Ensemble Sinfonietta Bern presents a concert tribute to composer Howard Shore, exploring the majestic, cinematic soundscapes of The Lord of the Rings. Soprano Sarah Pagin lends luminous vocal lines that evoke Elvish laments and ancient chants, weaving with the orchestra’s rich textures. The programme balances sweeping leitmotifs and intimate, atmospheric moments, marrying orchestral power with an otherworldly vocal presence to create an immersive sonic journey into Tolkien’s mythic landscapes.
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.
Reuniting to celebrate the jubilees of Robin Girod and Nelson Schaer, Duck Duck Grey Duck returns with long-time collaborator Pierre-Henri Beyrière to perform their repertoire with guest musicians. Pioneers of Geneva’s independent rock scene in the 2010s, the band blends artistic rigour, a taste for experimentation and a keen sense of melody. The evening promises a festive, intimate atmosphere shaped by careful arrangements and collaborative improvisation.
Presented by Creative BPM, Tremplin Mouvement gathers emerging female choreographers and dancers from street and clubbing cultures to present short, 15-minute works. The evening showcases experimental approaches to movement, rhythm and club aesthetics, foregrounding techniques drawn from Afro‑diasporic popular cultures. Intimate and kinetic, the programme favors testing new forms, bold improvisation and visceral staging, offering snapshots of a vibrant, evolving scene and a platform for practices often underrepresented in Geneva.
Astral Festival Geneva – Equinox Night brings an all-night electronic journey through house, tech house, melodic techno and techno. The programmed lineup mixes international DJs — including Carlos Pulido — with local selectors, weaving pulsing rhythms and warm melodic threads. Production favors immersive lighting and a taut sound design that shapes a charged, communal atmosphere, shifting from intimate grooves to euphoric peaks. The event reads as a choreography of sound and movement, inviting dancers to lose and find themselves in waves of rhythm.
Composed and performed by Vittorio Montalti, Blue Electricity investigates technological surveillance and the erosion of freedom through tense, immersive sound. Metallic percussion, transformed everyday objects and electronic textures blur acoustic and processed timbres, while reactive lighting shapes the performance’s spatial sculpting. The ensemble — Eklekto, Romane Bouffioux, Louis Delignon, Corentin Marillier and Fabien Perreau — executes The Smell of Blue Electricity (2021), a quartet-percussion and live electronics piece that folds theatrical tension into a collective sonic experience.
Le Truc sur le feu is a playful, offbeat fable that examines how the domestication of fire shaped human life. Written by Romane Nicolas, the piece stages two Paleolithic clans who wonder, clash and ignite as puppets by the Kokoschka tradition bring grotesque situations to life. With incisive humour and sharp theatricality, the show confronts ideas of progress, individuality versus community, animality and civilisation, offering a vividly staged reflection on the choices that set societies alight.
In French.
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