Given carte blanche, Beatrice Berrut unveils a world where classical heritage meets rock and electro. Pianist, singer and composer Beatrice Berrut performs her own surprise programme, accompanied by Nadir Graa on electric bass. The music blends introspective piano writing with pulse-driven textures and subtle electronics, conjuring intimate, immersive soundscapes that move from fragile lyricism to darker drive. The performance invites collective listening and emotional communion.
In French.
Performed by François Mardirossian, this eight‑hour nocturnal recital explores the minimalism tradition through repetitions and subtle variation. The programme moves between works by Philip Glass, Moondog, Erik Satie, Aphex Twin, Brian Eno, John Cage and other composers, creating an immersive, meditative and physical soundscape that invites listeners to drift in and out. A prelude DJ set by Camille Rhonat opens the evening, framing the transition from ambient textures to focused piano minimalism.
Choreographed by Christos Papadopoulos, My Fierce Ignorant Step gathers ten bodies whose mounting breath becomes the show’s engine. The piece translates performers’ respiration into kinetic waves and layered soundscapes, dialoguing with the contemporary music of Mikis Theodorakis. Drawing on the choral pulse of ancient tragedy, the work collapses collective Hellenic memory into intimate reveries — the impulse of beginnings, the buoyancy of first encounters and the spontaneous spark of early laughter. The staging is physical, precise and visceral.
Juliette Pym (bass) and Bonella Holloway (keys) form Générique Mardi, a duo channeling the raw energy of no wave through hushed, bittersweet melodies and spoken-word passages. Their intimate set balances shadowy atmospheres and brittle pop textures, unfolding small, domestic crises into charged miniatures. Sparse arrangements leave space for tension and wit, where melodic hooks hover between nostalgia and unease. The performance favors subtle dynamics and close attention to timbre, inviting attentive listening.
Samar Haddad King’s Shabaab blends dance, theatre and puppetry to trace the intimate bond between two Palestinian friends, Mohamed and Mahmoud. Through movement, dialogue and a haunting puppet by Sipho Ngxola, the piece reconstructs memories, imagined futures and the silences carved by colonial violence. The choreography explores youth, tenderness and forms of resistance, creating a fragile space where friendship becomes a means of survival and poetic witness.
In English and Arabic with French surtitles.
Singer-songwriter Zora offers an intimate acoustic set that unfolds like a suspended reverie. Her warm voice and pared-down guitar trace delicate melodies, exploring longing and quiet joy through spare, lyrical songs. The performance favors close listening, with subtle dynamics and moments of hush that invite reflection. Sparse arrangements and natural resonance create a fragile, luminous atmosphere, transporting listeners into a contemplative evening of honest storytelling and soft, emotive soundscapes.
In French.
Choreographed by Léo Lérus, Gounouj in situ is an intimate, physical dance for four performers that evokes fragile, living landscapes. Rooted in gwoka rhythms and inspired by the creole concept of bousyè, the work blends traditional and contemporary vocabularies to explore vulnerability, transformation and resistance. Bodies shift between human and amphibious states across a sensory soundscape of bird song and marine breath, transforming the stage into a moving ecosystem and proposing a fragile possibility of new balance.
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