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21 – 23 August

Directed by Luc Birraux, In Guilty Night is a semi-staged opera that fuses Purcell’s baroque airs with a new electronic score by Uèle Lamore. Conductor Jonas Descotte leads Les Argonautes and soloists Mariamielle Lamagat, Joël Terrin and William Socolof. A spoken choir of ÉPI beneficiaries and an intimate installation by Julien Brun anchor the work in a social, collective dimension. Costume designer Benjamin Broillet and sound designer Jean Keraudren shape shifting textures between early sonorities and contemporary electronics.

Saturday 22 August, 19:30

Genève, Rêve d’Eau turns the lakeside into a spectacular open-air stage where water, light, music and nightlife come together. Alongside immersive aquatic shows and dazzling projections, the programme brings electronic music into the mix with DJ nights designed to keep the summer energy flowing. Expect pumping house beats, live DJ sets, lasers, fountains and a unique atmosphere by the lake — a free celebration where Geneva’s iconic waterfront meets music, light and summer vibes. With its mix of visual spectacle and electronic sounds, Genève, Rêve d’Eau offers a fresh new way to experience the city after dark.

21 – 22 August

Zooloo Festival returns for an eclectic two-day celebration welcoming everyone. Across diverse stages the programme mixes folk, rock, reggae and sharp electronic sounds, alongside circus performances, a spicy pepper contest and surprise attractions. By day it keeps a playful fairground atmosphere; at dusk the mood shifts toward a quirky freak-show vibe. The event invites people of all ages to gather, share music and experiences, and celebrate community together.

Saturday 22 August, 14:00

Join a playful reading of Les Vœux de Vany with author Noémi Michel. Children will follow Vany, a seven-year-old from Geneva, as she turns the city into a glittering playground filled with slides, talking statues, tasty treats and silly adventures. The session mixes lively storytelling, a friendly conversation with the author and a book signing. Bright imagery, movement and humour invite listeners to imagine and explore alongside the heroine.

In French. Kids ages 3.

Saturday 22 August, 21:00

Celebrating Haiti’s revolutionary heritage, this concert brings together the legendary vodou-rock pioneers Boukman Eksperyans and singer–multi-instrumentalist Paul Beaubrun. Drawing on the adjae tradition and roots music, the performance fuses ancestral rhythms with bold contemporary arrangements. Expect powerful vocals, polyrhythmic percussions and electric textures that bridge tradition and innovation while carrying a message of freedom, social conscience and love. The collaboration highlights musical lineage and a creative renewal of cultural expression.

Saturday 22 August, 19:30

Presented by company UB and performed by Lia Léveillé, Valérie Tacheron, Lionel Perrinjaquet and Vincent Buclin, this dinner-theatre unravels an unsolved murder through staged testimony and close-up clues. The piece blends investigative structure with intimate tableaux, punctuated by moments of dark humour and sustained suspense. Lighting and sound sculpt shifting moods while actors move the audience into the isolated night of the crime, creating a tense, participatory theatrical experience.

21 – 23 August

Directed by Luc Birraux, In Guilty Night is a semi-staged opera that fuses Purcell’s baroque airs with a new electronic score by Uèle Lamore. Conductor Jonas Descotte leads Les Argonautes and soloists Mariamielle Lamagat, Joël Terrin and William Socolof. A spoken choir of ÉPI beneficiaries and an intimate installation by Julien Brun anchor the work in a social, collective dimension. Costume designer Benjamin Broillet and sound designer Jean Keraudren shape shifting textures between early sonorities and contemporary electronics.

Saturday 22 August, 19:30

Genève, Rêve d’Eau turns the lakeside into a spectacular open-air stage where water, light, music and nightlife come together. Alongside immersive aquatic shows and dazzling projections, the programme brings electronic music into the mix with DJ nights designed to keep the summer energy flowing. Expect pumping house beats, live DJ sets, lasers, fountains and a unique atmosphere by the lake — a free celebration where Geneva’s iconic waterfront meets music, light and summer vibes. With its mix of visual spectacle and electronic sounds, Genève, Rêve d’Eau offers a fresh new way to experience the city after dark.

21 – 22 August

Zooloo Festival returns for an eclectic two-day celebration welcoming everyone. Across diverse stages the programme mixes folk, rock, reggae and sharp electronic sounds, alongside circus performances, a spicy pepper contest and surprise attractions. By day it keeps a playful fairground atmosphere; at dusk the mood shifts toward a quirky freak-show vibe. The event invites people of all ages to gather, share music and experiences, and celebrate community together.

Saturday 22 August, 14:00

Join a playful reading of Les Vœux de Vany with author Noémi Michel. Children will follow Vany, a seven-year-old from Geneva, as she turns the city into a glittering playground filled with slides, talking statues, tasty treats and silly adventures. The session mixes lively storytelling, a friendly conversation with the author and a book signing. Bright imagery, movement and humour invite listeners to imagine and explore alongside the heroine.

In French. Kids ages 3.

Saturday 22 August, 21:00

Celebrating Haiti’s revolutionary heritage, this concert brings together the legendary vodou-rock pioneers Boukman Eksperyans and singer–multi-instrumentalist Paul Beaubrun. Drawing on the adjae tradition and roots music, the performance fuses ancestral rhythms with bold contemporary arrangements. Expect powerful vocals, polyrhythmic percussions and electric textures that bridge tradition and innovation while carrying a message of freedom, social conscience and love. The collaboration highlights musical lineage and a creative renewal of cultural expression.

Saturday 22 August, 19:30

Presented by company UB and performed by Lia Léveillé, Valérie Tacheron, Lionel Perrinjaquet and Vincent Buclin, this dinner-theatre unravels an unsolved murder through staged testimony and close-up clues. The piece blends investigative structure with intimate tableaux, punctuated by moments of dark humour and sustained suspense. Lighting and sound sculpt shifting moods while actors move the audience into the isolated night of the crime, creating a tense, participatory theatrical experience.

21 – 23 August

Directed by Luc Birraux, In Guilty Night is a semi-staged opera that fuses Purcell’s baroque airs with a new electronic score by Uèle Lamore. Conductor Jonas Descotte leads Les Argonautes and soloists Mariamielle Lamagat, Joël Terrin and William Socolof. A spoken choir of ÉPI beneficiaries and an intimate installation by Julien Brun anchor the work in a social, collective dimension. Costume designer Benjamin Broillet and sound designer Jean Keraudren shape shifting textures between early sonorities and contemporary electronics.

Saturday 22 August, 19:30

Genève, Rêve d’Eau turns the lakeside into a spectacular open-air stage where water, light, music and nightlife come together. Alongside immersive aquatic shows and dazzling projections, the programme brings electronic music into the mix with DJ nights designed to keep the summer energy flowing. Expect pumping house beats, live DJ sets, lasers, fountains and a unique atmosphere by the lake — a free celebration where Geneva’s iconic waterfront meets music, light and summer vibes. With its mix of visual spectacle and electronic sounds, Genève, Rêve d’Eau offers a fresh new way to experience the city after dark.

21 – 22 August

Zooloo Festival returns for an eclectic two-day celebration welcoming everyone. Across diverse stages the programme mixes folk, rock, reggae and sharp electronic sounds, alongside circus performances, a spicy pepper contest and surprise attractions. By day it keeps a playful fairground atmosphere; at dusk the mood shifts toward a quirky freak-show vibe. The event invites people of all ages to gather, share music and experiences, and celebrate community together.

Saturday 22 August, 14:00

Join a playful reading of Les Vœux de Vany with author Noémi Michel. Children will follow Vany, a seven-year-old from Geneva, as she turns the city into a glittering playground filled with slides, talking statues, tasty treats and silly adventures. The session mixes lively storytelling, a friendly conversation with the author and a book signing. Bright imagery, movement and humour invite listeners to imagine and explore alongside the heroine.

In French. Kids ages 3.

Saturday 22 August, 21:00

Celebrating Haiti’s revolutionary heritage, this concert brings together the legendary vodou-rock pioneers Boukman Eksperyans and singer–multi-instrumentalist Paul Beaubrun. Drawing on the adjae tradition and roots music, the performance fuses ancestral rhythms with bold contemporary arrangements. Expect powerful vocals, polyrhythmic percussions and electric textures that bridge tradition and innovation while carrying a message of freedom, social conscience and love. The collaboration highlights musical lineage and a creative renewal of cultural expression.

Saturday 22 August, 19:30

Presented by company UB and performed by Lia Léveillé, Valérie Tacheron, Lionel Perrinjaquet and Vincent Buclin, this dinner-theatre unravels an unsolved murder through staged testimony and close-up clues. The piece blends investigative structure with intimate tableaux, punctuated by moments of dark humour and sustained suspense. Lighting and sound sculpt shifting moods while actors move the audience into the isolated night of the crime, creating a tense, participatory theatrical experience.

21 – 23 August

Directed by Luc Birraux, In Guilty Night is a semi-staged opera that fuses Purcell’s baroque airs with a new electronic score by Uèle Lamore. Conductor Jonas Descotte leads Les Argonautes and soloists Mariamielle Lamagat, Joël Terrin and William Socolof. A spoken choir of ÉPI beneficiaries and an intimate installation by Julien Brun anchor the work in a social, collective dimension. Costume designer Benjamin Broillet and sound designer Jean Keraudren shape shifting textures between early sonorities and contemporary electronics.

Saturday 22 August, 19:30

Genève, Rêve d’Eau turns the lakeside into a spectacular open-air stage where water, light, music and nightlife come together. Alongside immersive aquatic shows and dazzling projections, the programme brings electronic music into the mix with DJ nights designed to keep the summer energy flowing. Expect pumping house beats, live DJ sets, lasers, fountains and a unique atmosphere by the lake — a free celebration where Geneva’s iconic waterfront meets music, light and summer vibes. With its mix of visual spectacle and electronic sounds, Genève, Rêve d’Eau offers a fresh new way to experience the city after dark.

21 – 22 August

Zooloo Festival returns for an eclectic two-day celebration welcoming everyone. Across diverse stages the programme mixes folk, rock, reggae and sharp electronic sounds, alongside circus performances, a spicy pepper contest and surprise attractions. By day it keeps a playful fairground atmosphere; at dusk the mood shifts toward a quirky freak-show vibe. The event invites people of all ages to gather, share music and experiences, and celebrate community together.

Saturday 22 August, 14:00

Join a playful reading of Les Vœux de Vany with author Noémi Michel. Children will follow Vany, a seven-year-old from Geneva, as she turns the city into a glittering playground filled with slides, talking statues, tasty treats and silly adventures. The session mixes lively storytelling, a friendly conversation with the author and a book signing. Bright imagery, movement and humour invite listeners to imagine and explore alongside the heroine.

In French. Kids ages 3.

Saturday 22 August, 21:00

Celebrating Haiti’s revolutionary heritage, this concert brings together the legendary vodou-rock pioneers Boukman Eksperyans and singer–multi-instrumentalist Paul Beaubrun. Drawing on the adjae tradition and roots music, the performance fuses ancestral rhythms with bold contemporary arrangements. Expect powerful vocals, polyrhythmic percussions and electric textures that bridge tradition and innovation while carrying a message of freedom, social conscience and love. The collaboration highlights musical lineage and a creative renewal of cultural expression.

Saturday 22 August, 19:30

Presented by company UB and performed by Lia Léveillé, Valérie Tacheron, Lionel Perrinjaquet and Vincent Buclin, this dinner-theatre unravels an unsolved murder through staged testimony and close-up clues. The piece blends investigative structure with intimate tableaux, punctuated by moments of dark humour and sustained suspense. Lighting and sound sculpt shifting moods while actors move the audience into the isolated night of the crime, creating a tense, participatory theatrical experience.

21 – 23 August

Directed by Luc Birraux, In Guilty Night is a semi-staged opera that fuses Purcell’s baroque airs with a new electronic score by Uèle Lamore. Conductor Jonas Descotte leads Les Argonautes and soloists Mariamielle Lamagat, Joël Terrin and William Socolof. A spoken choir of ÉPI beneficiaries and an intimate installation by Julien Brun anchor the work in a social, collective dimension. Costume designer Benjamin Broillet and sound designer Jean Keraudren shape shifting textures between early sonorities and contemporary electronics.

Saturday 22 August, 19:30

Genève, Rêve d’Eau turns the lakeside into a spectacular open-air stage where water, light, music and nightlife come together. Alongside immersive aquatic shows and dazzling projections, the programme brings electronic music into the mix with DJ nights designed to keep the summer energy flowing. Expect pumping house beats, live DJ sets, lasers, fountains and a unique atmosphere by the lake — a free celebration where Geneva’s iconic waterfront meets music, light and summer vibes. With its mix of visual spectacle and electronic sounds, Genève, Rêve d’Eau offers a fresh new way to experience the city after dark.

21 – 22 August

Zooloo Festival returns for an eclectic two-day celebration welcoming everyone. Across diverse stages the programme mixes folk, rock, reggae and sharp electronic sounds, alongside circus performances, a spicy pepper contest and surprise attractions. By day it keeps a playful fairground atmosphere; at dusk the mood shifts toward a quirky freak-show vibe. The event invites people of all ages to gather, share music and experiences, and celebrate community together.

Saturday 22 August, 14:00

Join a playful reading of Les Vœux de Vany with author Noémi Michel. Children will follow Vany, a seven-year-old from Geneva, as she turns the city into a glittering playground filled with slides, talking statues, tasty treats and silly adventures. The session mixes lively storytelling, a friendly conversation with the author and a book signing. Bright imagery, movement and humour invite listeners to imagine and explore alongside the heroine.

In French. Kids ages 3.

Saturday 22 August, 21:00

Celebrating Haiti’s revolutionary heritage, this concert brings together the legendary vodou-rock pioneers Boukman Eksperyans and singer–multi-instrumentalist Paul Beaubrun. Drawing on the adjae tradition and roots music, the performance fuses ancestral rhythms with bold contemporary arrangements. Expect powerful vocals, polyrhythmic percussions and electric textures that bridge tradition and innovation while carrying a message of freedom, social conscience and love. The collaboration highlights musical lineage and a creative renewal of cultural expression.

Saturday 22 August, 19:30

Presented by company UB and performed by Lia Léveillé, Valérie Tacheron, Lionel Perrinjaquet and Vincent Buclin, this dinner-theatre unravels an unsolved murder through staged testimony and close-up clues. The piece blends investigative structure with intimate tableaux, punctuated by moments of dark humour and sustained suspense. Lighting and sound sculpt shifting moods while actors move the audience into the isolated night of the crime, creating a tense, participatory theatrical experience.

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