Organised by the Fédération d’Improvisation Genevoise, FIJI 2026 gathers young improvisers from Belgium, France, Québec and Switzerland for three nights of competitive theatrical improvisation. Teams face off in rapid-match formats under the guidance of a referee, inviting spontaneous invention, humour and risk-taking. The work is driven by ensemble listening, timed challenges and audience voting, creating an electric, playful atmosphere where gestures, voice and quick thinking produce surprising, communal moments.

In French.

Choreographed by Riccardo Ardusso with supervision by Ilaria Giardina, this Swiss premiere fuses contemporary dance and modern orchestral repertoire. Renowned Ensemble Sinfonietta Bern anchors the programme with music from 20th and 21st‑century composers, while Ardusso’s choreography translates sonic textures into sculpted movement. The creative approach blends lyrical neoclassical vocabulary with contemporary gestures, framed by immersive lighting and sound design that shape shifting moods. The result is a tactile, introspective evening where music and bodies coalesce into a new perception of neoclassical language.

Written and directed by Raphaëlle Farman, this musical comedy follows six eccentric lottery winners whose most improbable dreams suddenly come within reach. With the charismatic show host Macha and the scheming production director Florence, the ensemble embarks on escapades that leap from Arthurian chivalry to the surface of the moon. A troupe of spirited performers animates comic tableaux, while playful staging, brisk choreography and bursts of onstage magic create an exuberant, nostalgic atmosphere that celebrates imagination and folly.

In French.

REQUIEM POUR DU POGNON is a musical comedy that unfolds as a blackly comic inheritance farce. After the death of wealthy entrepreneur Marcel, a large, fractious family gathers to read the will: a humiliated widow, a lovesick secretary, an avaricious mistress, a dull son, neurotic daughters and grasping cousins. Songs, ensemble numbers and moments of karaoke expose secrets, rivalries and petty betrayals, shifting between biting satire and tender absurdity while the stage pulses with chaotic, carnival-like energy.

In French.