3 & 4 June

Speechless!

The OSR, under the batons of Daniel Harding, will perform Jörg Widmann’s Viola Concerto with Antoine Tamestit as the soloist, followed by Wagner’s “The Ring Without Words” . In this concerto, Tamestit assumes roles that go beyond being a violist, engaging as an actor, dancer, conductor, and violist, and interacting dynamically with the orchestra. The evening’s second half is dedicated to Lorin Maazel’s arrangement of Wagner’s “Ring,” which ingeniously transforms the opera into a cohesive symphonic poem.

Rue du Général-DUFOUR 14,
1204 Genève

Photo Credit: © Julien Mignot

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Photo Credit: © Julien Mignot

Friday 1 May, 20:00

Metin & Kemal Kahraman

Performances

Alhambra

Metin & Kemal Kahraman are two brothers who have shaped socially engaged folk music for over thirty years. Their work, presented by NovaVibe Creative, is rooted in memory, exile and struggle, blending musical simplicity with intense poetic expression. On stage their voices and restrained arrangements foster intimate yet powerful encounters, where emotion, dignity and political commitment converge. The performance moves between quiet reflection and surging resolve, inviting listeners into a shared space of remembrance and solidarity.

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21 April – 10 May

Ivanov

Performances

Théâtre de Carouge

Chekhov’s Ivanov follows Nikolai Ivanov, a middling Russian landowner crushed by debt and by the slow decline of his wife, Anna Petrovna, who is dying of tuberculosis. Across four acts, his inertia curdles into melancholy and self-destruction, swinging between biting comedy and harrowing despair. Written in a ten-day burst in 1887, when Chekhov was only twenty-seven, the play crackles with youthful urgency as tragedy and humor intertwine.

Director–actor Jean-François Sivadier infuses this new staging with his distinctive theatrical energy, pairing veteran performers with fresh faces to reignite the play’s original heat. Echoing Gustav Mahler’s dictum that “tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire,” the production seeks to keep Chekhov’s raw, combustible spirit blazing on today’s stage.

In French. Ages 16 and up.

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21 April – 3 May

Pères

Performances

Théâtricul

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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21 April – 2 May

46 Rue de Berne

Performances

Théâtre des Amis

Directed by Françoise Courvoisier, this theatrical adaptation stages two periods of Grisélidis Réal’s life simultaneously, split between a dignified elder confronting illness and a vibrant earlier self. Martine Schambacher and Françoise Courvoisier embody these contrapuntal figures.

In French.

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24 April – 9 May

Le repas des fauves

Performances

École des Ranches

About the play
1942. France is under occupation. Seven friends gather to celebrate Sophie’s birthday—until two German officers are shot beneath their windows. Kaubach, a Nazi commander, forces the guests to make an unthinkable choice: to designate two hostages among themselves.
Thus begins a harrowing struggle for survival. By confronting the depths of human nature, the play invites us to question which side we would have chosen.

In French.

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Friday 1 May, 19:00

À l’oreille de Madame Fox

Performances

Théâtre des Grottes

Set in Paris, 1897, this spiritist improvisation centres on Natalia Fox, a darkly sensual tarot reader and pendulum expert whose séances blur psychology and the uncanny. Each performance stages four intimate consultations for eccentric clients, letting improvisation shape revelations conjured by incense, whispered voices and flickering light. The show moves between sly comedy and unsettling insight, exploring fate, desire and the mechanics of belief while inviting the audience into a charged, sensory ritual.

In French.

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