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3 – 17 March

Created by Aurélie Hubeau and Lucie Hanoy, L’IMPOSTURE is a comic and poetic exploration of doubt, self-image and belonging. The piece follows a woman who describes herself as too small, obese, ugly and a tomboy, and recounts how she forged an identity in today’s world. Using objects, clothing and puppets manipulated with inventive choreography, the performance weaves humor, poetry and music — from Patrick Bruel to gospel and karaoke — to celebrate difference and question social norms, delivering warmth and poignancy.

In French.

Friday 13 March, 20:00

Led by conductor Oleg Kaskiv with virtuoso violinist Roby Lakatos, this charity concert presented by Fondation Patiño traces a kaleidoscopic programme from Grieg and Sarasate to Saint-Saëns and Wieniawski, weaving classical forms with folk, klezmer and tango. Arrangements by Lakatos sit alongside Piazzolla’s melancholy tangos and virtuosic showpieces, while eclectic orchestral colours and agile solo lines conjure shifting atmospheres — from intimate lyricism to blazing virtuosity — inviting listeners into a vivid, cross-cultural soundworld.

7 – 15 March

Step through a wardrobe and embark on a magical adventure in Narnia. Four siblings discover a land of talking animals, mythical creatures and an endless winter ruled by the White Witch. Through vivid scenes and powerful storytelling, children witness courage, loyalty and sacrifice as Aslan leads the fight for hope. Performed by young actors, this stage adaptation blends striking visuals, movement and music to captivate the whole family.

In English. Kids ages 2–16.

4 – 15 March

Mauren Brodbeck presents Imperfect Laughter, a series of unique risograph prints that foreground experimentation, sensuality and the beauty of error.
Through layered inks, bleeding, misalignment and photographic traces that appear and dissolve, the works combine printmaking and photographic gestures. Themes of bodily pleasure, spontaneity and the acceptance of accident run through the series. These unretouched pieces celebrate hesitation, overflow and the visible traces of moments when colour, touch and chance make images vibrate.

6 – 15 March

Belleville-based photographer Souleymane Fofana, known as Commeas and also a player with JA Drancy, presents a body of photographic works that approach football through instinct and immediacy. Using motion, blur and saturated colour, he captures energy rather than fixed form, privileging rhythm, perception and spontaneous gesture over technical precision.

The images emerge from intuitive, in-the-moment shooting, a visual language of movement that evokes play, chaos and collective intensity. The presentation runs alongside the film Belleville nous verra toujours danser.

13 – 14 March

Recluses Fest #9 gathers raw punk and rock energy across two nights, with saturated riffs, fierce pogoing and a strong sense of camaraderie. The programme features Les Wampas, Dirty Old Mat, La Raymonde and La Java Noire on the first night, and Les Ramoneurs de Menhirs (20th anniversary), Opium du Peuple, René Binamé and 1 Kub on the second. The festival favours uncompromising, high‑velocity performances and an intense live atmosphere.

3 – 17 March

Created by Aurélie Hubeau and Lucie Hanoy, L’IMPOSTURE is a comic and poetic exploration of doubt, self-image and belonging. The piece follows a woman who describes herself as too small, obese, ugly and a tomboy, and recounts how she forged an identity in today’s world. Using objects, clothing and puppets manipulated with inventive choreography, the performance weaves humor, poetry and music — from Patrick Bruel to gospel and karaoke — to celebrate difference and question social norms, delivering warmth and poignancy.

In French.

Friday 13 March, 20:00

Led by conductor Oleg Kaskiv with virtuoso violinist Roby Lakatos, this charity concert presented by Fondation Patiño traces a kaleidoscopic programme from Grieg and Sarasate to Saint-Saëns and Wieniawski, weaving classical forms with folk, klezmer and tango. Arrangements by Lakatos sit alongside Piazzolla’s melancholy tangos and virtuosic showpieces, while eclectic orchestral colours and agile solo lines conjure shifting atmospheres — from intimate lyricism to blazing virtuosity — inviting listeners into a vivid, cross-cultural soundworld.

7 – 15 March

Step through a wardrobe and embark on a magical adventure in Narnia. Four siblings discover a land of talking animals, mythical creatures and an endless winter ruled by the White Witch. Through vivid scenes and powerful storytelling, children witness courage, loyalty and sacrifice as Aslan leads the fight for hope. Performed by young actors, this stage adaptation blends striking visuals, movement and music to captivate the whole family.

In English. Kids ages 2–16.

4 – 15 March

Mauren Brodbeck presents Imperfect Laughter, a series of unique risograph prints that foreground experimentation, sensuality and the beauty of error.
Through layered inks, bleeding, misalignment and photographic traces that appear and dissolve, the works combine printmaking and photographic gestures. Themes of bodily pleasure, spontaneity and the acceptance of accident run through the series. These unretouched pieces celebrate hesitation, overflow and the visible traces of moments when colour, touch and chance make images vibrate.

6 – 15 March

Belleville-based photographer Souleymane Fofana, known as Commeas and also a player with JA Drancy, presents a body of photographic works that approach football through instinct and immediacy. Using motion, blur and saturated colour, he captures energy rather than fixed form, privileging rhythm, perception and spontaneous gesture over technical precision.

The images emerge from intuitive, in-the-moment shooting, a visual language of movement that evokes play, chaos and collective intensity. The presentation runs alongside the film Belleville nous verra toujours danser.

13 – 14 March

Recluses Fest #9 gathers raw punk and rock energy across two nights, with saturated riffs, fierce pogoing and a strong sense of camaraderie. The programme features Les Wampas, Dirty Old Mat, La Raymonde and La Java Noire on the first night, and Les Ramoneurs de Menhirs (20th anniversary), Opium du Peuple, René Binamé and 1 Kub on the second. The festival favours uncompromising, high‑velocity performances and an intense live atmosphere.

3 – 17 March

Created by Aurélie Hubeau and Lucie Hanoy, L’IMPOSTURE is a comic and poetic exploration of doubt, self-image and belonging. The piece follows a woman who describes herself as too small, obese, ugly and a tomboy, and recounts how she forged an identity in today’s world. Using objects, clothing and puppets manipulated with inventive choreography, the performance weaves humor, poetry and music — from Patrick Bruel to gospel and karaoke — to celebrate difference and question social norms, delivering warmth and poignancy.

In French.

Friday 13 March, 20:00

Led by conductor Oleg Kaskiv with virtuoso violinist Roby Lakatos, this charity concert presented by Fondation Patiño traces a kaleidoscopic programme from Grieg and Sarasate to Saint-Saëns and Wieniawski, weaving classical forms with folk, klezmer and tango. Arrangements by Lakatos sit alongside Piazzolla’s melancholy tangos and virtuosic showpieces, while eclectic orchestral colours and agile solo lines conjure shifting atmospheres — from intimate lyricism to blazing virtuosity — inviting listeners into a vivid, cross-cultural soundworld.

7 – 15 March

Step through a wardrobe and embark on a magical adventure in Narnia. Four siblings discover a land of talking animals, mythical creatures and an endless winter ruled by the White Witch. Through vivid scenes and powerful storytelling, children witness courage, loyalty and sacrifice as Aslan leads the fight for hope. Performed by young actors, this stage adaptation blends striking visuals, movement and music to captivate the whole family.

In English. Kids ages 2–16.

4 – 15 March

Mauren Brodbeck presents Imperfect Laughter, a series of unique risograph prints that foreground experimentation, sensuality and the beauty of error.
Through layered inks, bleeding, misalignment and photographic traces that appear and dissolve, the works combine printmaking and photographic gestures. Themes of bodily pleasure, spontaneity and the acceptance of accident run through the series. These unretouched pieces celebrate hesitation, overflow and the visible traces of moments when colour, touch and chance make images vibrate.

6 – 15 March

Belleville-based photographer Souleymane Fofana, known as Commeas and also a player with JA Drancy, presents a body of photographic works that approach football through instinct and immediacy. Using motion, blur and saturated colour, he captures energy rather than fixed form, privileging rhythm, perception and spontaneous gesture over technical precision.

The images emerge from intuitive, in-the-moment shooting, a visual language of movement that evokes play, chaos and collective intensity. The presentation runs alongside the film Belleville nous verra toujours danser.

13 – 14 March

Recluses Fest #9 gathers raw punk and rock energy across two nights, with saturated riffs, fierce pogoing and a strong sense of camaraderie. The programme features Les Wampas, Dirty Old Mat, La Raymonde and La Java Noire on the first night, and Les Ramoneurs de Menhirs (20th anniversary), Opium du Peuple, René Binamé and 1 Kub on the second. The festival favours uncompromising, high‑velocity performances and an intense live atmosphere.

Saturday 14 March, 14:30

A discussion exploring non-violence in the face of climate urgency, preceded by a screening of The System. Activists, researchers and the film’s director examine the role of civil disobedience in climate struggles, questioning who defines violence and whether focusing only on visible acts obscures deeper forms of structural violence tied to environmental destruction and inequality.

The discussion is interpreted in French and English; the film is in English, Dutch and German, with French and English subtitles.

5 – 14 March

In a Swiss adaptation of Georg Büchner’s novella “Lenz,” this musical ceremony delves into themes of loss and mourning. Three musicians pay tribute to the character Lenz, set against a backdrop reminiscent of mountains and an inner void. Blending the Alpine horn, folklore, and Fauré’s Requiem with Büchner’s words, the event explores madness, brotherhood, and hope. Through inner landscapes and traditional sounds, the celebration gently illuminates human fragility.

14 – 22 March

Now in its 28th edition, Voix de Fête gathers a chorus of francophone voices across nearly fifty concerts on a dozen stages. The programme juxtaposes rap, chanson, electro and world musics, presenting artists such as Oxmo Puccino with guest Yao, Vincent Delerm, MPL, Les Fils du Facteur (with Compagnie des 10 Doigts en Cavale in a chant‑signed project), Sam Sauvage, Marguerite, GiedRé and others. A tribute to Michel Bühler brings several interpreters together, while spontaneous jam nights and collaborative sets foreground live intensity and cross-genre dialogue.

14 & 15 March

A powerful operatic diptych directed by Stéphane Ghislain Roussel, in partnership with the Grand Théâtre de Genève, L’Empereur d’Atlantis, preceded by En vertu de…, unfolds across two iconic venues in one evening.

The first part, staged at the UN, explores contemporary democratic fragilities through Eugene Birman’s modern work, before the audience moves to the Comédie de Genève for Viktor Ullmann’s haunting chamber opera composed in a concentration camp during WWII—a dark, ironic fable on tyranny, death, and the madness of absolute power.

In French, English & German with surtitles in French and English.

13 – 14 March

Recluses Fest #9 gathers raw punk and rock energy across two nights, with saturated riffs, fierce pogoing and a strong sense of camaraderie. The programme features Les Wampas, Dirty Old Mat, La Raymonde and La Java Noire on the first night, and Les Ramoneurs de Menhirs (20th anniversary), Opium du Peuple, René Binamé and 1 Kub on the second. The festival favours uncompromising, high‑velocity performances and an intense live atmosphere.

Saturday 14 March, 19:00

The festival’s closing ceremony celebrates the films and filmmakers committed to human rights, offering a moment to revisit the highlights of this year’s edition in the presence of special guests. The evening continues with a screening of Don’t Let the Sun by Jacqueline Zünd, a dystopian fiction that explores human relationships in a world not far from our own, where extreme heat has forced humanity to live at night.

3 – 17 March

Created by Aurélie Hubeau and Lucie Hanoy, L’IMPOSTURE is a comic and poetic exploration of doubt, self-image and belonging. The piece follows a woman who describes herself as too small, obese, ugly and a tomboy, and recounts how she forged an identity in today’s world. Using objects, clothing and puppets manipulated with inventive choreography, the performance weaves humor, poetry and music — from Patrick Bruel to gospel and karaoke — to celebrate difference and question social norms, delivering warmth and poignancy.

In French.

Friday 13 March, 20:00

Led by conductor Oleg Kaskiv with virtuoso violinist Roby Lakatos, this charity concert presented by Fondation Patiño traces a kaleidoscopic programme from Grieg and Sarasate to Saint-Saëns and Wieniawski, weaving classical forms with folk, klezmer and tango. Arrangements by Lakatos sit alongside Piazzolla’s melancholy tangos and virtuosic showpieces, while eclectic orchestral colours and agile solo lines conjure shifting atmospheres — from intimate lyricism to blazing virtuosity — inviting listeners into a vivid, cross-cultural soundworld.

7 – 15 March

Step through a wardrobe and embark on a magical adventure in Narnia. Four siblings discover a land of talking animals, mythical creatures and an endless winter ruled by the White Witch. Through vivid scenes and powerful storytelling, children witness courage, loyalty and sacrifice as Aslan leads the fight for hope. Performed by young actors, this stage adaptation blends striking visuals, movement and music to captivate the whole family.

In English. Kids ages 2–16.

4 – 15 March

Mauren Brodbeck presents Imperfect Laughter, a series of unique risograph prints that foreground experimentation, sensuality and the beauty of error.
Through layered inks, bleeding, misalignment and photographic traces that appear and dissolve, the works combine printmaking and photographic gestures. Themes of bodily pleasure, spontaneity and the acceptance of accident run through the series. These unretouched pieces celebrate hesitation, overflow and the visible traces of moments when colour, touch and chance make images vibrate.

6 – 15 March

Belleville-based photographer Souleymane Fofana, known as Commeas and also a player with JA Drancy, presents a body of photographic works that approach football through instinct and immediacy. Using motion, blur and saturated colour, he captures energy rather than fixed form, privileging rhythm, perception and spontaneous gesture over technical precision.

The images emerge from intuitive, in-the-moment shooting, a visual language of movement that evokes play, chaos and collective intensity. The presentation runs alongside the film Belleville nous verra toujours danser.

13 – 14 March

Recluses Fest #9 gathers raw punk and rock energy across two nights, with saturated riffs, fierce pogoing and a strong sense of camaraderie. The programme features Les Wampas, Dirty Old Mat, La Raymonde and La Java Noire on the first night, and Les Ramoneurs de Menhirs (20th anniversary), Opium du Peuple, René Binamé and 1 Kub on the second. The festival favours uncompromising, high‑velocity performances and an intense live atmosphere.

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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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