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25 – 26 April

An inauguration event combining hands-on workshops, a convivial apéro and a presentation of the festival programme. Participants can take part in practical sessions such as gardening and cooking, explore simple techniques and exchange tips with facilitators and other attendees. The session focuses on skill-sharing, creative practice and community building, offering actionable insights and inspiration for personal projects. Suitable for curious adults and beginners interested in practical arts and sustainable practices.

In French.

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.

6 – 10 May

Fête de la Danse Genève brings together people of all ages and backgrounds for five days of movement, creativity and shared experience. More than 200 free activities invite communities to dance, reflect, laugh and connect through workshops, performances and spontaneous moments in public spaces. Accessible and welcoming, the programme encourages participation, discovery and encounters that strengthen local ties and celebrate diversity.

17 – 26 April

FURTHER AFIELD

Visions du Réel, founded in 1969, showcases bold and singular works rooted in past, present, and future realities. For ten days, the festival transforms Nyon into a hub where generations of filmmakers and artists from around the world connect with an engaged audience. Recognized as one of the leading international festivals dedicated to documentary and “cinéma du réel,” it premieres many films globally and serves as a key platform for professional exchange and creative collaboration.

24 – 26 April

Photobooks Switzerland brings together Swiss and European photographers, independent publishers and designers to examine the photobook as a creative and material practice. The programme includes exhibitions of artist books and printed projects, talks, and workshops that focus on bookbinding, sequencing and editorial design. Works range from documentary series to conceptual projects, emphasising narrative, tactile materiality and democratic distribution of photographic projects. The festival highlights the photobook’s role in shaping photographic authorship and sustaining independent publishing.

Friday 24 April, 19:30

With Choreia, a polyballet whose title refers to the harmonious union of song, speech, and dance within a chorus, the CocoonDance Company presents a performance featuring eight dancers who dissolve the conventional boundaries between stage and audience, dance and voice, choral singing and theatrical action.

In doing so, they reconnect with the roots of theatre, reviving the very essence of the chorus in Greek comedy—a blend of dance, song, and action. Choreia is a show that pushes the traditional limits of dance by exploring the concept of the chorus and redefining the interaction between performers and spectators.

25 – 26 April

An inauguration event combining hands-on workshops, a convivial apéro and a presentation of the festival programme. Participants can take part in practical sessions such as gardening and cooking, explore simple techniques and exchange tips with facilitators and other attendees. The session focuses on skill-sharing, creative practice and community building, offering actionable insights and inspiration for personal projects. Suitable for curious adults and beginners interested in practical arts and sustainable practices.

In French.

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.

6 – 10 May

Fête de la Danse Genève brings together people of all ages and backgrounds for five days of movement, creativity and shared experience. More than 200 free activities invite communities to dance, reflect, laugh and connect through workshops, performances and spontaneous moments in public spaces. Accessible and welcoming, the programme encourages participation, discovery and encounters that strengthen local ties and celebrate diversity.

17 – 26 April

FURTHER AFIELD

Visions du Réel, founded in 1969, showcases bold and singular works rooted in past, present, and future realities. For ten days, the festival transforms Nyon into a hub where generations of filmmakers and artists from around the world connect with an engaged audience. Recognized as one of the leading international festivals dedicated to documentary and “cinéma du réel,” it premieres many films globally and serves as a key platform for professional exchange and creative collaboration.

24 – 26 April

Photobooks Switzerland brings together Swiss and European photographers, independent publishers and designers to examine the photobook as a creative and material practice. The programme includes exhibitions of artist books and printed projects, talks, and workshops that focus on bookbinding, sequencing and editorial design. Works range from documentary series to conceptual projects, emphasising narrative, tactile materiality and democratic distribution of photographic projects. The festival highlights the photobook’s role in shaping photographic authorship and sustaining independent publishing.

Friday 24 April, 19:30

With Choreia, a polyballet whose title refers to the harmonious union of song, speech, and dance within a chorus, the CocoonDance Company presents a performance featuring eight dancers who dissolve the conventional boundaries between stage and audience, dance and voice, choral singing and theatrical action.

In doing so, they reconnect with the roots of theatre, reviving the very essence of the chorus in Greek comedy—a blend of dance, song, and action. Choreia is a show that pushes the traditional limits of dance by exploring the concept of the chorus and redefining the interaction between performers and spectators.

25 – 26 April

An inauguration event combining hands-on workshops, a convivial apéro and a presentation of the festival programme. Participants can take part in practical sessions such as gardening and cooking, explore simple techniques and exchange tips with facilitators and other attendees. The session focuses on skill-sharing, creative practice and community building, offering actionable insights and inspiration for personal projects. Suitable for curious adults and beginners interested in practical arts and sustainable practices.

In French.

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.

6 – 10 May

Fête de la Danse Genève brings together people of all ages and backgrounds for five days of movement, creativity and shared experience. More than 200 free activities invite communities to dance, reflect, laugh and connect through workshops, performances and spontaneous moments in public spaces. Accessible and welcoming, the programme encourages participation, discovery and encounters that strengthen local ties and celebrate diversity.

17 – 26 April

FURTHER AFIELD

Visions du Réel, founded in 1969, showcases bold and singular works rooted in past, present, and future realities. For ten days, the festival transforms Nyon into a hub where generations of filmmakers and artists from around the world connect with an engaged audience. Recognized as one of the leading international festivals dedicated to documentary and “cinéma du réel,” it premieres many films globally and serves as a key platform for professional exchange and creative collaboration.

24 – 26 April

Photobooks Switzerland brings together Swiss and European photographers, independent publishers and designers to examine the photobook as a creative and material practice. The programme includes exhibitions of artist books and printed projects, talks, and workshops that focus on bookbinding, sequencing and editorial design. Works range from documentary series to conceptual projects, emphasising narrative, tactile materiality and democratic distribution of photographic projects. The festival highlights the photobook’s role in shaping photographic authorship and sustaining independent publishing.

Friday 24 April, 19:30

With Choreia, a polyballet whose title refers to the harmonious union of song, speech, and dance within a chorus, the CocoonDance Company presents a performance featuring eight dancers who dissolve the conventional boundaries between stage and audience, dance and voice, choral singing and theatrical action.

In doing so, they reconnect with the roots of theatre, reviving the very essence of the chorus in Greek comedy—a blend of dance, song, and action. Choreia is a show that pushes the traditional limits of dance by exploring the concept of the chorus and redefining the interaction between performers and spectators.

23 April – 4 May

Sing and wander through a colourful world of feelings in this gentle show for very young children. Theatre, live music and painting mix with the drawings of illustrator Albertine as a sung and told story unfolds. Children experience poetic music by Blandine Robin, a playful staging by Delphine Lanza and vivid painted scenes, encouraging imagination, emotional language and sensory discovery through sound, colour and movement.

Kids ages 2 and up. 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.

Saturday 25 April, 15:30

Jérémie Gindre, artist and author of Pyramides de la Pampa, appears in conversation with Mirjana Farkas, research officer at a Geneva library.

They discuss the atlas-like book that reworks historical documents into a fragmented narrative, exploring geographical imaginations, exoticism, and the potency of fiction. The talk examines maps, diagrams and vignettes as tools for constructing imagined worlds and offers close readings alongside archival maps and documents drawn from library collections.

In French.

23 – 25 April

Violinist and singer Jeanne Pâris (jano) unfolds a personal ritual that examines heritage through a family tree and its soundscape. Intimate and warm, the piece stitches love songs, Polish nursery rhymes, opera and techno into a roaming playlist that becomes collective memory—imaginings, traces, struggles, dysphoria and moments of euphoria. The performance privileges voice and violin as threads between ancestors of blood and heart, inviting communal listening and quiet reverie.

Saturday 25 April, 14:30

This audio exploration navigates the history and urban imaginaries of the Servette quarter, tracing how Geneva and its natural environment have shaped one another. Drawing on archival stories and vivid images — from ubiquitous seagulls to imagined mammoths and an era before the Salève existed — the series examines changing perceptions of landscape, memory, and urban identity, and investigates how myths and material change inform contemporary relationships with place.

In French.

23 – 26 April

Un petit meurtre sans conséquence examines the corrosive dynamics of a partnership through savage wit and dark comic timing. This staging sharpens the play’s satire, exposing the small betrayals and escalating cowardice that undercut intimacy. Sparse sets and stark lighting heighten the moral claustrophobia, while conversational dialogue pivots between warmth and menace. The result is a tense, mordant portrait of complicity and self-preservation, balancing laughter with a chill of recognition.

In French.

25 – 26 April

An inauguration event combining hands-on workshops, a convivial apéro and a presentation of the festival programme. Participants can take part in practical sessions such as gardening and cooking, explore simple techniques and exchange tips with facilitators and other attendees. The session focuses on skill-sharing, creative practice and community building, offering actionable insights and inspiration for personal projects. Suitable for curious adults and beginners interested in practical arts and sustainable practices.

In French.

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.

6 – 10 May

Fête de la Danse Genève brings together people of all ages and backgrounds for five days of movement, creativity and shared experience. More than 200 free activities invite communities to dance, reflect, laugh and connect through workshops, performances and spontaneous moments in public spaces. Accessible and welcoming, the programme encourages participation, discovery and encounters that strengthen local ties and celebrate diversity.

17 – 26 April

FURTHER AFIELD

Visions du Réel, founded in 1969, showcases bold and singular works rooted in past, present, and future realities. For ten days, the festival transforms Nyon into a hub where generations of filmmakers and artists from around the world connect with an engaged audience. Recognized as one of the leading international festivals dedicated to documentary and “cinéma du réel,” it premieres many films globally and serves as a key platform for professional exchange and creative collaboration.

24 – 26 April

Photobooks Switzerland brings together Swiss and European photographers, independent publishers and designers to examine the photobook as a creative and material practice. The programme includes exhibitions of artist books and printed projects, talks, and workshops that focus on bookbinding, sequencing and editorial design. Works range from documentary series to conceptual projects, emphasising narrative, tactile materiality and democratic distribution of photographic projects. The festival highlights the photobook’s role in shaping photographic authorship and sustaining independent publishing.

Friday 24 April, 19:30

With Choreia, a polyballet whose title refers to the harmonious union of song, speech, and dance within a chorus, the CocoonDance Company presents a performance featuring eight dancers who dissolve the conventional boundaries between stage and audience, dance and voice, choral singing and theatrical action.

In doing so, they reconnect with the roots of theatre, reviving the very essence of the chorus in Greek comedy—a blend of dance, song, and action. Choreia is a show that pushes the traditional limits of dance by exploring the concept of the chorus and redefining the interaction between performers and spectators.

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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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