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.
Zoë Conway returns with her enchanting Celtic violin and voice for a captivating journey into the heart of Irish folk music. Joined by soloists from the Geneva Camerata, she will immerse us in the vibrant ambiance of Irish pubs in Belfast, Dublin, Cork, and Kilkenny, blending dreamlike melodies, exhilaration, and virtuosity.
Max, known as Smoky, channels a lifetime rooted in rhythm into a compact, dynamic rap performance. A drummer since age six and a sound engineering student, he blends percussive precision with varied flows, sensitive yet incisive lyrics and haunting melodies. His hybrid rap and hip-hop approach favors intimate vocal moments and propulsive beats, shaped in collaboration with the On Stage program of the EJMA Live Foundation. The result is a charged, tactile set that balances raw energy and nuanced storytelling.
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.
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; assistant director Léa Déchamboux supports the staging. Natacha Jaquerod’s set, Rinaldo Del Boca’s lighting and Nicolas Le Roy’s sound design sculpt intimate, lyrical atmospheres. Drawing on Grisélidis’s letters, the piece blends lyricism and fury into a raw, elegiac portrait of life and writing.
In French.
Led by Asin Khan Langa, master of the Sindhi sarangi, Trio Saz revives a hereditary Langa repertoire of folk melody and Sufi poetry from western Rajasthan. Joined by Sadiq Khan Langa on dholak and Zakir Khan Langa on kartal, the ensemble weaves ancient songs and original compositions, honored by the Aga Khan Music Awards. Sparse textures, rhythmic pulse and intimate vocal lines create a meditative atmosphere that honors tradition while reaching contemporary audiences.
With Choreia, a polyballet whose title refers to the harmonious union of song, speech, and dance within a chorus, the CocoonDance Company presents a performance featuring eight dancers who dissolve the conventional boundaries between stage and audience, dance and voice, choral singing and theatrical action.
In doing so, they reconnect with the roots of theatre, reviving the very essence of the chorus in Greek comedy—a blend of dance, song, and action. Choreia is a show that pushes the traditional limits of dance by exploring the concept of the chorus and redefining the interaction between performers and spectators.
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