Friday 27 November, 20:30

Festival Akouphène #1: Anne Van de Star, Lise Barkas, Bruce Mc Lure & OTTO

As part of the opening of Festival Akouphène, this concert brings together Anne Van de Star (« BCL.SHIFT »), Lise Barkas (« DJ 144p »), Bruce Mc Lure and OTTO for an evening of adventurous sound. The programme moves through the festival’s territory of off-grid music and dense sonic research, where cymbals meet electroacoustic devices, laptop textures, film projection and electronics, alongside the resonant pulse of the uchiwa-daiko. Expect a richly tactile exploration of noise, rhythm and listening.

Rue de la Prairie 4,
Switzerland

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Photo Credit: Lise Barkas (FR) // DJ 144p: laptop, clavier de gamer, enceintes-oscillateurs

Thursday 22 October

The Impromptus

Performances

MAH

Choreographed by Cindy Van Acker and created with textile artist Vanessa Riera, this défilé-performance gathers a mixed community of young people in migration, participants in artistic training and those described as ‘en rupture’. It centers on upcycling fabrics and collective empowerment, blending improvised, moment-driven movement with tactile costume interventions. The work strikes a close dialogue with surrounding artworks and the public, presented within the exhibition Observatoires: Carte blanche à John M Armleder and the 4th edition of the biennale Dance first. Think later.

In French.

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Thursday 22 October, 20:30

Sara Hebe

Performances

PTR

Sara Hebe is a major figure in Latin American rap and contemporary urban music. Renowned for her commanding stage presence and blunt, politically charged lyrics, she presents material from her seventh album, Negocionismo. The project fuses driving techno, heavy dubstep, electronic punk and raw hip-hop while preserving her singular voice. Live, her performances mix tense rhythmic propulsion, confrontational delivery and moments of cathartic release, creating an intense, immersive experience that blends dancefloor energy with sharp social commentary.

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Thursday 22 October, 18:30

De(s)possession(s) by Vanessa Riera

Performances

MAH

Choreographed and created by Vanessa Riera, this défilé-performance brings together a mixed community of young people in migration, artistic trainees and youth experiencing social rupture, who prepared the work through workshops and perform as the runway cast. The creative team includes a musician, a scenographer, an assistant, a technician and a make-up artist. Reclaimed garments sourced from textile bins and a social wardrobe are reshaped into sculptural, elegant costumes. The piece blends fashion and choreography to explore belonging, identity and material transformation.

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14 – 24 October

Le Dieu du carnage

Performances

Théâtre Pitoëff

Directed by Elidan Arzoni, this fiery, hilarious staging of Yasmina Reza’s play follows two couples whose polite attempt to resolve a quarrel between their sons collapses into a savage verbal carnage. Performers Sophie Broustal, Vincent Jacquet, Camille Édith Bouzaglo and Frédéric Landenberg unleash sharp, tightly wound exchanges, while Benoît Delaunay’s scenography and Hervé Broillet’s costumes frame escalating social fractures. Danielle Milovic’s lighting and meticulous stagecraft intensify a darkly comic exploration of civility, hypocrisy and unleashed instincts.

In French.

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Thursday 22 October, 20:30

Big Band des Eaux-Vives — Echoes of the Messengers

Performances

Alhambra

Led by the Big Band des Eaux-Vives, this concert reimagines classic hard-bop repertoire with original arrangements of works by Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard and Oliver Nelson. The ensemble blends robust brass, propulsive rhythms and moments of lyrical reflection, creating a lively tribute to the spirit of the Messengers. Special guest Daniel Leveillé extends the music into movement with virtuosic tap, while attentive staging and lighting sculpt a warm, dynamic sound-world.

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17 October – 29 November

Cendrillon

Performances

Théâtre de la Madeleine

Directed by Rebecca Stella and adapted with Danielle Barthélemy, Cendrillon blends classic fairy-tale drama with manga-inspired staging. Pili Loop’s original score, Mathieu Courtaillier’s lighting and the set by Camille Ansquer shape a vivid, contemporary universe. Costumes by Alice Toutev and Sonia Bosc and choreography by Léon add playful movement and character. Anthony Surleraux’s video projections and graphics expand the tale’s visual world, pairing tradition with modern theatrical textures.

In French.

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Festival Akouphène #1: Anne Van de Star, Lise Barkas, Bruce Mc Lure & OTTO