An evening in three parts showcasing emerging jazz and electro-acoustic projects. Louis Billette’s 6tet plays generous, jubilant and comforting modern jazz with a pronounced groove. Mohs, featuring Fanny Martin, blends acoustic instruments and electronic effects to shape powerful, luminous soundscapes. Arthur Hnatek, joined by Sophie Le Meillour, unfolds an audiovisual set that oscillates between electronic music, contemporary drumming, improvisation and club-like energy.
Les Fabulateurs present a long-form improvisation in which the audience steers the narrative. A story grows from spectators’ suggestions, then at intermission the crowd proposes twists; the chosen idea is woven into the second half, overturning characters and stakes. The company relies on quick wit, physical play and tight ensemble listening to reshape plotlines in the moment. The piece privileges surprise, communal invention and a lively, razor-bright comic energy that keeps the performance elastic and unpredictable.
In French.
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.
JazzContreBand celebrates its 30th anniversary with a new creation led by trumpeter Erik Truffaz. Franco‑Swiss musicians join forces with the Orchestre des Alpes et du Léman in Side by Side, a programme that blends classical writing, jazz phrasing and open-ended improvisation. The project explores textural contrasts, orchestral colours and solo interplay, shifting from intimate chamber passages to wide, cinematic swells. Expect nuanced dynamics, luminous timbres and collaborative dialogue across genres.
Choreographer and performer Geumhyung Jeong presents a double programme that probes the uneasy alliance between the human body and surrounding objects. Combining contemporary dance, performance, puppetry and visual art with a long-running interest in robotic sculptures, she revisits works in a conference-performance, Toy Under Development, before performing Find Select Copy and Paste. Stripping movement of its props — even appearing naked as a deliberate “costume” — Jeong reconfigures gestures to blur animate and inanimate, creating an intimate, uncanny ritual.
Conducted by Ton Koopman, this performance reunites the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande with soloists and students from the Haute École de Musique to bring Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to life. Soprano Talia Or, mezzo Susanne Schimmack, tenor Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani and baritone Ivan Thirion join the vocal department in a rendition that foregrounds the Ode to Joy as an emblem of fraternity and hope. The interpretation balances monumental orchestral climaxes and intimate choral passages, offering a communal, cathartic listening experience.
Produced by Village du Soir, Nostalgia & Disco XXL gathers headline artists Gala, Boney M, O-Zone, Helmut Fritz, Lââm and Matt Houston in an immersive retro-concert and dance night. Spectacular scenography and dynamic lighting designs frame live performances and DJ sets, while costume-driven visuals and neon aesthetics revive 80s–2000s pop culture. The program balances communal sing-alongs with club energy, inviting collective euphoria through layered sound and kaleidoscopic staging.
Please adjust your criteria to see more results.
Your password has been reset successfully. You can now log in with your new password.
We’ve sent you a password reset email to the address provided. Please check your inbox and/or spam folder.
Please check your inbox for a verification email to complete your sign-up.
Culture, curated weekly.
Event removed from your CoolAgenda.
