Saturday 6 February, 19:00

Night of the Quartet

Booking Required

An immersive marathon dedicated to the string quartet repertoire, featuring over four hours of live music across varied sets and world premieres commissioned by Contrechamps. The programme juxtaposes works by György Ligeti with contemporary projects by Marc Ribot Quartet, Adrien Trybucki, Karl Naegelen, Marc Garcia Vitoria, Katia Geha and Florence Melnotte, and includes two films screened continuously. The evening blends virtuosic precision and experimental textures, offering shifting atmospheres from intimate to intense.

passage Marie-Claude-Leburgue 2,
Switzerland

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Photo Credit: DR

23 – 28 June

Spirale Workshops 1 and 2

Performances

La Parfumerie

Spirale Workshops 1 and 2 showcase a thirty-year practice of transmission, research and intergenerational exchange. Under the direction of Michele Millner (Atelier 1) and Cathy Sarr with Patrick Mohr (Atelier 2), the project blends devised creation and collective laboratories. Atelier 1 develops a decolonial, antipatriarchal and radical laboratory that dialogues with figures such as Lady Macbeth and Nina. Participants include Marie Bondolfi, Yves Cerf, Mael Godinat and Jeanne Pasquier.

In French.

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Wednesday 24 June, 22:30

Jeremy Ratib & The Sunday Cartoons

Performances

Théâtre de l'Orangerie

Jeremy Ratib performs material from his album Backlot Country, a hazy window onto an adolescence in Los Angeles where Halloween spectres, bushfires that redden Pacific sunsets and empty pools echo post‑Y2K nostalgia amid kickflip cadences. Rooted in folk songwriting, the music unfolds as homemade psychedelic country‑rock emo, intimate and evocative. Ratib is joined by Valentin Liechti (drums, vocals), Robin Girod (bass, guitar, vocals), Flavie Ndam (saxophone, vocals), Lorraine Dinkel (guitar, vocals) and Lucas Churet (sound).

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Wednesday 24 June, 23:45

Douglas Vanille

Performances

Théâtre de l'Orangerie

Douglas Vanille is an intergalactic DJ performance merging live indie dance rhythms with dark disco textures. After fleeing the destruction of his home planet Kiwi32, the solitary DJ pilots a tiny vessel while pursued and battered by cosmic hazards. On stage the audience becomes his crew and the room a cockpit, guided by propulsive grooves and luminous sound design. Accompanied by his robotic companion K‑R4MEL, the show invites sustained movement and nocturnal reverie.

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23 – 28 June

On ne peut pas rouler sa maison, mais on peut habiter sa bagnole

Performances

Théâtre Les Salons

Two retired clowns revisit moments from their lives with mischievous tenderness and a sharp, critical eye. The piece unfolds as a series of rapid transformations—each reinvention arriving every three minutes—blending physical comedy, memory and gentle satire. The performers invite laughter through self-mockery and shared recognition, balancing fragility and spirited resilience. Staging privileges rhythm and gesture, creating a warm, bittersweet atmosphere that observes the world through playful yet clear‑eyed humour.

In French.

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24 – 28 June

l’AMR aux Cropettes

Performances

Parc des Cropettes

Celebrating its 43rd edition, AMR Festival gathers a constellation of jazz and improvised-music projects over five days, offering 27 concerts that range from big-band workshops and modern-jazz sessions to intimate improvised sets and family programming. Artists and ensembles explore spontaneity, collective listening and rhythmic invention, with programming that favours interplay and sonic risk. Lighting and sound design shape shifting atmospheres, from hushed, introspective moments to exuberant, groove-driven peaks, transporting listeners through vivid, communal encounters.

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Wednesday 24 June, 21:30

Judith*G — Live

Performances

Théâtre de l'Orangerie

Trained as an actress and inherently intense, Judith*G is a DIY pop star who transforms sleepless nights into joyously cathartic songs. Her witty, heart‑piercing lyrics sit atop catchy melodies, nostalgic synth‑pop and 90s electro‑rock guitars. Humour, self‑deprecation, handmade merch and playful movement complete a raw, energetic stage persona that invites both laughter and close‑up emotional moments.

In French.

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