Desperate for (bonds) is an improvisational performance for electroacoustic harp that explores the sonic tensions embedded within human attachment. Strings and woven connections create an architecture of bonds between a body and a harp that are strapped together, inviting the audience into a form of radical listening — if one dares to enter it.
Plan-les-Ouates is celebrating its 175th anniversary with a comedic show starring Marie-Thérèse, the well-known Swiss housewife, alongside emerging comedians like Bruno Peki and Julie Conti. This performance advocating for greater recognition promises laughter and entertainment. .
In French.
Led by Ensemble Temenos, this programme reunites trio sonatas, suites of symphonies, a flute sonata and organ pieces by Antoine Dornel. The ensemble, with Alice Julien-Laferrière (violin) and Karel Valter (traverso), explores the refined elegance and inventive balance of late 17th–early 18th‑century French style. The music unfolds through measured dances, ornate ornamentation and lyrical Italianate contrasts, revealing melodic suppleness, intimate dialogues and rich harmonic clarity. The performance aims for transparent textures and poetic expression, inviting attentive listening to a seldom-heard repertoire.
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.
Are Demons Among Us? Berbiguier de Terre-Neuve du Thym was a French citizen from Avignon who, after having his cards read by a fortune-teller, began to see malevolent beings all around him, whom he called “goblins.” The delusion lasted his entire life. His book on demons is an impressively detailed work, written in a rich literary style and containing utterly bizarre content—both pathetic and unintentionally comical.
It constitutes the most complete account of the inner world of a man gripped by profound madness. It was rediscovered in the following century by the Surrealists, notably Raymond Queneau, as well as by enthusiasts of outsider art. The performance will be a montage of the very words of this famous “literary madman” and will offer the audience a journey into the labyrinth of his thoughts.
In French.
Choreographer Marcos Morau unveils Svatbata, a world premiere for the Grand Théâtre de Genève. This work brings together the theater’s ballet troupe to delve into the rituals and concept of marriage, drawing inspiration from Bulgaria’s unique position as a bridge between East and West. Through choreographic movements that blend human sounds and gestures, the piece offers a contemplation on life, death, and the rituals connecting them, while celebrating the universality and depth of collective traditions.
Directed by Claude Vuillemin, Yasmina Reza’s Trois versions de la vie assembles four performers, Laurent Deshusses, Marie Druc, Sophie Lukasik and Nicolas Rossier, in a taut, virtuosic staging. Lighting by Rinaldo Del Boca and costumes by Sylvie Lépine shape shifting domestic realities as the play probes how social veneer fractures intimate relationships. This production by Les Amis – Le Chariot demands precision and emotional nuance from its cast.
In French.
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