Don’t just like it, live it!

14 – 17 May

Presented by the Association des Comédies Musicales de l’Université de Genève, Projet 51 follows two friends, Robin and Bobby, who encounter a whimsical alien and embark on a time-transcending odyssey. Through original songs and theatrical tableaux, the piece explores family, love and the act of telling one’s life. Staged as an intimate yet expansive musical, it blends humour, tenderness and imagination to create vivid moments that shift between playful wonder and heartfelt reflection.

In French.

15 – 16 May

Nina Cachelin’s debut stand-up blends sharp observational comedy and playful improvisation to probe success, careers and what it means to live a fulfilled life. With a wry, candid voice and quick theatrical instincts, she turns everyday anxieties into comic scenes that build into evocative reflections on ambition and self-worth. Expect intimate storytelling, spontaneous audience riffs and warm, slightly offbeat humour that reveals as much as it laughs.

In French.

16 – 23 May

The Gonet Geneva Open is a premier ATP 250 tennis tournament held at the Parc des Eaux-Vives. It draws some of the world’s top players for a week of clay-court battles, transforming Geneva into a vibrant hub for international tennis.

Saturday 16 May, 14:00

Paint a giant yellow floor mural together. Run through hopscotch squares, curl along an earthworm, spin on Twister rings and trace a snail’s spiral as children add bright colors and playful shapes. Little brushes, big sweeps, laughing voices and splashes of paint bring the design to life. This hands-on activity invites families to create patterns, step into games, and discover how simple marks can become a shared artwork full of movement and color.

Kids ages 0 and up.

14 – 17 May

Reserved for previous participants of the Grand Chantier, this workshop deepens marionette staging and performance practice. Facilitated by Chine Curchod and Joël Hefti. Using puppets supplied by the TMG and excerpts from classical and contemporary texts, participants will investigate spatial composition, scenographic devices and dramaturgy, and refine ensemble manipulation and character work. The atelier emphasizes practical exercises, collective exploration and staged fragments to advance technical control and theatrical storytelling.

In French.

14 – 16 May

Entre guillemets presents a titleless performance where objects fall, slide and unsettle the stage. The company blends circus, theatre and visual performance to probe the fragility of everyday life and the challenge of keeping emotional and physical balance. Recovered objects from each venue become autonomous elements within a poetic, chaotic set. The piece mixes physical humour, gravity and touching moments. Performers include Camille Boitel, Sève Bernard, Kenzo Bernard and Étienne Charles, with alternating casts.

In French.

14 – 17 May

Presented by the Association des Comédies Musicales de l’Université de Genève, Projet 51 follows two friends, Robin and Bobby, who encounter a whimsical alien and embark on a time-transcending odyssey. Through original songs and theatrical tableaux, the piece explores family, love and the act of telling one’s life. Staged as an intimate yet expansive musical, it blends humour, tenderness and imagination to create vivid moments that shift between playful wonder and heartfelt reflection.

In French.

15 – 16 May

Nina Cachelin’s debut stand-up blends sharp observational comedy and playful improvisation to probe success, careers and what it means to live a fulfilled life. With a wry, candid voice and quick theatrical instincts, she turns everyday anxieties into comic scenes that build into evocative reflections on ambition and self-worth. Expect intimate storytelling, spontaneous audience riffs and warm, slightly offbeat humour that reveals as much as it laughs.

In French.

16 – 23 May

The Gonet Geneva Open is a premier ATP 250 tennis tournament held at the Parc des Eaux-Vives. It draws some of the world’s top players for a week of clay-court battles, transforming Geneva into a vibrant hub for international tennis.

Saturday 16 May, 14:00

Paint a giant yellow floor mural together. Run through hopscotch squares, curl along an earthworm, spin on Twister rings and trace a snail’s spiral as children add bright colors and playful shapes. Little brushes, big sweeps, laughing voices and splashes of paint bring the design to life. This hands-on activity invites families to create patterns, step into games, and discover how simple marks can become a shared artwork full of movement and color.

Kids ages 0 and up.

14 – 17 May

Reserved for previous participants of the Grand Chantier, this workshop deepens marionette staging and performance practice. Facilitated by Chine Curchod and Joël Hefti. Using puppets supplied by the TMG and excerpts from classical and contemporary texts, participants will investigate spatial composition, scenographic devices and dramaturgy, and refine ensemble manipulation and character work. The atelier emphasizes practical exercises, collective exploration and staged fragments to advance technical control and theatrical storytelling.

In French.

14 – 16 May

Entre guillemets presents a titleless performance where objects fall, slide and unsettle the stage. The company blends circus, theatre and visual performance to probe the fragility of everyday life and the challenge of keeping emotional and physical balance. Recovered objects from each venue become autonomous elements within a poetic, chaotic set. The piece mixes physical humour, gravity and touching moments. Performers include Camille Boitel, Sève Bernard, Kenzo Bernard and Étienne Charles, with alternating casts.

In French.

14 – 17 May

Presented by the Association des Comédies Musicales de l’Université de Genève, Projet 51 follows two friends, Robin and Bobby, who encounter a whimsical alien and embark on a time-transcending odyssey. Through original songs and theatrical tableaux, the piece explores family, love and the act of telling one’s life. Staged as an intimate yet expansive musical, it blends humour, tenderness and imagination to create vivid moments that shift between playful wonder and heartfelt reflection.

In French.

15 – 16 May

Nina Cachelin’s debut stand-up blends sharp observational comedy and playful improvisation to probe success, careers and what it means to live a fulfilled life. With a wry, candid voice and quick theatrical instincts, she turns everyday anxieties into comic scenes that build into evocative reflections on ambition and self-worth. Expect intimate storytelling, spontaneous audience riffs and warm, slightly offbeat humour that reveals as much as it laughs.

In French.

16 – 23 May

The Gonet Geneva Open is a premier ATP 250 tennis tournament held at the Parc des Eaux-Vives. It draws some of the world’s top players for a week of clay-court battles, transforming Geneva into a vibrant hub for international tennis.

Saturday 16 May, 14:00

Paint a giant yellow floor mural together. Run through hopscotch squares, curl along an earthworm, spin on Twister rings and trace a snail’s spiral as children add bright colors and playful shapes. Little brushes, big sweeps, laughing voices and splashes of paint bring the design to life. This hands-on activity invites families to create patterns, step into games, and discover how simple marks can become a shared artwork full of movement and color.

Kids ages 0 and up.

14 – 17 May

Reserved for previous participants of the Grand Chantier, this workshop deepens marionette staging and performance practice. Facilitated by Chine Curchod and Joël Hefti. Using puppets supplied by the TMG and excerpts from classical and contemporary texts, participants will investigate spatial composition, scenographic devices and dramaturgy, and refine ensemble manipulation and character work. The atelier emphasizes practical exercises, collective exploration and staged fragments to advance technical control and theatrical storytelling.

In French.

14 – 16 May

Entre guillemets presents a titleless performance where objects fall, slide and unsettle the stage. The company blends circus, theatre and visual performance to probe the fragility of everyday life and the challenge of keeping emotional and physical balance. Recovered objects from each venue become autonomous elements within a poetic, chaotic set. The piece mixes physical humour, gravity and touching moments. Performers include Camille Boitel, Sève Bernard, Kenzo Bernard and Étienne Charles, with alternating casts.

In French.

14 – 17 May

Presented by the Association des Comédies Musicales de l’Université de Genève, Projet 51 follows two friends, Robin and Bobby, who encounter a whimsical alien and embark on a time-transcending odyssey. Through original songs and theatrical tableaux, the piece explores family, love and the act of telling one’s life. Staged as an intimate yet expansive musical, it blends humour, tenderness and imagination to create vivid moments that shift between playful wonder and heartfelt reflection.

In French.

15 – 16 May

Nina Cachelin’s debut stand-up blends sharp observational comedy and playful improvisation to probe success, careers and what it means to live a fulfilled life. With a wry, candid voice and quick theatrical instincts, she turns everyday anxieties into comic scenes that build into evocative reflections on ambition and self-worth. Expect intimate storytelling, spontaneous audience riffs and warm, slightly offbeat humour that reveals as much as it laughs.

In French.

16 – 23 May

The Gonet Geneva Open is a premier ATP 250 tennis tournament held at the Parc des Eaux-Vives. It draws some of the world’s top players for a week of clay-court battles, transforming Geneva into a vibrant hub for international tennis.

Saturday 16 May, 14:00

Paint a giant yellow floor mural together. Run through hopscotch squares, curl along an earthworm, spin on Twister rings and trace a snail’s spiral as children add bright colors and playful shapes. Little brushes, big sweeps, laughing voices and splashes of paint bring the design to life. This hands-on activity invites families to create patterns, step into games, and discover how simple marks can become a shared artwork full of movement and color.

Kids ages 0 and up.

14 – 17 May

Reserved for previous participants of the Grand Chantier, this workshop deepens marionette staging and performance practice. Facilitated by Chine Curchod and Joël Hefti. Using puppets supplied by the TMG and excerpts from classical and contemporary texts, participants will investigate spatial composition, scenographic devices and dramaturgy, and refine ensemble manipulation and character work. The atelier emphasizes practical exercises, collective exploration and staged fragments to advance technical control and theatrical storytelling.

In French.

14 – 16 May

Entre guillemets presents a titleless performance where objects fall, slide and unsettle the stage. The company blends circus, theatre and visual performance to probe the fragility of everyday life and the challenge of keeping emotional and physical balance. Recovered objects from each venue become autonomous elements within a poetic, chaotic set. The piece mixes physical humour, gravity and touching moments. Performers include Camille Boitel, Sève Bernard, Kenzo Bernard and Étienne Charles, with alternating casts.

In French.

14 – 17 May

Presented by the Association des Comédies Musicales de l’Université de Genève, Projet 51 follows two friends, Robin and Bobby, who encounter a whimsical alien and embark on a time-transcending odyssey. Through original songs and theatrical tableaux, the piece explores family, love and the act of telling one’s life. Staged as an intimate yet expansive musical, it blends humour, tenderness and imagination to create vivid moments that shift between playful wonder and heartfelt reflection.

In French.

15 – 16 May

Nina Cachelin’s debut stand-up blends sharp observational comedy and playful improvisation to probe success, careers and what it means to live a fulfilled life. With a wry, candid voice and quick theatrical instincts, she turns everyday anxieties into comic scenes that build into evocative reflections on ambition and self-worth. Expect intimate storytelling, spontaneous audience riffs and warm, slightly offbeat humour that reveals as much as it laughs.

In French.

16 – 23 May

The Gonet Geneva Open is a premier ATP 250 tennis tournament held at the Parc des Eaux-Vives. It draws some of the world’s top players for a week of clay-court battles, transforming Geneva into a vibrant hub for international tennis.

Saturday 16 May, 14:00

Paint a giant yellow floor mural together. Run through hopscotch squares, curl along an earthworm, spin on Twister rings and trace a snail’s spiral as children add bright colors and playful shapes. Little brushes, big sweeps, laughing voices and splashes of paint bring the design to life. This hands-on activity invites families to create patterns, step into games, and discover how simple marks can become a shared artwork full of movement and color.

Kids ages 0 and up.

14 – 17 May

Reserved for previous participants of the Grand Chantier, this workshop deepens marionette staging and performance practice. Facilitated by Chine Curchod and Joël Hefti. Using puppets supplied by the TMG and excerpts from classical and contemporary texts, participants will investigate spatial composition, scenographic devices and dramaturgy, and refine ensemble manipulation and character work. The atelier emphasizes practical exercises, collective exploration and staged fragments to advance technical control and theatrical storytelling.

In French.

14 – 16 May

Entre guillemets presents a titleless performance where objects fall, slide and unsettle the stage. The company blends circus, theatre and visual performance to probe the fragility of everyday life and the challenge of keeping emotional and physical balance. Recovered objects from each venue become autonomous elements within a poetic, chaotic set. The piece mixes physical humour, gravity and touching moments. Performers include Camille Boitel, Sève Bernard, Kenzo Bernard and Étienne Charles, with alternating casts.

In French.

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Writer, interviewer, collector of conversations. Alain Elkann has sat across from presidents, cardinals, artists, and Nobel Prize winners — thousands of conversations spanning decades — and never once posed a question he wasn't willing to abandon. I met him at his home in Geneva to talk a bit about everything: the craft of the interview, the future of books, why common sense might be the most underrated virtue of our time, and the advice that has stayed with him since childhood.
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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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