Written and performed by Jihad Darwiche, this spoken-word recital gathers personal memories and testimonies to portrait everyday Palestinians who resist erasure. Through intimate storytelling and vivid character sketches, the piece explores themes of dignity, hope and tolerance amid conflict, and the effort to protect children’s smiles. Sparse staging and a concentrated vocal performance foreground human resilience and solidarity, offering moments of quiet emotion and shared witness.
In French.
Brigade financière stages a tense, chamber drama by Hugues Leforestier that confronts the logic of contemporary finance. Under Antony Mettler’s direction, Christian Gregori and Maria Mettral embody a sharp, cerebral duel between a financial crimes commissioner and an accused executive. Christian Gregori also signs scenography and costumes while Florian Cuellar sculpts the lighting. The production blends police-procedural suspense with satirical intelligence, probing power, privilege and the contradictions of today’s economic system.
In French.
Performed by Ensemble Sinfonietta Bern and the Quartet Sinfonietta Bern, this programme presents Mozart’s Little Night Serenade with sparkling clarity and buoyant energy. The musicians shape agile string textures and luminous phrasing, revealing grace, charm and radiant colour. The music’s classical poise balances intimacy and brilliance, recalling its Viennese origins in 1787 between The Marriage of Figaro and Mozart’s late symphonies. The result is spirited, luminous and quietly jubilant.
Entre guillemets presents a titleless performance where objects fall, slide and unsettle the stage. The company blends circus, theatre and visual performance to probe the fragility of everyday life and the challenge of keeping emotional and physical balance. Recovered objects from each venue become autonomous elements within a poetic, chaotic set. The piece mixes physical humour, gravity and touching moments. Performers include Camille Boitel, Sève Bernard, Kenzo Bernard and Étienne Charles, with alternating casts.
In French.
Led by oud master Anouar Brahem, this quartet features Klaus Gesing (bass clarinet, saxophone), Björn Meyer (bass) and Khaled Yassine (darbouka, bendir). The programme weaves lyrical oud lines with chamber-like harmonic textures, where improvisation meets Western compositional harmony and refined Eastern modes. Sparse rhythmic pulses and warm low-register sonorities create a contemplative, meditative atmosphere, shifting into moments of lively interplay. The music invites close listening, revealing delicate timbres and subtle dynamic contrasts.
Written by E.-E. Schmitt, La Tectonique des Sentiments probes how love can turn to hatred in an instant. The plot follows Diane and Richard as imagined betrayals unleash seismic emotional shifts, toppling certainties and stirring violent tenderness. The piece balances sharp comedy and quiet cruelty, dissecting contradictions of desire through intimate exchanges and sudden tremors of feeling. The staging favors psychological clarity and a charged, oscillating atmosphere that leaves the audience unsettled and moved.
In French.
Gianni Motti is a Swiss conceptual artist known for blurring the boundaries between art, politics and everyday life. Often working through interventions, performances and symbolic gestures, he inserts himself into real-world situations—from institutions to public events—to question power, authorship and the role of the artist. His provocative and often humorous works invite audiences to reconsider what art can be and where it can happen.
Opening : during the Nuit des Bains, Thursday 12 March, 18:00
Closing event : in conversation with Marc-Olivier Wahler, Tuesday 12 May, 18:00-21:00
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