1 – 18 October

Prima Facie / Suzie Miller

Booking Required

Prima Facie, by Suzie Miller, stages a tense courtroom drama centred on Tessa, a brilliant defence lawyer whose life is upended after she becomes the victim of an assault. Directed by Elidan Arzoni and performed by Anna Budde, the production weaves urgent questions about justice, credibility and power. Danielle Milovic’s lighting and the French translation by Dominique Hollier and Séverine Magois shape a stark, intimate staging. Produced by Les Amis – Le Chariot for Scène Vagabonde Festival.

In French.

Rue Antoine-Carteret 23,
1202 Genève

Array

Photo Credit: DR

27 August – 18 October

Scène Vagabonde Festival 2026

Performances

Théâtre Cæcilia

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.

Array

Friday 2 October, 20:00

Dafné Kritharas — Live Concert

Performances

Espace Vélodrome

Dafné Kritharas presents a luminous concert journey built around her album Prayer & Sin. The singer unveils original songs in Greek and French, blending Middle Eastern modal colours, jazz phrasing and classical textures touched by an uncanny electronic pulse. Her voice moves between joyous dances and sublime laments, shaping vast, consoling landscapes of feeling. On stage she crafts an intimate yet expansive musical world, equal parts ancient tradition and free, personal invention. Presented in collaboration with the JazzContreBand festival.

Array

1 – 3 October

L’Origine rouge

Performances

Théâtre du Grütli

Directed by Gabriel Alvarez, this revival brings back two landmark pieces from his company’s repertoire for the 40th anniversary of Studio d’Action Théâtrale. It pays tribute to Valère Novarina, animating the sonic, visual, semantic and rhythmic material of his language. The performance unfolds as a poetic origin tale that simultaneously suggests the birth of things and the approach of an ending, privileging vocality, dense textual textures and theatrical rupture.

In French.

Array

15 September – 11 October

Une heure de tranquillité

Performances

Théâtre du Crève-Coeur

A darkly comic solo play about obsession and domestic chaos. When Michel finds a rare record he has long sought, he prepares a perfect hour to listen — but family, neighbours and a drip that will wreck the disc steadily intrude. The piece skewers selfishness with sharp humour and precise staging, combining intimate realism and heightened farce to probe human smallness and the desperate desire for solitude.

In French.

Array

1 – 4 October

Genth’orgue 3 — Organ and Music Festival

Performances

Temple de Genthod

Genth’orgue 3 presents a varied festival exploring the organ in all its guises. Programs range from organ paired with Ondes Martenot (with Vincent Thévenaz and Jacques Tchamkerten), to a cine-concert accompaniment for Buster Keaton curated by Nathalie Effenberger, a recital titled “La scène aux femmes!” (Elisabeth Hubmann), and the theatrical spectacle‑concert “Le banquet des rois” for medieval ensemble, organ, choir and narrators. The emphasis is on timbral contrasts and ritual drama.

Array

1 – 31 October

JazzContreBand 2026

Performances

Multiple locations

JazzContreBand celebrates its 30th anniversary with a new creation led by trumpeter Erik Truffaz. Franco‑Swiss musicians join forces with the Orchestre des Alpes et du Léman in Side by Side, a programme that blends classical writing, jazz phrasing and open-ended improvisation. The project explores textural contrasts, orchestral colours and solo interplay, shifting from intimate chamber passages to wide, cinematic swells. Expect nuanced dynamics, luminous timbres and collaborative dialogue across genres.

Array

Oops! It seems there
are no events matching your selection!

Please adjust your criteria to see more results.

Prima Facie / Suzie Miller