersive nocturnal programme. The brass quintet’s resonant timbres frame excerpts from Strauss, Holst and Messiaen alongside contemporary pieces, while live scientific commentary opens a horizon of stars and stories. The collaboration balances musical sweep and contemplative narration, alternating radiant brass sonorities with quiet moments of wonder, inviting listeners into a suspended, sensory experience where sound and starlight entwine.
An open-air film series presenting six evening screenings that travel from silent-era comedy to contemporary French cinema. The programme spans Charlie Chaplin’s iconic comedy through recent work by Nakache and Toledano, offering films suited to a range of ages and tastes. Screenings privilege communal, sensory viewing: luminous images, live laughter, and intimate stories on a summer night. The selection moves between humour and emotion, inviting light-hearted delight and quiet reflection.
Zarna Garg delivers an intimate stand-up show that blends humour and personal insight, exploring identity, family and cultural contrasts with warm wit and precise timing. Her performance balances observational jokes with heartfelt anecdotes, creating moments that are both uproarious and reflective. The act relies on sharp storytelling and audience rapport to turn everyday details into vivid, relatable scenes, offering an evening of laughter tempered with thoughtful perspective.
Festival OSR returns for its seventh edition with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande presenting a three‑evening programme that spans classical repertoire, a live ciné‑concert of Hitchcock’s cinema, and a jazz evening paying tribute to Joséphine Baker. Outdoor on a grassy setting, the series favours intimate, atmospheric performances where orchestral colours, cinematic soundscapes and swinging rhythms meet. Artistic direction highlights collaboration between soloists and the ensemble, offering evocative, finely crafted interpretations and a vibrant communal listening experience.
Featuring DJs DJ H, DJ F and WTF, this evening mixes club-driven rhythms with immersive laser design by Blue Oyster LASER Bar. Pulsing bass and deftly layered samples create kinetic grooves that give way to more intimate, textural passages. Lighting and sound shape shifting moods—electric, warm, and contemplative—encouraging movement, social connection and close listening. The presentation feels both spontaneous and curated, a communal celebration of music, light and shared presence.
In French.
Step close to a sculpture by Alexandre Joly and listen as storytellers Joëlle Flumet and Camille Lacroix bring “The Guardian” to life. Hear short tales that ask who watches whom and what it means to protect or possess. Children will touch ideas of weight and wind, imagine stone blocks and soaring color, and answer playful questions about lifeguards and borders. Then everyone builds a bright kite, feeling fabric and string and watching it dance in the breeze.
Kids ages 5 and up.
Zafîf blends neo-Bedouin grooves and hypnotic Arabic vocals into a cross-cultural sound world. Formed in Geneva in 2017 by Samir Mokrani and Khalil Bensid, the ensemble combines oud, guembri, saz, keyboards, drums and diverse percussion to weave Gnawa rhythms, G‑funk grooves and Arabic-Anatolian melismas. With Dorian Selmi on drums and Alban Ribouleau on keys, and guest masters from Gnawa and Yemenite traditions, improvisation drives the arrangements. DJ and producer Ramin adds electronic textures and club sensibilities, creating a layered, trance-like journey.
Join a welcoming acroyoga festival that brings people together for shared practice, playful movement and connection. Over several days, participants of all levels can take part in workshops, demonstrations, jams and performances led by teachers from across Europe. The program encourages collaboration, skill-sharing and conversation in a relaxed atmosphere, welcoming families, friends and newcomers to meet, learn and grow together.
Join a lively inter-communal jass tournament for teams of all levels that celebrates community spirit and friendly competition. Play in a structured team format with consolation prizes and enjoy a social evening with dancing music, a Moroccan food truck and a variety of casual games on site including MarioKart, GeoGuessr, table tennis, foosball, giant Jenga, pétanque and darts. Families, neighbours and newcomers are welcome to take part or watch and connect together.
An intensive workshop exploring the craft of comedic writing, focusing on voice, timing and comic structure. Participants analyse humorous texts, practise joke construction and develop short pieces with guided feedback. Practical exercises emphasise observation, rhythm, word choice and narrative surprise, and include iterative drafting to sharpen comedic effect. The programme highlights techniques for performance and written formats, encouraging revision, peer critique and strategies for sustaining a distinctive comic voice.
In French.
Join the traveling Grand Village for five days of performances, workshops, activities and an exhibition about itinerant theatres. Designed for families and the general public, the program brings together interactive shows, hands-on workshops and playful animations that invite participation across generations. Everyone is welcome to explore creative displays, share moments together and discover the traditions of traveling theatre in a friendly, inclusive atmosphere that celebrates community and collective creativity.
Festival OSR returns for its seventh edition with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande presenting a three‑evening programme that spans classical repertoire, a live ciné‑concert of Hitchcock’s cinema, and a jazz evening paying tribute to Joséphine Baker. Outdoor on a grassy setting, the series favours intimate, atmospheric performances where orchestral colours, cinematic soundscapes and swinging rhythms meet. Artistic direction highlights collaboration between soloists and the ensemble, offering evocative, finely crafted interpretations and a vibrant communal listening experience.
Les Estivales is the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève’s summer academy, offering children and teenagers an inspiring week where intensive musical learning meets the joy of the holiday season. Through individual lessons, chamber music, orchestra, ensemble playing, and creative workshops led by the Conservatoire’s experienced faculty, young musicians develop their skills in a stimulating and supportive environment. Complemented by outdoor activities and a final public concert, Les Estivales combines artistic excellence, collaboration, and fun, creating an unforgettable experience that nurtures both musical growth and lasting friendships. Info and booking: estivales@cmg.ch
For kids and teenagers.
Geneva-born drummer and composer Arthur Hnatek, recipient of the Swiss Music Prize 2022, presents Adrift as an audiovisual performance created with Berlin-based visual artist 2ms. The work probes the boundaries between electronic music, improvisation and contemporary rhythmic research, pairing acoustic drumming with shimmering electronic textures. Projected imagery and responsive sound design unfold in layered, evolving dialogues that move from sparse, intimate moments to dense, rhythmic surges, shaping a cinematic, immersive atmosphere.
Geneva Brass and astrophysicist Eugenio Fiore-Alba combine music and sky‑watching in an immersive nocturnal programme. The brass quintet’s resonant timbres frame excerpts from Strauss, Holst and Messiaen alongside contemporary pieces, while live scientific commentary opens a horizon of stars and stories. The collaboration balances musical sweep and contemplative narration, alternating radiant brass sonorities with quiet moments of wonder, inviting listeners into a suspended, sensory experience where sound and starlight entwine.
An open-air film series presenting six evening screenings that travel from silent-era comedy to contemporary French cinema. The programme spans Charlie Chaplin’s iconic comedy through recent work by Nakache and Toledano, offering films suited to a range of ages and tastes. Screenings privilege communal, sensory viewing: luminous images, live laughter, and intimate stories on a summer night. The selection moves between humour and emotion, inviting light-hearted delight and quiet reflection.
Zarna Garg delivers an intimate stand-up show that blends humour and personal insight, exploring identity, family and cultural contrasts with warm wit and precise timing. Her performance balances observational jokes with heartfelt anecdotes, creating moments that are both uproarious and reflective. The act relies on sharp storytelling and audience rapport to turn everyday details into vivid, relatable scenes, offering an evening of laughter tempered with thoughtful perspective.
Festival OSR returns for its seventh edition with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande presenting a three‑evening programme that spans classical repertoire, a live ciné‑concert of Hitchcock’s cinema, and a jazz evening paying tribute to Joséphine Baker. Outdoor on a grassy setting, the series favours intimate, atmospheric performances where orchestral colours, cinematic soundscapes and swinging rhythms meet. Artistic direction highlights collaboration between soloists and the ensemble, offering evocative, finely crafted interpretations and a vibrant communal listening experience.
Featuring DJs DJ H, DJ F and WTF, this evening mixes club-driven rhythms with immersive laser design by Blue Oyster LASER Bar. Pulsing bass and deftly layered samples create kinetic grooves that give way to more intimate, textural passages. Lighting and sound shape shifting moods—electric, warm, and contemplative—encouraging movement, social connection and close listening. The presentation feels both spontaneous and curated, a communal celebration of music, light and shared presence.
In French.
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