27 August – 18 October

Scène Vagabonde Festival 2026

Scène Vagabonde’s seventh edition brings a compact program of contemporary theatre and music, presenting three contrasting stage works — “Par le bout du nez”, “Quadrille” and “Prima facie” — alongside a concert by Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp as part of La Bâtie-Festival de Genève. Across intimate stagings the festival favors inventive direction, close ensemble interplay and a balance of wit and intensity, offering encounters that privilege physical presence, tonal variety and rigorous dramaturgy.

Rue Antoine-Carteret 23,
Geneva, Switzerland

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Photo Credit: DR

27 – 29 August

Festival de la Bâtie – Les Sus·Pensives in Crescendo

Performances

Musée Ariana

Led by Simone Aubert’s live music, this circus-music piece features acrobats for whom aerial suspension is second nature. Against an original score, performers defy gravity to weave a precise airborne choreography that balances tension and lyricism. The intimate creation (2026) lasts about 30 minutes and is designed for a family audience, suitable from age 3. The presentation blends musical texture and physical poetry without dialogue.

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26 – 27 August

Medieval Crack

Performances

Théâtre de l'Orangerie

Medieval Crack is a performative choreography by Collectif Foulles that collapses medieval imagery into a living, queer‑inflected spectacle. Conceived and choreographed by the collective (Collin Cabanis, Auguste de Boursetty, Délia Krayenbühl, Emma Saba and Fabio Zoppelli) and performed by Collin Cabanis, Auguste de Boursetty, Délia Krayenbühl, Clovis Maillet and Fabio Zoppelli, the work unfreezes sacred tableaux through pop‑medieval songs, spoken interventions and dances that shift from ritual to concert. The piece probes historical fissures to reveal other narratives, bodies and modes of existence.

In French.

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21 – 30 August

Variations Musicales de Tannay

Performances

Multiple locations

Variations Musicales de Tannay presents a ten-day classical music festival offering a series of tented concerts featuring invited soloists, chamber ensembles, orchestral projects and family-friendly performances. Programmes range from intimate recitals and chamber music to larger ensemble and orchestral works, with one free family concert aimed at young audiences. Concerts are staged regardless of weather, and the festival emphasizes artistic variety, lyrical expression and accessible programming that invites listeners of all ages into the world of classical music.

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27 – 29 August

Festival de la Bâtie – The Harvest of Broken Promises

Performances

Théâtre Pitoëff

Pankaj Tiwari weaves memory, testimonies and music into The Harvest of Broken Promises, a politically charged performance that questions how agricultural progress reshapes ecosystems and rural life. Combining storytelling, folk song and myth, Tiwari performs a decolonial ecology that foregrounds farmers’ voices and resilient practices. The work blends sensitive dramaturgy with documentary rigor, creating intimate tableaux that move between lament and hope. A 2026 creation supported by the Delegation of Flanders to Geneva.

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26 – 28 August

Festival de la Bâtie – La Demande d’asile

Performances

Musée Ariana

Directed and choreographed by Nicolas Barry, La Demande d’asile stages the brutality of the asylum procedure through the bodies and voices of two performers, Sophie Billon and Nangaline Gomis. Blending dance and theatre, the piece makes administrative violence tangible and centres the specific difficulties faced by LGBTQIA+ people when forced to narrate their histories and identities under interrogation. Sparse scenography and intense physicality probe memory, vulnerability and survival.

In French.

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27 – 30 August

La Colère du Tigre, de Philippe Madral

Performances

MAH

Directed by Thierry Piguet, La Colère du Tigre explores the deep friendship between Georges Clemenceau and Claude Monet, framing their complex bond and the gesture behind the Nymphéas. Performed amid impressionist paintings, the intimate staging relies on a small ensemble — Jean Pierre Gos, Daniel Nasr, Caroline Cons and Sonia Müller — whose precise acting balances wit and tenderness, drawing the audience into a meditative, often comic portrait of artistic loyalty.

In French.

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