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In Traversée, Clothilde Gosset invites viewers into a poetic journey through movement, memory, and transformation. Through delicate installations and immersive visual compositions, the exhibition explores the idea of passage — between spaces, emotions, and states of being. Blending organic materials, light, and subtle textures, Gosset creates contemplative environments that evoke both inner landscapes and physical crossings. Her work encourages a slow and sensitive experience, where fragility, silence, and perception become central elements of the encounter.
Opening: 3 June, 18:00
Historian Leïla el-Wakil, author of Charivari, draws on her involvement with the citizen movement Contre l’enlaidissement de Genève (SOS Patrimoine CEG) and extensive field contact with local residents.
She examines recent struggles to protect built and tree heritage, investigates the uneven dynamics between politicians, administrations and vox populi, and connects these conflicts to accelerated urban densification and the wider concern of climate change, offering insights into civic mobilization and policy implications for heritage protection. Meeting & signing.
In French.
Gli Angeli Genève will perform Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice” in concert format at the Haydn-Mozart Festival. Under the baton of Stephan MacLeod and featuring Sophie Junker, Marie Perbost, and Iestyn Davies, this opera signals a departure from traditional opera seria with its mythological narrative and emphasis on the chorus and ballet. The concert-style performances, devoid of sets and costumes, heighten the dramatic intensity, promising unforgettable evenings.
Directed as an in situ promenade, this performance follows two protagonists, P. and B., through the city’s hidden seams. B. conspires to seed an exuberant vegetal uprising, mastering invasive plants to unsettle urban order. P. slips into the city’s blind spots, picking locks and slipping through barriers to reveal alternative ways of inhabiting public space. The show mixes physical theatre, poetic staging and ecological imagination to explore rewilding, intimacy and civic subversion.
In French.
Formed in Los Angeles in 2002 by singer Jesse Wagner and organist Roger Rivas, The Aggrolites blend Kingston rhythms and Motown soul into a raw, “dirty reggae” sound. After years on the road and a later hiatus, they returned revitalized with Reggae Now!, favouring an organic, old‑school approach that prioritizes live energy and danceable positivity. Expect groove‑driven organ lines, warm vocals and tight, soulful grooves. Support: Two Toners, a Geneva ska outfit.
An intimate theatrical evening that blends humour and reflection, Sacrée soirée stages a compact ensemble exploring rites of celebration, memory and the rituals that bind us. The direction favours precise physicality and luminous design, where shadow and music sculpt the actors’ interactions. Minimalist sets and evocative lighting shape fleeting tableaux, inviting a close encounter with the characters’ private revelations and shared contradictions.
In French.
French association LALCA presents a collective listening session of its sound productions, accompanied by a discussion with Natacha, a social worker involved with the Point d’eau project. LALCA operates as a research and experimental laboratory investigating how cities are shaped against those they marginalize. The presentation gathers sound works and documentary audio alongside reflections on urban exclusion and public space. The session highlights collaborative, site-responsive practices that blend sonic, plastic and urban interventions to reveal unheard voices and contested urban narratives.
In Traversée, Clothilde Gosset invites viewers into a poetic journey through movement, memory, and transformation. Through delicate installations and immersive visual compositions, the exhibition explores the idea of passage — between spaces, emotions, and states of being. Blending organic materials, light, and subtle textures, Gosset creates contemplative environments that evoke both inner landscapes and physical crossings. Her work encourages a slow and sensitive experience, where fragility, silence, and perception become central elements of the encounter.
Opening: 3 June, 18:00
Historian Leïla el-Wakil, author of Charivari, draws on her involvement with the citizen movement Contre l’enlaidissement de Genève (SOS Patrimoine CEG) and extensive field contact with local residents.
She examines recent struggles to protect built and tree heritage, investigates the uneven dynamics between politicians, administrations and vox populi, and connects these conflicts to accelerated urban densification and the wider concern of climate change, offering insights into civic mobilization and policy implications for heritage protection. Meeting & signing.
In French.
Gli Angeli Genève will perform Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice” in concert format at the Haydn-Mozart Festival. Under the baton of Stephan MacLeod and featuring Sophie Junker, Marie Perbost, and Iestyn Davies, this opera signals a departure from traditional opera seria with its mythological narrative and emphasis on the chorus and ballet. The concert-style performances, devoid of sets and costumes, heighten the dramatic intensity, promising unforgettable evenings.
Directed as an in situ promenade, this performance follows two protagonists, P. and B., through the city’s hidden seams. B. conspires to seed an exuberant vegetal uprising, mastering invasive plants to unsettle urban order. P. slips into the city’s blind spots, picking locks and slipping through barriers to reveal alternative ways of inhabiting public space. The show mixes physical theatre, poetic staging and ecological imagination to explore rewilding, intimacy and civic subversion.
In French.
Formed in Los Angeles in 2002 by singer Jesse Wagner and organist Roger Rivas, The Aggrolites blend Kingston rhythms and Motown soul into a raw, “dirty reggae” sound. After years on the road and a later hiatus, they returned revitalized with Reggae Now!, favouring an organic, old‑school approach that prioritizes live energy and danceable positivity. Expect groove‑driven organ lines, warm vocals and tight, soulful grooves. Support: Two Toners, a Geneva ska outfit.
An intimate theatrical evening that blends humour and reflection, Sacrée soirée stages a compact ensemble exploring rites of celebration, memory and the rituals that bind us. The direction favours precise physicality and luminous design, where shadow and music sculpt the actors’ interactions. Minimalist sets and evocative lighting shape fleeting tableaux, inviting a close encounter with the characters’ private revelations and shared contradictions.
In French.
French association LALCA presents a collective listening session of its sound productions, accompanied by a discussion with Natacha, a social worker involved with the Point d’eau project. LALCA operates as a research and experimental laboratory investigating how cities are shaped against those they marginalize. The presentation gathers sound works and documentary audio alongside reflections on urban exclusion and public space. The session highlights collaborative, site-responsive practices that blend sonic, plastic and urban interventions to reveal unheard voices and contested urban narratives.
In Traversée, Clothilde Gosset invites viewers into a poetic journey through movement, memory, and transformation. Through delicate installations and immersive visual compositions, the exhibition explores the idea of passage — between spaces, emotions, and states of being. Blending organic materials, light, and subtle textures, Gosset creates contemplative environments that evoke both inner landscapes and physical crossings. Her work encourages a slow and sensitive experience, where fragility, silence, and perception become central elements of the encounter.
Opening: 3 June, 18:00
Historian Leïla el-Wakil, author of Charivari, draws on her involvement with the citizen movement Contre l’enlaidissement de Genève (SOS Patrimoine CEG) and extensive field contact with local residents.
She examines recent struggles to protect built and tree heritage, investigates the uneven dynamics between politicians, administrations and vox populi, and connects these conflicts to accelerated urban densification and the wider concern of climate change, offering insights into civic mobilization and policy implications for heritage protection. Meeting & signing.
In French.
Gli Angeli Genève will perform Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice” in concert format at the Haydn-Mozart Festival. Under the baton of Stephan MacLeod and featuring Sophie Junker, Marie Perbost, and Iestyn Davies, this opera signals a departure from traditional opera seria with its mythological narrative and emphasis on the chorus and ballet. The concert-style performances, devoid of sets and costumes, heighten the dramatic intensity, promising unforgettable evenings.
Directed as an in situ promenade, this performance follows two protagonists, P. and B., through the city’s hidden seams. B. conspires to seed an exuberant vegetal uprising, mastering invasive plants to unsettle urban order. P. slips into the city’s blind spots, picking locks and slipping through barriers to reveal alternative ways of inhabiting public space. The show mixes physical theatre, poetic staging and ecological imagination to explore rewilding, intimacy and civic subversion.
In French.
Formed in Los Angeles in 2002 by singer Jesse Wagner and organist Roger Rivas, The Aggrolites blend Kingston rhythms and Motown soul into a raw, “dirty reggae” sound. After years on the road and a later hiatus, they returned revitalized with Reggae Now!, favouring an organic, old‑school approach that prioritizes live energy and danceable positivity. Expect groove‑driven organ lines, warm vocals and tight, soulful grooves. Support: Two Toners, a Geneva ska outfit.
An intimate theatrical evening that blends humour and reflection, Sacrée soirée stages a compact ensemble exploring rites of celebration, memory and the rituals that bind us. The direction favours precise physicality and luminous design, where shadow and music sculpt the actors’ interactions. Minimalist sets and evocative lighting shape fleeting tableaux, inviting a close encounter with the characters’ private revelations and shared contradictions.
In French.
Les Genevoix, Geneva’s gay men’s choir, presents an uplifting concert built around an emotional pop repertoire. The ensemble, supported by live musicians, explores themes of identity, diversity and the courage to be oneself through layered vocal harmonies and spirited staging. Lighting and musical dynamics shift from intimate moments to communal exuberance, carrying messages of tolerance, freedom and pride. The evening unfolds as a warm, heartfelt collective encounter that celebrates authenticity and shared resilience.
“Wasted Land” by Ntando Cele at the Maison Saint-Gervais combines song, music, dance, and multimedia to tackle the climate crisis. The performance shifts between dynamic and contemplative multidisciplinary sequences, highlighting the destruction wrought by fast fashion and the often hypocritical ecological responses, contrasting impoverished nations with Western powers.
Comedian Tania Dutel premieres a brand-new stand-up show that unveils fresh material and sharp observational humour. Her delivery blends caustic wit and warmth, moving from punchy one-liners to longer, confessional stories. The performance crafts an intimate, high-energy atmosphere where spontaneity and audience interplay shape the rhythm. Expect a concise, finely tuned set that highlights her voice as a storyteller and satirist.
In French.
Lambda’s inaugural edition explores Afro House, Deep House and Melodic House through an evening of poised, immersive sound. A curated lineup of local and guest DJs weaves energetic grooves and refined textures, inviting both seasoned clubbers and curious listeners into a warm, dance-centered atmosphere. The concept privileges musical flow and communal connection, where attention to sonic detail meets a convivial, shared experience—Lambda: where music, people and energy connect.
Ana Carolina Sargenti presents drawings, paintings and sculptural elements that examine the processes used to identify people who disappeared during Argentina’s last dictatorship.
Using charcoal portraiture, engraved layers of earth, watercolour impressions and plaster forms, her practice navigates appearance and erasure. Works range from material excavations to subtle removals of surface—charcoal portraits created by subtracting from black reserves, and landscapes shaped from layered earth—probing memory, territory, disappearance and the reconstruction of collective traces.
Benvenuti and Guests Sing Hallyday is an intimate musical tribute that revisits the raw energy and melancholic romance of Johnny Hallyday’s repertoire. Sparse arrangements and warm electric guitar foreground heartfelt vocals, while subtle staging and lighting create a nocturnal, cinematic ambiance. The performance balances rock drive with lyrical chanson, inviting reflection and communal singing. The programme focuses on emotional interpretation rather than imitation, offering fresh textures and contemporary phrasing.
In French.
Kesbara is the intimate duo of Dida Guigan (voice and riq) and Romain Luder (guitar and voice). Born from a creative urgency in response to the 2023 crisis in Gaza and the wider Middle East, their music offers a soulful, poignant homage to lives lost. Drawing on Cham region classical and popular repertoire alongside contemporary compositions, their songs weave Arabic and French phrases, building fragile cultural bridges. The result is a tender, evocative musical remedy—coriander as metaphor—for a troubled world.
French association LALCA presents a collective listening session of its sound productions, accompanied by a discussion with Natacha, a social worker involved with the Point d’eau project. LALCA operates as a research and experimental laboratory investigating how cities are shaped against those they marginalize. The presentation gathers sound works and documentary audio alongside reflections on urban exclusion and public space. The session highlights collaborative, site-responsive practices that blend sonic, plastic and urban interventions to reveal unheard voices and contested urban narratives.
In Traversée, Clothilde Gosset invites viewers into a poetic journey through movement, memory, and transformation. Through delicate installations and immersive visual compositions, the exhibition explores the idea of passage — between spaces, emotions, and states of being. Blending organic materials, light, and subtle textures, Gosset creates contemplative environments that evoke both inner landscapes and physical crossings. Her work encourages a slow and sensitive experience, where fragility, silence, and perception become central elements of the encounter.
Opening: 3 June, 18:00
Historian Leïla el-Wakil, author of Charivari, draws on her involvement with the citizen movement Contre l’enlaidissement de Genève (SOS Patrimoine CEG) and extensive field contact with local residents.
She examines recent struggles to protect built and tree heritage, investigates the uneven dynamics between politicians, administrations and vox populi, and connects these conflicts to accelerated urban densification and the wider concern of climate change, offering insights into civic mobilization and policy implications for heritage protection. Meeting & signing.
In French.
Gli Angeli Genève will perform Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice” in concert format at the Haydn-Mozart Festival. Under the baton of Stephan MacLeod and featuring Sophie Junker, Marie Perbost, and Iestyn Davies, this opera signals a departure from traditional opera seria with its mythological narrative and emphasis on the chorus and ballet. The concert-style performances, devoid of sets and costumes, heighten the dramatic intensity, promising unforgettable evenings.
Directed as an in situ promenade, this performance follows two protagonists, P. and B., through the city’s hidden seams. B. conspires to seed an exuberant vegetal uprising, mastering invasive plants to unsettle urban order. P. slips into the city’s blind spots, picking locks and slipping through barriers to reveal alternative ways of inhabiting public space. The show mixes physical theatre, poetic staging and ecological imagination to explore rewilding, intimacy and civic subversion.
In French.
Formed in Los Angeles in 2002 by singer Jesse Wagner and organist Roger Rivas, The Aggrolites blend Kingston rhythms and Motown soul into a raw, “dirty reggae” sound. After years on the road and a later hiatus, they returned revitalized with Reggae Now!, favouring an organic, old‑school approach that prioritizes live energy and danceable positivity. Expect groove‑driven organ lines, warm vocals and tight, soulful grooves. Support: Two Toners, a Geneva ska outfit.
An intimate theatrical evening that blends humour and reflection, Sacrée soirée stages a compact ensemble exploring rites of celebration, memory and the rituals that bind us. The direction favours precise physicality and luminous design, where shadow and music sculpt the actors’ interactions. Minimalist sets and evocative lighting shape fleeting tableaux, inviting a close encounter with the characters’ private revelations and shared contradictions.
In French.
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