Comedian Lord Betterave delivers a frenetic and sharp solo show that skims 300,000 years of human folly with mischievous bad faith. Through rapid-fire riffs and vivid images he alternately admires the penguin heart, lampoons the tobacco industry and democratic whims, and rails against the smell of tequila and the quirks of Amsterdam. The performance mixes sincerity, absurdity and moments of pure physical comedy, including a memorable imitation of a cat coughing up a hairball.
In French.
Focus Jeune Création brings together a new generation of Romand artists over two weeks, presenting five bold and hybrid performances that blur theatre, performance and live art. The program explores emergent writing and stage practices— from plateau-based text to pieces rooted in the real—offering layered, often indisciplinary approaches that question formats and invent languages for a transforming world. Accompanying meetings and discussions extend the works and open insight into creative processes.
A theatrical, musical and visual voyage into the heart of the Mediterranean, Poésidonia brings together forty actors, singers and musicians in a vibrant chorus. Their stories speak of solidarity, exile, hope and resistance, carried by poetry, music and voices from across the world. Around the performance, concerts extend the encounter, while an exhibition of photographs and illustrations adds further visual perspectives.
In French.
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Bertrand Belin sculpts a deliberately wandering pop poised between rock and chanson, threaded with jazz and blues. On his latest album Watt he explores existential themes through poetic, mysterious and luminous writing. His crooner-like delivery and elegant harmonic language combine introspection with expansive, almost stellar arrangements, guiding the listener from intimate passages to wide sonic horizons. The concert offers an elegant, reflective musical voyage.
This trio brings together three leading improvisers from Chicago whose music resonates far beyond the United States. Through attentive listening and deep rapport they create spontaneous, evolving soundscapes where every gesture reshapes the moment. Their approach blends intense interplay, extended textures and rhythmic surprise, moving between delicate silence and powerful eruptions. The performance presents material from their debut album Dial Up on Aerophonic Records, offering an immersive, unpredictable exploration of contemporary improvisation.
Presented in partnership with the Institut National Genevois, this closing concert brings together prizewinners of the Geneva Competition: violist Brian Isaacs and the Quatuor Elmire. The programme centres on Beethoven’s Quintet alongside two contrasting works, offering intimate chamber music textures. The performers favour clarity of line and heated interplay, shaping a narrative of tenderness and tension. Lighting and staging are understated, focusing attention on timbral richness and communicative ensemble playing to create a luminous, emotionally precise evening.
Alain Della Maestra returns to the stage with his trio — trumpet (Alain Della Maestra), piano (Enrico Perelli) and drums (Luigi Lamarca) — for an evening of mellow jazz, bossa nova and Brazilian‑infused improvisation. Drawing on over fifty years of performing and a decade based in North America, he blends intimate swing, acoustic elegance and Latin colours. Expect warm, nuanced phrasing, close interplay and moments of spontaneous dialogue as the trio navigates standards, bossa‑novas and original improvisations with a lyrical touch.
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