Saturday 28 March, 17:00

Polyphonies: Translocal Scenes

Performances

Free

Curated as an evening of performed presentations and readings, Polyphonies: Translocal Scenes gathers contributors from the Revolving Histories publications—Lena Eriksson, Sabine Gebhardt Fink, Chris Regn, Dorothea Rust, Andrea Saemann and Margarit von Büren—in conversation with Marie-Eve Knoerle. Short performative pieces by Chris Regn, Sabrina Smaili, Juliette Uzor, Heike Fiedler, Maria Fernanda Bestiario Ordoñez and Judith Huber unfold alongside projected Atlas photographs. The program maps intergenerational practices and echoes of translocal performance, blending spoken word, visual fragments and intimate sonic textures to create a polyphonic atmosphere.

Route de La-Chapelle 39,
1212 Lancy

Photo Credit: Ferme de la Chapelle

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Photo Credit: Ferme de la Chapelle

Monday 23 March, 19:30

Ivo Pogorelich – Beethoven

Performances

BFM

The extraordinary pianist Ivo Pogorelich presents an exploration of Beethoven’s masterworks at the BFM. This concert will showcase the “Pathétique,” “The Tempest,” and “Appassionata” sonatas, along with some of the composer’s bagatelles, highlighting Beethoven’s groundbreaking genius and lasting impact on classical music. A unique event for piano and Beethoven enthusiasts.

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Monday 23 March, 19:30

Anastasia Voltchok & Alexei Volodin

Performances

Victoria Hall

Pianists Anastasia Voltchok and Alexei Volodin will perform works by Mozart, Saint-Saëns, Lutosławski, and Rachmaninov as part of the Les Grands Interprètes series. The program features Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, Saint-Saëns’ Variations on a Theme by Beethoven, Lutosławski’s Paganini Variations, and Rachmaninov’s Suite No. 2.

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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.

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12 March – 1 April

La grande ourse

Performances

POCHE /GVE

Written by Penda Diouf and staged by Evelyne Castellino, LA GRANDE OURSE is an ecofeminist fable that traces a mother’s descent after a minor incident becomes criminalized. Combining video, choreographed movement and choral voices, the piece weaves police violence, racism and sexism into a hallucinatory, dystopian world where omnipresent surveillance watches every gesture. As the heroine reconnects with ancestral nature by transforming into a bear, the production evokes animal survival instinct, collective gossip and the fragile line between humanity and wildness, offering a visceral, poetic reflection on power and resistance.

In French.

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24 – 28 March

Rien ne me sépare de la merde qui m’entoure

Performances

Théâtre du Grütli

An original text by Virginie Despentes is brought to life by a dancer, an actor, a percussionist, and a singer. This performance delves into contemporary themes of anger, violence, and disillusionment with a fiery clarity, dark humor, and a desperate tenderness, urging for a revolution of compassion.

In French.

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19 – 29 March

Castor & Pollux – by Jean-Philippe Rameau

Performances

BFM

Leonardo García Alarcón and his Cappella Mediterranea, in collaboration with the GTG Ballet, present the opera-dance Castor & Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau. Rarely performed in its 1737 version, the work delves into themes of brotherly love and sacrifice amidst a war between two peoples. The show features renowned baroque artists, including performances by Reinoud van Mechelen and Andreas Wolf. Dance is woven into the core of the dramaturgy, highlighting the emotional and musical depth of Rameau’s composition.

In French, with English subtitles.

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