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21 April – 2 May

Directed by Françoise Courvoisier, this theatrical adaptation stages two periods of Grisélidis Réal’s life simultaneously, split between a dignified elder confronting illness and a vibrant earlier self. Martine Schambacher and Françoise Courvoisier embody these contrapuntal figures.

In French.

22 April – 3 May

Feu au lac ! stages a trio of political puppet pieces that resurrect little-known episodes of Romandy’s social history. Combining rod puppets, archival fragments and live music, the performance balances sharp satire and warm humanity. Conceived from a short piece shown during Cabaret en chantier 2024, the triptych revitalizes political marionette theatre while offering a rhythmic, musical staging that sparks reflection and collective energy. The creative approach foregrounds material histories and the power of popular resistance.

In French.

Wednesday 29 April, 10:30 & 15:00

Step into a gentle, colorful journey through emotions designed for very young children. The Woman’s Move company invites little ones to a suspended, immersive and poetic experience that blends dance, music and light to give feelings shape: joy, sadness, fear, tenderness. Each umbrella becomes a tiny world, each feeling a colour. Stories pass from object to object like a tender lullaby, offering a soft, playful and deeply human first artistic encounter.

In French. Kids ages 3–99.

24 April – 3 May

Explore a lively citywide festival built for families and curious kids. Children and adults share stories, play and create through object theatre, illustrated concerts, parent–child yoga sessions, outdoor art walks, intergenerational game nights, photo displays, film screenings, museum and bookstore activities, library sessions and hands-on workshops. Bright visuals, movement and sound invite imagination and collaboration, with projects to make, watch and discuss.

Kids of all ages.

28 – 30 April

“Chaos Ballad” by Samir Kennedy at Maison Saint-Gervais immerses the audience in an intense performance blending concert, wild cabaret, and prophetic nightmare. With elaborate makeup and costumes, Kennedy embodies a melancholic, decadent clown, navigating between majesty and vulnerability. The performance features a defiant dance symbolizing the struggle against terror, absurdity, and the monotony of the world, creating a captivating and apocalyptic atmosphere.

22 April – 3 May

With Rien ne sert de courir, Didier Merlin presents suspended images that hover between snapshot and staged tableau. His enigmatic figures appear trapped beneath glossy glass, frozen between appearance and disappearance.
Working in reverse glass painting since the 1990s, he builds images backward; since 2019 acrylic glass and drypoint engraving have expanded scale and sharpened his line. The exhibition combines painting, engraving and hybrid techniques to explore mediation, fragmented narrative and the porous boundary between intimacy, collective memory and imagined reality.

21 April – 2 May

Directed by Françoise Courvoisier, this theatrical adaptation stages two periods of Grisélidis Réal’s life simultaneously, split between a dignified elder confronting illness and a vibrant earlier self. Martine Schambacher and Françoise Courvoisier embody these contrapuntal figures.

In French.

22 April – 3 May

Feu au lac ! stages a trio of political puppet pieces that resurrect little-known episodes of Romandy’s social history. Combining rod puppets, archival fragments and live music, the performance balances sharp satire and warm humanity. Conceived from a short piece shown during Cabaret en chantier 2024, the triptych revitalizes political marionette theatre while offering a rhythmic, musical staging that sparks reflection and collective energy. The creative approach foregrounds material histories and the power of popular resistance.

In French.

Wednesday 29 April, 10:30 & 15:00

Step into a gentle, colorful journey through emotions designed for very young children. The Woman’s Move company invites little ones to a suspended, immersive and poetic experience that blends dance, music and light to give feelings shape: joy, sadness, fear, tenderness. Each umbrella becomes a tiny world, each feeling a colour. Stories pass from object to object like a tender lullaby, offering a soft, playful and deeply human first artistic encounter.

In French. Kids ages 3–99.

24 April – 3 May

Explore a lively citywide festival built for families and curious kids. Children and adults share stories, play and create through object theatre, illustrated concerts, parent–child yoga sessions, outdoor art walks, intergenerational game nights, photo displays, film screenings, museum and bookstore activities, library sessions and hands-on workshops. Bright visuals, movement and sound invite imagination and collaboration, with projects to make, watch and discuss.

Kids of all ages.

28 – 30 April

“Chaos Ballad” by Samir Kennedy at Maison Saint-Gervais immerses the audience in an intense performance blending concert, wild cabaret, and prophetic nightmare. With elaborate makeup and costumes, Kennedy embodies a melancholic, decadent clown, navigating between majesty and vulnerability. The performance features a defiant dance symbolizing the struggle against terror, absurdity, and the monotony of the world, creating a captivating and apocalyptic atmosphere.

22 April – 3 May

With Rien ne sert de courir, Didier Merlin presents suspended images that hover between snapshot and staged tableau. His enigmatic figures appear trapped beneath glossy glass, frozen between appearance and disappearance.
Working in reverse glass painting since the 1990s, he builds images backward; since 2019 acrylic glass and drypoint engraving have expanded scale and sharpened his line. The exhibition combines painting, engraving and hybrid techniques to explore mediation, fragmented narrative and the porous boundary between intimacy, collective memory and imagined reality.

21 April – 2 May

Directed by Françoise Courvoisier, this theatrical adaptation stages two periods of Grisélidis Réal’s life simultaneously, split between a dignified elder confronting illness and a vibrant earlier self. Martine Schambacher and Françoise Courvoisier embody these contrapuntal figures.

In French.

22 April – 3 May

Feu au lac ! stages a trio of political puppet pieces that resurrect little-known episodes of Romandy’s social history. Combining rod puppets, archival fragments and live music, the performance balances sharp satire and warm humanity. Conceived from a short piece shown during Cabaret en chantier 2024, the triptych revitalizes political marionette theatre while offering a rhythmic, musical staging that sparks reflection and collective energy. The creative approach foregrounds material histories and the power of popular resistance.

In French.

Wednesday 29 April, 10:30 & 15:00

Step into a gentle, colorful journey through emotions designed for very young children. The Woman’s Move company invites little ones to a suspended, immersive and poetic experience that blends dance, music and light to give feelings shape: joy, sadness, fear, tenderness. Each umbrella becomes a tiny world, each feeling a colour. Stories pass from object to object like a tender lullaby, offering a soft, playful and deeply human first artistic encounter.

In French. Kids ages 3–99.

24 April – 3 May

Explore a lively citywide festival built for families and curious kids. Children and adults share stories, play and create through object theatre, illustrated concerts, parent–child yoga sessions, outdoor art walks, intergenerational game nights, photo displays, film screenings, museum and bookstore activities, library sessions and hands-on workshops. Bright visuals, movement and sound invite imagination and collaboration, with projects to make, watch and discuss.

Kids of all ages.

28 – 30 April

“Chaos Ballad” by Samir Kennedy at Maison Saint-Gervais immerses the audience in an intense performance blending concert, wild cabaret, and prophetic nightmare. With elaborate makeup and costumes, Kennedy embodies a melancholic, decadent clown, navigating between majesty and vulnerability. The performance features a defiant dance symbolizing the struggle against terror, absurdity, and the monotony of the world, creating a captivating and apocalyptic atmosphere.

22 April – 3 May

With Rien ne sert de courir, Didier Merlin presents suspended images that hover between snapshot and staged tableau. His enigmatic figures appear trapped beneath glossy glass, frozen between appearance and disappearance.
Working in reverse glass painting since the 1990s, he builds images backward; since 2019 acrylic glass and drypoint engraving have expanded scale and sharpened his line. The exhibition combines painting, engraving and hybrid techniques to explore mediation, fragmented narrative and the porous boundary between intimacy, collective memory and imagined reality.

Saturday 2 May, 21:00

LDL assembles soprano saxophonist Urs Leimgruber, pianist Jacques Demierre and analog synthesist Thomas Lehn in a finely balanced interplay between precision and instability. Rooted in European free improvisation and contemporary music, the trio unfolds a dense, hyper-attentive dialogue where structure and spontaneity are in constant negotiation. Sparse timbres, sudden micro-gestures and stretched melodic lines dissolve expectations, while attentive dynamics and subtle electronic textures create a taut, immersive atmosphere that rewards close listening.

23 April – 3 May

A group of young street artists, led by Serval, present site-specific street-art interventions imagining a new façade. Through murals, stencils and large-scale painting they engage with references to Liotard and Serval, reworking historical echoes into a contemporary urban language. The works question collective memory and public identity, blending figuration and abstraction with ephemeral techniques and bold colour. The project reveals how a new generation reclaims architectural surfaces to propose civic narratives.

Round table 30th April in French.

Saturday 2 May, 20:00

An anniversary concert gathering David Walters, Tiwayo, Siân Pottok and Natascha Rogers for a musical journey across soul, Afro‑Caribbean rhythms, folk and percussion. David Walters presents new intimate material; Tiwayo delivers guitar‑and‑voice interpretations; Siân Pottok and Natascha Rogers create a shared piece, with Edouard Coquard on percussion. The evening balances tenderness and rhythmic drive, blending lyrical songwriting with vibrant, percussive textures. Supported by the Pour-cent culturel Migros.

24 April – 8 May

Adrienne Barman’s exhibition “À POIL!” invites us to a joyful encounter with the human body. Far from the rigid standards of academic art, her drawings of nudes (and a few “naked” pieces!) reveal a rare graphic freedom. A multitude of drawings hung with clips will take over the gallery, transforming the space for two weeks into a lively and spontaneous studio.

Opening: Friday April 24th, 18h – 20h

 

22 April – 2 May

Build and explore a metal city inspired by Miquel Navarro’s game-like installation. Guided by a cultural mediator, children and adults imagine streets, towers and public spaces, assembling a shared city from more than a thousand metal pieces. A parallel exhibition shows maps, drawings and texts created by pupils with migration backgrounds after exploratory city walks. The project invites hands-on creativity, collaborative problem solving and sensory play with textures and forms.

In French.

Saturday 25 April, 13:30 – 18:00
Wednesday 29 April, 13:30 – 18:00
Saturday 2 May, 13:30 – 18:00

21 April – 2 May

Directed by Françoise Courvoisier, this theatrical adaptation stages two periods of Grisélidis Réal’s life simultaneously, split between a dignified elder confronting illness and a vibrant earlier self. Martine Schambacher and Françoise Courvoisier embody these contrapuntal figures.

In French.

21 April – 2 May

Directed by Françoise Courvoisier, this theatrical adaptation stages two periods of Grisélidis Réal’s life simultaneously, split between a dignified elder confronting illness and a vibrant earlier self. Martine Schambacher and Françoise Courvoisier embody these contrapuntal figures.

In French.

22 April – 3 May

Feu au lac ! stages a trio of political puppet pieces that resurrect little-known episodes of Romandy’s social history. Combining rod puppets, archival fragments and live music, the performance balances sharp satire and warm humanity. Conceived from a short piece shown during Cabaret en chantier 2024, the triptych revitalizes political marionette theatre while offering a rhythmic, musical staging that sparks reflection and collective energy. The creative approach foregrounds material histories and the power of popular resistance.

In French.

Wednesday 29 April, 10:30 & 15:00

Step into a gentle, colorful journey through emotions designed for very young children. The Woman’s Move company invites little ones to a suspended, immersive and poetic experience that blends dance, music and light to give feelings shape: joy, sadness, fear, tenderness. Each umbrella becomes a tiny world, each feeling a colour. Stories pass from object to object like a tender lullaby, offering a soft, playful and deeply human first artistic encounter.

In French. Kids ages 3–99.

24 April – 3 May

Explore a lively citywide festival built for families and curious kids. Children and adults share stories, play and create through object theatre, illustrated concerts, parent–child yoga sessions, outdoor art walks, intergenerational game nights, photo displays, film screenings, museum and bookstore activities, library sessions and hands-on workshops. Bright visuals, movement and sound invite imagination and collaboration, with projects to make, watch and discuss.

Kids of all ages.

28 – 30 April

“Chaos Ballad” by Samir Kennedy at Maison Saint-Gervais immerses the audience in an intense performance blending concert, wild cabaret, and prophetic nightmare. With elaborate makeup and costumes, Kennedy embodies a melancholic, decadent clown, navigating between majesty and vulnerability. The performance features a defiant dance symbolizing the struggle against terror, absurdity, and the monotony of the world, creating a captivating and apocalyptic atmosphere.

22 April – 3 May

With Rien ne sert de courir, Didier Merlin presents suspended images that hover between snapshot and staged tableau. His enigmatic figures appear trapped beneath glossy glass, frozen between appearance and disappearance.
Working in reverse glass painting since the 1990s, he builds images backward; since 2019 acrylic glass and drypoint engraving have expanded scale and sharpened his line. The exhibition combines painting, engraving and hybrid techniques to explore mediation, fragmented narrative and the porous boundary between intimacy, collective memory and imagined reality.

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

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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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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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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