1 – 5 September

Festival de la Bâtie – Such a Devoted Bunch

Booking Required

Choreographer Ruth Childs and visual artist Cécile Bouffard explore guilty pleasures, hobbies and obsessions in an installation-performance for three dancers: Cosima Grand, Marta Capaccioli and mona mioca felah. Blending gestures and objects, Such a Devoted Bunch examines mechanisms of devotion and collective ritual, turning ancestral and anecdotal practices into material for community and shared enthusiasm. The work gathers a whimsical cluster of bodies and forms that respond, repel and embrace, offering a tactile, intimate theatrical experience.

Place Beatriz-Consuelo,
1206 Genève

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Photo Credit: DR

13 July – 16 August

Les Aubes 2026

Performances

Bains des Pâquis

Returning for its twentieth edition, Les Aubes brings softness and poetry to Geneva mornings. At dawn, intimate musical encounters offer delicate soundscapes that stir the senses, favouring close listening and subtle atmospheres. The programme highlights a variety of acoustic and experimental projects, from solo performances to chamber ensembles, each designed to awaken the city with refined timbres and attentive pacing. A gentle celebration of morning listening and communal presence.

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Tuesday 28 July, 20:00

Eva Ayllón in Switzerland

Performances

Uptown

Born in Lima, Peru, Eva Ayllón is the foremost voice of Afro-Peruvian and Creole music. Across a five-decade career she has brought her country’s rhythms and melodies to international stages, blending impeccable vocal technique with a commanding stage presence. Nicknamed ‘The Voice of Peru’ and ‘The Queen of Landó’, her work bridges tradition and contemporary interpretation, enriched by collaborations with leading Latin and world artists and recognized by a Latin GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award.

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25 July – 2 August

Dogfight – La Comédie Musicale

Performances

Scène Cæcilia

Dogfight is a musical set in 1960s America on the eve of young Marines’ departure for Vietnam. The plot follows Eddie Birdlace, whose cruel ‘dogfight’ gamble is upended when he meets Rose, an idealistic and sincere young woman. Over a single night, the production confronts themes of masculinity, violence and empathy, blending gritty social realism with moments of tenderness. Sparse staging and intimate musical numbers highlight a painful coming-of-age and the possibility of moral change.

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29 – 31 July

Poussière de crotte dans le coeur d’une diva

Performances

Théâtre de l'Orangerie

Marlène Charpentié conjures a strange papier-mâché garden in this hybrid performance that mixes theatre, clown and dance. Three figures — an obsessed drag-king, a heartbroken diva vampire and a queer Pierrot who tends fading, reviving flowers — share the stage without words. Between absurd humour and a critique of capitalism, the piece plays out like a cracked cabaret where material is worked live: objects are handled, transformed and revealed in a visceral, intimate exchange with the audience.

In French.

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Wednesday 29 July, 21:00

Samâ‑ï — Canticum Novum

Performances

Scène Ella Fitzgerald

Led by the ensemble Canticum Novum, Samâ‑ï blends early music with Mediterranean and Near Eastern traditions to trace the layered history of Aleppo. Vocal textures and period and traditional instruments weave songs and modes that evoke a city of converging cultures—Byzantine, Arab, Ottoman, Armenian, Christian and Jewish—exploring memory, coexistence and passage. The performance favors attentive listening, offering intimate, richly textured soundscapes that bridge historical practice and living tradition.

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Thursday 30 July, 21:00

Cabaret Catch

Performances

Théâtre de l'Orangerie

Created by and starring Sophie Ammann, Nathaly Leduc, Arnaud Mathey, Pauline Ranieri and Camille Tavelli alongside wrestlers from Geneva Total Wrestling, Cabaret Catch merges theatrical cabaret with staged wrestling. The piece plays up spectacle, noise and physical comedy, balancing choreographed confrontations with satirical flair. Its energetic ensemble work and bold performative gestures create a raucous, immersive atmosphere that foregrounds playfulness and theatrical risk.

In French.

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