14 – 22 March

Voix de Fête Festival

Performances

Booking Required

Now in its 28th edition, Voix de Fête gathers a chorus of francophone voices across nearly fifty concerts on a dozen stages. The programme juxtaposes rap, chanson, electro and world musics, presenting artists such as Oxmo Puccino with guest Yao, Vincent Delerm, MPL, Les Fils du Facteur (with Compagnie des 10 Doigts en Cavale in a chant‑signed project), Sam Sauvage, Marguerite, GiedRé and others. A tribute to Michel Bühler brings several interpreters together, while spontaneous jam nights and collaborative sets foreground live intensity and cross-genre dialogue.

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Photo Credit: ©Marc Aymon

Thursday 5 March, 20:00

Between Land and Sea — Rhythms and Breaths of the South

Performances

Les Salons

Led by Salvatore Vinci and an ensemble of multi-instrumentalists, this programme presents traditional music from Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia. Musicians — Salvatore Vinci (zampogna), Domenico Morello (voice, zampogne, organetto, tamburello, flutes), Vincenzo Di Sanzo (zampogna), Sebastiano Battaglia (zampogna, organetto, tamburello), Luca Schirru (launeddas), Nicola Scaldaferri (ciamarella) — weave intimate polyphonic breaths, rustic timbres and driving rhythms. Rooted in field research, the performance moves between ritual songs, lively dances and the tarantella’s irresistible momentum, offering vivid, earthy textures and communal intensity.

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4 & 5 March

Images

Performances

Victoria Hall

The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, joined by pianist Khatia Buniatishvili and conducted by Jonathan Nott, will perform Debussy’s “Images pour orchestre,” followed by Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2. Initially met with criticism, Debussy’s “Images” are now celebrated as a pinnacle of early 20th-century French music. Similarly, Brahms’ Concerto No. 2, once criticized, has won the favor of audiences worldwide.

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4 – 5 March

Stuck

Performances

Théâtre le Galpon

In her debut choreographic work, international whacking icon Mounia Nassangar delves into the power of dance as a substitute for words when they fall short. Featuring five dancers with diverse backgrounds and bodies, this piece embodies the urgency and expression that arise from oppression, presenting a personal and evocative take on this cultural movement.

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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.

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Thursday 5 March, 19:30

Pasión de Buena Vista

Performances

Alhambra

Presented by Alpha FG Music, Pasión de Buena Vista gathers the Buena Vista Band, spirited backing singers and the dance company El Grupo de Bailar in a vibrant homage to Cuban music. The programme spans son, rumba, danzón, trova, mambo and salsa, propelled by percussive layers and brass accents. More than 150 tailor-made costumes and dynamic choreography evoke the streets and nights of Cuba, offering a sensory celebration of rhythm, voice and communal joy.

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5 – 13 March

Festa Mediterranea — Celebration of Southern Italy

Performances

Multiple locations

Festa Mediterranea gathers musicians, dancers and tradition-bearers from Southern Italy in a celebration of communal ritual and seasonal renewal. Rooted in popular cultures, the program threads fervor, humour and virtuosic technique through concerts, a communal bal and dance workshops. Textures of voice, percussion and folk stringed instruments conjure pastoral landscapes, proposing an ecology of sound where heritage is continuously reinvented. The experience is both exuberant and intimate, inviting shared movement and attentive listening.

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