Wednesday 13 May, 19:00

Ghibli Classics: Spirited Away

Booking Required

Ensemble Sinfonietta Bern performs the spellbinding soundtrack of Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, weaving Joe Hisaishi’s luminous orchestration into a live cinematic experience. The music underscores themes of courage, resilience and the uncanny as the film’s enigmatic spirit world unfolds. Delicate solos and sweeping textures evoke the film’s emotional arcs, while the ensemble’s intimate dynamics reveal hidden details of the score. The result is a transporting sonic journey that balances wonder, melancholia and communal memory.

Rue Antoine-Carteret 23,
1202 Genève

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24 April – 9 May

Le repas des fauves

Performances

École des Ranches

About the play
1942. France is under occupation. Seven friends gather to celebrate Sophie’s birthday—until two German officers are shot beneath their windows. Kaubach, a Nazi commander, forces the guests to make an unthinkable choice: to designate two hostages among themselves.
Thus begins a harrowing struggle for survival. By confronting the depths of human nature, the play invites us to question which side we would have chosen.

In French.

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17 March 2025 – 1 September 2026

Janus at the Bioparc

Kids

Bioparc

The Biopark is temporarily hosting Janus, a unique two-headed Greek tortoise, during the renovation of the Museum. Each head of this male tortoise has its own independent brain, which sometimes makes its movements challenging. In captivity, Janus receives attentive care, resulting in an impressive lifespan of 26 years.

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21 April – 3 May

Pères

Performances

Théâtricul

Pères is a poetic ensemble piece directed by Lefki Papachrysostomou that interrogates fatherhood today. Texts by Julie Annen, Nicolas Tavaglione and Miguel Fernandez‑V are embodied by four actors — Dimitri Anzules, Angelo Dell’Aquila, Serge Martin and Jef Saintmartin — and framed by an all‑female creative team. Lighting by Claire Firmann, sound by Frédérique Jarabo and costumes by Lys Tell shape intimate scenes that alternate tenderness, duty and strain. The work explores filiation, grief and gratitude with rigorous stagecraft and quiet intensity.

In French.

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21 April – 10 May

Dr Jekyll and Lady Hyde

Performances

Scène Cæcilia

Based on the Jekyll myth, this theatrical adaptation examines metamorphosis as both physical and social, probing identity, gender and the boundary between good and male/female. Stark black-and-white staging and chiaroscuro lighting evoke twilight and old horror films, while a persistent, slicing fog thickens the atmosphere. The venerable Dr Jekyll’s unsettling experiments unfold in a late-19th-century London laboratory, and his circle is drawn into mounting anguish as transformations accelerate.

In French.

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28 April – 13 May

Hé, Prométhée !

Performances

Théâtre du Grütli

A solitary man ventures through the desert in search of Prometheus, blaming the gods for igniting a consuming fire within each human. This monologue delves into the connections between ancient tragedy and contemporary turmoil, examining desire and existence through the lenses of love and creation, all in pursuit of an illuminating fire that does not consume.

In French.

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Tuesday 28 April, 18:30

Reading in Resonance #6 – Didier Jourdren

Performances

Temple de Saint-Gervais

Poet Didier Jourdren presents a reading that blends literature and music, exploring poetic prose, moments of astonishment and quiet contemplation. Joined by reader Alicia Packer and pianist Toni Costa, the evening foregrounds the interplay of voice and piano, while language itself—its rhythms and wordplay—becomes a musical element. The program favors intimate, reflective passages that invite attentive listening, creating a warm, meditative atmosphere that lingers after the last line.

In French.

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Ghibli Classics: Spirited Away