5 February – 1 March

Festival Antigel

Festival Antigel transforms Geneva into an experimental cultural playground each winter, a three-week laboratory of innovation. Programming mixes renowned and emerging artists across music, performance and visual projects, revealing unexpected sites and blending disciplines. The festival foregrounds diversity and social engagement, bringing together varied audiences through bold curations. Lighting, sound and staging often shape intimate, cinematic atmospheres, while collaborative projects emphasize discovery, collective energy and the thrill of shared, ephemeral encounters.

Photo Credit: Antigel 2026

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Photo Credit: Antigel 2026

17 – 25 January

The Addams Family

Performances

Simply Theatre Studios

An exuberant stage adaptation of the beloved macabre comedy, The Addams Family plunges into dark humour, family dynamics and absurdity. The production balances gothic visuals and sharp, musical comedy with precise ensemble work, playful choreography and stylised design. Intimate moments alternate with full-cast set pieces, creating a contrast between tenderness and the bizarre. Expect a richly textured theatrical world that celebrates outsider identity and affectionate satire.

In English.

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8 January – 8 March

Winter of Caecilia

Performances

Théâtre Cæcilia

Winter of Caecilia gathers seven local theatre productions that revisit contemporary and classic forms through monologue and solo performance. Artists such as Nastassja Tanner, Ahmed Belbachir, Roland Vouilloz and Vincent Jacquet offer intimate, visceral interpretations, while texts by playwrights like Fabrice Melquiot are brought to life under directors including Jean‑Yves Ruf. The programme mixes poetic, comic and physically charged pieces that privilege sensory staging and emotional immediacy, inviting audiences into distinct, singular theatrical universes.

In French.

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13 – 25 January

Nour

Performances

La Parfumerie

Nathalie Karibian and Fabrice Lelong bring the opera Nour to La Parfumerie. Nour, a symbol of Armenia, poetically delves into universal themes of displacement, identity, and love through a conversation between a grandfather and his granddaughter, touching on the Armenian diaspora. Created to commemorate the centenary of the Armenian genocide, this opera highlights human resilience. The musical direction is led by Fruzsina Szuromi, with staging by Michèle Cart and choreography by Béatrice Nauffray. The performance is supported by the Maîtrise du Conservatoire populaire and the Ensemble instrumental d’Opéra-Théâtre.

In French.

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9 – 25 January

The Messengers

Performances

Théâtre de Carouge

Nine exiled Afghan actresses and their director turn Sophocles’ Antigone into a luminous act of defiance, weaving their own flight from tyranny into a fluid chorus that moves between whispered poetry and blazing resolve; on a moon-lit set where shadows ripple across a reflective pool, their shared fervour collides with oppression’s darkness, conjuring a present-tense theatre of resistance performed in Dari (with French subtitles) that pulses with the courage, grace and unbroken spirit of women who refuse to fall silent.

In Dari, with french subtitles. Ages 14 and up.

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Tuesday 20 January, 19:30

The Musicians of the Louvre

Performances

Victoria Hall

The orchestra will take the stage at Victoria Hall to perform selections from the works of Jacques Offenbach, guided by conductor Marc Minkowski. The performance will feature mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti and baritone Lionel Lhote. The program includes pieces from “Orpheus in the Underworld,” “La Belle Hélène,” “La Jolie Parfumeuse,” “La Vie Parisienne,” “La Périchole,” “Rheinnixen,” “The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein,” “The Castle in the Air,” “Les Bavards,” and “Journey to the Moon.” The concert will be presented without intermission.

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18 November 2025 – 19 May 2026, some Tuesdays

Classic Rock on Stage | André Schmid

Performances

Le Chaudron – EMA

Rock on Stage Classic is an event offering musicians of all skill levels the chance to perform on stage, guided by André Schmid, the former lead singer of the Geneva band Ça va chier. Participants can perform solo, with their own accompanists, or be supported by a team of professional musicians.

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