Friday 24 April, 20:00

Simon Romang – Planchette

Performances

Booking Required

Performed by Simon Romang and directed by Georges Guerreiro, Planchette is a comic celebration of appetite and conviviality. Written by Simon Romang and Blaise Bersinger, the show savours the pleasures of shared food, local wine and the easy humour of friends around the table. Philippe Schnider’s lighting shapes warm, convivial moments while artistic collaborators Florence Annoni and Sébastien Corthésy contribute subtle stage textures. Produced by Théâtre Montreux Riviera and Jokers Comedy, the piece balances appetite-driven comedy with affectionate social observation, leaving audiences smiling.

In French.

Avenue du Grand-Salève 4,
1255 Veyrier

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Photo Credit: Paul Walther

5 February – 1 March

Festival Antigel

Cool Stuff Performances

Multiple locations

Festival Antigel transforms Geneva into an experimental cultural playground each winter, a three-week laboratory of innovation. Programming mixes renowned and emerging artists across music, performance and visual projects, revealing unexpected sites and blending disciplines. The festival foregrounds diversity and social engagement, bringing together varied audiences through bold curations. Lighting, sound and staging often shape intimate, cinematic atmospheres, while collaborative projects emphasize discovery, collective energy and the thrill of shared, ephemeral encounters.

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8 January – 8 March

Winter of Caecilia

Performances

Théâtre Cæcilia

Winter of Caecilia gathers seven local theatre productions that revisit contemporary and classic forms through monologue and solo performance. Artists such as Nastassja Tanner, Ahmed Belbachir, Roland Vouilloz and Vincent Jacquet offer intimate, visceral interpretations, while texts by playwrights like Fabrice Melquiot are brought to life under directors including Jean‑Yves Ruf. The programme mixes poetic, comic and physically charged pieces that privilege sensory staging and emotional immediacy, inviting audiences into distinct, singular theatrical universes.

In French.

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10 – 22 February

Voyage au bout de la nuit

Performances

Théâtre des Amis

Adapted and performed by Felipe Castro, this solo staging probes the absurdity of war, murderous nationalism and the raw misery at the heart of Céline’s writing. Coach José Lillo supports a performance of muscular, visceral language while Natacha Jaquerod’s set, Rinaldo Del Boca’s lighting and Jean Faravel’s sound sculpt stark, claustrophobic atmospheres. The production balances brutal imagery with moments of surprising humanity, revealing the author’s vocation as a doctor through an intimate, relentless theatrical journey.

In French.

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10 – 22 February

Laisse béton (merci Renaud)

Performances

Théâtre du Loup

In early January 2022, two construction vehicles belonging to a Swiss multinational were set on fire at a gravel pit in the Geneva countryside. Over a year later, a young man — referred to as Jérémy — was arrested and suspected of involvement in the arson. Held in pre-trial detention, he was released after more than three months, following strong public support and mobilization.

In French.

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11 – 13 February

Complete Játékok cycle

Performances

Conservatoire de Musique de Genève

Artistic direction by Cédric Pescia frames a collective traversal of György Kurtág’s landmark piano cycle Játékok, performed by students and young pianists from HEM, CMG, CPMDT, IJD and pre‑college programmes. The cycle presents Books I–X alongside the world premiere of the unpublished Book XI, a sequence of miniatures that are playful yet exacting. The repertoire explores gesture, texture and concentrated musical language, creating an intimate sonic landscape that balances delicate detail with sudden bursts of intensity. Presented for Kurtág’s centenary and CMG’s 190th anniversary.

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Friday 13 February, 19:30

China National Traditional Orchestra

Performances

Victoria Hall

Under the direction of conductor Liu Cha, the China National Traditional Orchestra presents a program that spans orchestral suites and intimate concertos. Soloists Li Chao (erhu), Zhang Jiali (guanzi) and Dong Xiaolin (pipa) bring virtuosic lyricism to works by Liu Tianhua, Tan Dun and Guo Wenjing, among others. Textures shift between shimmering plucked strings, piercing wind colors and resonant percussion, creating a ritual, cinematic sound world. The evening traces tradition and modernity through instrumental dialogue and vivid sonic contrasts.

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Simon Romang – Planchette