An energetic evening of spontaneous theatre, the 32nd Mondial d’Improvisation brings together agile improvisers who craft scenes and characters on the spot. The ensemble explores rapid storytelling, sharp comic timing and emotional risk, playing with form and audience suggestion. Staging favors minimal props and a nimble ensemble dynamic, producing a vibrant, unpredictable atmosphere where creativity and collaboration drive every moment.
In French.
Samuel Jensky presents a lively solo comedy show that captures the carefree energy and fresh perspective of a new generation. Through sharp storytelling, observational sketches and playful improvisation, the performer navigates absurd everyday situations and quick-witted reflections on identity and social quirks. The piece balances spontaneity and crafted material to keep the atmosphere light and unpredictable, inviting genuine laughter and thoughtful smiles.
In French.
Choreographed and performed by Geumhyung Jeong, this conference-performance blends video projection and sound to examine the uneasy relation between the human body and surrounding objects. Jeong revisits works from Homemade RC Toy (2019) to Under Construction (2024), sharing development anecdotes and reflections on robotics, installation and puppetry. By reworking gestures originally designed to animate objects and performing them without props, she exposes the body as material, using nudity and minimal staging to evoke ritual and altered agency.
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.
Created by Noam Antonio in collaboration with ge.connekt, this release performance unfolds as an immersive audiovisual experience. Noam guides a shifting soundscape populated by a rotating roster of guest performers, while visual artist Daira Chh shapes layered imagery. The work favors sensory intensity and communal exchange, blending live interventions, sculpted lighting and deep resonances to engender moments of release and reflection. The atmosphere is intimate and kinetic, alternating between dense textures and sudden clarity to draw audiences into the project’s vivid world.
Nos voisins artificiels stages a tense, intimate theatrical exploration of human relationships in the age of technology. A focused ensemble navigates shifting boundaries between empathy and estrangement through precise physicality, fragmented dialogue and luminous stagecraft. The piece blends dark humour with moments of quiet vulnerability, relying on carefully designed lighting and minimalist sets to heighten emotional textures. Audience members are invited to witness ambiguous intimacy and the uncanny rhythms of contemporary coexistence.
In French.
Swiss jazz saxophonist Arthur Donnot returns with his second album Pontica De Alma, meaning « Passerelle de l’âme » in Occitan. The project offers an intimate, airy musical immersion marked by a warm, velvety saxophone tone and a luminous, lyrical approach. At the crossroads of jazz and indie folk, Donnot delivers a heartfelt, original performance accompanied by the new generation of Swiss musicians: Erwan Valazza (guitar), Jules Martinet (bass), Nathan Vandenbulcke (drums) and Mélusine Chapuis (keys).
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