Yvette Théraulaz and Lee Maddeford return with “Le Chemin,” a musical performance that traces a journey filled with doubt, poetry, and tenderness. Through memories, texts, and songs, Yvette Théraulaz shares her artistic path marked by rebellion and a fight against injustice. As the 2013 recipient of the Hans-Reinhart Ring, she is joined by Lee Maddeford, a pianist and vocal enthusiast, to celebrate over twenty years of collaboration in this heartfelt performance.
In French.
Back from the ashes like a mischievous phoenix, this stage adaptation of Hergé’s timeless comic hurls Bianca Castafiore’s shrill “Heavens, my jewels!” onto the boards and detonates a riotous, closed-door whodunnit inside the tranquil walls of Moulinsart: red herrings fly, misunderstandings snowball and Tintin’s entire gallery of eccentrics careen through a dazzling, hyper-faithful recreation of the album, where actors vanish into near-unrecognisable guises and the set itself crackles with playful theatrical sleight-of-hand—proof that some productions really do possess a magic, living soul of their own.
In French. Ages 7 and up.
The Ensemble Vocal Pierre de Lune, led by Emmanuel Junod, will perform Cantatas I, III, and VI from Bach’s Oratorio at this traditional musical gathering in Geneva.
A theatrical adaptation of Plato’s “The Republic,” directed by José Lillo, delves into the timeless themes of governance and justice. The play enjoyed a triumphant first run in 2022, filling the Pitoëff Theatre to capacity and performing to sold-out audiences, fueled by strong word-of-mouth. The cast includes Jean-Alexandre Blanchet, Felipe Castro, and other talents. Supported by the City of Geneva, this production invites audiences to reflect anew on Plato’s insights into the perils of power concentration and unchecked profit.
Jennifer Merlyn Scherler invites you to the Death Café, a gathering inspired by Tokyo’s Maid cafés, featuring the recurring character Hadès. This haunted setting offers a delicate yet unsettling experience centered on mourning and memory, with lip-sync performances and discussions about departed friends, among other elements. Blurring the lines between fiction and reality, kawaii and the macabre, this performance provides an ironic and sensitive meditation on loss and emotional connections. The event is part of the Side Quest for the Real exhibition program.
Actor Samuel Labarthe turns Nicolas Bouvier’s fever-drenched memoir The Scorpion-Fish into a hypnotic, miniaturist tour de force: marooned in 1950s Ceylon after a headlong road trip from Geneva through the Balkans and Afghanistan, the once-ebullient traveller spirals into tropical delirium, trading human company for buzzing insects, mirage-bright visions and mordant humour that flits between the sublime and the grotesque. Under Catherine Schaub’s finely gauged direction, Labarthe channels both the lush lyricism and the slow-burn torment of this “motionless voyage,” distilling Bouvier’s languid prose into a tactile, rejuvenating elixir that lets the audience feel every bead of sweat, jolt of wonder and sting of isolation.
In French. Ages 12 and up.
The Cathedral of Geneva features three cantatas from J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, performed by the Ensemble Vocal Pierre de Lune and the Ensemble Instrumental Romand under Emmanuel Junod’s direction. Cantatas No. I, III, and VI depict the birth of Jesus, the adoration of the shepherds, and the visit of the Magi. Soloists Clémence Tilquin, Cristina Segura, Valério Contaldo, and Alexandre Beuchat will contribute to this concert, organized by the Fondation des Concerts de la Cathédrale.
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