Thursday 23 April, 20:00

Yazz Ahmed

Performances

Blending tradition and modernity, Bahraini-British trumpeter and composer Yazz Ahmed presents A Paradise In The Hold, a deeply personal and innovative fourth album. Renowned for fusing jazz with Arabic sounds, she offers an emotional, nostalgic journey into her childhood and cultural heritage through traditional poems, unique instrumentation, and evocative elements like youyous, Arabic drums, and recordings of her father and Bahraini pearl divers. A leading figure in London’s jazz scene, Ahmed celebrates feminine strength and identity, inviting listeners into her vibrant world in a powerful and unforgettable musical experience.

131 route de Chancy

Array

Photo Credit: Alex Bex

Monday 2 March 2026, 19:30

European Philharmonic of Switzerland – Charles Dutoit / Martha Argerich

Performances

Victoria Hall

The “Les Grands Interprètes” series features the European Philharmonic of Switzerland conducted by Charles Dutoit, with Martha Argerich on piano. On the program are Debussy’s Petite Suite, Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.

Array

3 – 17 March

L’imposture

Performances

Théâtre Alchimic

Created by Aurélie Hubeau and Lucie Hanoy, L’IMPOSTURE is a comic and poetic exploration of doubt, self-image and belonging. The piece follows a woman who describes herself as too small, obese, ugly and a tomboy, and recounts how she forged an identity in today’s world. Using objects, clothing and puppets manipulated with inventive choreography, the performance weaves humor, poetry and music — from Patrick Bruel to gospel and karaoke — to celebrate difference and question social norms, delivering warmth and poignancy.

In French.

Array

3 – 4 March

Le Loop

Performances

Salle Communale d'Onex

Winner of a 2025 Molière, “The Loop” is a zany comedy by Robin Goupil that takes the audience on a whimsical detective journey through Kansas. Douglas and Carrie, two tough cops, are trying to solve a murder with the mayor’s son as the main suspect, but they find themselves caught in a time loop. With an exceptional cast delivering outstanding performances, the show blends questionable metaphors, clever wordplay, and musical references, evoking laughter and surprises all the way to its absurdly grand finale.

In French.

Array

3 – 15 March

Music-Hall

Performances

Théâtre des Amis

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.

Array

3 March – 2 April

Le Tartuffe

Performances

Théâtre de Carouge

Molière’s Tartuffe tells the story of a slick con-man who hides behind ostentatious piety to worm his way into the wealthy Orgon household. Orgon, dazzled by Tartuffe’s sanctimonious rhetoric, defends him even as the impostor’s hypocrisy poisons family bonds and pushes the household toward ruin.

Director Jean Liermier underscores how, in Molière’s work, the female characters serve as the moral compass and spark of resistance, a beacon of hope against oppression. Staged on a stark, minimalist set that exposes the family’s rigid tensions—and featuring Gilles Privat as an unbending Orgon—this production highlights the play’s continuing resonance in a world beset by egotism, fanaticism, and conspiracy thinking. The central question remains timeless: will society keep falling for Tartuffe’s brand of seductive deceit?

In French. Ages 12 and up.

Array

3 – 7 March

Emma Saba / Mary Madlean — Jalousie des Tempêtes

Performances

Pavillon ADC

Emma Saba and Jeanne Pâris revive the lyric repertoire in a subversive, celebratory performance. Playing with time and inheritance, Saba reworks early arias into electric fragments, laughter and amplified sighs. The piece interrogates the politics of the voice as opera sheds its white pageant to become raw material, desire, anger and tenderness. Part performance, part concert, Jalousie des tempêtes stages a ritual of dismantling and rejoicing, where vocal technique meets bodily intensity and theatrical invention.

Array

Oops! It seems there
are no events matching your selection!

Please adjust your criteria to see more results.

Yazz Ahmed