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Students from the eMa PréPro programme present the culmination of their training in a public certification concert, performing finished musical projects before an expert jury. The evening highlights stagecraft, instrumental technique and creative authorship, offering a glimpse of each artist’s artistic identity. Set pieces range from intimate singer‑songwriter numbers to energetic pop‑rock. Performances include Oliver Heyden, Alexis Da Silva and Léa Gamba (pop rock), revealing emerging talents and diverse approaches to live performance.
To conclude the Haydn-Mozart Festival, Gli Angeli Genève will perform Haydn’s Stabat Mater at Victoria Hall under the baton of Václav Luks. The concert will also feature works by Jan Dismas Zelenka, including his Miserere in C minor. This event juxtaposes Zelenka’s innovative Baroque style with Haydn’s classical tradition, providing an insightful exploration of 18th-century musical evolution.
Artist Lou Cohen presents a body of work that dialogues between still and moving images. Working with dry pastel, oil paint and short films, she stages interactions within the same installation, confronting static representation with motion. Her practice employs irony and darkly comic tones to translate everyday reality and prompt critical reflection. The works explore perception, narrative tension and the theatrical potential of materials, inviting careful viewing and reconsideration of what images can reveal.
Opening: Thursday 4 June, 18:00 (Salle Crosnier)
Meeting with the artist: Thursday 25 June, 18:00 (Salle Crosnier)
Traces of Presence gathers artists whose practices examine what remains beyond immediate visibility. Through painting, photography, abstraction and material transformation, the show explores presence as memory carried through matter, process and perception. Roxana Bergt reworks still-life into vessels of memory and resilience; José Yaruro reinterprets classical forms; Marie Deforche paints quiet moments of solitude. Luca Mancone repurposes receipts and thermal paper; Eilena Braye converts microscopic structures into vivid abstraction; Justyna Maria Porowska and Didier Van der Borght negotiate geometry, surface and imagined silhouettes.
Opening: Thursday 11 June, 18:00-20:00
Pierre Tal Coat’s practice is examined through his intimate dialogue with the book, presenting around forty illustrated and picture-book collaborations alongside a selection of original works. The exhibition highlights his editorial partnerships with leading publishers and encounters with poets and writers, revealing a visual language where ink, print and image engage in precise, elliptical conversations with text. Works range across periods, tracing shifts in technique, materiality and a restrained yet expressive pictorial vocabulary.
Carlo D’Anselmi presents paintings that emerge from imagination, assembling figures, animals and landscapes into dreamlike compositions defined by colour, textured surfaces and a quietly emotive atmosphere. The exhibition considers painting as a silent language that unfolds through attention, light and time, while mountains assert themselves through scale and presence. Developed during the artist’s first stay in Switzerland overlooking the French Alps, the works respond to shifting rhythms and seasonal transformations in the landscape.
Led by Rude Egard, this Gypsy swing programme revisits jazz standards with a spirited blend of playfulness and contemporary touches. The performance balances lilting rhythms and nimble phrasing, creating warm, convivial soundscapes where melody and improvisation converse. Intimate and lively, the music moves between jaunty rhythms and tender passages, inviting listeners into a world of swing’s joyous momentum and quiet nostalgia.
Students from the eMa PréPro programme present the culmination of their training in a public certification concert, performing finished musical projects before an expert jury. The evening highlights stagecraft, instrumental technique and creative authorship, offering a glimpse of each artist’s artistic identity. Set pieces range from intimate singer‑songwriter numbers to energetic pop‑rock. Performances include Oliver Heyden, Alexis Da Silva and Léa Gamba (pop rock), revealing emerging talents and diverse approaches to live performance.
To conclude the Haydn-Mozart Festival, Gli Angeli Genève will perform Haydn’s Stabat Mater at Victoria Hall under the baton of Václav Luks. The concert will also feature works by Jan Dismas Zelenka, including his Miserere in C minor. This event juxtaposes Zelenka’s innovative Baroque style with Haydn’s classical tradition, providing an insightful exploration of 18th-century musical evolution.
Artist Lou Cohen presents a body of work that dialogues between still and moving images. Working with dry pastel, oil paint and short films, she stages interactions within the same installation, confronting static representation with motion. Her practice employs irony and darkly comic tones to translate everyday reality and prompt critical reflection. The works explore perception, narrative tension and the theatrical potential of materials, inviting careful viewing and reconsideration of what images can reveal.
Opening: Thursday 4 June, 18:00 (Salle Crosnier)
Meeting with the artist: Thursday 25 June, 18:00 (Salle Crosnier)
Traces of Presence gathers artists whose practices examine what remains beyond immediate visibility. Through painting, photography, abstraction and material transformation, the show explores presence as memory carried through matter, process and perception. Roxana Bergt reworks still-life into vessels of memory and resilience; José Yaruro reinterprets classical forms; Marie Deforche paints quiet moments of solitude. Luca Mancone repurposes receipts and thermal paper; Eilena Braye converts microscopic structures into vivid abstraction; Justyna Maria Porowska and Didier Van der Borght negotiate geometry, surface and imagined silhouettes.
Opening: Thursday 11 June, 18:00-20:00
Pierre Tal Coat’s practice is examined through his intimate dialogue with the book, presenting around forty illustrated and picture-book collaborations alongside a selection of original works. The exhibition highlights his editorial partnerships with leading publishers and encounters with poets and writers, revealing a visual language where ink, print and image engage in precise, elliptical conversations with text. Works range across periods, tracing shifts in technique, materiality and a restrained yet expressive pictorial vocabulary.
Carlo D’Anselmi presents paintings that emerge from imagination, assembling figures, animals and landscapes into dreamlike compositions defined by colour, textured surfaces and a quietly emotive atmosphere. The exhibition considers painting as a silent language that unfolds through attention, light and time, while mountains assert themselves through scale and presence. Developed during the artist’s first stay in Switzerland overlooking the French Alps, the works respond to shifting rhythms and seasonal transformations in the landscape.
Led by Rude Egard, this Gypsy swing programme revisits jazz standards with a spirited blend of playfulness and contemporary touches. The performance balances lilting rhythms and nimble phrasing, creating warm, convivial soundscapes where melody and improvisation converse. Intimate and lively, the music moves between jaunty rhythms and tender passages, inviting listeners into a world of swing’s joyous momentum and quiet nostalgia.
Students from the eMa PréPro programme present the culmination of their training in a public certification concert, performing finished musical projects before an expert jury. The evening highlights stagecraft, instrumental technique and creative authorship, offering a glimpse of each artist’s artistic identity. Set pieces range from intimate singer‑songwriter numbers to energetic pop‑rock. Performances include Oliver Heyden, Alexis Da Silva and Léa Gamba (pop rock), revealing emerging talents and diverse approaches to live performance.
To conclude the Haydn-Mozart Festival, Gli Angeli Genève will perform Haydn’s Stabat Mater at Victoria Hall under the baton of Václav Luks. The concert will also feature works by Jan Dismas Zelenka, including his Miserere in C minor. This event juxtaposes Zelenka’s innovative Baroque style with Haydn’s classical tradition, providing an insightful exploration of 18th-century musical evolution.
Artist Lou Cohen presents a body of work that dialogues between still and moving images. Working with dry pastel, oil paint and short films, she stages interactions within the same installation, confronting static representation with motion. Her practice employs irony and darkly comic tones to translate everyday reality and prompt critical reflection. The works explore perception, narrative tension and the theatrical potential of materials, inviting careful viewing and reconsideration of what images can reveal.
Opening: Thursday 4 June, 18:00 (Salle Crosnier)
Meeting with the artist: Thursday 25 June, 18:00 (Salle Crosnier)
Traces of Presence gathers artists whose practices examine what remains beyond immediate visibility. Through painting, photography, abstraction and material transformation, the show explores presence as memory carried through matter, process and perception. Roxana Bergt reworks still-life into vessels of memory and resilience; José Yaruro reinterprets classical forms; Marie Deforche paints quiet moments of solitude. Luca Mancone repurposes receipts and thermal paper; Eilena Braye converts microscopic structures into vivid abstraction; Justyna Maria Porowska and Didier Van der Borght negotiate geometry, surface and imagined silhouettes.
Opening: Thursday 11 June, 18:00-20:00
Pierre Tal Coat’s practice is examined through his intimate dialogue with the book, presenting around forty illustrated and picture-book collaborations alongside a selection of original works. The exhibition highlights his editorial partnerships with leading publishers and encounters with poets and writers, revealing a visual language where ink, print and image engage in precise, elliptical conversations with text. Works range across periods, tracing shifts in technique, materiality and a restrained yet expressive pictorial vocabulary.
Carlo D’Anselmi presents paintings that emerge from imagination, assembling figures, animals and landscapes into dreamlike compositions defined by colour, textured surfaces and a quietly emotive atmosphere. The exhibition considers painting as a silent language that unfolds through attention, light and time, while mountains assert themselves through scale and presence. Developed during the artist’s first stay in Switzerland overlooking the French Alps, the works respond to shifting rhythms and seasonal transformations in the landscape.
Paella and Watches is a convivial gathering for vintage watch enthusiasts, collectors, and curious visitors alike. Bringing together a selection of specialized dealers, the event offers a unique opportunity to discover exceptional timepieces, exchange expertise, and enjoy a relaxed atmosphere in the heart of Geneva.
Charles Nouveau offers an intimate, fast-paced solo improvised show built entirely from audience prompts. With razor-sharp comic timing and playful curiosity, he turns themes suggested by the room into spontaneous sketches, jokes and conversations. Each performance is unique, mixing candid interaction with surreal detours and unpredictable stand-up rhythms, inviting the audience to co-create the evening. Runs about one hour and foregrounds improvisation as a theatrical experiment.
In French.
Join a long-standing local celebration at Métissages Festival, marking a quarter-century of shared culture. This community-focused gathering brings together neighbours, artists and visitors to enjoy music, performances and cultural exchanges. Open to everyone, the festival encourages participation, conversation and collective creativity through workshops, informal encounters and live moments. It celebrates cultural mixing and strengthens communal ties, offering space to meet, learn and connect with neighbours and new friends.
Led by Sarah Russi and Samuel Delasalle, this end-of-year showcase gathers young actors from the theatre workshops to present short staged pieces. The programme highlights playful explorations of physical expression, vocal presence and spatial awareness, shifting between improvised moments and crafted scenes. Performances reveal curiosity, boldness and ensemble listening, offering a lively portrait of emerging performers and the creative process nurtured throughout the workshops.
In French.
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Children’s Show
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Teen Show
On a triple bill by the Ballet Junior de Genève, three new works unfold: Yuval Pick’s Revoada, Émilie Leriche’s sad game and Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar’s Untitled Black. The company moves with collective intensity, shifting between taut physicality and lyrical surges. Pick teases singularity through vibrant movement, Leriche propels the dancers into precise, breathless lyricism, and Eyal/Behar impose a hypnotic, technically demanding finale. The evening is charged, communal and viscerally alive.
An intimate summer gathering bringing residents and neighbours together around shared meals, stories and music. Mirwais and Alessandra prepare Afghan and Ukrainian dishes while residents Adama, Oleksandra, Kristoff, Ambrosio, Lawo and Aby share personal tales. The evening culminates with Yalla Miku, whose post-kraut grooves, mutated folklore and trance-tinged electronics weave dense, collective soundscapes. Expect a convivial, political atmosphere where food, testimony and dance create encounters across cultures and generations.
Mark the turn to summer with a communal evening that brings together residents of the Arve 1 and Arve 2 migrant shelters and local neighbours. The night features a shared meal of Afghan and Ukrainian dishes prepared collaboratively, personal stories gathered in recent writing workshops, and live music by Yalla Miku blending post-kraut grooves, mutated folk and electronic trance. Open to everyone, the gathering celebrates connection, mutual care and collective creativity.
Led by Rude Egard, this Gypsy swing programme revisits jazz standards with a spirited blend of playfulness and contemporary touches. The performance balances lilting rhythms and nimble phrasing, creating warm, convivial soundscapes where melody and improvisation converse. Intimate and lively, the music moves between jaunty rhythms and tender passages, inviting listeners into a world of swing’s joyous momentum and quiet nostalgia.
Students from the eMa PréPro programme present the culmination of their training in a public certification concert, performing finished musical projects before an expert jury. The evening highlights stagecraft, instrumental technique and creative authorship, offering a glimpse of each artist’s artistic identity. Set pieces range from intimate singer‑songwriter numbers to energetic pop‑rock. Performances include Oliver Heyden, Alexis Da Silva and Léa Gamba (pop rock), revealing emerging talents and diverse approaches to live performance.
To conclude the Haydn-Mozart Festival, Gli Angeli Genève will perform Haydn’s Stabat Mater at Victoria Hall under the baton of Václav Luks. The concert will also feature works by Jan Dismas Zelenka, including his Miserere in C minor. This event juxtaposes Zelenka’s innovative Baroque style with Haydn’s classical tradition, providing an insightful exploration of 18th-century musical evolution.
Artist Lou Cohen presents a body of work that dialogues between still and moving images. Working with dry pastel, oil paint and short films, she stages interactions within the same installation, confronting static representation with motion. Her practice employs irony and darkly comic tones to translate everyday reality and prompt critical reflection. The works explore perception, narrative tension and the theatrical potential of materials, inviting careful viewing and reconsideration of what images can reveal.
Opening: Thursday 4 June, 18:00 (Salle Crosnier)
Meeting with the artist: Thursday 25 June, 18:00 (Salle Crosnier)
Traces of Presence gathers artists whose practices examine what remains beyond immediate visibility. Through painting, photography, abstraction and material transformation, the show explores presence as memory carried through matter, process and perception. Roxana Bergt reworks still-life into vessels of memory and resilience; José Yaruro reinterprets classical forms; Marie Deforche paints quiet moments of solitude. Luca Mancone repurposes receipts and thermal paper; Eilena Braye converts microscopic structures into vivid abstraction; Justyna Maria Porowska and Didier Van der Borght negotiate geometry, surface and imagined silhouettes.
Opening: Thursday 11 June, 18:00-20:00
Pierre Tal Coat’s practice is examined through his intimate dialogue with the book, presenting around forty illustrated and picture-book collaborations alongside a selection of original works. The exhibition highlights his editorial partnerships with leading publishers and encounters with poets and writers, revealing a visual language where ink, print and image engage in precise, elliptical conversations with text. Works range across periods, tracing shifts in technique, materiality and a restrained yet expressive pictorial vocabulary.
Carlo D’Anselmi presents paintings that emerge from imagination, assembling figures, animals and landscapes into dreamlike compositions defined by colour, textured surfaces and a quietly emotive atmosphere. The exhibition considers painting as a silent language that unfolds through attention, light and time, while mountains assert themselves through scale and presence. Developed during the artist’s first stay in Switzerland overlooking the French Alps, the works respond to shifting rhythms and seasonal transformations in the landscape.
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