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14 – 17 May

Presented by the Association des Comédies Musicales de l’Université de Genève, Projet 51 follows two friends, Robin and Bobby, who encounter a whimsical alien and embark on a time-transcending odyssey. Through original songs and theatrical tableaux, the piece explores family, love and the act of telling one’s life. Staged as an intimate yet expansive musical, it blends humour, tenderness and imagination to create vivid moments that shift between playful wonder and heartfelt reflection.

In French.

Friday 15 May, 21:30

Directed by a creative team and performed by a tight ensemble, Bambino explores memory, identity and the fragile bonds between generations. Sparse staging, intimate choreography and attentive lighting create shifting moods that move between tenderness and unease. The production balances physical theatre with poetic imagery, inviting the audience into a contemplative, sensory experience where gestures and silences carry emotional weight.

In Tunisian.

14 – 17 May

Reserved for previous participants of the Grand Chantier, this workshop deepens marionette staging and performance practice. Facilitated by Chine Curchod and Joël Hefti. Using puppets supplied by the TMG and excerpts from classical and contemporary texts, participants will investigate spatial composition, scenographic devices and dramaturgy, and refine ensemble manipulation and character work. The atelier emphasizes practical exercises, collective exploration and staged fragments to advance technical control and theatrical storytelling.

In French.

Friday 15 May, 21:00

Led by saxophonist Chris Potter, this trio juxtaposes virtuosic improvisation and lyrical composition. Potter, a renowned composer and bandleader who has worked with Herbie Hancock, John Scofield and Steely Dan, anchors the music with expansive lines. Matt Brewer’s double bass and Kendrick Scott’s drums provide a responsive rhythmic and harmonic foundation, blending subtle textures and propulsive swing. The interplay emphasizes close listening, dynamic contrast and a warm, immersive sound that balances technical mastery with emotional immediacy.

Friday 15 May, 15:00

Led by Marisa Cornejo, this workshop explores how dreams shaped by art and images from the internet can inform creative practice and collective interpretation. Participants will practise techniques to recall dreams and translate them into drawings and handwritten texts, then use drawing, writing and collage to develop richer representations. Through guided dialogues, attendees will examine their sensitivity to paintings, films and images on screens and collaboratively refine selected works.

English, Spanish and French are welcome.

15 – 16 May

Thibaud Agoston offers a frank, intimate stand-up that navigates love, friendship, sexuality and loss through the frame of a recent breakup. In this third and most personal show he mixes sharp observation and self-deprecating humour to transform sadness into laugh-out-loud moments. A leading figure of Swiss stand-up, Agoston brings experience from radio and televised columns and major comedy festivals to a compact, emotionally charged hour on stage.

In French.

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Events running for an extended period

8 May – 5 June

Dream Up brings together modern, post‑war and contemporary works that materialize imagination, memory, fantasy and inner vision across painting, sculpture and mixed media. The presentation juxtaposes iconic figures—Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Willem de Kooning, Jean Dubuffet, Roy Lichtenstein, Yayoi Kusama, Niki de Saint Phalle, Tom Wesselmann, Manolo Valdés and Jaume Plensa—with contemporary voices including Andy Denzler, Fred Eerdekens and Feng Xiao‑Min. New works created for the occasion converse with historical pieces to generate poetic, visually intense dialogues.

5 – 31 May

Brigade financière stages a tense, chamber drama by Hugues Leforestier that confronts the logic of contemporary finance. Under Antony Mettler’s direction, Christian Gregori and Maria Mettral embody a sharp, cerebral duel between a financial crimes commissioner and an accused executive. Christian Gregori also signs scenography and costumes while Florian Cuellar sculpts the lighting. The production blends police-procedural suspense with satirical intelligence, probing power, privilege and the contradictions of today’s economic system.

In French.

7 mai – 27 juin

Swiss artist Étienne Krahenbühl presents a contemplative exhibition of sculptural and mixed-media works that explore forms in motion and the generative forces of life. From earth and world emerge cracks, shifts and breaths that shape tensions and connections, underscoring our relationship with matter, nature and the human. The works mark passages between worlds and, through resonance, invite emotional and intellectual reflection on respect, singularity and coexistence.

Opening: Thursday 7 May, 17:00

27 April – 24 May

Carac Festival is the University of Geneva’s month-long student cultural festival, bringing together dozens of student troupes and associations to share creations and experiences. The programme features theatre, dance, concerts, film screenings, arts-and-crafts workshops, stand-up, games, parades and exhibitions. Open to everyone in the university community and beyond, the festival celebrates collaboration, creativity and conviviality, offering occasions to meet, create and enjoy performances and activities together.

Opening: Monday 27 April from 19:00 to 23:00 at UniMail

28 April – 5 July

Artist Jessica Decorvet investigates the landscape as an unstable concept where seeing implicates participation and representation transforms the world. The exhibition brings together drawings, textiles, ceramics and living plants to stage tensions between intense, almost vital wonder and cultural framing that distances the living.
Playing with scale from miniature objects to a monumental curtain, Decorvet unsettles assumptions: textiles become stained glass while ceramics verge on reliquary. The works evoke and question how perception and materiality shape our relation to place.

Opening: Tuesday 28 April, 18:00

30 April – 4 July

Curator Danniel Tostes brings together works by several generations of artists to examine community as a space of connection, resistance and collective creation. The exhibition assembles photography, installation, sculpture and mixed-media projects that forge dialogues between historical and contemporary practices. Through gestures, archival fragments and collaborative processes, the show investigates memory, solidarity and the forms that communal artistic practices take across time.

Opening : Thursday 30 April, 18:00 (Salle Saint Ours)

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Geneva Classics

Visiting for the first time? A quick guide to the city’s top attractions.

The MEG is a renowned museum dedicated to the exploration and presentation of cultural diversity from around the world. Located in the heart of Geneva, it houses an extensive collection of over 80,000 objects, including artifacts, textiles, and artworks that highlight the rich traditions and histories of various communities. The museum emphasizes interactive and immersive exhibitions, engaging visitors with contemporary issues related to culture and identity.

Cool fact: The e-MEG app serves as a digital twin of the permanent exhibition, providing an audio guide and detailed descriptions along with photographs of all displayed objects.

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Since its opening in 1994, the MAMCO Geneva (Musée d’art moderne et contemporain)  has staged 450 exhibitions with works dating from the 1960s to the present day. Mamco’s holdings include works by Christo, Martin Kippenberger, Jenny Holzer, Dan Flavin, Sarkis, Franz Erhard Walther and Sylvie Fleury, among many others.

Cool fact: The MAMCO is the epicenter of the “Nuit des Bains”, held three times a year.  During this event, the district around the museum is transformed into a large gallery and attracts thousands of art lovers and sightseers each night.

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With a collection of 27,000 items from Switzerland, Europe and the Middle and Far East, and a witness to twelve centuries of ceramic art from the Middle Ages to modern times, the Ariana is one of Europe’s great museums specializing in glass and ceramics.

Cool fact: On the first Sunday of each month, the Ariana Museum opens its temporary exhibitions to the public.

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