Directed by Leonardo García-Alarcón, Carmina Latina explores Iberian baroque and its transatlantic dialogues, tracing polyphonic currents from Spain and Portugal to the Americas. Soloists Mariana Flores, Leandro Marziotte, Valerio Contaldo and Matteo Bellotto bring sacred repertoire to life, from liturgical settings adapted into indigenous languages to vivid villancicos. The program mixes restrained devotion with rhythmic verve and spirited ensemble singing, offering a richly textured portrait of musical exchange and devotional intensity in the early modern world.

Sadeck Berrabah’s choreography explores the geometry of movement through tightly coordinated ensembles. In this reworked Blue Edition, ten young dancers from Dance Area Genève inhabit a visual language of precise lines and shifting geometric figures, forming a hypnotic collective motion inspired by murmuration patterns. The work emphasises rigorous technique and a close dialogue with the musical score, conceived as a transmission laboratory that challenges performers while releasing a fresh, kinetic energy.

Written and performed by countertenor Logan Lopez Gonzalez and directed by Eleanor Burke, Verlaine en prison is a musical-theatre portrait of the poet’s 555 days behind bars. Verlaine’s letters, extracts from Mes prisons and autobiographical fragments are set beside melodies by Fauré, Hahn, Debussy, Léo Ferré and Varèse, creating an intimate sound world. Soprano Anna Sideris and pianist Stella Marie Lorenz accompany the vocal narrative, blending poetry and song to explore faith, regret and creative rebirth.

In French.

Led by pianist Cédric Pescia, students and faculty from the Haute école de musique de Genève transform the piano into a full orchestra through daring transcriptions. Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune and Daphnis et Chloé are reimagined for solo, duo, four hands and two pianos, revealing visceral colours and orchestral textures. The project blends intense ensemble playing with pedagogy, where attentive listening, shared gesture and physical immediacy create an immersive, passionate musical experience.

Performed by pianist Shani Diluka and actor Charles Berling, Le Journal intime de Bernstein blends concert and theatre to trace Leonard Bernstein’s intimate world. Marianne Vourch’s text guides a narrative through doubt, desire and musical transmission, while Diluka’s piano and Berling’s delivery evoke emotion and nuance. The staging balances biography and musical performance, offering a reflective, lyrical portrait of a twentieth-century composer.

In French.