Created and performed by Sandra Widmer Joly, this theatrical piece confronts finitude with a blend of poetry, tenderness and dark humour. Drawing on the author’s fifteen years as a funeral celebrant, the work weaves personal testimony, quiet rituals and moments of levity. Dramaturg Antoine Jaccoud provided textual guidance following a writing workshop, and members of the Célébrys network bring lived professional experience to the stage. The overall tone is intimate, reflective and surprisingly warm.

In French.

Celebrating the Club des Magiciens de Genève’s centenary, this annual programme gathers the club’s magicians in an intimate, outward-facing format. A mix of close-up sleight-of-hand and staged illusions explores wonder, playfulness and communal ritual, inviting audiences from children to elders into moments of surprise and shared amazement. The presentation highlights craft, timing and human connection, alternating breath-held sequences with buoyant comic interludes to create a warm, participatory atmosphere.

In French.

Josiane Balasko’s Un grand cri d’amour is a sharp, satirical boulevard comedy that dissects theatrical life. The story focuses on two former co-stars whose turbulent breakup resurfaces when they must reunite, while a director and an agent try to sustain the theatrical machine. Tension oscillates between rehearsal and reality, producing misunderstandings, power struggles and tender moments. The piece balances laughter and human vulnerability, revealing how old wounds shape performance and identity.

In French.