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NO’PHOTO

Biennale of Photography

Discover how and what contemporary photography reveals, testifies, honors or denounces through screenings, shows, exhibitions, workshops and various activities. The photographers’ eye and artistic bias offer us new perspectives on our world and quite a striking reality-check. For the third time, NO'PHOTO honors the work of these artists - and more particularly the local ones. Check the extremely rich and varied programme.

All Audiences

Multiple locations | Until 10th october

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JAZZ CONTREBAND FESTIVAL

Jazz Festival

75 concerts, 32 venues, 2 countries and more than 200 jazz artists come together on stage to blow out the 25 candles of JazzContreBand, key event in the French-Swiss cultural landscape. 

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Multiple locations | Until 30th october

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GENEVA ENGLISH DRAMA SOCIETY
 

“Waiting for Godot”

Waiting For Godot, though originally met on its 1953 debut in Paris with puzzlement, is now widely recognised as a true innovation in drama as well as one of the most significant and groundbreaking plays of the 20th century.

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Théâtre de l'Espérance | 5 to 9 October

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ORCHESTRE OF THE SUISSE ROMANDE

“Rachmaninov & Tchaïkovski”

This Russian program brings together two exalted composers tortured by their inner demons between recurrent depressions for Rachmaninov and constant mal de vivre for Tchaikovsky. During the month of Pink October, the musicians of the OSR invite the public to dress in pink to raise awareness of the activities of the Breast Cancer Network. An information booth will be set up for the audience, and an appeal for donations to the association will take place before the concert and during the intermission.

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Victoria Hall | 8th October

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DIVERSE EQUAL UNITED

Temporary Exhibition

Explore an artistic look at the UN's universal values thanks to this temporary and exceptional exhibition of the United Nation’s Collection. 200 special and unique pieces are gathered for us to admire as an ode to the city of Geneva. It aims to bring together international and local Geneva around the values of multilateralism and the United Nations Charter. Free guided tours are organised by the exhibition curators (by registration at nv@lianfoundation.com) and by the specialists of the art and archive collections of the United Nations in Geneva.

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Musée Rath | Until 10th October

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INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MUSEUM

“Permanent Exhibition”

Emotion, discovery, reflection, the exhibition The Humanitarian Adventure offers you a unique opportunity to enter into the history of humanitarian action, breaking away from traditional museography.

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International Red Cross and Red Cressent Museum

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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS ONLINE

“Culture only a mouse click away”

Several Geneva museums, institutions and historical sites offer us the chance to view online collections or enjoy virtual visits… from the comfort of our sofa and with no COVID certificate required.

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On line 

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LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

”Walton & Brahms”

Directed by Robin Ticciati, the London Symphony Orchestra and alto Antoine Tamestit will interpret William Walton’s Concerto pour alto et orchestre and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony N°4 for us.

All Audiences

Victoria Hall | 20th October

Environmental Injustice Indigenous Peoples’ Alternatives

Temporary Exhibition

Visit MEG’s new temporary exhibition whose theme is climate emergency, one of the major issues of our times. It presents the perspectives, knowledge and know-how of Indigenous Peoples in dealing with the damage to their lands accelerated by changes in climate.

The “Environmental Injustice – Indigenous Peoples’ Alternatives” exhibition is intended to be a space in which we can listen to the voice of Indigenous Peoples and with them weave a common future, one based on the values of care, protection, repair, respect and responsibility for our environment. With the support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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Geneva Museum of Ethnography | Until August 2022 

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