Eris, a trio from Rennes, draws its energy from the fest-noz, where dance and collective ritual shape the music. Led by singer Mannaïg Le Guével, the group reworks the traditional repertoire of Upper Brittany, mixing diatonic accordion, saxophone and contemporary textures to create driving, communal songs that address social tensions with resilience. Their sound balances ancient melodies and modern arrangements, inviting movement and shared listening.
Pianist Vanessa Wagner leads an evening devoted to female composers, alternating recital and musical dialogue. The programme opens with mezzo-soprano Valérie Eickhoff and pianist Eleanora Pertz exploring works by Nadia and Lili Boulanger, Florence Price and Margaret Bonds, tracing artistic friendships that shaped musical voices. In the second half, Wagner navigates contemporary repertoires by Meredith Monk, Caroline Shaw and Camille Pépin, highlighting daring, renewed textures. Intimate and luminous, the performance balances historical depth with spontaneous encounters.
Electron Festival is one of Europe’s leading festivals dedicated to electronic culture, bringing together pioneering artists, musicians, visual creators, researchers, and audiences through an ambitious multidisciplinary programme. Exploring the intersections of electronic music, digital arts, audiovisual performance, technology, and club culture, the festival offers immersive concerts, live performances, exhibitions, workshops, talks, and participatory experiences that celebrate both artistic innovation and experimentation.
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.
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.
Prima Facie, by Suzie Miller, stages a tense courtroom drama centred on Tessa, a brilliant defence lawyer whose life is upended after she becomes the victim of an assault. Directed by Elidan Arzoni and performed by Anna Budde, the production weaves urgent questions about justice, credibility and power. Danielle Milovic’s lighting and the French translation by Dominique Hollier and Séverine Magois shape a stark, intimate staging. Produced by Les Amis – Le Chariot for Scène Vagabonde Festival.
In French.
La Clique is a creative residency presenting four emerging stand-up artists whose distinct voices and comic styles interact in a tightly staged showcase. The season brings ensemble work, solo turns and improvised exchanges, mixing sharp observation, absurdist sketches and personal storytelling. The atmosphere is intimate, unpredictable and collaborative, highlighting the dynamics between performers and audience while exploring contemporary humour in multiple registers.
In French.
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