Sunday 6 September, 13:00

Festival de la Bâtie – Cross Rhymez

Free

Cross Rhymez brings together a dozen MCs, beatmakers, beatboxers and dancers in a collective, participatory show created during a series of residencies uniting Swiss artists and contemporary artists from the Arabophone scene. The performance blends improvised vocal exchanges, layered beats and physical movement to explore cultural dialogue, cross‑rhythms and community voice. Intimate and energetic, the piece invites audience interaction and celebrates collaborative creation across languages and musical traditions.

Avenue de la Paix 10,
1202 Genève

Photo Credit: DR

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Photo Credit: DR

23 June – 4 July

Ah ! Une brève histoire du cri primordial

Performances

Théâtricul

But what is “reality”?
A forgotten cassette in a tape recorder becomes the key to a journey through time.
Two coworkers, Kurt and Willard, are plunged into the heart of an unprecedented psychiatric experiment where delirium and lucidity intertwine.

They must piece together a puzzle that will lead them to the very edge of madness. “Why are you so angry? …Because all of a sudden I was taking control of something? …Huh? Until now you were used to completely controlling the situation, and now this strangeness has crept into your life…”

In French.

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Saturday 27 June, 21:00

Blind Yeo

Performances

Théâtre de l'Orangerie

Born in Cornwall around musician Will Greenham, Blind Yeo blends psych‑folk, krautrock and psychedelic rock into expansive, trance‑like songs. Electric guitars weave repetitive patterns over deep bass and insistent rhythms, while occasional vocal lines drift into the instrumental texture. The project functions as a constellation of collaborators: Sam Pert (drums), Phil Self (guitars), Henry Greenham (synths), Philippa Blum (cello), Jake Sheridan (bass), Anouska Helm (voice, guitar) contribute to a fluid, evolving sound that favors slow-building, immersive grooves.

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26 – 28 June

Léman Bouquet Festival

Outdoor Performances

Multiple locations

Conceived and directed by Ágnes Havas, this itinerant festival combines cycle-tourism with a rich musical programme. Concerts range from classical and baroque to opera and jazz, presented across lakeside stages that dialogue with the landscape. The project foregrounds sustainable cyclo-tourism and cross-border artistic cooperation, pairing performances with local gastronomy. Lighting and acoustic choices favour intimacy and clarity, while artists of international calibre create moments of contemplative lyricism, conviviality and sensory immersion around the rhythms of the lake.

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24 – 28 June

l’AMR aux Cropettes

Performances

Parc des Cropettes

Celebrating its 43rd edition, AMR Festival gathers a constellation of jazz and improvised-music projects over five days, offering 27 concerts that range from big-band workshops and modern-jazz sessions to intimate improvised sets and family programming. Artists and ensembles explore spontaneity, collective listening and rhythmic invention, with programming that favours interplay and sonic risk. Lighting and sound design shape shifting atmospheres, from hushed, introspective moments to exuberant, groove-driven peaks, transporting listeners through vivid, communal encounters.

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23 – 28 June

Spirale Workshops 1 and 2

Performances

La Parfumerie

Spirale Workshops 1 and 2 showcase a thirty-year practice of transmission, research and intergenerational exchange. Under the direction of Michele Millner (Atelier 1) and Cathy Sarr with Patrick Mohr (Atelier 2), the project blends devised creation and collective laboratories. Atelier 1 develops a decolonial, antipatriarchal and radical laboratory that dialogues with figures such as Lady Macbeth and Nina. Participants include Marie Bondolfi, Yves Cerf, Mael Godinat and Jeanne Pasquier.

In French.

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23 – 28 June

Three Queens

Performances

La Parfumerie

Directed by Michele Millner and devised collectively by Théâtre Spirale’s Atelier 1, Three Queens examines feminine violence and power through fragments of Macbeth, The Seagull, The Caucasian Chalk Circle and new texts by participants. The production gathers actors in raw, tactile staging, with musical composition by Mael Godinat and Yves Cerf, movement by Jeanne Pasquier, collaboration and performance by Marie Bondolfi, costumes by Julie Delieutraz and technical work by Jules Bovard. The piece is intimate, political and unsettling, mixing classical echoes and contemporary voices.

In French.

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