Two comedic actors take on the challenge of performing “Romeo and Juliet” alone on stage after a series of calamities. With humor, energy, and love, they explore the relevance of theater and love in a world in turmoil. This poignant and dynamic performance turns chaos into poetry and is produced by La Baraque Liberté, a company known for forging an intimate connection between the audience and the artists.
In French.
Amor y Pasión, performed by cellist Estelle Revaz and harpist Laudine Dard, draws on Hispanic musical traditions to explore longing and rhythm. The cello, often likened to the human voice, blends with the harp’s luminous textures to reveal deep emotions. The programme juxtaposes famous tangos — Piazzolla’s Histoire du Tango and Gardel’s Por una Cabeza — with works by Cassadó, Granados and Ginastera, highlighting lyrical intensity, marked rhythmic drive and the vivid colours of South American musical cultures.
Quatuor Terpsycordes presents a concentrated evening of Haydn string quartets, featuring the B-flat major Op. 9 No. 5, D minor Op. 42 No. 1 and F major Op. 74 No. 2. The four musicians explore Haydn’s wit and expressive depth through refined ensemble playing, articulate phrasing and agile dynamic contrasts. Attention to texture and counterpoint reveals both intimacy and dramatic sweep, inviting attentive listening. A short pre-concert introduction by Isabelle Burkhalter offers contextual insight.
“We Are The Champions,” a captivating conference-performance by Pierre-Do Bourgknecht, delves into the intimate connection between sports and music. Joined by Sébastien Breguet on the cello, Bourgknecht shares engaging stories and iconic moments that highlight this link. Playful and interactive, the show demonstrates how talent, technique, and endurance bridge these worlds. Exercising to music enhances enjoyment and performance while lowering perceived exertion.
In French.
Led by the Quatuor Terpsycordes with cultural mediator Isabelle Burkhalter, this twenty-minute introduction to the “Intégrale Haydn” concert unpacks the dialogue between the learned and the popular in Haydn’s writing. The quartet and mediator combine musical excerpts, close listening cues and historical context to reveal stylistic cross-currents. The tone is intimate and exploratory, guiding listeners from analytical insight to sensory appreciation and preparing them for the full concert experience.
In French.
This four-evening concert cycle stages a collision between nostalgic anachronism and urgent futurity, producing jolting aesthetic shocks. Musicians move between written material and wild improvisation, blending kitsch textures, dazzling contrasts and incandescent timbres. Florence Melnotte (kaoscilator, piano, synthesizer, vocals), Sylvain Fournier (drums, vocals) and Louis Billette (saxophones, flugelhorn, vocals) shape a sound-world where intimacy and chaos entwine, inviting listeners into a luminous, unpredictable musical theatre.
Adapted and performed by Felipe Castro, this solo staging probes the absurdity of war, murderous nationalism and the raw misery at the heart of Céline’s writing. Coach José Lillo supports a performance of muscular, visceral language while Natacha Jaquerod’s set, Rinaldo Del Boca’s lighting and Jean Faravel’s sound sculpt stark, claustrophobic atmospheres. The production balances brutal imagery with moments of surprising humanity, revealing the author’s vocation as a doctor through an intimate, relentless theatrical journey.
In French.
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