Friday 22 January, 20:00

Médine — Children of Destiny

Booking Required

Led by Médine and directed by Laetitia Botella, Enfants du destin revisits stories of children swept up in history’s upheavals. Accompanied by Guillaume Zolnierowsky (piano, guitar) and Shéhérazade (voice, cello), the piece unfolds as intimate acoustic storytelling; Karinale Lo van Zaouiche punctuates the narrative with brief, dialogued interventions. With lyrics by Médine and music by Proof, adapted by Redzol and Shéhérazade, the performance blends concert and theatre to probe collective memory, interweaving personal names and fractured lives into a quiet, resonant inquiry.

In French.

Rue de la Rôtisserie 10,
1204 Genève
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Photo Credit: DR

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