Thursday 9 July, 19:00

Cultural Picnic — INDIANSWITCH

Free

Switched On India, conceived and presented by engineer-musician Varun Desai, is a performance-conference tracing the pioneering history of electronic music in India. Desai reconstructs an original Moog synthesizer—rebuilt at 60% scale—while DJ-producer Zequenx (Zainab Wani) offers psychedelic, rave-inflected sets. Mixing live performance, historical narrative and visual storytelling, the evening juxtaposes Western electronic innovation with Indian musical traditions, creating immersive sonic archaeology and intimate moments of discovery.

In English.

Parc des Cropettes

Photo Credit: iasp

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Photo Credit: iasp

7 – 15 July

Bellerive Festival

Performances

Ferme de Saint-Maurice

Bellerive Festival presents a programme of chamber and orchestral music exploring repertoire from Classical to late Romantic and early 20th-century voices. Evenings feature works by Beethoven, Dvořák, Schubert, Mahler and Mendelssohn alongside evocative programmes centred on Grieg, Tchaikovsky and American classics. A New York-themed matinée offers lighter, rhythmic contrasts. A concurrent photographic exhibition by Michel Juvet creates a visual dialogue with the music. The festival highlights refined ensemble playing, expressive phrasing and an intimate atmosphere.

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8 – 12 July

La Cantine de Nasreddine

Performances

Théâtre de l'Orangerie

Co-created by Primala Casse, La Cantine de Nasreddine stages a mobile kitchen as a theatrical set where cooking and storytelling intertwine. Three performers — Sophie Lebrun, Redwan Reys and Atakan Tan — inhabit new incarnations of Nasreddine Hodja, turning everyday situations into unexpected twists that reveal quiet wisdom. Vicky Althaus’s lighting and an intimate, communal mise en scène frame moments of humour, ritual and shared eating, inviting audiences into a warm, inventive collective experience.

In French.

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Wednesday 8 July, 21:00

Quatuor Ardeo — ‘Je brûle’ (with Pascal Moraguès)

Performances

Scène Ella Fitzgerald

Quatuor Ardeo — whose name means “I burn” — brings together four committed musicians known for vivid collective playing and an intense ensemble spirit. Joined by Pascal Moraguès, principal clarinet of the Orchestre de Paris, the group’s timbre acquires a new colour and breathing space. The programme moves from Borodin’s Nocturne through Mendelssohn’s Quartet No. 4 to Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, unfolding dialogues of luminous clarity, intimate conversation and expressive warmth.

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1 – 12 July

One Thing After Another

Performances

Théâtre de l'Orangerie

Join a playful builder who improvises a strange home in a garden. With brave, clever ropes and found objects she moves from one idea to the next, sometimes wild, sometimes stubborn, slowly assembling a surprising structure. Children will watch materials cooperate or resist, feel the rhythm of making, and wonder whether everything will collapse or turn into accidental genius. A lively, physical performance that celebrates imagination, trial and joyful experimentation.

In French. Ages 6 and up.

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2 – 23 July

Caustic Sunsets

Performances

La Canopée

Caustic Sunsets is an intense, intimate performance exploring heat, decay and late-day tension through layered sound and stark visual choreography. Sparse staging and abrasive sonic textures create a slow-burning atmosphere where silence and sudden crescendos converse. The work focuses on physicality, shadow and the poetics of decline, inviting the audience into a concentrated sensory experience that lingers beyond the lights.

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2 – 30 July

Tango Workshop and Concert

Performances

MAH

An evening that moves between dance and live music, guided by instructors Claire Rufenacht and Pedro Ratto. Their approachable initiation opens a space for beginners to find tango’s intimate rhythms, followed by a concert from El Revire Duo whose guitar and bandoneon weave warm, melancholic melodies. The program balances social dance and listening, with close musical dynamics and subtle interplay that invite both movement and reflection.

In French.

Thursday 2 July, 18:00
Thursday 9 July, 18:00
Thursday 23 July, 18:00
Thursday 30 July, 18:00

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Cultural Picnic — INDIANSWITCH