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17 – 18 February

Atomic Joy / Na Mata Lab – Ana Pi

Performances

Choreographed by Ana Pi, Atomic Joy is a visceral dance piece that transforms joy into an act of resistance. Drawing on Grand Paris street dances and afrodiasporic legacies, Ana Pi brings together eight performers in a physically incandescent ensemble where groove, tension and jubilation collide. Between political manifesto and sensory ritual, the work explores resilience, collective renewal and the raw energy of bodies in motion. Produced in collaboration with Festival Antigel and the Ville de Vernier cultural service.

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18 – 19 February

We Are The Champions

Performances

Le Manège d'Onex

“We Are The Champions,” a captivating conference-performance by Pierre-Do Bourgknecht, delves into the intimate connection between sports and music. Joined by Sébastien Breguet on the cello, Bourgknecht shares engaging stories and iconic moments that highlight this link. Playful and interactive, the show demonstrates how talent, technique, and endurance bridge these worlds. Exercising to music enhances enjoyment and performance while lowering perceived exertion.

In French.

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11 – 22 February

Simple Machines

Performances

Théâtre des Marionnettes

Choreographer Ugo Dehaes replaces his human troupe with extravagant robot-dancers endowed with an artificial intelligence that invents their own choreography. Intimate and unsettling, the performance invites the audience to sit around a table as the mechanised performers execute an uncanny, rhythmic ballet. Marie Peeters’ dramaturgy frames questions about labour, profit and the place of culture, while Wannes Deneer’s scenography and musical composition shape a tactile, immersive atmosphere. The piece blends humour, critique and physical precision.

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Wednesday 18 February, 15:30

Faim, Faim, Faim !

Kids

Arcade Pierrablanca

Dive into a hungry tale where everyone wants more. Follow greedy characters who ask who will eat what and who might be eaten. The story serves salty bites, sticky syrup, giant pumpkins, and a proud Caribbean mango. Vivid images, playful sounds, and lively movement bring each scene alive. Children will imagine strange flavors, giggle at extravagant tricks, and join the feast with their senses as they explore taste, rhythm, and surprise.

In French. Kids ages 5 and up.

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Wednesday 18 February, 18:30

Premiere/ La Vallée, by Gwennaël Bolomey

Independent Cinema

Cinélux

Gwennaël Bolomey’s La Vallée is a sensitive, intimate film that reconnects the filmmaker with his childhood in the Vallée de Joux. Prompted by the birth of his daughters, Bolomey returns to the winter Jura to confront a fraught relationship with his manic‑depressive, alcoholic father. Through restrained, tender observation and evocative landscapes, the film examines memory, illness and inheritance. Poised between reserve and emotional warmth, it maps how ties frayed by suffering can, across generations, transform fear into a unifying love.

Followed by a discussion with director Gwennaël Bolomey.

In French (original version).

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Wednesday 18 February, 15:00

Meet the Maple Wood Friend

Kids

Bibliothèque du MEG

Explore Japanese ceramics and follow Tomoko’s small adventure as she loses her kokeshi doll and is comforted by a master potter. Observe shiny shapes, painted faces and warm clay textures. Listen to Tomoko’s story and gentle Japanese music that drift through the room. Imagine the potter’s hands shaping clay, hear soft rhythms, and spot bright colors and playful patterns. This visit invites curiosity, questions and a quiet, shared wonder.

In French. Kids ages 4 and up.

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11 – 22 February

VideoDatabase – 1st Carte Blanche : Éléonore Bernard

Art & Exhibits

FMAC

Conservator-restorer Éléonore Bernard presents a curated selection of pioneering video artworks from the 1980s and 1990s. The program gathers single-channel and experimental pieces that foreground the materiality of analog videotape: magnetic signal plasticity, audiovisual disturbances, image deconstruction, superimpositions and transparency.
Works range from introspective performances and bodily studies to subtle subversive gestures and feminist utopias, using montage, tape artifacts and layered imagery. The selection reveals how early video practices explored error, repetition and ritualistic modes of attention.

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17 – 18 February

Atomic Joy / Na Mata Lab – Ana Pi

Performances

Salle du Lignon

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18 – 19 February

We Are The Champions

Performances

Le Manège d'Onex

In French.

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11 – 22 February

Simple Machines

Performances

Théâtre des Marionnettes

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Wednesday 18 February, 15:30

Faim, Faim, Faim !

Kids

Arcade Pierrablanca

In French. Kids ages 5 and up.

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Wednesday 18 February, 18:30

Premiere/ La Vallée, by Gwennaël Bolomey

Independent Cinema

Cinélux

Followed by a discussion with director Gwennaël Bolomey.

In French (original version).

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Wednesday 18 February, 15:00

Meet the Maple Wood Friend

Kids

Bibliothèque du MEG

In French. Kids ages 4 and up.

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11 – 22 February

VideoDatabase – 1st Carte Blanche : Éléonore Bernard

Art & Exhibits

FMAC

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17 – 18 February

Atomic Joy / Na Mata Lab – Ana Pi

Performances

Salle du Lignon

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18 – 19 February

We Are The Champions

Performances

Le Manège d'Onex

In French.

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11 – 22 February

Simple Machines

Performances

Théâtre des Marionnettes

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Wednesday 18 February, 15:30

Faim, Faim, Faim !

Kids

Arcade Pierrablanca

In French. Kids ages 5 and up.

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Wednesday 18 February, 18:30

Premiere/ La Vallée, by Gwennaël Bolomey

Independent Cinema

Cinélux

Followed by a discussion with director Gwennaël Bolomey.

In French (original version).

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Wednesday 18 February, 15:00

Meet the Maple Wood Friend

Kids

Bibliothèque du MEG

In French. Kids ages 4 and up.

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11 – 22 February

Le rire, le désir et la fête contre la mort

Art & Exhibits

Usine Kugler

Véronique Déthiollaz and Guy Schibler present a dialogue between drawing and photography that confronts mortality through laughter, desire and celebration. Déthiollaz’s graphite, occasional pastel and ink drawings deploy ironic, grotesque figuration—mocking skeletons and humbled reapers—while Schibler’s photographic series documents funerary sculpture and cemetery vistas that reveal provocative sensuality. Together the works probe how humour, eroticism and festivity resist oblivion, refusing pain through visual excess and theatricality, and interrogate cultural attitudes toward death, embodiment and memory.

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Saturday 21 February, 20:00

Antigel Festival: Georgio

Performances

Alhambra

Georgio, the acclaimed Parisian rapper known for his hit album “Années Sauvages,” is making his stage comeback with two new singles. He will perform at the Alhambra as part of the Festival Antigel. Tickets are already on sale for his upcoming Adidas Arena show in January 2026, and more tour dates are anticipated.

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11 – 22 February

Simple Machines

Performances

Théâtre des Marionnettes

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10 – 22 February

Laisse béton (merci Renaud)

Performances

Théâtre du Loup

In early January 2022, two construction vehicles belonging to a Swiss multinational were set on fire at a gravel pit in the Geneva countryside. Over a year later, a young man — referred to as Jérémy — was arrested and suspected of involvement in the arson. Held in pre-trial detention, he was released after more than three months, following strong public support and mobilization.

In French.

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Saturday 21 February, 19:30

Richard Strauss and Anton Bruckner

Performances

Victoria Hall

Laurent Gay’s anniversary concert, marking his fifteen years at HEM, promises a romantically charged evening featuring the HEM Orchestra, conducted by Gay himself, along with soprano Clémence Tilquin. The program showcases Richard Strauss’s “Six Lieder” and Anton Bruckner’s “Symphony No. 4.” This event highlights a passionate fusion of voice and orchestra while celebrating nearly thirty of Laurent Gay’s original works.

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20 – 21 February

La Fanfare du Loup invites Esa Pietilä

Performances

AMR

Since its founding, La Fanfare du Loup has served as a musical laboratory where diverse traditions and practices meet. For this project the ensemble invites Finnish saxophonist and composer Esa Pietilä, whose exploratory voice reframes genre boundaries. The large ensemble, including Christophe Berthet (sax), Théo Duboule (guitar), Aïda Diop (percussion), Marie Mercier (clarinets) and others, trades tight horn figures, shimmering textures and improvisatory flights, creating dense, evolving soundscapes that blend composition and collective spontaneity.

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10 – 22 February

Voyage au bout de la nuit

Performances

Théâtre des Amis

Adapted and performed by Felipe Castro, this solo staging probes the absurdity of war, murderous nationalism and the raw misery at the heart of Céline’s writing. Coach José Lillo supports a performance of muscular, visceral language while Natacha Jaquerod’s set, Rinaldo Del Boca’s lighting and Jean Faravel’s sound sculpt stark, claustrophobic atmospheres. The production balances brutal imagery with moments of surprising humanity, revealing the author’s vocation as a doctor through an intimate, relentless theatrical journey.

In French.

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11 – 22 February

VideoDatabase – 1st Carte Blanche : Éléonore Bernard

Art & Exhibits

FMAC

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17 – 18 February

Atomic Joy / Na Mata Lab – Ana Pi

Performances

Salle du Lignon

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18 – 19 February

We Are The Champions

Performances

Le Manège d'Onex

In French.

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11 – 22 February

Simple Machines

Performances

Théâtre des Marionnettes

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Wednesday 18 February, 15:30

Faim, Faim, Faim !

Kids

Arcade Pierrablanca

In French. Kids ages 5 and up.

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Wednesday 18 February, 18:30

Premiere/ La Vallée, by Gwennaël Bolomey

Independent Cinema

Cinélux

Followed by a discussion with director Gwennaël Bolomey.

In French (original version).

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Wednesday 18 February, 15:00

Meet the Maple Wood Friend

Kids

Bibliothèque du MEG

In French. Kids ages 4 and up.

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CoolBytes

Celebrating Geneva’s vibrant heartbeat and the stories shaping culture today

I AM GENEVA – Emmanuel Tagnard

Cultural director of the Société de Lecture, Emmanuel Tagnard shares his Geneva essentials — from must-see landmarks and favorite chocolatiers to the book currently on his bedside table.

I AM GENEVA – Lucia Rochat

Founder of cult eco-soap company The Soap and the Sea, Lucia Rochat, shares her Geneva favorites, from her go-to chocolate to hidden local spots, and the cultural event she wouldn’t miss for anything.

Geneva Classics

Visiting for the first time? A quick guide to the city’s top attractions.

MEG (Musée d’ethnographie de Genève)

The MEG is a renowned museum dedicated to the exploration and presentation of cultural diversity from around the world. Located in the heart of Geneva, it houses an extensive collection of over 80,000 objects, including artifacts, textiles, and artworks that highlight the rich traditions and histories of various communities. The museum emphasizes interactive and immersive exhibitions, engaging visitors with contemporary issues related to culture and identity.

Cool fact: The e-MEG app serves as a digital twin of the permanent exhibition, providing an audio guide and detailed descriptions along with photographs of all displayed objects.

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MAMCO (Museum of Contemporary Art)

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Since its opening in 1994, the MAMCO Geneva (Musée d’art moderne et contemporain) has staged 450 exhibitions with works dating from the 1960s to the present day. Mamco’s holdings include works by Christo, Martin Kippenberger, Jenny Holzer, Dan Flavin, Sarkis, Franz Erhard Walther and Sylvie Fleury, among many others.

Cool fact: The MAMCO is the epicenter of the “Nuit des Bains”, held three times a year. During this event, the district around the museum is transformed into a large gallery and attracts thousands of art lovers and sightseers each night.

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Ariana Museum

With a collection of 27,000 items from Switzerland, Europe and the Middle and Far East, and a witness to twelve centuries of ceramic art from the Middle Ages to modern times, the Ariana is one of Europe’s great museums specializing in glass and ceramics.

Cool fact: On the first Sunday of each month, the Ariana Museum opens its temporary exhibitions to the public.

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