Performed by pianist Shani Diluka and actor Charles Berling, Le Journal intime de Bernstein blends concert and theatre to trace Leonard Bernstein’s intimate world. Marianne Vourch’s text guides a narrative through doubt, desire and musical transmission, while Diluka’s piano and Berling’s delivery evoke emotion and nuance. The staging balances biography and musical performance, offering a reflective, lyrical portrait of a twentieth-century composer.
In French.
String quartet Quatuor Aviv presents an intimate programme featuring Anna Göckel and Brandon Garbot on violins, Noémie Bialobroda on viola and Daniel Mitnitsky on cello. The programme juxtaposes Haydn’s lively Quartet in C major, Op. 54 No. 2 with Alban Berg’s intense, expressionist String Quartet Op. 3 and Mendelssohn’s radiant Quartet in D major, Op. 44 No. 1. Refined ensemble playing, precise articulation and warm sonorities invite close listening and emotional contrast.
This improvisational cabaret gathers a rotating ensemble who transform prompts into exuberant, instant theatrics. Performers spin spontaneous stories, invent vivid characters and push collective comedy toward grand, over-the-top moments. The staging favors quick costume shifts, dynamic lighting and a live-paced soundscape that heightens each surprise. Featuring Nadim Ahmed, Blaise Bersinger, Nina Cachelin, Odile Cantero, Deborah Chirenti, Thomas Demaurex, Alain Ghiringhelli, Julien Henchoz, Malik Kaufmann, Pauline Maitre, Adrien Laplana, Eric Lecoultre and Quentin Lo Russo, the show celebrates the art of improvisation and shared laughter.
In French.
Remix brings Les Impertinences’ exuberant collision of baroque and Latin American music. Under musical director Pablo Agudo López, the ensemble blends historical practice, improvisation and virtuosic flair. Featuring Emma Vignier, Gabriel Canneva, Ulises Pineda, Luis Eduardo López, Sergio Valdeos, Florencia Romero and creative collaborators Jeanne Kleinman and Léo Petrequin, the programme swaps dance forms and melodies, opening old material to rhythmic and timbral reinvention. The result is a festive, cosmopolitan concert that balances scholarly rigour with spontaneous, theatrical energy.
Created by Manon Bril and Etienne Lautrette and directed by Théo Comby Lemaitre, this hybrid lecture-performance blends scholarly rigour with theatrical wit. Historian Manon Bril guides the audience through surprising episodes of human history, overturning assumptions with a sharp, offbeat humour and playful staging. The show mixes clear popular-science explanation, theatrical images and comic timing to reveal that nothing has “always been like this”.
In French.
The evening opens with the BAG Committee, setting the tone before the traditional jam session takes over. Rooted in live improvisation and shared musical energy, the format invites a fluid progression from an initial performance into an open, spontaneous exchange. The result is relaxed yet charged, shaped by the interplay of musicians, the shifting mood of the room, and the pleasure of listening as the music unfolds in real time.
Directed by Jean Bellorini in collaboration with Yang Hua Theatre, this staging reimagines Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince with the title character portrayed by a Chinese actor. The production blends French and Mandarin dialogue with live music by singers from China’s independent scene. Actors François Deblock and Marc Plas perform alongside a cast that shifts between a childlike prince, an ancient reciter of poems and fantastical cosmic inhabitants. The staging mixes song, poetry and intimate theatricality, exploring friendship and human connection.
In French and Mandarin.
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