For this opening evening of the Lectures en résonance season, Espace Saint-Gervais pays tribute to Geneva writer Georges Haldas. Joël Waefler reads from Haldas’s evocative pages on Geneva’s café culture, while Miriam Fernández accompanies the text on guitar. Together, word and music conjure a vanished city of popular bistros, familiar faces and everyday life, all filtered through Haldas’s humane gaze and his gift for finding the pulse of “real life” in the ordinary.
In French.
Festival du Soir marks a ten-year anniversary with a sprawling program across multiple themed nights, from electronic showcases to Latin‑infused celebrations and disco revival spectacles. Curated lineups bring artists such as Paul Kalkbrenner, GIMS, Gala, Boney M., O‑Zone, Mind Against and others into conversation, folding live concerts, club sets, fairground theatrics and immersive installations into one nocturnal tapestry. The production favours large‑scale scenographies, kinetic lighting and pulsating soundscapes that shift between euphoria and intimacy.
Vagalumes opens the evening with an intimate South American‑infused jazz set, led by Sylvie Klijn (voice), Paul Gonzalez (guitar, maracas) and Samuel Boutros (percussion). Their repertoire blends original pieces, Spanish and Portuguese songs and a poetic Latin‑jazz atmosphere evoking Fernando Pessoa and Pablo Neruda. The second set features Baiju Bhatt & Red Sun — Baiju Bhatt (violin), Valentin Conus (tenor sax), Mark Priore (piano), Blaise Hommage (double bass) and Paul Berne (drums, percussion) — exploring a daring fusion of jazz‑rock, Indian traditions and contemporary textures. Collaboration JazzContreBand / Révélations
Led by percussionist and conductor Fábio Pascoal, Hermeto’s Mothership reunites musicians who accompanied Hermeto Pascoal for decades to perform a repertoire entirely of his compositions. Featuring André Marques (piano), Ajurinã Zwarg (drums), P Jota (saxophone, flute) and Itiberê Zwarg (bass, vocals), the ensemble blends meticulous composition with collective improvisation and bold timbral exploration rooted in Hermeto’s Música Universal. The concert shifts between dense, intricate textures and spontaneous grooves, inviting attentive listening that feels both intimate and expansive.
Directed by Jean Bellorini in collaboration with Yang Hua Theatre, this staging reimagines Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince with the title character portrayed by a Chinese actor. The production blends French and Mandarin dialogue with live music by singers from China’s independent scene. Actors François Deblock and Marc Plas perform alongside a cast that shifts between a childlike prince, an ancient reciter of poems and fantastical cosmic inhabitants. The staging mixes song, poetry and intimate theatricality, exploring friendship and human connection.
In French and Mandarin.
A science-and-culture evening marking International Dark Matter Day, created in partnership with Radio Vostok. The programme blends a live radio broadcast on dark matter and the links between art and science with a concert by regional artists. Set in a mysterious, poetic, and immersive atmosphere, the event invites audiences into a dialogue between research, sound, and imagination. In French.
Dive into the heart of GIFF NIGHTS, the unmissable nighttime event where the Geneva International Film Festival fuses cinema, digital creation, and electronic music. Set against a spectacular backdrop brought to life by audiovisual performances and vibrant DJ sets, these extraordinary evenings transform the space into a unique, immersive, and festive experience—the perfect setting to gather, dance, and celebrate contemporary culture long into the night.
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