Thursday 30 April, 19:00

Complete Haydn #22 : Quatuor Terpsycordes

Booking Required

Quatuor Terpsycordes offers an intimate reading of Haydn’s String Quartet No. 22, blending classical clarity with expressive warmth. The four instruments engage in crisp, conversational interplay, where nimble phrasing and sculpted dynamics reveal wit and tenderness. The programme emphasizes formal balance and close listening, drawing out subtle rhythmic sparks and lyrical lines. The performance invites concentrated attention, unfolding moments of airy humour, poised restraint and lingering melodic grace.

Rue Charles-GALLAND 2,
1206 Genève

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Photo Credit: Taylla de Paula

21 April – 2 May

46 Rue de Berne

Performances

Théâtre des Amis

Directed by Françoise Courvoisier, this theatrical adaptation stages two periods of Grisélidis Réal’s life simultaneously, split between a dignified elder confronting illness and a vibrant earlier self. Martine Schambacher and Françoise Courvoisier embody these contrapuntal figures.

In French.

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Thursday 30 April, 17:30

Animal Farm

Performances

Centre des Arts

Adapted by Peter Hall from George Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm is staged by Year 11 theatre students. The production channels the fable’s political bite through stripped-back staging and physical ensemble work, exploring leadership, propaganda and the corrupting nature of power. The ensemble transforms animals into archetypes, using movement, chorus and concentrated tableaux to build tense, often unsettling atmospheres. The staging balances dark satire with moments of fragile humanity, inviting reflection on authority and collective responsibility.

In English.

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23 April – 13 May

Lapin Lapin

Performances

Théâtre Alchimic

Lapin Lapin is a compassionate comedy that follows a large, eccentric family living in extreme poverty. Directed by Sarah Marcuse, the staging centers on Mama Lapin’s courage and optimism. Through rocambolesque episodes, the piece blends sharp social critique with warm humour and resilient affection. Khaled Khoury’s scenography and Loane Ruga’s lighting shape an intimate, expressive world, while an ensemble cast delivers vivid, tender performances.

In French.

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Thursday 30 April, 20:00

Floating — Émile Parisien, Yaron Herman, Prabhu Edouard & Joe Sanders

Performances

Alhambra

Led by Émile Parisien’s incisive saxophone, Floating brings together pianist Yaron Herman, tabla master Prabhu Edouard and American double bassist Joe Sanders in a quartet that blends jazz improvisation with Indian rhythmic colours. Herman’s agile piano and Parisien’s lyricism meet Edouard’s eclectic percussive palette and Sanders’s resonant bass to create shifting textures and spontaneous alchemy. Swiss pianist Manon Mullener opens with a solo set rooted in jazz and Afro‑Cuban rhythms, highlighting melodic poise. The programme also unveils the first names and visuals for JazzContreBand 2026.

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30 April – 2 May

19e MOS ESPA — À la lueur de l’art

Performances

Motel Campo

Curated by Frédéric Post and Sonia Perego, MOS ESPA offers an unplugged, immersive festival framed as a barefoot, cocoon-like listening experience. The program features performances by Léna Hiriartborde, Yann Leguay, Julian Sartorius, Pali Meursault and others, blending field recordings, amplified objects, acoustic traditions and electronic textures. Site-specific installations and wooden instruments crafted by a participating maker lend a handcrafted intimacy, while sparse lighting and spatialised sound create close, contemplative atmospheres that favour shared, intense musical moments.

Mos_Espa is a project best experienced barefoot, in socks, slippers, or leather boots. You will be asked to leave your shoes and phone in the cloakroom. For this edition without electricity, credit card payments will not be accepted; cash only.

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23 April – 3 May

Madame Butterfly

Performances

BFM

Madame Butterfly, an opera by Giacomo Puccini with a libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, returns to the Grand Théâtre de Genève in a fresh production. The opera tells the heartrending story of Cio-Cio-San, a geisha who sacrifices everything for her love for an American sailor. Directed by Barbora Horáková and featuring video art by Diana Markosian, this production weaves an intergenerational and intercontinental narrative, exploring themes of tradition and personal expectations. With Corinne Winters as the lead and Stephen Costello as Pinkerton, attendees can expect a remarkable performance, all under the musical direction of Antonino Fogliani.

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Complete Haydn #22 : Quatuor Terpsycordes