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Traktor presents an intimate evening with a lean trio: Brooks Giger (double bass), Anthony Dietrich Buclin (trombone) and Dominic Egli (drums). The set foregrounds close musical conversation, contrasting lyrical lines with rhythmic immediacy and open textures. The musicians navigate between composed motifs and spontaneous interaction, creating moments of tension and release in a concentrated, exploratory format. The performance is presented with the support of a local association offering the performance space free of charge.
Dive into the heart of GIFF NIGHTS, the unmissable nighttime event where the Geneva International Film Festival fuses cinema, digital creation, and electronic music. Set against a spectacular backdrop brought to life by audiovisual performances and vibrant DJ sets, these extraordinary evenings transform the space into a unique, immersive, and festive experience—the perfect setting to gather, dance, and celebrate contemporary culture long into the night.
Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.
In French and in English.
Julie Moulin, author of Jupe et Pantalon and Domovoï and finalist for the Goncourt de la Nouvelle with L’insulation, explores intimate tensions and family ties. She moved to Singapore in 2020; the exchange is mediated by Typhaine Marc.
The session examines L’insulation’s portrayal of Singapore’s urban textures, colonial echoes and shifting identities, exploring narrative voice, the short story form and themes of belonging and displacement. Discussion reveals how place and memory shape contemporary fiction.
In French.
Tsai Ming-liang’s Stray Dogs follows a father and his two children living in acute precarity in Taipei. Through long, contemplative takes and a heightened sensory palette, the film observes solitude, urban marginality and fragile human bonds as the family encounters a mysterious woman. Radical and immersive, the director’s slow cinema registers bodies and cityscapes with rigorous empathy, turning duration into emotional weight and inviting a bodily experience of alienation and connection.
Mandarin with French subtitles. Screening as part of the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF)
C. Bernard’s adventure film follows a man on a year‑long sabbatical cycling through 19 countries on five continents. Traversing the Pamir, Karakoram and Himalayan passes to Patagonia, Africa and Sweden, the film foregrounds vast landscapes, legendary cycle routes and the human encounters that reshape the traveler. With intimate cinematography and steady observational pacing, it blends travelogue and personal reflection, exploring themes of solitude, resilience and the ways place and people transform identity.
In French.
The Kodály Francophone Institute and the Geneva Hungarian Association present a commemorative concert dedicated to the memory of the minor victims of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Framed by a spirit of remembrance, the event brings together music and collective reflection in a solemn, respectful atmosphere. The performance honours historical memory through a program shaped by commemoration rather than spectacle, offering audiences a quiet and moving encounter with the past.
In French.
Traktor presents an intimate evening with a lean trio: Brooks Giger (double bass), Anthony Dietrich Buclin (trombone) and Dominic Egli (drums). The set foregrounds close musical conversation, contrasting lyrical lines with rhythmic immediacy and open textures. The musicians navigate between composed motifs and spontaneous interaction, creating moments of tension and release in a concentrated, exploratory format. The performance is presented with the support of a local association offering the performance space free of charge.
Dive into the heart of GIFF NIGHTS, the unmissable nighttime event where the Geneva International Film Festival fuses cinema, digital creation, and electronic music. Set against a spectacular backdrop brought to life by audiovisual performances and vibrant DJ sets, these extraordinary evenings transform the space into a unique, immersive, and festive experience—the perfect setting to gather, dance, and celebrate contemporary culture long into the night.
Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.
In French and in English.
Julie Moulin, author of Jupe et Pantalon and Domovoï and finalist for the Goncourt de la Nouvelle with L’insulation, explores intimate tensions and family ties. She moved to Singapore in 2020; the exchange is mediated by Typhaine Marc.
The session examines L’insulation’s portrayal of Singapore’s urban textures, colonial echoes and shifting identities, exploring narrative voice, the short story form and themes of belonging and displacement. Discussion reveals how place and memory shape contemporary fiction.
In French.
Tsai Ming-liang’s Stray Dogs follows a father and his two children living in acute precarity in Taipei. Through long, contemplative takes and a heightened sensory palette, the film observes solitude, urban marginality and fragile human bonds as the family encounters a mysterious woman. Radical and immersive, the director’s slow cinema registers bodies and cityscapes with rigorous empathy, turning duration into emotional weight and inviting a bodily experience of alienation and connection.
Mandarin with French subtitles. Screening as part of the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF)
C. Bernard’s adventure film follows a man on a year‑long sabbatical cycling through 19 countries on five continents. Traversing the Pamir, Karakoram and Himalayan passes to Patagonia, Africa and Sweden, the film foregrounds vast landscapes, legendary cycle routes and the human encounters that reshape the traveler. With intimate cinematography and steady observational pacing, it blends travelogue and personal reflection, exploring themes of solitude, resilience and the ways place and people transform identity.
In French.
The Kodály Francophone Institute and the Geneva Hungarian Association present a commemorative concert dedicated to the memory of the minor victims of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Framed by a spirit of remembrance, the event brings together music and collective reflection in a solemn, respectful atmosphere. The performance honours historical memory through a program shaped by commemoration rather than spectacle, offering audiences a quiet and moving encounter with the past.
In French.
Traktor presents an intimate evening with a lean trio: Brooks Giger (double bass), Anthony Dietrich Buclin (trombone) and Dominic Egli (drums). The set foregrounds close musical conversation, contrasting lyrical lines with rhythmic immediacy and open textures. The musicians navigate between composed motifs and spontaneous interaction, creating moments of tension and release in a concentrated, exploratory format. The performance is presented with the support of a local association offering the performance space free of charge.
Dive into the heart of GIFF NIGHTS, the unmissable nighttime event where the Geneva International Film Festival fuses cinema, digital creation, and electronic music. Set against a spectacular backdrop brought to life by audiovisual performances and vibrant DJ sets, these extraordinary evenings transform the space into a unique, immersive, and festive experience—the perfect setting to gather, dance, and celebrate contemporary culture long into the night.
Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.
In French and in English.
Julie Moulin, author of Jupe et Pantalon and Domovoï and finalist for the Goncourt de la Nouvelle with L’insulation, explores intimate tensions and family ties. She moved to Singapore in 2020; the exchange is mediated by Typhaine Marc.
The session examines L’insulation’s portrayal of Singapore’s urban textures, colonial echoes and shifting identities, exploring narrative voice, the short story form and themes of belonging and displacement. Discussion reveals how place and memory shape contemporary fiction.
In French.
Tsai Ming-liang’s Stray Dogs follows a father and his two children living in acute precarity in Taipei. Through long, contemplative takes and a heightened sensory palette, the film observes solitude, urban marginality and fragile human bonds as the family encounters a mysterious woman. Radical and immersive, the director’s slow cinema registers bodies and cityscapes with rigorous empathy, turning duration into emotional weight and inviting a bodily experience of alienation and connection.
Mandarin with French subtitles. Screening as part of the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF)
C. Bernard’s adventure film follows a man on a year‑long sabbatical cycling through 19 countries on five continents. Traversing the Pamir, Karakoram and Himalayan passes to Patagonia, Africa and Sweden, the film foregrounds vast landscapes, legendary cycle routes and the human encounters that reshape the traveler. With intimate cinematography and steady observational pacing, it blends travelogue and personal reflection, exploring themes of solitude, resilience and the ways place and people transform identity.
In French.
Part of the Saison du 150ᵉ, this opening chapter gathers young musicians from the HEM to reimagine Geneva’s musical heritage through operetta and classical repertoire. Programmes range from Offenbach and Fauré to Jaques‑Dalcroze and Mussorgsky, presented by Compagnie MoZaïk’s, La Compagnie à Trois Temps and soloists Eva Viegas and Xaverine Lefebvre. The evenings balance historical intimacy and theatrical storytelling, blending lyricism, playful wit and vivid narration to create a warm, reflective experience.
In French.
Sunday, June is a Hispano-Swiss band shaping warm, nostalgic psych-pop through vaporous layers, shimmering guitars and melodies that settle with gentle persistence. Their album Sun Glitter and Other Reflections received critical praise and led to tours across Switzerland, France and Spain. Their second album, recorded at Chapel Studios with producer Andy Savours, is forthcoming. On stage the group blends intimate textures and luminous hooks to create an enveloping, melancholic yet luminous atmosphere.
Created and performed by Elina Kulikova and Dima Efremov, TRILOGIE DE LA GUERRE interweaves three musical-performance pieces responding to exile, the war in Ukraine and repression in Russia. Kulikova’s chapters evoke classical and folk song, transforming lament into a ritualised, sensory mourning; Efremov’s contribution uses sound art and electro textures to shift perspective and map clandestine networks of resistance. Together the trilogy forms a compact dramaturgy of intimacy, unease and fragile hope, immersive and politically charged.
An energetic homage to pop icons, this concert revisits the greatest hits of the Kings of Pop through powerful, elegant arrangements. Performed by a high‑calibre ensemble, the programme offers rich, dynamic reinterpretations that blend groove, emotion and theatrical energy. Expect moments of soaring melody, rhythmic drive and intimate passages that highlight vocal and instrumental interplay. The evening is crafted to celebrate the legacy of pop music with a festive and unifying atmosphere.
Create a tiny illustrated book from cover to pages and sew its binding by hand. We will recycle pages from old books and turn them into colorful paper to draw on. Observe insects—butterflies, beetles, dragonflies and grasshoppers—to study shapes, antennae, wings and bright patterns. Feel the scratch of pencils, the flutter of wings, and the smoothness of paper as you draw, cut and stitch. A hands-on art and nature workshop to explore small creatures and make your own pocket book.
In French. Kids ages 8 and up.
Join the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande for a family decoding of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 led by Daniele Gatti and introduced by Thierry Weber. Through playful commentary and musical extracts, children will hear how the famous opening notes evolve, feel dynamic contrasts, and follow the journey to the final chord. The presentation blends live performance with accessible explanations to spark curiosity and imagination in young listeners.
In French. Kids ages 6 and up.
Calema’s brothers bring a warm blend of soulful vocals, pop melodies and Afro‑Portuguese rhythms. Their music balances intimate ballads and uplifting anthems, driven by close harmonies and rhythmic guitar patterns. Expect a performance that moves between tender emotion and contagious energy, highlighted by nuanced arrangements and heartfelt delivery. The duo’s commanding stage presence invites close listening and joyful participation, offering an evocative journey through love, identity and rhythmic tradition.
The Kodály Francophone Institute and the Geneva Hungarian Association present a commemorative concert dedicated to the memory of the minor victims of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Framed by a spirit of remembrance, the event brings together music and collective reflection in a solemn, respectful atmosphere. The performance honours historical memory through a program shaped by commemoration rather than spectacle, offering audiences a quiet and moving encounter with the past.
In French.
Traktor presents an intimate evening with a lean trio: Brooks Giger (double bass), Anthony Dietrich Buclin (trombone) and Dominic Egli (drums). The set foregrounds close musical conversation, contrasting lyrical lines with rhythmic immediacy and open textures. The musicians navigate between composed motifs and spontaneous interaction, creating moments of tension and release in a concentrated, exploratory format. The performance is presented with the support of a local association offering the performance space free of charge.
Dive into the heart of GIFF NIGHTS, the unmissable nighttime event where the Geneva International Film Festival fuses cinema, digital creation, and electronic music. Set against a spectacular backdrop brought to life by audiovisual performances and vibrant DJ sets, these extraordinary evenings transform the space into a unique, immersive, and festive experience—the perfect setting to gather, dance, and celebrate contemporary culture long into the night.
Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.
In French and in English.
Julie Moulin, author of Jupe et Pantalon and Domovoï and finalist for the Goncourt de la Nouvelle with L’insulation, explores intimate tensions and family ties. She moved to Singapore in 2020; the exchange is mediated by Typhaine Marc.
The session examines L’insulation’s portrayal of Singapore’s urban textures, colonial echoes and shifting identities, exploring narrative voice, the short story form and themes of belonging and displacement. Discussion reveals how place and memory shape contemporary fiction.
In French.
Tsai Ming-liang’s Stray Dogs follows a father and his two children living in acute precarity in Taipei. Through long, contemplative takes and a heightened sensory palette, the film observes solitude, urban marginality and fragile human bonds as the family encounters a mysterious woman. Radical and immersive, the director’s slow cinema registers bodies and cityscapes with rigorous empathy, turning duration into emotional weight and inviting a bodily experience of alienation and connection.
Mandarin with French subtitles. Screening as part of the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF)
C. Bernard’s adventure film follows a man on a year‑long sabbatical cycling through 19 countries on five continents. Traversing the Pamir, Karakoram and Himalayan passes to Patagonia, Africa and Sweden, the film foregrounds vast landscapes, legendary cycle routes and the human encounters that reshape the traveler. With intimate cinematography and steady observational pacing, it blends travelogue and personal reflection, exploring themes of solitude, resilience and the ways place and people transform identity.
In French.
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An intimate museum in the heart of Geneva, the Musée Tatiana Zoubov presents the refined collection assembled by its namesake collector. Paintings, furniture, porcelain, silverware and decorative objects evoke the atmosphere of a private European collection, offering a glimpse into the tastes and art of living of another era.
In the heart of Geneva’s Old Town, the International Museum of the Reformation traces the history and legacy of the Protestant Reformation from the 16th century to the present day. Historical objects, artworks and immersive displays explore a movement that profoundly shaped Geneva and influenced societies around the world.
Located in the historic heart of Carouge, the Musée de Carouge explores the artistic and cultural heritage of this distinctive town. Its collections and temporary exhibitions bring together fine and decorative arts, local history and contemporary creation, reflecting Carouge’s unique identity and creative spirit.
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