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In dialogue with the performance Le chant du sabre, Ikebana International, Geneva chapter, presents arrangements of ikebana, the Japanese art of floral composition. Through a subtle balance of flowers, branches, lines and empty space, each work seeks harmony and a living equilibrium. The Fondation Baur also contributes photographs of works from its collections, including elements of Japanese swords, creating a refined conversation between floral gesture, image and material heritage within the framework of the Autumn of Japanese Culture.
On Tuesday, November 10, the duo Vocal Cheese will be delighted to share their traditional annual reunion concert. For 15 years, Vicky and Meret have been singing songs from the Alps and the shores of Greece, Italy, Occitania and Bulgaria, occasionally venturing into Latin America or adding an original composition of their own.
The joy of savouring these songs, gathered along the way through encounters and shared experiences, shines through in arrangements that pay tribute to these traditions while reflecting the performers’ own hybrid, itinerant lives. Expect rooted folk music with a subversive edge when needed — and it is needed — delivered with humour and tenderness.
Meret Mohr Millner — vocals, guitar; Vicky Papailiou — vocals, accordion
Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.
In French and in English.
Assembled at the initiative of Vincent Ruiz and Nicolas Masson, this newly formed quartet offers an open, democratic interpretation of recent compositions by Nicolas Masson. The project blends composed material and responsive improvisation, allowing structures to emerge and be shaped in real time. The ensemble—Nicolas Masson (saxophone), Théo Duboule (guitar), Vincent Ruiz (double bass) and Nathan Vandenbulcke (drums)—explores textural interplay, collective listening and the elasticity of form in contemporary chamber jazz.
FURTHER AFIELD
An award-winning comedy by Wole Soyinka, this staging follows Sidi, the village ‘jewel’, as she becomes the centre of a satirical clash between tradition and modernity. Director Yvette Stevens shapes a vibrant production that blends storytelling, music and dance, yoking sharp humour to ritual and spectacle. The opposing suitors—Lakunle, a westernised schoolteacher, and the wily chief Baroka—embody cultural tensions that the ensemble explores through lively choreography and precise comic timing.
In English.
Bodil Manz presents “Mit daglige liv med hændelser” (My Daily Life and Its Events), an installation of more than 130 elements in clay, porcelain, plaster, paper and other materials. The work unfolds like an experimental architectural model, using her signature porcelain cylinders as modular units for an imagined city. Drawing on a lifelong devotion to ceramics, it distills influences from Danish Cubism, Constructivism and modernist architecture into a luminous sculptural language.
This international workshop examines settler colonialism as a long-term, predatory and extractivist power relation that dispossesses populations of land and material, human and symbolic resources. In dialogue with Indigenous, Black, decolonial and postcolonial theories, participants will investigate how this system operates across different contexts and intersects with other forms of power. Taking the Palestinian case as a point of departure, the multidisciplinary discussion seeks to deepen understanding of settler colonialism’s global dimensions and the situated knowledge that can illuminate them.
In English.
In dialogue with the performance Le chant du sabre, Ikebana International, Geneva chapter, presents arrangements of ikebana, the Japanese art of floral composition. Through a subtle balance of flowers, branches, lines and empty space, each work seeks harmony and a living equilibrium. The Fondation Baur also contributes photographs of works from its collections, including elements of Japanese swords, creating a refined conversation between floral gesture, image and material heritage within the framework of the Autumn of Japanese Culture.
On Tuesday, November 10, the duo Vocal Cheese will be delighted to share their traditional annual reunion concert. For 15 years, Vicky and Meret have been singing songs from the Alps and the shores of Greece, Italy, Occitania and Bulgaria, occasionally venturing into Latin America or adding an original composition of their own.
The joy of savouring these songs, gathered along the way through encounters and shared experiences, shines through in arrangements that pay tribute to these traditions while reflecting the performers’ own hybrid, itinerant lives. Expect rooted folk music with a subversive edge when needed — and it is needed — delivered with humour and tenderness.
Meret Mohr Millner — vocals, guitar; Vicky Papailiou — vocals, accordion
Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.
In French and in English.
Assembled at the initiative of Vincent Ruiz and Nicolas Masson, this newly formed quartet offers an open, democratic interpretation of recent compositions by Nicolas Masson. The project blends composed material and responsive improvisation, allowing structures to emerge and be shaped in real time. The ensemble—Nicolas Masson (saxophone), Théo Duboule (guitar), Vincent Ruiz (double bass) and Nathan Vandenbulcke (drums)—explores textural interplay, collective listening and the elasticity of form in contemporary chamber jazz.
FURTHER AFIELD
An award-winning comedy by Wole Soyinka, this staging follows Sidi, the village ‘jewel’, as she becomes the centre of a satirical clash between tradition and modernity. Director Yvette Stevens shapes a vibrant production that blends storytelling, music and dance, yoking sharp humour to ritual and spectacle. The opposing suitors—Lakunle, a westernised schoolteacher, and the wily chief Baroka—embody cultural tensions that the ensemble explores through lively choreography and precise comic timing.
In English.
Bodil Manz presents “Mit daglige liv med hændelser” (My Daily Life and Its Events), an installation of more than 130 elements in clay, porcelain, plaster, paper and other materials. The work unfolds like an experimental architectural model, using her signature porcelain cylinders as modular units for an imagined city. Drawing on a lifelong devotion to ceramics, it distills influences from Danish Cubism, Constructivism and modernist architecture into a luminous sculptural language.
This international workshop examines settler colonialism as a long-term, predatory and extractivist power relation that dispossesses populations of land and material, human and symbolic resources. In dialogue with Indigenous, Black, decolonial and postcolonial theories, participants will investigate how this system operates across different contexts and intersects with other forms of power. Taking the Palestinian case as a point of departure, the multidisciplinary discussion seeks to deepen understanding of settler colonialism’s global dimensions and the situated knowledge that can illuminate them.
In English.
In dialogue with the performance Le chant du sabre, Ikebana International, Geneva chapter, presents arrangements of ikebana, the Japanese art of floral composition. Through a subtle balance of flowers, branches, lines and empty space, each work seeks harmony and a living equilibrium. The Fondation Baur also contributes photographs of works from its collections, including elements of Japanese swords, creating a refined conversation between floral gesture, image and material heritage within the framework of the Autumn of Japanese Culture.
On Tuesday, November 10, the duo Vocal Cheese will be delighted to share their traditional annual reunion concert. For 15 years, Vicky and Meret have been singing songs from the Alps and the shores of Greece, Italy, Occitania and Bulgaria, occasionally venturing into Latin America or adding an original composition of their own.
The joy of savouring these songs, gathered along the way through encounters and shared experiences, shines through in arrangements that pay tribute to these traditions while reflecting the performers’ own hybrid, itinerant lives. Expect rooted folk music with a subversive edge when needed — and it is needed — delivered with humour and tenderness.
Meret Mohr Millner — vocals, guitar; Vicky Papailiou — vocals, accordion
Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.
In French and in English.
Assembled at the initiative of Vincent Ruiz and Nicolas Masson, this newly formed quartet offers an open, democratic interpretation of recent compositions by Nicolas Masson. The project blends composed material and responsive improvisation, allowing structures to emerge and be shaped in real time. The ensemble—Nicolas Masson (saxophone), Théo Duboule (guitar), Vincent Ruiz (double bass) and Nathan Vandenbulcke (drums)—explores textural interplay, collective listening and the elasticity of form in contemporary chamber jazz.
FURTHER AFIELD
An award-winning comedy by Wole Soyinka, this staging follows Sidi, the village ‘jewel’, as she becomes the centre of a satirical clash between tradition and modernity. Director Yvette Stevens shapes a vibrant production that blends storytelling, music and dance, yoking sharp humour to ritual and spectacle. The opposing suitors—Lakunle, a westernised schoolteacher, and the wily chief Baroka—embody cultural tensions that the ensemble explores through lively choreography and precise comic timing.
In English.
Bodil Manz presents “Mit daglige liv med hændelser” (My Daily Life and Its Events), an installation of more than 130 elements in clay, porcelain, plaster, paper and other materials. The work unfolds like an experimental architectural model, using her signature porcelain cylinders as modular units for an imagined city. Drawing on a lifelong devotion to ceramics, it distills influences from Danish Cubism, Constructivism and modernist architecture into a luminous sculptural language.
György Kurtág, one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music, is celebrated in a programme shaped around short, intensely concentrated forms. Drawing on Bartók and Webern while remaining wholly singular, his poetry of gesture unfolds through pieces for violin, viola and cello. The HEM, long connected to the composer through masterclasses and past projects, extends its Kurtág cycle with works from Signs, games and messages, set in dialogue with music from other eras and a new miniature by Danielle Goldstein.
Dominik Locher’s film arrives as a tense, quietly devastating portrait of power, labour, and attachment. Introduced by the director and the film’s team, it follows a woman working inside a world of privilege, where the polished surface of a famous ski resort hides intimate forms of inequality. Carried by Mercedes Cabral and Alexis Manenti, the story traces the invisible realities of domestic work, migration, and the desperate need to protect a fragile bond with a daughter.
Preview screening, with director Dominik Locher and the rest of the film crew in attendance.
FILMAR en América Latina returns to Geneva from 13 to 22 November 2026 for its 28th edition. Switzerland’s leading festival dedicated to Latin American cinema will showcase more than 70 films, including 50 feature-length productions.
This year, the festival pays tribute to Teresa Sánchez, a multifaceted artist and prominent figure in Mexican cinema. The programme also celebrates the richness of Latin American music, with films exploring its many forms as well as screenings followed by live recitals.
Gender and identity, memory, the environment and Indigenous struggles are among the key themes running through this year’s programme. Parties, debates and encounters will further foster dialogue across cultures and generations.
The Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève opens one of the final rehearsals of Océans, a choreographic diptych pairing Damien Jalet’s Brise-lames with River Without Banks, a new creation by Kyle Abraham. This public glimpse into the studio reveals the company at work through excerpts from Abraham’s choreography, where tension, flow and physical precision meet. The rehearsal offers a vivid encounter with a work shaped by contrasting energies and a strongly contemporary movement language.
Join the ADC community for a warm celebration of its 40th anniversary. Everyone is invited to share in an evening of performances, music, cake and small surprises. Come as you are, curious and enthusiastic, to connect with artists, neighbours and fellow participants. The event is a chance to celebrate collective history, exchange stories and enjoy informal encounters that highlight our shared creative spirit.
Join a warm, safe, secular and non-therapeutic meeting open to everyone, where we share experiences, emotions and needs with respectful, compassionate listening. Facilitated by Fabienne Regad, a companion for bereaved people, together with a cultural mediator, we create space to speak, be heard and connect. This gathering welcomes all who wish to reflect on loss, exchange stories, and find supportive company in a caring community.
Typhaine Marc is a former bookseller with fifteen years’ experience who trained in creative bibliotherapy with Régine Detambel. She brings expertise in reading-led practices and reflective writing.
The session invites participants to draft an introspective letter to themselves, creating a breathing space to pause, examine past experiences and future wishes, and set personal intentions on the page. At the end, envelopes are sealed with wax.
In French.
This international workshop examines settler colonialism as a long-term, predatory and extractivist power relation that dispossesses populations of land and material, human and symbolic resources. In dialogue with Indigenous, Black, decolonial and postcolonial theories, participants will investigate how this system operates across different contexts and intersects with other forms of power. Taking the Palestinian case as a point of departure, the multidisciplinary discussion seeks to deepen understanding of settler colonialism’s global dimensions and the situated knowledge that can illuminate them.
In English.
In dialogue with the performance Le chant du sabre, Ikebana International, Geneva chapter, presents arrangements of ikebana, the Japanese art of floral composition. Through a subtle balance of flowers, branches, lines and empty space, each work seeks harmony and a living equilibrium. The Fondation Baur also contributes photographs of works from its collections, including elements of Japanese swords, creating a refined conversation between floral gesture, image and material heritage within the framework of the Autumn of Japanese Culture.
On Tuesday, November 10, the duo Vocal Cheese will be delighted to share their traditional annual reunion concert. For 15 years, Vicky and Meret have been singing songs from the Alps and the shores of Greece, Italy, Occitania and Bulgaria, occasionally venturing into Latin America or adding an original composition of their own.
The joy of savouring these songs, gathered along the way through encounters and shared experiences, shines through in arrangements that pay tribute to these traditions while reflecting the performers’ own hybrid, itinerant lives. Expect rooted folk music with a subversive edge when needed — and it is needed — delivered with humour and tenderness.
Meret Mohr Millner — vocals, guitar; Vicky Papailiou — vocals, accordion
Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.
In French and in English.
Assembled at the initiative of Vincent Ruiz and Nicolas Masson, this newly formed quartet offers an open, democratic interpretation of recent compositions by Nicolas Masson. The project blends composed material and responsive improvisation, allowing structures to emerge and be shaped in real time. The ensemble—Nicolas Masson (saxophone), Théo Duboule (guitar), Vincent Ruiz (double bass) and Nathan Vandenbulcke (drums)—explores textural interplay, collective listening and the elasticity of form in contemporary chamber jazz.
FURTHER AFIELD
An award-winning comedy by Wole Soyinka, this staging follows Sidi, the village ‘jewel’, as she becomes the centre of a satirical clash between tradition and modernity. Director Yvette Stevens shapes a vibrant production that blends storytelling, music and dance, yoking sharp humour to ritual and spectacle. The opposing suitors—Lakunle, a westernised schoolteacher, and the wily chief Baroka—embody cultural tensions that the ensemble explores through lively choreography and precise comic timing.
In English.
Bodil Manz presents “Mit daglige liv med hændelser” (My Daily Life and Its Events), an installation of more than 130 elements in clay, porcelain, plaster, paper and other materials. The work unfolds like an experimental architectural model, using her signature porcelain cylinders as modular units for an imagined city. Drawing on a lifelong devotion to ceramics, it distills influences from Danish Cubism, Constructivism and modernist architecture into a luminous sculptural language.
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An intimate museum in the heart of Geneva, the Musée Tatiana Zoubov presents the refined collection assembled by its namesake collector. Paintings, furniture, porcelain, silverware and decorative objects evoke the atmosphere of a private European collection, offering a glimpse into the tastes and art of living of another era.
In the heart of Geneva’s Old Town, the International Museum of the Reformation traces the history and legacy of the Protestant Reformation from the 16th century to the present day. Historical objects, artworks and immersive displays explore a movement that profoundly shaped Geneva and influenced societies around the world.
Located in the historic heart of Carouge, the Musée de Carouge explores the artistic and cultural heritage of this distinctive town. Its collections and temporary exhibitions bring together fine and decorative arts, local history and contemporary creation, reflecting Carouge’s unique identity and creative spirit.
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