Friday 8 May, 21:00

Yvan Ischer — Scorpio 11

Booking Required

Led by saxophonist Yvan Ischer, Scorpio 11 gathers eleven seasoned improvisers for a warm, convivial concert born of a 40-year collaboration between RTS and AMR. Featuring trumpeter Pierre Drevet, drummer Adam Nussbaum and a rich reed-and-rhythm section, the ensemble balances composed motifs and spontaneous interplay, weaving dense textures and luminous solos. The programme celebrates long friendships and collective listening, inviting close attention to timbral detail, dynamic shifts and the intimate generosity of shared musical dialogue.

Rue des Alpes 10,
1201 Genève

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Photo Credit: DR

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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28 April – 13 May

Hé, Prométhée !

Performances

Théâtre du Grütli

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.

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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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Friday 1 May, 21:00

Andrew Audiger Trio

Performances

Le Chaudron – EMA

Led by pianist-composer Andrew Audiger, this new trio with guitarist Théo Duboule and drummer Valentin Liechti blends acoustic and electric textures across jazz, folk and soft rock. Audiger’s fluid piano and synth lines weave with Duboule’s guitar and Liechti’s nuanced rhythms to create a suspended, nostalgic atmosphere. The programme highlights his boundary-free approach and compositional subtlety, balancing open improvisation with melodic clarity and intimate sonic detail that lingers after each passage.

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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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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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Yvan Ischer — Scorpio 11