Directed by Célie Pauthe and adapted from Mathieu Belezi’s novel, C’était notre terre is a five‑performer theatre piece that stages the collapse of a family in northern Algeria during the war of independence. Kamel Khélif’s paintings infuse the mise en scène, confronting the violent logics of colonial rule. The ensemble navigates memory, rupture and generational trauma through a choral narrative performed in French and Kabyle, with French surtitles.
Returning for its twentieth edition, Les Aubes brings softness and poetry to Geneva mornings. At dawn, intimate musical encounters offer delicate soundscapes that stir the senses, favouring close listening and subtle atmospheres. The programme highlights a variety of acoustic and experimental projects, from solo performances to chamber ensembles, each designed to awaken the city with refined timbres and attentive pacing. A gentle celebration of morning listening and communal presence.
Since 2012, singer Rosemary Standley and cellist Dom La Nena have collaborated in Birds on a Wire, reimagining songs from rock, Baroque and Brazilian repertoires. Staged by Étienne Saglio, the duo weaves delicate vocal lines and cello textures into spare, folk-baroque arrangements that highlight emotional fragility and elegiac intimacy. Their repertoire — from Tom Waits and Bob Dylan to Barbara and Jacques Brel — is transformed into a dreamy, restrained soundscape where silence and resonance shape a haunting, poetic journey.
Curated by the Summer Concerts Association and its artistic committee, this series offers an hour of chamber music that ranges from intimate solo recitals to richly textured ensemble programmes. Repertoire spans classical chamber works with thoughtful programming that highlights timbre, phrasing and quiet dynamic arcs. The performances favour close listening and meditative atmospheres, where delicate sonorities and careful lighting shape intimate moments and gradual emotional transitions, inviting reflection and a sense of calm.
Swiss singer-songwriter NNAVY delivers a velvet-smooth voice and a neo-soul sound that blends R&B, soul and jazz. Her intimate phrasing and warm, magnetic timbre transform sparse arrangements into glowing, emotionally charged moments. Having supported artists such as Lionel Richie and Arlo Parks and gathered millions of streams, she draws an attentive international audience. On stage her radiant presence anchors each song, moving between hushed tenderness and soulful intensity to create a confessional, late-night atmosphere.
Tristan & Iseut – Le chant des amours impossibles offers an outdoor theatrical and musical retelling of the medieval Tristan and Iseut legend, balancing emotion and humour. Performed in the spirit of traditional street theatre, the ensemble combines live music, physical staging and playful scenography to evoke timeless passions and impossible loves. The production is crafted to be immersive and accessible, creating an intimate, convivial atmosphere suitable for audiences from six years old.
Led by singer-songwriter Éric Le Rouge, this intimate voice-and-guitar set explores the poetic textures of chanson française and folk. His warm baritone and delicate guitar phrases create a close, confessional atmosphere, alternating between tender melodies and rhythmic gestures. Sparse arrangements and attentive dynamics let the lyrics emerge as personal narratives, coloured by simple harmonic touches and hushed emotion. The staging favours immediacy and listening, drawing the audience into a gentle, reflective sound world.
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