Reunited after more than twenty years, Satoko Fujii’s quartet returns with a thunderous blend of avant-rock and free jazz. Fujii’s mercurial compositions drive spontaneous exchanges between her piano, Natsuki Tamara’s eruptive trumpet, Tatsuya Yoshida’s propulsive drumming and Takeharu Hayakawa’s grounded double bass. The ensemble navigates volatile textures, abrupt shifts and ecstatic grooves, channeling raw energy into collective improvisation and an unpredictable emotional arc.
Lina_ revisits the poems of Luís de Camões in Fado Camões, a concert-poem where traditional fado is reshaped with blues and electronic textures. Her expressive voice inhabits Camões’s lyrical intensity, moving between fervour, tenderness and dramatic power. Accompanied by a small ensemble of multi-influenced musicians, the performance blends heritage and modern soundscapes to create an intimate, haunting journey that traces the emotional core of the poet’s verses.
Watches and Wonders Geneva: The Montreux Jazz Club settles in Geneva for a temporary residency.
The spirit of the Montreux Jazz Festival takes over Geneva as part of the “In The City” program of the Watches and Wonders Geneva watch show. For five consecutive evenings, a pop-up Montreux Jazz Club will open its doors at Quai du Général-Guisan to offer a free, intimate, immersive musical experience.
The Romand Eloquence Competition brings together talented speakers from across French-speaking Switzerland for a dynamic contest of public speaking and rhetoric. Participants showcase their ability to persuade, inspire, and captivate an audience through carefully crafted speeches on a variety of themes. Blending creativity, critical thinking, and performance, the event highlights the art of eloquence while offering a platform for emerging voices to express their ideas with confidence and authenticity.
In French.
Organised by Alliance Créative, Double Jeu is an improvisation format built on strategy and subtle manipulation: each performer secretly receives a mission to coax a partner into a specific action without being noticed. Scenes cascade into comic chaos where every line conceals an intention, and performers juggle personal objectives against shifting group dynamics. The atmosphere alternates between playful mischief and razor-sharp timing, producing surprising twists and communal laughter.
In French.
Organised by the Fédération d’Improvisation Genevoise, FIJI 2026 gathers young improvisers from Belgium, France, Québec and Switzerland for three nights of competitive theatrical improvisation. Teams face off in rapid-match formats under the guidance of a referee, inviting spontaneous invention, humour and risk-taking. The work is driven by ensemble listening, timed challenges and audience voting, creating an electric, playful atmosphere where gestures, voice and quick thinking produce surprising, communal moments.
In French.
Directed by Joël Pommerat, this new creation imagines the encounter of two very young girls who defy the laws of the real world and adult authority to preserve their pact of friendship. Positioned between theatre and novel, the piece combines grave and naive episodes, where the supernatural becomes a means to confront inconceivable realities. The staging favours intimate, unsettling atmospheres and a precise ensemble work. Includes accessible formats: relaxed performance, audiodescription and tactile visit.
In French.
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