Thursday 19 November, 20:00

Syd Matters

Booking Required

Syd Matters returns with a new, fifth album that blends 1960s songwriting, 1970s freedom and contemporary synth textures. Founded in 2003 by Jonathan Morali, the band is known for warm, evocative vocals and memorable melodies. Their signature tracks—“Black & White Eyes”, “Obstacles”, “To All Of You” and “I Might Float”—have amassed nearly 200 million streams. Their live shows balance epic sweep and intimate detail, drawing on a decade of international touring and renewed interest after inclusion in the game Life Is Strange.

Place des Volontaires 4,
1204 Genève

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Photo Credit: DR

22 September – 29 November

La Demande en mariage et l’ours

Performances

Théâtre de Carouge

Two short plays by Anton Chekhov staged by Tibor Ockenfels and Flavie Tapparel, presented as compact dramatic machines where romantic comedy masks escalating confrontations between desire, affection and material interest. Performances rely on precise physical timing, terse exchanges and a lean, playful design to reveal the simmering violence behind courtship rituals. The three actors — Estelle Bridet, Matteo Prandi and Raphaël Vachoux — inhabit heightened character types that shift between farce and darker comic truth, creating a sharply observed, kinetic evening.

In French.

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Tuesday 22 September, 20:00

Nemanja Radulović and Geneva Chamber Orchestra

Performances

Victoria Hall

Led by conductor Raphaël Merlin and featuring violinist Nemanja Radulović, this concert pairs Prokofiev’s luminous Second Violin Concerto with Brahms’s First Serenade. Radulović’s electrifying stage presence and stratospheric technique bring out the concerto’s ironic brightness, while the serenade unfolds with warm lyricism and folk-tinged dance rhythms. The Geneva Chamber Orchestra shapes intimate textures and bold crescendos, sculpted through attentive phrasing and dynamic contrasts to create a colourful, emotionally rich opening to the season.

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22 October – 26 January

Cinzia Cattaneo & Guest

Performances

Caustic Comedy Club

Cinzia Cattaneo presents a residency of sharp, observational stand-up with new material and a rotating guest comedian every two weeks. Her candid delivery and precise timing create intimate, laugh-filled situations that probe everyday absurdities and personal anecdotes. The performances combine scripted bits and spontaneous exchanges with the audience, offering a direct, charismatic stage presence and an evolving set that highlights both solo work and collaborative comic interplay.

In French.

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15 – 27 September

D’amour et d’eau fraîche

Performances

Théâtre du Loup

Directed by Rémi Dufay, D’amour et d’eau fraîche is a stage adventure that celebrates movement, friendship and the unforeseen. Rémi Dufay and his ensemble probe margins and fragile frames, staging situations that slip away in a deliberately unsteady ceremony. The production blurs reality and magic, carrying the audience through a joyful, rocambolic wandering. A lively, generous performance that refuses stillness and favours continual transformation.

In French.

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18 – 27 September

Pourquoi et pourquoi pas ?

Performances

Am Stram Gram

Directed by Jérôme Bel, this collectively created theatre piece is written and performed by children aged 8 to 14. The work unfolds through improvisation, playful imagination and a celebration of creative freedom, inviting an immediate, joyful stage presence. The ensemble’s spontaneous scenes and open-ended dramaturgy emphasize collaboration and risk, offering spectators an intimate encounter with youthful authorship and theatrical experiment.

In French.

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15 September – 11 October

Oncle Vania

Performances

Théâtre des Amis

Directed by Françoise Courvoisier, this production of Anton Chekhov’s Oncle Vania — translated by Arthur Adamov — assembles a committed ensemble (Vincent Bonillo, Pierre Dubey, Bérangère Mastrangelo, Patricia Mollet-Mercier, Clarisse Morizot, Pierre Omer, Juliana Samarine, Edmond Vuilloud) to explore love, the passage of time and illusions lost. The staging, created with scenographer Gilbert Maire and painter André Kasper, uses Rinaldo Del Boca’s lighting, Pierre Omer’s music and Nicolas Le Roy’s sound to evoke both the comedy and the terrifying humanity of Chekhov.

In French.

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