Two of the sharpest voices in French comedy join forces in a sparsely staged hour of live satire. Pierre-Emmanuel Barré and Aymeric Lompret blend acerbic monologue, dark humour and observational sketches that probe social absurdities and contemporary mores. Their writing mixes pointed political barbs with absurdist detours, delivered with a direct, intimate theatrical energy that alternates between cutting critique and mischievous self‑deprecation.
In French.
Festival de la Bâtie – Blanc Manioc x Furie Sound System brings together the Franco‑Brazilian collective Furie Sound System and the pan‑African electronic label Blanc Manioc for a celebratory finale. With special guests DJ Baddest and Senegalese artist Mara Seck, the performance blends electronic production with African traditions and tropical rhythms, moving through techno, house, reggae, amapiano, batida, baile funk and electro‑sabar. The set foregrounds rhythmic dialogue, cross‑cultural textures and communal energy.
Soundtrack: Finding Home blends song, staged movement and spoken monologue to trace the fragile journey of a newcomer to Geneva. Performed by a mix of professional and amateur artists, the piece navigates doubt, joy and the search for belonging through intimate vocal textures and choreographed tableaux. The city is imagined as a living presence that answers and challenges the protagonist, while lighting and sound sketches create shifting atmospheres, moving from disorientation to tentative connection.
In French.
Choreographed by Saša Asentić, Le Sacre du printemps is a reimagined Stravinsky landmark performed by the inclusive company Per.Art. Drawing on historical versions by the Ballets Russes, Maurice Béjart and Pina Bausch and enriched with the voices of disabled poets from Serbia, Iran, Ukraine and the United States, the seven dancers invert the original narrative. The staging transforms ritual into a manifesto of survival, blending physical rigor, collective solidarity and poetic testimony to renew the score as a cry for life.
Raed Yassin presents Eternal Ghost, a solo project blending analogue synths, electronics and voice into a hypnotic, immersive and evolving sonic performance. Yassin sculpts dense textures and shifting atmospheres that oscillate between minimalism and moments of catharsis. The evening also features a specially curated DJ set by Passage de Disques (CyrilBongoJoe & Fuxy Lady), offering complementary rhythmic and vinyl-driven explorations that extend the event’s nocturnal sound world.
An afternoon of short musical and dance vignettes by a diverse lineup of local and international artists. Thirty-minute sets shift between intimate moments and larger rhythmic textures, blending folk, contemporary and improvised approaches. Soundscapes and rhythmic dynamics shape an unfolding journey, with lighting and staging creating shifting atmospheres from hush to exuberance. The programme invites casual discovery and sustained listening, transporting audiences through contrasting sonic and bodily languages.
Scène Vagabonde’s seventh edition brings a compact program of contemporary theatre and music, presenting three contrasting stage works — “Par le bout du nez”, “Quadrille” and “Prima facie” — alongside a concert by Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp as part of La Bâtie-Festival de Genève. Across intimate stagings the festival favors inventive direction, close ensemble interplay and a balance of wit and intensity, offering encounters that privilege physical presence, tonal variety and rigorous dramaturgy.
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