“Wasted Land” by Ntando Cele at the Maison Saint-Gervais combines song, music, dance, and multimedia to tackle the climate crisis. The performance shifts between dynamic and contemplative multidisciplinary sequences, highlighting the destruction wrought by fast fashion and the often hypocritical ecological responses, contrasting impoverished nations with Western powers.
Watches and Wonders Geneva: The Montreux Jazz Club settles in Geneva for a temporary residency.
The spirit of the Montreux Jazz Festival takes over Geneva as part of the “In The City” program of the Watches and Wonders Geneva watch show. For five consecutive evenings, a pop-up Montreux Jazz Club will open its doors at Quai du Général-Guisan to offer a free, intimate, immersive musical experience.
Directed by Joël Pommerat, this new creation imagines the encounter of two very young girls who defy the laws of the real world and adult authority to preserve their pact of friendship. Positioned between theatre and novel, the piece combines grave and naive episodes, where the supernatural becomes a means to confront inconceivable realities. The staging favours intimate, unsettling atmospheres and a precise ensemble work. Includes accessible formats: relaxed performance, audiodescription and tactile visit.
In French.
Alborosie, the Sicilian-born artist who has made Kingston his creative home, leads Shengen Clan in a generation-spanning reggae show. As singer, songwriter and producer, he blends roots, dub and dancehall with deep reverence, supported by a tight band whose warm bass and echoing studio effects recall classic Jamaican sound. Lighting and sound sculpt an intimate, immersive space where soulful vocals, call-and-response grooves and meditative dub passages invite communal release and reflective calm.
Ensemble Temenos presents a programme centred on Tarquinio Merula’s sacred concertos and instrumental works, with soprano Capucine Keller and an organ continuo. Merula’s music moves between contrapuntal clarity and bold expressive gestures, exploiting chromatic daring, harmonic tension and contrasting textures. The programme juxtaposes intimate vocal lines, one- or two-part instrumental writing and organ pieces, creating a narrative momentum that feels both contemplative and dramatic. Lighting of sound and silence shapes a meditative, nocturnal atmosphere.
“Submersion Games” by Bryan Campbell at Maison Saint-Gervais is a performance drawing inspiration from the novel Moby Dick. It intertwines themes of eroticism, ecocide violence, and sado-masochistic rituals, delving into the desires and sufferings present in our relationships with work, sexuality, and the natural world. The piece immerses the audience in a maritime experience.
Virtuoso pianist Peter Bence returns the Alhambra with his new show “Pianosphere Tour.” He will perform pieces from his latest album, merging original compositions with covers of hits like “Despacito” and “Rocketman.” Known for his percussive and innovative style, Bence transforms the piano into a full orchestra using loopers and electronic effects. Don’t miss this unique concert where classical meets contemporary for an evening of spectacular sounds and dazzling visuals.
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