© Samadhi Project

Samadhi Project – There’s a new festival in town

Festival

In its very first edition, the Samadhi Project aims to offer a different perspective on peace and collaboration, through concerts, theatrical experiences, workshops and talks with artists. Visit their website and browse through their eclectic programme - all ages welcome!

All Audiences 

Until October 18th | Théâtre Pitoëff & other locations

© MIR

Musée International de la Réforme – Free guided visit

Guided visit

The Musée International de la Réforme offers guests a free guided visit to its permanent collection.

Tickets to enter the museum range from CHF 6 to CHF 13; exceptionally, the additional cost of the guided visit is waived on the last Sunday of every month.

Because of health considerations, groups are limited to 20 people, and the use of masks is mandatory for groups larger than 10.  

All Audiences

October 25th, 11h30 | Musée Int. de la Réforme (MIR)

Come on, everybody – Let’s rock at the Victoria Hall

Concert

Conductor David Greilsammer leads Aubrey Logan and Cyril Regamey as they take us through some of the greatest hits by Queen, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin and Elton John, reinterpreted as symphony pieces.

Tickets range from CHF 10 to CHF 30.

All Audiences

October 4th, 17h | Victoria Hall

© Lucas Olivet

Contemporary art – Walk among treasures hidden in plain sight

Cultural landmarks

There are some seventy artistic landmarks strewn across Geneva. You may have seen some of them before, but now you may discover their meaning and their secrets.

The Contemporary Art cultural trails offer you a roadmap to these treasures, divided into four walks to help you explore our city’s cultural and artistic heritage. 

Click on the link to download the trail information and listen to podcasts in which the artists themselves talk about their pieces with local art conservation experts.

All Audiences

Year-round | Various locations

© BOTANICA

Botanica – Fighting fire with… flora?

Exhibition

Since the discovery of the Americas 500 years ago, new and exotic plants have been introduced across the world, causing issues ranging from the environmental to the economic.

The exhibition BOTANICA, hosted by Geneva’s botanical gardens, exposes some of these invasive neophytes, which benefit from climate change to continue their often-disastrous spread, as well as the strategies designed to defeat nature’s formidable foes.

All Audiences 

Until October 18 | Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques

© Ontogénèse par Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) (détail), Photo: © MuMa Le Havre Florian Kleinefenn, © 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich

Jean Dubuffet at the MEG – Homecoming of a barbaric visionary

Exhibition

Sculptor, painter and writer Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) was a major figure in the art scene throughout the 20th century. The exhibition “Jean Dubuffet, un barbare en Europe” pays tribute to his body of work, while also highlighting his visit to post-war Switzerland, a defining moment in his development of “l’Art Brut” (raw art).

The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 11h to 18h. Tickets range from CHF 6 to CHF 9.

All Audiences

Until February 28, 2021 | MEG

© ADC

Sugar Dance – The ADC has never been so sweet

Dance

Created in 2020 and co-produced by the contemporary dance centre ADC, Sugar Dance features Swiss dancer Marie-Caroline Hominal, accompanied by a multi-talented troupe of musicians, singers and actors.

Hominal has been surprising audiences since 2008, with colourful pieces that pop : comical, eccentric and poetic. For Sugar Dance, she was inspired by Fellini’s The Clowns.

 
Tickets range from CHF 10 to CHF 25.

All Audiences

From Oct 27 to Nov 1 | ADC, Salle Eaux-Vives

© Théâtre de Carouge

Cyrano de Bergerac – Back in Carouge!

Theatre

Cyrano, the man with the enormous nose, has conceived of an ingenious parry to deflect his suffering. This popular show is back in Carouge – with English subtitles – one night only – don’t miss it!

All audiences

Saturday, 31 October | Théâtre de Carouge

© Nicolas Schopfer / GTG

Music in the afternoon – Choir concerts at the Grande Théâtre

Classical music

Why not enjoy a delicious lunch at The Café de la Plage at the Grande Théâtre de Genève and finish with some classical music for dessert? Following their extraordinary performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (with the OSR and Jonathan Nott), the Grand Théâtre Choir returns this fall! The Choir will be holding concerts in the Grand Foyer every Thursday at 13h, until October 15.

Tickets range from CHF 10 to CHF 15.

All audiences

Until Thursday, October 15 | Grand Théâtre Genève