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Thursday 12 March, 18:00

Presented as part of a nocturnal programme, this double screening gathers the recent films of Tabarak Allah Abbas and Roman Selim Khereddine. Tabarak’s shorts (Un Papillon; Mawtini) use intimate, observational frames to probe belonging and exile, blending delicate portraiture with moments of rupture. Khereddine’s works (Gotham Stakes; Time‑Eater) move between documentary and speculative registers, exploring human–animal relations and the mise en scène of the horse‑racing industry. The programme privileges tactile imagery, restrained soundscapes and empathetic attention to social worlds.

11 – 15 March

When we hear the word “family,” we often think of our own. But today, with so many different models, what truly defines a family?

In this playful, child-friendly performance, Muriel Imbach explores these questions through six whimsical characters — futuristic poets who reflect on chosen families, blended families, and the invisible bonds that connect us. A poetic journey into what it means to “make family” today.

In French.  Kids ages 8 and up.

11 – 15 March

The Geneva International Inventions Fair is the largest annual event dedicated exclusively to invention, showcasing all innovations for the first time. Companies, universities, inventors, researchers, associations, and public and private institutions present their latest inventions, research, and new products — many ready for commercialization.

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

Succès Reprise is a sparkling vaudeville that blurs the line between theatrical comedy and the comedy of everyday life. A charming love triangle performed by a tight trio of actors unfolds through rapid-fire exchanges, physical gags and shifting misunderstandings. The staging favours bright pace and playful timing, delivering light-hearted warmth while revealing awkward human impulses and social foibles. The piece leaves a lingering smile and a sense of affectionate irony.

In French.

6 – 15 March

Senegalese artists Mao Sidibé and Def Mama Def, together with dancers from École des Sables, present Oya – Clima Yaakaar, a collective project responding to the climate crisis. The work merges music, contemporary African dance and photography to foreground the health impacts of environmental change on vulnerable communities. Photographer Sylvain Cherkaoui contributes a visual layer that links performance with lived experience and humanitarian realities. The project evokes resilience and calls attention to collective hope and urgent care.

Thursday 12 March, 18:00

Presented as part of a nocturnal programme, this double screening gathers the recent films of Tabarak Allah Abbas and Roman Selim Khereddine. Tabarak’s shorts (Un Papillon; Mawtini) use intimate, observational frames to probe belonging and exile, blending delicate portraiture with moments of rupture. Khereddine’s works (Gotham Stakes; Time‑Eater) move between documentary and speculative registers, exploring human–animal relations and the mise en scène of the horse‑racing industry. The programme privileges tactile imagery, restrained soundscapes and empathetic attention to social worlds.

11 – 15 March

When we hear the word “family,” we often think of our own. But today, with so many different models, what truly defines a family?

In this playful, child-friendly performance, Muriel Imbach explores these questions through six whimsical characters — futuristic poets who reflect on chosen families, blended families, and the invisible bonds that connect us. A poetic journey into what it means to “make family” today.

In French.  Kids ages 8 and up.

11 – 15 March

The Geneva International Inventions Fair is the largest annual event dedicated exclusively to invention, showcasing all innovations for the first time. Companies, universities, inventors, researchers, associations, and public and private institutions present their latest inventions, research, and new products — many ready for commercialization.

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

Succès Reprise is a sparkling vaudeville that blurs the line between theatrical comedy and the comedy of everyday life. A charming love triangle performed by a tight trio of actors unfolds through rapid-fire exchanges, physical gags and shifting misunderstandings. The staging favours bright pace and playful timing, delivering light-hearted warmth while revealing awkward human impulses and social foibles. The piece leaves a lingering smile and a sense of affectionate irony.

In French.

6 – 15 March

Senegalese artists Mao Sidibé and Def Mama Def, together with dancers from École des Sables, present Oya – Clima Yaakaar, a collective project responding to the climate crisis. The work merges music, contemporary African dance and photography to foreground the health impacts of environmental change on vulnerable communities. Photographer Sylvain Cherkaoui contributes a visual layer that links performance with lived experience and humanitarian realities. The project evokes resilience and calls attention to collective hope and urgent care.

Thursday 12 March, 18:00

Presented as part of a nocturnal programme, this double screening gathers the recent films of Tabarak Allah Abbas and Roman Selim Khereddine. Tabarak’s shorts (Un Papillon; Mawtini) use intimate, observational frames to probe belonging and exile, blending delicate portraiture with moments of rupture. Khereddine’s works (Gotham Stakes; Time‑Eater) move between documentary and speculative registers, exploring human–animal relations and the mise en scène of the horse‑racing industry. The programme privileges tactile imagery, restrained soundscapes and empathetic attention to social worlds.

11 – 15 March

When we hear the word “family,” we often think of our own. But today, with so many different models, what truly defines a family?

In this playful, child-friendly performance, Muriel Imbach explores these questions through six whimsical characters — futuristic poets who reflect on chosen families, blended families, and the invisible bonds that connect us. A poetic journey into what it means to “make family” today.

In French.  Kids ages 8 and up.

11 – 15 March

The Geneva International Inventions Fair is the largest annual event dedicated exclusively to invention, showcasing all innovations for the first time. Companies, universities, inventors, researchers, associations, and public and private institutions present their latest inventions, research, and new products — many ready for commercialization.

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

Succès Reprise is a sparkling vaudeville that blurs the line between theatrical comedy and the comedy of everyday life. A charming love triangle performed by a tight trio of actors unfolds through rapid-fire exchanges, physical gags and shifting misunderstandings. The staging favours bright pace and playful timing, delivering light-hearted warmth while revealing awkward human impulses and social foibles. The piece leaves a lingering smile and a sense of affectionate irony.

In French.

6 – 15 March

Senegalese artists Mao Sidibé and Def Mama Def, together with dancers from École des Sables, present Oya – Clima Yaakaar, a collective project responding to the climate crisis. The work merges music, contemporary African dance and photography to foreground the health impacts of environmental change on vulnerable communities. Photographer Sylvain Cherkaoui contributes a visual layer that links performance with lived experience and humanitarian realities. The project evokes resilience and calls attention to collective hope and urgent care.

Saturday 14 March, 19:30

Presented by L’association Touvière de rien, À mon cœur exilé is a poetic performance that traces the echo of longing and displacement through spoken word, intimate gestures and spare soundscapes. The work favors close-up staging and subtle lighting to unfold memories and fragile voices. Performers inhabit an interior world where silence, breath and fragmentary song shape a melancholic, luminous atmosphere, inviting attentive listening and quiet introspection.

In French.

4 – 15 March

Two performers play a mischievous game between bodies and shadows. Shadows break free from their models, change shape, defy physics, and perform surprising tricks. Bodies become shadows and shadows take form; performers appear and vanish. With three white sheets, a few objects and flashlight melodies, children are invited into a whimsical world of light, movement and music where imagination takes flight.

Kids ages 4 and up.

3 – 15 March

Revived by director Ninon Fachard after the original staging by Véronique Ros de la Grange, this solo piece stars Jacques Michel with Caroline Gasser as the prompter. Lighting by Rinaldo Del Boca and music by Alain Lamarche carve intimate, shadowed spaces around a red sequined curtain. Makeup by Natalia Lepianka and costumes by Emilie Revel shape the fading glamour of a music‑hall star who soliloquises, recalls past glory and loss, and sings in playback—an inward plunge toward memory and survival.

In French.

Saturday 14 March, 09:30

This practical workshop explores seedling production from sowing to cultivating young plants, covering optimal care on balconies and in gardens and the eventual seed harvest. Participants practice transplanting seedlings and learn hands-on techniques for potting, watering and soil preparation. The session also examines common diseases, their identification and prevention strategies, and offers advice on building resilient seedlings for small-space production.

In French.

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.

Saturday 14 March, 11:00

Gather for gentle storytime and playful workshops designed for 2 to 8 year olds. Booksellers lead short animated readings that bring characters to life through sound, movement and simple crafts. Children listen, explore colourful pictures, practise listening skills and join interactive moments that spark imagination and social play. Sessions are relaxed and aimed at early readers and preschoolers, encouraging curiosity and a love of stories.

In French. Kids ages 2–8.

Thursday 12 March, 18:00

Presented as part of a nocturnal programme, this double screening gathers the recent films of Tabarak Allah Abbas and Roman Selim Khereddine. Tabarak’s shorts (Un Papillon; Mawtini) use intimate, observational frames to probe belonging and exile, blending delicate portraiture with moments of rupture. Khereddine’s works (Gotham Stakes; Time‑Eater) move between documentary and speculative registers, exploring human–animal relations and the mise en scène of the horse‑racing industry. The programme privileges tactile imagery, restrained soundscapes and empathetic attention to social worlds.

11 – 15 March

When we hear the word “family,” we often think of our own. But today, with so many different models, what truly defines a family?

In this playful, child-friendly performance, Muriel Imbach explores these questions through six whimsical characters — futuristic poets who reflect on chosen families, blended families, and the invisible bonds that connect us. A poetic journey into what it means to “make family” today.

In French.  Kids ages 8 and up.

11 – 15 March

The Geneva International Inventions Fair is the largest annual event dedicated exclusively to invention, showcasing all innovations for the first time. Companies, universities, inventors, researchers, associations, and public and private institutions present their latest inventions, research, and new products — many ready for commercialization.

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

Succès Reprise is a sparkling vaudeville that blurs the line between theatrical comedy and the comedy of everyday life. A charming love triangle performed by a tight trio of actors unfolds through rapid-fire exchanges, physical gags and shifting misunderstandings. The staging favours bright pace and playful timing, delivering light-hearted warmth while revealing awkward human impulses and social foibles. The piece leaves a lingering smile and a sense of affectionate irony.

In French.

6 – 15 March

Senegalese artists Mao Sidibé and Def Mama Def, together with dancers from École des Sables, present Oya – Clima Yaakaar, a collective project responding to the climate crisis. The work merges music, contemporary African dance and photography to foreground the health impacts of environmental change on vulnerable communities. Photographer Sylvain Cherkaoui contributes a visual layer that links performance with lived experience and humanitarian realities. The project evokes resilience and calls attention to collective hope and urgent care.

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Geneva Classics

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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