Rafi Bastos is a towering Brazilian‑Jewish stand-up comedian known for his deep voice and Dracula‑like accent. After a long career in Brazil and a move to the United States, he built a vast online following—his clips total over 370 million views on YouTube. A Shorty Award winner and creator of three Netflix stand-up specials, Bastos blends sharp observational humour with rapid-fire storytelling to deliver bold, high-energy performances.
Led by singer George Beaver and musical director Zoé Jalabert, this concert brings together a pop‑rock band and a classroom orchestra. Performers include Matthieu Rouselle (drums), Enrico Chizzolini and Bastien Dériaz (electric guitars), Simon Tissot (bass) and a string and wind section featuring Guillaume Chambaud, Lucie Menier, Matthias Ernst and Marion Hugon. Through original compositions the programme fuses contemporary energy and classical technique, alternating raw electric textures with warm orchestral colours to create a jubilant, communal sound.
Based on the Jekyll myth, this theatrical adaptation examines metamorphosis as both physical and social, probing identity, gender and the boundary between good and male/female. Stark black-and-white staging and chiaroscuro lighting evoke twilight and old horror films, while a persistent, slicing fog thickens the atmosphere. The venerable Dr Jekyll’s unsettling experiments unfold in a late-19th-century London laboratory, and his circle is drawn into mounting anguish as transformations accelerate.
In French.
The Bande J of Cie Acrylique Junior presents a show at La Parfumerie, delving into a polluted world where poetry arises from waste. Directed by Léon Boesch and Lucien Thévenoz, the production features costumes by Spooky Dolls Surgery and is managed by Evelyne Castellino and Lino Eden.
In French.
“Chaos Ballad” by Samir Kennedy at Maison Saint-Gervais immerses the audience in an intense performance blending concert, wild cabaret, and prophetic nightmare. With elaborate makeup and costumes, Kennedy embodies a melancholic, decadent clown, navigating between majesty and vulnerability. The performance features a defiant dance symbolizing the struggle against terror, absurdity, and the monotony of the world, creating a captivating and apocalyptic atmosphere.
The MEG and the Grand Théâtre de Genève join forces for a special Apéropéra around the Svatbata production, in dialogue with the museum’s permanent collection. Expect a vibrant urban aperitif with live musical performances, sprinkled with contemporary anecdotes that offer a fresh, witty take on the opera.
In French.
Madame Butterfly, an opera by Giacomo Puccini with a libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, returns to the Grand Théâtre de Genève in a fresh production. The opera tells the heartrending story of Cio-Cio-San, a geisha who sacrifices everything for her love for an American sailor. Directed by Barbora Horáková and featuring video art by Diana Markosian, this production weaves an intergenerational and intercontinental narrative, exploring themes of tradition and personal expectations. With Corinne Winters as the lead and Stephen Costello as Pinkerton, attendees can expect a remarkable performance, all under the musical direction of Antonino Fogliani.
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