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Poetic and satirical, Gildaa is the alter ego of singer-composer and performer Camille Constantin Da Silva. Situated between chanson, Latin jazz and R&B, she creates a singular, bilingual sound that blends sung phrases, suspended metaphors and live looping. Her shows combine music, theatrical performance and improvisation: from mystical clown to tragic diva, she navigates humour and madness while reconstructing female stories. On this bill she is joined by Mathis Akengin and Boucle, contributing to a rich, spontaneous sonic universe.

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Choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Ihsane is a deeply personal ballet in which the Grand Théâtre de Genève revisits the choreographer’s family history. After Vlaemsch (2022), Cherkaoui seeks his father’s Moroccan roots through a large-scale danced fresco that weaves themes of transmission, identity and intergenerational ties. The production brings together the Ballet du Grand Théâtre, the Compagnie Eastman and artists from across the Mediterranean, blending contemporary movement with evocative communal staging.

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The choreographic duo SoulMagnet reimagines celebration as an act of resistance and emancipation in an augmented recreation of their seminal piece. Joined by two dancers, a DJ and a live video artist, they weave a dialogue between disciplines: dance for collective osmosis, music for pulse, and live video as contemporary lighting—intimate viewpoint, mise en abyme or collective memory. Together they propose an ecology of human connection, a contemporary ritual that reconnects bodies to agency and reveals the subversive power of the dancefloor.

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Led by Sébastien Valignat, this satirical performance traces the democratic misadventures of France through a humorous time-travel odyssey. From the ancient Greeks to Charles de Gaulle and contemporary media, the show links personal civic experience to grand historical narratives to interrogate political organisation. The staging combines pointed documentary references with comic invention, inviting reflection on institutional tensions and current authoritarian temptations. Presented by the compagnie Cassandre, the piece balances satire and critical inquiry.

In French.