Sunday 26 April, 16:00

Maquis Dekalé #17 — Pamela Badjogo

Booking Required

Led by Gabonese singer Pamela Badjogo, this concert blends ancestral Bakaningui song with contemporary highlife and afrobeat. Featuring guest Pat Thomas and arrangements by Kwame Yeboah, the performance mixes Bwiti, Pygmy and Mandingue sonorities with modern grooves, creating a layered sonic tapestry. Badjogo’s voice guides an intimate, introspective journey through personal dramas, triumphs and the daily challenges of contemporary African women, while celebrating cultural roots. The atmosphere shifts between reflective moments and buoyant rhythms, where hope, love and resilience resonate.

Place de l'Ile 1,
1204 Genève

Photo Credit: Alex Pointet

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Photo Credit: Alex Pointet

22 April – 3 May

Feu au lac !

Performances

Théâtre des Marionnettes

Feu au lac ! stages a trio of political puppet pieces that resurrect little-known episodes of Romandy’s social history. Combining rod puppets, archival fragments and live music, the performance balances sharp satire and warm humanity. Conceived from a short piece shown during Cabaret en chantier 2024, the triptych revitalizes political marionette theatre while offering a rhythmic, musical staging that sparks reflection and collective energy. The creative approach foregrounds material histories and the power of popular resistance.

In French.

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23 April – 13 May

Lapin Lapin

Performances

Théâtre Alchimic

Lapin Lapin is a compassionate comedy that follows a large, eccentric family living in extreme poverty. Directed by Sarah Marcuse, the staging centers on Mama Lapin’s courage and optimism. Through rocambolesque episodes, the piece blends sharp social critique with warm humour and resilient affection. Khaled Khoury’s scenography and Loane Ruga’s lighting shape an intimate, expressive world, while an ensemble cast delivers vivid, tender performances.

In French.

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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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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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23 – 26 April

Un petit meurtre sans conséquence

Performances

Théâtre des Grottes

Un petit meurtre sans conséquence examines the corrosive dynamics of a partnership through savage wit and dark comic timing. This staging sharpens the play’s satire, exposing the small betrayals and escalating cowardice that undercut intimacy. Sparse sets and stark lighting heighten the moral claustrophobia, while conversational dialogue pivots between warmth and menace. The result is a tense, mordant portrait of complicity and self-preservation, balancing laughter with a chill of recognition.

In French.

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Sunday 26 April, 11:00

Fanny Mendelssohn

Performances

Conservatoire de Musique de Genève

The OSR showcases the works of Fanny Mendelssohn as part of the 2025-26 Chamber Music Series at the Geneva Conservatory of Music. Musicians Sidonie Bougamont, Claire Dassesse, Luca Casciato, and Léonard Frey-Maibach will perform her String Quartet in E-flat major, Piano Quartet in A-flat major, and Piano Trio in D minor, op. 11. Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn, as talented as her brother, composed despite the biases of her time. Her compositions reveal a vibrant personality and boldness, suggesting the remarkable potential she could have realized.

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Maquis Dekalé #17 — Pamela Badjogo