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Studio Visits brings audiences into the workshops of a selection of Geneva-based artists, offering direct access to their production and research environments. Designed as moments of encounter and exchange, the series highlights diverse artistic approaches and methodologies while revealing the material and conceptual processes behind contemporary work. Participants gain insight into studio practices, works-in-progress and research strategies, fostering a deeper understanding of the themes and techniques shaping the local contemporary scene.
In French.
Frank Martin’s opera La Tempête, after Shakespeare with a libretto by August Wilhelm von Schlegel and Johann Ludwig Tieck, returns in a new French-language production. Conductor Thierry Fischer leads the score while director Netia Jones stages a striking conception that makes electricity the source of Prospero’s powers. The cast brings poetic intensity to the island’s drama—Miranda, Caliban and the spirit Ariel—blending vocal nuance, atmospheric design and inventive staging to revisit exile, magic and reconciliation.
In French.
Explore a hidden pond and meet its tiny residents through games and storytime. Children will peer into water, spot dragonflies, frogs and newts, and learn about beetles like notonectids and dytiscids. David and Chloé lead observations, read short tales, and invite hands-on activities that wake up curious eyes and ears. Expect splashes of green, quiet ripples, bright wings and lively croaks as kids discover this small watery world.
In French. Kids ages 4–8.
Panelists Karim Berrah (Data Analytics Specialist, Amazon Web Services), Katherine Tatarinov (Assistant Professor, HEC Lausanne), Sara Šaljić (Digital Learning Lead, Geneva Research Lab for Digital Impact) and Sharon Compton (Chief, Talent Management, ILO) offer expertise in analytics, strategy and digital learning.
This session examines how organizations can build lifelong learning ecosystems to close the emerging ‘second digital divide’. Through expert discussion, demos and a hands-on exercise, speakers investigate structured learning, learning-by-doing and peer learning as pathways to continuous skill development and organizational adaptation.
In English.
Gabriele Schärer’s intimate film portrait follows award‑winning architect Barbara Buser as she rescues buildings from demolition and reimagines them with reclaimed materials. The camera traces Buser’s transformation of former industrial sites into vibrant urban living spaces, revealing an architecture of reuse that balances environmental care and communal life. Through close interviews and material‑focused cinematography, the film uncovers a pragmatic yet poetic practice that reframes heritage, sustainability and the ethics of habitation.
In presence of Barbara Buser, protagonist and architect.
Students from the Centre de formation professionnelle en Arts (CFP Arts) present collective projects imagining Geneva in the second half of the twenty‑first century. Through garments, jewellery, ceramics, videos, comics, choreography, urban furniture, installations and digital or graphic works, they stage speculative scenarios—from utopian reinventions to dystopian provocations. Employing craft, performance, film and design strategies, the works probe technological, environmental and social futures, asking how everyday life, material culture and public space might be transformed.
Opening: Wednesday 9 September, 18:00.
Set off on a gentle, musical tale that celebrates friendship and wonder, especially for the youngest children. Storyteller Casilda Regueiro combines voice, movement and song to animate a voyage from a silent city to the countryside, a farm and the seaside. Children will follow playful encounters, hear vivid sounds, see lively gestures and be invited to imagine together in a warm, sensory performance that sparks curiosity and connection.
In French. Kids ages 2–5.
Studio Visits brings audiences into the workshops of a selection of Geneva-based artists, offering direct access to their production and research environments. Designed as moments of encounter and exchange, the series highlights diverse artistic approaches and methodologies while revealing the material and conceptual processes behind contemporary work. Participants gain insight into studio practices, works-in-progress and research strategies, fostering a deeper understanding of the themes and techniques shaping the local contemporary scene.
In French.
Frank Martin’s opera La Tempête, after Shakespeare with a libretto by August Wilhelm von Schlegel and Johann Ludwig Tieck, returns in a new French-language production. Conductor Thierry Fischer leads the score while director Netia Jones stages a striking conception that makes electricity the source of Prospero’s powers. The cast brings poetic intensity to the island’s drama—Miranda, Caliban and the spirit Ariel—blending vocal nuance, atmospheric design and inventive staging to revisit exile, magic and reconciliation.
In French.
Explore a hidden pond and meet its tiny residents through games and storytime. Children will peer into water, spot dragonflies, frogs and newts, and learn about beetles like notonectids and dytiscids. David and Chloé lead observations, read short tales, and invite hands-on activities that wake up curious eyes and ears. Expect splashes of green, quiet ripples, bright wings and lively croaks as kids discover this small watery world.
In French. Kids ages 4–8.
Panelists Karim Berrah (Data Analytics Specialist, Amazon Web Services), Katherine Tatarinov (Assistant Professor, HEC Lausanne), Sara Šaljić (Digital Learning Lead, Geneva Research Lab for Digital Impact) and Sharon Compton (Chief, Talent Management, ILO) offer expertise in analytics, strategy and digital learning.
This session examines how organizations can build lifelong learning ecosystems to close the emerging ‘second digital divide’. Through expert discussion, demos and a hands-on exercise, speakers investigate structured learning, learning-by-doing and peer learning as pathways to continuous skill development and organizational adaptation.
In English.
Gabriele Schärer’s intimate film portrait follows award‑winning architect Barbara Buser as she rescues buildings from demolition and reimagines them with reclaimed materials. The camera traces Buser’s transformation of former industrial sites into vibrant urban living spaces, revealing an architecture of reuse that balances environmental care and communal life. Through close interviews and material‑focused cinematography, the film uncovers a pragmatic yet poetic practice that reframes heritage, sustainability and the ethics of habitation.
In presence of Barbara Buser, protagonist and architect.
Students from the Centre de formation professionnelle en Arts (CFP Arts) present collective projects imagining Geneva in the second half of the twenty‑first century. Through garments, jewellery, ceramics, videos, comics, choreography, urban furniture, installations and digital or graphic works, they stage speculative scenarios—from utopian reinventions to dystopian provocations. Employing craft, performance, film and design strategies, the works probe technological, environmental and social futures, asking how everyday life, material culture and public space might be transformed.
Opening: Wednesday 9 September, 18:00.
Set off on a gentle, musical tale that celebrates friendship and wonder, especially for the youngest children. Storyteller Casilda Regueiro combines voice, movement and song to animate a voyage from a silent city to the countryside, a farm and the seaside. Children will follow playful encounters, hear vivid sounds, see lively gestures and be invited to imagine together in a warm, sensory performance that sparks curiosity and connection.
In French. Kids ages 2–5.
Studio Visits brings audiences into the workshops of a selection of Geneva-based artists, offering direct access to their production and research environments. Designed as moments of encounter and exchange, the series highlights diverse artistic approaches and methodologies while revealing the material and conceptual processes behind contemporary work. Participants gain insight into studio practices, works-in-progress and research strategies, fostering a deeper understanding of the themes and techniques shaping the local contemporary scene.
In French.
Frank Martin’s opera La Tempête, after Shakespeare with a libretto by August Wilhelm von Schlegel and Johann Ludwig Tieck, returns in a new French-language production. Conductor Thierry Fischer leads the score while director Netia Jones stages a striking conception that makes electricity the source of Prospero’s powers. The cast brings poetic intensity to the island’s drama—Miranda, Caliban and the spirit Ariel—blending vocal nuance, atmospheric design and inventive staging to revisit exile, magic and reconciliation.
In French.
Explore a hidden pond and meet its tiny residents through games and storytime. Children will peer into water, spot dragonflies, frogs and newts, and learn about beetles like notonectids and dytiscids. David and Chloé lead observations, read short tales, and invite hands-on activities that wake up curious eyes and ears. Expect splashes of green, quiet ripples, bright wings and lively croaks as kids discover this small watery world.
In French. Kids ages 4–8.
Panelists Karim Berrah (Data Analytics Specialist, Amazon Web Services), Katherine Tatarinov (Assistant Professor, HEC Lausanne), Sara Šaljić (Digital Learning Lead, Geneva Research Lab for Digital Impact) and Sharon Compton (Chief, Talent Management, ILO) offer expertise in analytics, strategy and digital learning.
This session examines how organizations can build lifelong learning ecosystems to close the emerging ‘second digital divide’. Through expert discussion, demos and a hands-on exercise, speakers investigate structured learning, learning-by-doing and peer learning as pathways to continuous skill development and organizational adaptation.
In English.
Gabriele Schärer’s intimate film portrait follows award‑winning architect Barbara Buser as she rescues buildings from demolition and reimagines them with reclaimed materials. The camera traces Buser’s transformation of former industrial sites into vibrant urban living spaces, revealing an architecture of reuse that balances environmental care and communal life. Through close interviews and material‑focused cinematography, the film uncovers a pragmatic yet poetic practice that reframes heritage, sustainability and the ethics of habitation.
In presence of Barbara Buser, protagonist and architect.
Students from the Centre de formation professionnelle en Arts (CFP Arts) present collective projects imagining Geneva in the second half of the twenty‑first century. Through garments, jewellery, ceramics, videos, comics, choreography, urban furniture, installations and digital or graphic works, they stage speculative scenarios—from utopian reinventions to dystopian provocations. Employing craft, performance, film and design strategies, the works probe technological, environmental and social futures, asking how everyday life, material culture and public space might be transformed.
Opening: Wednesday 9 September, 18:00.
Free tented festival that began as a springboard for local amateur rock bands and has grown to welcome acts of many genres and wider origins, performing on a professional stage. Organized by volunteers, the event invites families, friends and neighbours to share relaxed live music, discover emerging talent and connect with the local scene. The atmosphere is friendly and inclusive, offering a place for the whole community to gather and celebrate music together.
Studio Visits brings audiences into the workshops of a selection of Geneva-based artists, offering direct access to their production and research environments. Designed as moments of encounter and exchange, the series highlights diverse artistic approaches and methodologies while revealing the material and conceptual processes behind contemporary work. Participants gain insight into studio practices, works-in-progress and research strategies, fostering a deeper understanding of the themes and techniques shaping the local contemporary scene.
In French.
A gentle urban walk through Geneva’s Nations district, this route traces diplomatic avenues, leafy parks and international squares while revealing the city’s multicultural stories. Expect conversational pacing, close encounters with neighbourhood history and lively snapshots of communities that have shaped local life. The terrain is flat, with paved streets and park paths that are easy underfoot and welcoming to most walkers. Suitable for adults; all French levels welcome.
Meeting point: Mémorial de Nelson Mandela Parc Rigot, Av. de la Paix 9, 1202 Genève
Nuno, directed by Harrison, is an intimate documentary portrait set in the Curé-Desclouds neighborhood. Through family, friends and daily encounters, the film follows Nuno, who lives with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, mapping the textures of communal life, care and solidarity. Shot with quiet observation and close-up empathy, Harrison composes a moving study of character and influence beyond illness, where humor, tenderness and shared routines reveal resilience and the sustaining power of human connection.
Pling-Klang is a physical theatre duo by Étienne Manceau and Mathieu Despoisse that turns the iconic IKEA KALLAX shelf into a mischievous stage partner. Building furniture becomes an acrobatic and comic ritual: screws are tightened and loosened, objects are juggled and bodies find precarious balance. Through precise object manipulation, deadpan humour and inventive acrobatics, the piece reveals the small catastrophes and tender compromises of couple life, combining slapstick with intimate emotion.
In French.
Rooted in a village tradition for decades, this grape harvest festival celebrates wine, local gastronomy and live music in an open-air, convivial setting. Stalls and producers foreground artisanal flavours while concerts and street entertainment create a lively, communal rhythm. The long-standing community organisation behind the event shapes its warm, participatory atmosphere, where sensory pleasures—aromatic wines, rustic dishes, and the hum of conversation—combine with folk and contemporary sounds to invite relaxed celebration.
Photographer Jörg Brockmann and ceramist Youlichka Fioramonti present a joint exhibition that transposes the human body onto porcelain through cyanotype processes. Brockmann’s images are photographed and printed onto film, then transferred onto light-sensitive porcelain plates before firing. Fioramonti’s ceramic practice engages this material translation, emphasizing the interplay of light, chemistry and fire. The works probe material transformation, the role of chance within analogue techniques and a dialogue between photographic form and crafted surface.
Set off on a gentle, musical tale that celebrates friendship and wonder, especially for the youngest children. Storyteller Casilda Regueiro combines voice, movement and song to animate a voyage from a silent city to the countryside, a farm and the seaside. Children will follow playful encounters, hear vivid sounds, see lively gestures and be invited to imagine together in a warm, sensory performance that sparks curiosity and connection.
In French. Kids ages 2–5.
Studio Visits brings audiences into the workshops of a selection of Geneva-based artists, offering direct access to their production and research environments. Designed as moments of encounter and exchange, the series highlights diverse artistic approaches and methodologies while revealing the material and conceptual processes behind contemporary work. Participants gain insight into studio practices, works-in-progress and research strategies, fostering a deeper understanding of the themes and techniques shaping the local contemporary scene.
In French.
Frank Martin’s opera La Tempête, after Shakespeare with a libretto by August Wilhelm von Schlegel and Johann Ludwig Tieck, returns in a new French-language production. Conductor Thierry Fischer leads the score while director Netia Jones stages a striking conception that makes electricity the source of Prospero’s powers. The cast brings poetic intensity to the island’s drama—Miranda, Caliban and the spirit Ariel—blending vocal nuance, atmospheric design and inventive staging to revisit exile, magic and reconciliation.
In French.
Explore a hidden pond and meet its tiny residents through games and storytime. Children will peer into water, spot dragonflies, frogs and newts, and learn about beetles like notonectids and dytiscids. David and Chloé lead observations, read short tales, and invite hands-on activities that wake up curious eyes and ears. Expect splashes of green, quiet ripples, bright wings and lively croaks as kids discover this small watery world.
In French. Kids ages 4–8.
Panelists Karim Berrah (Data Analytics Specialist, Amazon Web Services), Katherine Tatarinov (Assistant Professor, HEC Lausanne), Sara Šaljić (Digital Learning Lead, Geneva Research Lab for Digital Impact) and Sharon Compton (Chief, Talent Management, ILO) offer expertise in analytics, strategy and digital learning.
This session examines how organizations can build lifelong learning ecosystems to close the emerging ‘second digital divide’. Through expert discussion, demos and a hands-on exercise, speakers investigate structured learning, learning-by-doing and peer learning as pathways to continuous skill development and organizational adaptation.
In English.
Gabriele Schärer’s intimate film portrait follows award‑winning architect Barbara Buser as she rescues buildings from demolition and reimagines them with reclaimed materials. The camera traces Buser’s transformation of former industrial sites into vibrant urban living spaces, revealing an architecture of reuse that balances environmental care and communal life. Through close interviews and material‑focused cinematography, the film uncovers a pragmatic yet poetic practice that reframes heritage, sustainability and the ethics of habitation.
In presence of Barbara Buser, protagonist and architect.
Students from the Centre de formation professionnelle en Arts (CFP Arts) present collective projects imagining Geneva in the second half of the twenty‑first century. Through garments, jewellery, ceramics, videos, comics, choreography, urban furniture, installations and digital or graphic works, they stage speculative scenarios—from utopian reinventions to dystopian provocations. Employing craft, performance, film and design strategies, the works probe technological, environmental and social futures, asking how everyday life, material culture and public space might be transformed.
Opening: Wednesday 9 September, 18:00.
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