At lunchtime, the HEM’s Monday Lunchtimes series brings lecturers and students together for chamber music that offers a gentle pause in the middle of the working day. In residence at the HEM this year, the Belcea Quartet combines passion, precision and expressive intensity in Beethoven’s string quartets, shaping an encounter where classical structure and emotional urgency meet in a concentrated, intimate atmosphere.
After 463 performances of his first show, available on YouTube, Jason Brokerss — one of the sharpest minds in stand-up comedy today — is back on stage. “If I had seen this poster and this new show 10 years ago… I would have said, ‘Who is this man? What kind of life is this?’ Apparently, that man is me, and that’s my life. I have to tell you about it!”
In French.
Directed by Jérémie Lebreton, La Grande Histoire de l’opéra stages a witty, fast-paced lecture-performance in which Professor Oduris, a prima donna and her pianist condense four centuries of opera into vibrant tableaux. Louis Geisler provides musical dramaturgy as performers Lysa Menu, Joël Terrin and Arthur Noël shift between comic, dramatic and poetic sketches. Set designer Christian Bovey frames sudden temporal leaps with playful visuals while the production, from the Grand Théâtre de Genève, probes the tension between music and text, creating a lively, reflective atmosphere.
In French.
A theatrical, musical and visual voyage into the heart of the Mediterranean, Poésidonia brings together forty actors, singers and musicians in a vibrant chorus. Their stories speak of solidarity, exile, hope and resistance, carried by poetry, music and voices from across the world. Around the performance, concerts extend the encounter, while an exhibition of photographs and illustrations adds further visual perspectives.
In French.
Join the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande for a family decoding of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 led by Daniele Gatti and introduced by Thierry Weber. Through playful commentary and musical extracts, children will hear how the famous opening notes evolve, feel dynamic contrasts, and follow the journey to the final chord. The presentation blends live performance with accessible explanations to spark curiosity and imagination in young listeners.
In French. Kids ages 6 and up.
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.
Text by Erri De Luca. Directed by Barbara Baker and F‑X Fernandez‑Cavada, Impossible unfolds after a man falls from a steep trail in the Dolomites. Blending investigation, memory and love letters, the staging probes guilt, betrayal and political history as two former members of the same terrorist group confront a shared past. The production balances documentary clarity and poetic fragments, offering a tense, intimate reflection on vengeance and the echoes of the 20th century into the present.
In French.
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