11 – 22 February

Simple Machines

Performances

Booking Required

Choreographer Ugo Dehaes replaces his human troupe with extravagant robot-dancers endowed with an artificial intelligence that invents their own choreography. Intimate and unsettling, the performance invites the audience to sit around a table as the mechanised performers execute an uncanny, rhythmic ballet. Marie Peeters’ dramaturgy frames questions about labour, profit and the place of culture, while Wannes Deneer’s scenography and musical composition shape a tactile, immersive atmosphere. The piece blends humour, critique and physical precision.

Rue Rodo 3,
1205 Genève

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Friday 6 February, 19:30

Sir András Schiff

Performances

Victoria Hall

Renowned pianist Sir András Schiff will perform as part of the Les Grands Interprètes series, offering a selection of pieces by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert. The exact program will be revealed on the evening of the concert.

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Friday 6 February, 20:00

Antigel Festival – Odezenne

Performances

Alhambra

Returning after two decades on the scene, Odezenne presents the Bordeaux trio’s genre-defying sound, mixing blunt, poetic lyrics with autotuned waltzes and shrewd social observation. Live they balance intimate, melancholic passages with sudden, cathartic eruptions, where close-knit interplay and textural layering create an enveloping sonic atmosphere. The set privileges rhythmic play, vocal contrasts and raw emotional intensity, offering a concentrated, immersive concert experience that reflects the group’s restless, uncompromising outlook.

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Friday 6 February, 21:00

Ethno Fridays – Portuguese Song Through the Centuries

Performances

AMR

An intimate programme by five musicians that traces Portuguese song across centuries, from fervent 20th‑century folk to the ornate lines of Renaissance court singers. Led by vocalist Sofia Pedro and instrumentalists Tiago Simas Freire (flutes, cornet, bagpipes), Filipa Meneses (viola, rabel), Bor Zuljan (lute, guitar) and Rui Silva (adufe, pandeiro, bells), the performance blends rhythmic drive, modal melodies and delicate ornamentation. Presented in collaboration with the Ateliers d’ethnomusicologie and AMR, supported by the City of Geneva and Fonds culturel Sud.

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Friday 6 February, 20:00

Pulse — Cie Kiaï

Performances

Salle du Lignon

Pulse is an acrobatic uppercut where breath, rhythm and bodies fuse into a spectacular trance. Created by Cie Kiaï, the piece propels six acrobats into a rebounding space where the laws of gravity seem to dissolve. Set to a hypnotic musical pulse, the performers lift, collide and vibrate in unison in a vertiginous choreography. The staging privileges sensory intensity, blending physical virtuosity, rhythmic precision and immersive soundscapes to deliver a visceral, kinetic experience.

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5 – 15 February

LETTRE À MON DICTATEUR

Performances

POCHE /GVE

Directed by Geneviève Pasquier and performed by Vincent Babel, LETTRE À MON DICTATEUR stages Eugène’s cathartic gesture of writing to Nicolae Ceauşescu. The production blends intimate monologue with archival echoes, folding fragments of Pierre Omer’s Swing Revue into a jazz-tinged score that punctuates memory and revelation. The creative space favors spare tableaux, tactile sound textures and a nimble rhythm that offsets historical weight with mischievous warmth, transforming personal trauma into a tender, witty coming-of-age confession.

In French.

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8 January – 8 March

Winter of Caecilia

Performances

Théâtre Cæcilia

Winter of Caecilia gathers seven local theatre productions that revisit contemporary and classic forms through monologue and solo performance. Artists such as Nastassja Tanner, Ahmed Belbachir, Roland Vouilloz and Vincent Jacquet offer intimate, visceral interpretations, while texts by playwrights like Fabrice Melquiot are brought to life under directors including Jean‑Yves Ruf. The programme mixes poetic, comic and physically charged pieces that privilege sensory staging and emotional immediacy, inviting audiences into distinct, singular theatrical universes.

In French.

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