Saturday 16 May, 20:00

Mazzika Orchestra & Guests

Performances

Alhambra

Booking Required

Led by artistic director Amal Guermazi, Mazzika Orchestra & Guests offers an orchestral journey through the musical heritage of the Orient and the Maghreb. Soloists and virtuoso musicians reawaken timeless songs with lush orchestral arrangements that balance fidelity and contemporary flair. The music moves between intimate passages and sweeping climaxes, evoking nostalgia, warmth and communal memory. The performance unfolds as a sensory voyage, where orchestral colour and vocal expressiveness invite listening, feeling and shared celebration.

Rue de la Rôtisserie 10,
1204 Genève

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Photo Credit: DR

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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12 March – 1 April

La grande ourse

Performances

POCHE /GVE

Written by Penda Diouf and staged by Evelyne Castellino, LA GRANDE OURSE is an ecofeminist fable that traces a mother’s descent after a minor incident becomes criminalized. Combining video, choreographed movement and choral voices, the piece weaves police violence, racism and sexism into a hallucinatory, dystopian world where omnipresent surveillance watches every gesture. As the heroine reconnects with ancestral nature by transforming into a bear, the production evokes animal survival instinct, collective gossip and the fragile line between humanity and wildness, offering a visceral, poetic reflection on power and resistance.

In French.

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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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Sunday 29 March, 19:30

Antigone à la nuit – Versoix

Performances

Parc Joli Port

Performed by Françoise Boillat, this intimate staging of Sophocles’ Antigone reimagines the tragedy through sparse, elemental theatricality. The actress confronts authority and allegiance beneath seven remarkable trees, whose silent presence frames tensions between law, nature and personal freedom. The production emphasises stark gestures, close physicality and a raw vocal intensity, letting heritage and dissent resonate through wind and shadow. Audiences are invited into a meditative, tactile encounter with the myth.

In French.

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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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24 – 29 March

Poems in Jazz

Performances

Théâtre des Amis

Performed by Françoise Courvoisier (voice), pianist and composer Moncef Genoud, and saxophonist Valentin Conus, this project sets Henri Michaux’s poems against a sensual jazz soundscape. Genoud’s original compositions and borrowed motifs intertwine with Courvoisier’s vocal phrasing and Conus’s supple saxophone, leaving space for improvisation. The piece explores memory, fragility and shifting ground through fragmented text and elastic musical lines, creating an intimate, dreamlike atmosphere where language and music open doors to the imagination.

In French.

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