Laure Hirsig introduces “Zone” at Maison Saint-Gervais, drawing inspiration from the works of Louis Calaferte and Tarjei Vesaas. This adaptation delves into the complexities of adolescence, highlighting its secrets and raw intensity. Five performers portray feverish and awkward adolescent mutants, navigating between inhibition and a longing for self-exposure. “Zone” establishes an enclosed yet transparent space, mirroring a wild psyche on the brink of eruption.
In French.
A DJ and a singer-songwriter, each convinced they’re the headline act, are scheduled at the same time. DJ Zebra and Jerrycan offer a unique show, Djerzyba, blending music, theater, and humor. This cultural clash promises a delightful experience for all ages and fans of both song and the dance floor.
Kids ages 6 and up.
The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande presents a captivating New Year Concert, featuring works by Johann Strauss, Prokofiev, and Richard Strauss. Under the baton of Simone Young, with Alexandre Kantorow on piano, the program includes the elegant “The Blue Danube” by Johann Strauss, Prokofiev’s spirited “Piano Concerto No. 3,” and selections from Richard Strauss’s operas “Der Rosenkavalier” and “Salome, Dance of the Seven Veils.” This musical event delivers an exquisite blend of Viennese and Munich compositions.
Francesco Piemontesi will perform Beethoven’s Concerto No. 4 alongside Renaud Capuçon and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra at Geneva’s Victoria Hall. The program also features Mozart’s Serenade No. 7 in D major, originally commissioned for the marriage of the Haffner family’s son. This eight-movement serenade highlights the solo violin beautifully. Beethoven’s Concerto No. 4, premiered the same night as his fifth and sixth symphonies, is renowned for its originality and distinctive Beethovian duality.
Nine exiled Afghan actresses and their director turn Sophocles’ Antigone into a luminous act of defiance, weaving their own flight from tyranny into a fluid chorus that moves between whispered poetry and blazing resolve; on a moon-lit set where shadows ripple across a reflective pool, their shared fervour collides with oppression’s darkness, conjuring a present-tense theatre of resistance performed in Dari (with French subtitles) that pulses with the courage, grace and unbroken spirit of women who refuse to fall silent.
In Dari, with french subtitles. Ages 14 and up.
Sinfonietta Bern pays tribute to the film music of Tim Burton with a symphonic concert. The program features melodies from The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Corpse Bride, Batman, and other classics, immersing the audience in the enchanting and gothic world of the filmmaker.
Adieu Claude is a power trio that channels the energy and freedom of classic three-piece bands. The three musicians—Christophe Chambet (electric bass, vocals), David Koch (electric guitar, vocals, modular synthesizer) and Valentin Liechti (drums, sampler, vocals)—fuse songs, noise, jazz and rock into an explosive, improvisatory mix. References to Marc Ribot, Jimi Hendrix and Melody Nelson inform a gritty, vintage sound palette, while raw textures, dynamic interplay and bold timbres create a charged, intoxicating atmosphere.
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