Smallest Things is a melancholic and funny duo created and performed by Marc Oosterhoff and Owen Winship. With almost no set and only a few objects, lights and a single speaker, the piece gradually conjures movement and small acts of wonder from nothing. Straddling dance, circus and magic, the work explores vulnerability, hope and the tender care given to tiny things. Nanda Suc acts as external advisor; the production is by Cie Moost and includes institutional coproductions.
In French.
Led by Émile Parisien’s incisive saxophone, Floating brings together pianist Yaron Herman, tabla master Prabhu Edouard and American double bassist Joe Sanders in a quartet that blends jazz improvisation with Indian rhythmic colours. Herman’s agile piano and Parisien’s lyricism meet Edouard’s eclectic percussive palette and Sanders’s resonant bass to create shifting textures and spontaneous alchemy. Swiss pianist Manon Mullener opens with a solo set rooted in jazz and Afro‑Cuban rhythms, highlighting melodic poise. The programme also unveils the first names and visuals for JazzContreBand 2026.
Quatuor Terpsycordes offers an intimate reading of Haydn’s String Quartet No. 22, blending classical clarity with expressive warmth. The four instruments engage in crisp, conversational interplay, where nimble phrasing and sculpted dynamics reveal wit and tenderness. The programme emphasizes formal balance and close listening, drawing out subtle rhythmic sparks and lyrical lines. The performance invites concentrated attention, unfolding moments of airy humour, poised restraint and lingering melodic grace.
“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.
Adapted by Peter Hall from George Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm is staged by Year 11 theatre students. The production channels the fable’s political bite through stripped-back staging and physical ensemble work, exploring leadership, propaganda and the corrupting nature of power. The ensemble transforms animals into archetypes, using movement, chorus and concentrated tableaux to build tense, often unsettling atmospheres. The staging balances dark satire with moments of fragile humanity, inviting reflection on authority and collective responsibility.
In English.
A solitary man ventures through the desert in search of Prometheus, blaming the gods for igniting a consuming fire within each human. This monologue delves into the connections between ancient tragedy and contemporary turmoil, examining desire and existence through the lenses of love and creation, all in pursuit of an illuminating fire that does not consume.
In French.
Pères is a poetic ensemble piece directed by Lefki Papachrysostomou that interrogates fatherhood today. Texts by Julie Annen, Nicolas Tavaglione and Miguel Fernandez‑V are embodied by four actors — Dimitri Anzules, Angelo Dell’Aquila, Serge Martin and Jef Saintmartin — and framed by an all‑female creative team. Lighting by Claire Firmann, sound by Frédérique Jarabo and costumes by Lys Tell shape intimate scenes that alternate tenderness, duty and strain. The work explores filiation, grief and gratitude with rigorous stagecraft and quiet intensity.
In French.
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