Friday 8 May, 19:45

Geneva Blues Festival: Toby Lee & Geneva Blues Band

Performances

Alhambra

Booking Required

Presented by BAG – Geneva Blues Association, this edition pairs prodigy guitarist and singer Toby Lee with the twelve-member Geneva Blues Band led by Yves Staubitz. Toby Lee’s virtuosic guitar work and soulful voice meet the band’s raw, communal energy; arrangements traverse classic rhythm & blues, electrified solos and intimate grooves. Line-up details spotlight seasoned vocalists, keyboards and a driving rhythm section, while staging favors direct, visceral sound that places emotion and groove at the centre of the evening.

Rue de la Rôtisserie 10,
1204 Genève

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Photo Credit: @Zep

28 – 29 March

La Keloke — Latin Night

Performances

Kiosque des Bastions

La Keloke is an immersive Latin music night conceived by Rytm that blends urban Latin sounds—reggaeton, Latin trap and dembow—with traditional rhythms such as salsa, bachata and merengue. Expect a warm, dance-focused atmosphere where DJs and live percussion create continuous grooves tailored for social dancing. The programming favors rhythmic interplay and communal energy, with moments of call-and-response and high-energy floorwork. A festive sharing menu will be available on site.

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26 – 29 March

La baleine 52 hertz

Performances

Maison de quartier Sous l’Etoile

Created by Collectif Humagine, La baleine 52 hertz examines autism and neurodivergent thought through intimate theatrical language. Written and performed by Valentina Luporini and Cédric Schaerer, the piece pairs Luporini’s dramaturgical voice with Schaerer’s multi-instrumental practice to shape its soundscape. The company, founded in 2023, draws artists from theatre, circus and music to explore compensation mechanisms, learning processes, emotional load and the distinct languages of autism, with a focused attention on feminine expressions often underdiagnosed.

In French.

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27 March – 2 April

Pour un temps sois peu

Performances

La Comédie de Genève

Pour un temps sois peu is a powerful solo piece by Laurène Marx in which she recounts the life of a trans woman through razor-sharp, intimate detail. Text and performance by Laurène Marx, directed by Laurène Marx and Fanny Sintès, with lighting by Solange Dinand. The show blends anger, wit and tenderness to confront medical procedures, violences, social erasure and heteronormative pressures, shaping a raw, urgent language that reclaims lived experience.

In French.

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Sunday 29 March, 18:30

Spring Ball: Playford Country Dances

Community Performances

Villa Dutoit

Led by maître à danser Alain Christen, this spring ball revives Playford-era country dances through shared movement and live music. Ensemble Le banquet d’Apollon accompanies the participants: François Mützenberg on recorders, chalumeau and galoubet; Marie-Claire Bettens on recorders and viol; Lisette Aubert on viol. The programme draws from John Playford’s 1651 English Dancing Master, offering a varied, spirited repertoire where popular tunes meet learned composition, inviting dancers of all levels into lively, convivial patterns.

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28 & 29 March

Qui a tué mon père

Performances

La Comédie de Genève

Performed by Édouard Louis and directed by Thomas Ostermeier, this terse, unflinching monologue examines the premature exhaustion of a father’s body and traces the social forces that shaped it. A sequence of fragments alternates indignation, vengeance and abiding tenderness. Nina Wetzel’s scenography, Caroline Tavernier’s costumes and Erich Schneider’s lighting frame a stark, intimate staging, while Sylvain Jacques’ music and the dramaturgy of Florian Borchmeyer and Élisa Leroy shape its rhythm.

In French.

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3 March – 2 April

Le Tartuffe

Performances

Théâtre de Carouge

Molière’s Tartuffe tells the story of a slick con-man who hides behind ostentatious piety to worm his way into the wealthy Orgon household. Orgon, dazzled by Tartuffe’s sanctimonious rhetoric, defends him even as the impostor’s hypocrisy poisons family bonds and pushes the household toward ruin.

Director Jean Liermier underscores how, in Molière’s work, the female characters serve as the moral compass and spark of resistance, a beacon of hope against oppression. Staged on a stark, minimalist set that exposes the family’s rigid tensions—and featuring Gilles Privat as an unbending Orgon—this production highlights the play’s continuing resonance in a world beset by egotism, fanaticism, and conspiracy thinking. The central question remains timeless: will society keep falling for Tartuffe’s brand of seductive deceit?

In French. Ages 12 and up.

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