Thursday 26 November, 19:30

Peace Philharmonic: Strauss, Beethoven

Booking Required

Peace Philharmonic offers a concentrated program of orchestral masterpieces by Richard Strauss and Ludwig van Beethoven. The evening opens with the dramatic Egmont Overture, continues with the lyrical Oboe Concerto in D major showcasing the instrument’s expressive range, and culminates in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, with its iconic motifs and dramatic arc. The orchestra’s nuanced dynamics and rich sonorities create an intense, immersive concert experience that balances lyricism and heroic drive.

Place de Neuve 5,
1204 Genève

Photo Credit: DR

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Photo Credit: DR

Thursday 5 November, 20:00

Le dîner de cons

Performances

Uptown

Le dîner de cons is a sharp, character-driven comedy that exposes social hypocrisy through absurd situations and incisive dialogue. This staging explores timing, comic rhythm and human vulnerability, using restrained sets and dynamic ensemble acting to amplify the play’s wit and emotional undercurrent. Audiences can expect physical comedy, precise timing and moments of surprising tenderness that reveal deeper reflections on pride and compassion.

In French.

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Thursday 5 November, 19:30

OSR invites Berner Symphonieorchester

Performances

Victoria Hall

Invited by the OSR, Krzysztof Urbański conducts the Berner Symphonieorchester with Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi in a programme devoted to Johannes Brahms. The evening contrasts the Piano Concerto No. 1—born in mourning, marked by solemn intensity—with the radiant serenity of Symphony No. 2. The interpretation privileges orchestral warmth, layered textures and clear dynamic shaping, transporting listeners into an intimate, emotionally charged sound world where lyricism and dramatic surges alternate with measured poise.

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17 September – 18 December

Manon Bril – 300 000 ans

Performances

Théâtre de la Madeleine

Created by Manon Bril and Etienne Lautrette and directed by Théo Comby Lemaitre, this hybrid lecture-performance blends scholarly rigour with theatrical wit. Historian Manon Bril guides the audience through surprising episodes of human history, overturning assumptions with a sharp, offbeat humour and playful staging. The show mixes clear popular-science explanation, theatrical images and comic timing to reveal that nothing has “always been like this”.

In French.

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5 – 7 November

Short Stories / Format Court

Performances

Théâtre de l'Usine

Presented within the Emerentia festival, this evening gathers three original short dance pieces by Shereya, Joce and Uma. Inspired by literary short stories, the program uses compact narrative forms to probe storytelling through movement, confronting the codes and bodies of institutional contemporary dance. Each 30-minute piece shifts tone and atmosphere, alternating intimate gestures and bold choreographic risk to explore memory, desire and afterlives of the party. The work favours concentrated dramaturgy and physical immediacy.

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Thursday 5 November, 18:30

Don’t Kill The Cow

Performances

Radio Vostok

Don’t Kill The Cow brings its alternative rock universe to the stage with four musicians whose shared energy moves between punchy drive and fragile tenderness. Based in French-speaking Switzerland, the band draws on a path shaped by local festivals and venues, from early EPs to an album recorded in Geneva and recent singles such as the bilingual VII. Their set promises raw emotion, immediate connection, and a feverish intensity that feels both human and electric.

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Thursday 5 November, 20:00

Land of Hope

Performances

Centre des Arts

Drawing on the poetry of Alda Merini, this new creation by Cie Linga brings seven performers and dedicated collaborators together in a politically charged, poetic ensemble. The piece explores collective choreography as a living, shifting organism: bodies merge, diverge and form ever-changing configurations that reveal individual singularities within a shared consciousness. Through intimate physical connections and circulating emotions, the company imagines diversity as a source of collective richness and a hopeful vision of communal joy.

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