Saturday 16 January, 20:00

Comment draguer après 50 ans

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Directed with sensitivity and wit, this theatrical piece explores intimacy, desire and the complexities of aging after fifty. Through a blend of humour and poignant moments, the production examines how relationships, confidence and self-image evolve with time. Minimalist staging, careful lighting and an attentive ensemble create an intimate atmosphere that highlights emotional nuance and comic timing. The performance invites reflection on connection, resilience and new beginnings in later life.

In French.

Rue de la Servette 2,
Switzerland

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Photo Credit: DR

22 September – 4 October

Dire adieu

Performances

Théâtre le Galpon

Directed by Nathalie Cuenet and written by Valérie Poirier, Dire adieu is performed by Compagnie Volodia. The piece stages fragmented conversations between a daughter and her mother, probing a quest for recognition and the fragile possibility of reconciliation. Its form recalls the codes of Greek tragedy, using heightened language and concentrated staging to explore memory, silence and unresolved grief. The ensemble creates a tense, intimate atmosphere that makes emotional rupture palpable.

In French.

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27 August – 18 October

Scène Vagabonde Festival 2026

Performances

Théâtre Cæcilia

Scène Vagabonde’s seventh edition brings a compact program of contemporary theatre and music, presenting three contrasting stage works — “Par le bout du nez”, “Quadrille” and “Prima facie” — alongside a concert by Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp as part of La Bâtie-Festival de Genève. Across intimate stagings the festival favors inventive direction, close ensemble interplay and a balance of wit and intensity, offering encounters that privilege physical presence, tonal variety and rigorous dramaturgy.

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Thursday 24 September, 20:30

Noir et Gerber — Two-Voice Trio

Performances

Brasseur des Grottes

Simon Gerber and Sophie Noir lead a rare two-voice trio, joined by drummer and sound engineer Claude Kamber (often replaced in concert by Alberto Malo). Formed during a residency, the group blends soul, blues and chanson with touches of pop, folk and jazz. Their repertoire mixes original songs in French and English with obscure American soul duets, delivered with minimalist, electric intensity. Recorded and produced by the trio, their live-rooted approach foregrounds warm harmonies, intimate interplay and raw, resonant sonic textures.

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Thursday 24 September, 20:00

Blaise Bersinger: Tchoutchou.mp3

Performances

Théâtre de la Madeleine

Does having a Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF) first-class travel card mean you’ve made it in life? What were the people smoking who designed the Isle of Man flag? Have you ever tried Didier’s tiramisu? What do you call those triangular dividers on supermarket checkout conveyor belts? Should we compost our boogers? Are you manly even if you can’t lift a heavy suitcase? Who actually likes fireworks? Can you name your child Ragusa? All these questions (except two) are addressed in tchoutchou.mp3, Blaise Bersinger’s new, not-so-improvised one-man show. Oscillating between stand-up, concert, and a stroke, the Lausanne-based comedian offers you a rather silly and reassuring (train?) journey for your digestive system. As Douglas-Wolfgang Bersinger, Blaise’s fictional uncle, said two years after his brain removal: “aaha è gah”

In French.

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Thursday 24 September, 19:30

Peace Philharmonic & Khozyainov: Mozart

Performances

Conservatoire de Musique de Genève

Opening the season, the Peace Philharmonic joins pianist and conductor Nikolay Khozyainov for an evening devoted to Mozart. Khozyainov’s virtuosic touch illuminates the drama and lyricism of the Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, while the orchestra delivers the grandeur and contrapuntal brilliance of the Symphony No. 41, ‘Jupiter’. The programme balances intimacy and orchestral power, offering refined phrasing, transparent textures and radiant elegance that bring Mozart’s expressive contrasts to life.

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24 – 27 September

Pewma

Performances

Théâtre de l'Usine

Choreographed by Valeska Romero Curiqueo, Pewma (Mapudungun for “dream”) weaves dance, performance, live sound and poetry to trace transmissions between bodies. The piece confronts peripheral, wounded and violently marked identities through ritualized gestures and sensual collisions, invoking Venus as a figure of omen, destruction and rebirth. Live violin, synthesizers and vocals shape a tense, luminous soundscape as bodies dissolve and reconstitute, staging desire, friction and collective memory.

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