11 – 13 March

Jolie Ngemi — Mbok’Elengi

Performances

Pavillon ADC

Booking Required

Choreographed by Jolie Ngemi, Mbok’Elengi transforms the stage into a street: five dancers reimagine Congolese dances, notably the exuberant sebene style. The piece blends contemporary movement and Congolese roots, building cultural bridges through ritual, celebration and resistance. Scenography and lighting shape an ecstatic group party that oscillates between revolt and dream, inviting physical joy and collective catharsis. The performance is non-verbal and driven by rhythm, gesture and communal energy.

Place Beatriz-Consuelo,
1206 Genève

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6 – 15 March

Des milliers de Sankara

Performances

La julienne

As part of the cultural season in Plan-les-Ouates, the Puck Collective presents a historical drama based on testimonies from Burkina Faso and Switzerland. The story follows Aminata, who ventures to Burkina Faso after her mother’s passing to uncover her past, intricately linked to the assassination of President Thomas Sankara. Immersed in a popular uprising, Aminata navigates a landscape of hope and uncertainty while confronting the hidden aspects of her personal history. The performance delves into Sankara’s legacy and raises questions about the future of coming generations.

In French.

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Wednesday 11 March, 20:00

Julien Doré

Performances

Arena

Julien Doré, the singer‑songwriter revealed by La Nouvelle Star in 2007, offers dynamic, sensitive and often humorous pop. His new stage show mixes theatricality, visual invention and intimate moments, drawing on his work as an actor and director of his own videos. Expect playful arrangements, striking imagery and a charismatic presence that shifts between tenderness and irreverence, exploring emotion and humour with theatrical flair.

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6 – 15 March

Succès Reprise

Performances

Théâtre des Grottes

Succès Reprise is a sparkling vaudeville that blurs the line between theatrical comedy and the comedy of everyday life. A charming love triangle performed by a tight trio of actors unfolds through rapid-fire exchanges, physical gags and shifting misunderstandings. The staging favours bright pace and playful timing, delivering light-hearted warmth while revealing awkward human impulses and social foibles. The piece leaves a lingering smile and a sense of affectionate irony.

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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11 – 15 March

Nous ou le paradoxe du hérisson

Kids Performances

Théâtre du Loup

When we hear the word “family,” we often think of our own. But today, with so many different models, what truly defines a family?

In this playful, child-friendly performance, Muriel Imbach explores these questions through six whimsical characters — futuristic poets who reflect on chosen families, blended families, and the invisible bonds that connect us. A poetic journey into what it means to “make family” today.

In French. Kids ages 8 and up.

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Wednesday 11 March, 20:00

Harpsichord Recital – Hadrien Jourdan plays Bach

Performances

Harpsichordist Hadrien Jourdan offers an immersive reading of Bach’s Partitas BWV 826, 829 and 830 from the Clavier-Übung I. The programme highlights Bach’s mature synthesis of French, Italian and German styles—the gemischter Stil—where dance forms, preludes and character pieces unfold with rhetorical clarity. Jourdan’s articulation and pacing reveal both structural brilliance and quiet affect, while the music’s contrasts create intimate and expansive moments that refresh the spirit and invite deep listening to its emotional and expressive richness.

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Jolie Ngemi — Mbok’Elengi