Grand Théâtre Autrement
Together with our teams, we aim for the Grand Théâtre to be an institution open to everyone. With this ambition in mind, the countless initiatives developed over the past seven years by the Cultural Development and Dramaturgy departments — family performances, artistic aperitifs, festive late nights, workshops of all kinds, not to mention the extensive work (largely unseen by the general public) carried out with the Department of Public Instruction, private schools and numerous associations — will continue to flourish.
For the sake of clarity, these joyful events will no longer be grouped under the enigmatic name “La Plage”. They can now be found under the headings “Grand Théâtre Autrement”, “Grand Théâtre Ensemble”, “Grand Théâtre Jeunesse”, as well as on “L’Autre Scène”, dedicated to performances that are as engaging as they are unconventional.
A happy hour of refreshments, both liquid and artistic, freely inspired by a work from the season.
Thursdays at 6:30PM (except 30 September 2026 for Company)
CHF 25.-
First drink included (except cocktails and champagne)
La Tempête
17.09.2026
(Société de Lecture)
Company
30.09.2026
(Théâtre Les Salons)
Les Noces de Figaro
03.12.2026
(Maison Rousseau de la Littérature)
Theodora
14.01.2027
(Bâtiment des Forces Motrices)
Le Voyage à Reims
28.01.2027
(Musée d’Art et d’Histoire)
La Fille du Far West
25.02.2027
(Musée d’ethnographie de Genève)
Only the Sound Remains
29.04.2027
(Les 6 toits)
L’Opéra de quat’sous
27.05.2027
(École des Musiques Actuelles)
A series of films selected by key figures of the season, reflecting their artistic worlds.
Saturdays at 6PM (subject to change) at Cinémas du Grütli
Kyle Abraham
In response to Océans
24.10.2026
Krzysztof Warlikowski
In response to Theodora
05.12.2026
Marie-Ève Signeyrole
In response to La Fille du Far West
27.02.2027
Philippe Jaroussky
In response to Only the Sound Remains
22.05.2027
In partnership with
An in-depth conference sheds light on an upcoming GTG performance, care of the Association genevoise des amis de l’opéra et du ballet.
At 6:30 PM at the Théâtre de l’Espérance
CHF 15.- (non-member)
La Tempête
03.09.2026
Company
05.10.2026
Les Noces de Figaro
10.12.2026
Theodora
18.01.2027
Krzysztof Warlikowski
21.01.2027
Le Voyage à Reims
02.02.2027
La Fille du Far West
01.03.2027
Only the Sound Remains
12.05.2027
L’Opéra de quat’sous
19.05.2027
Association genevoise des amis de l’opéra et du ballet
7D, chemin Pré-Marquis
1241 Puplinge
+41 22 349 83 60
[email protected]
amisdelopera.ch
In Partnership with
A 25-minute presentation to learn about the piece and get you into the show.
45 minutes before each opera
In the foyer of the venue
Free admittance with performance tickets
A twenty-minute tour backstage and on the stage, while it is being dismantled, to take a look behind the scenes.
he “En coulisse” tour starts 15 minutes after the performance
Meet in the foyer of the BFM
Free entry with a ticket for the show, subject to booking
Company
14.10.2026
Océans
22.11.2026
Les Noces de Figaro
28.12.2026
Theodora
29.01.2027
Dimokratía
14.04.2027
L’Opéra de quat’sous
12.06.2027
You like dressing up for the opera? This series of après-performance events with DJ sets and photo-call will make your glamorousness something to remember!
after the performance in the BFM foyer
Free entry with a ticket for the performance
Company
15.10.2026
Océans
21.11.2026
La Fille du Far West
11.03.2027
Dimokratía
17.04.2027
Only the Sound Remains
19.05.2027
In the heart of the Museum of Art and History, a singer, a musician and you, in front of a painting.
at 6:30PM at the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire
CHF 25.-
First drink included (except cocktails and champagne)
17.12.2026
18.03.2027
A stroll through the most famous venues of the Grand Théâtre neighbourhood.
at 11am
Booking required
Meet at the GTG
Admission CHF 15 / CHF 10 (under 12s)
26.09.2026
03.10.2026
10.10.2026
29.05.2027
05.06.2027
12.06.2027
19.06.2027
Open house at the GTG invites you to a series of activities exploring the trades and artists of the theater, interspersed with artistic performances.
13.09.2026
From 11AM
at the BFM and GTG’s Workshops
Sponsored by
Under the stars, an al fresco big screen projection of one of the GTG’s hits of the season makes for an magical summer evening.
Screening
Les Noces de Figaro
19.06.2027 at 9PM
at the Parc des Eaux-Vives
Free admission
Night-time party combining performances, DJ sets, voguing and live music until late into the night.
28.11.2026
20.02.2027
from 10PM
Collaborations
Les Créatives, Antigel
Collaborations
The Grand Théâtre de Genève invites you to continue the season with our partners in Geneva and the French-speaking cultural scene in Switzerland.
Neverland
Based on Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
Neverland, is the story of a child who refuses to accept the passing of time; it is the continent of buried fears that keeps us from moving on to the next stage of life. What if we were to accept this process of change? German composer Sarah Nemtsov lends the voice of her music to director Julien Chavaz, now a regular on our Geneva stage, for a pantomime performance in search of the coming times.
Coproduction with Theater Magdeburg, Ensemble Contrechamps, La Cité Bleue Genève, Grand Théâtre de Genève et La Bâtie – Festival de Genève
05.09.2026 at 7PM
06.09.2026 à 15h
At La Cité Bleue
Recommended for ages 14 and over
Roomful of Teeth
We are hosting the La Bâtie Festival at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices for their closing concert featuring Elevator Songs, the first collaboration between Gabriel Kahane and the vocal ensemble Roomfull of Teeth, founded by the American composer Caroline Shaw, a prominent new figure in contemporary music. Composed for the ensemble’s eight voices, with Kahane joining them on keyboard and guitar, this brand-new album (2026) paints a light-hearted yet profound portrait of the timeless tribulations of the human condition. The programme will feature, among other works, Caroline Shaw’s delightful Partita for 8 Voices, for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
13.09.2026 at 8PM
at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices
Avant la nuit / L’Oiseau de feu
Combining the creation of Avant la nuit (“Before Nightfall”)—an unconventional play depicting the intimate, daily ritual of putting children to bed—with a contemporary reinterpretation of Stravinsky’s The Firebird, Édouard Hue presents a show focused on the theme of parenthood. From the confines of the bedroom to the fascinating and unsettling realm of Kashchei, from the family nest to going out into the wide world this double bill with twelve performers plunges us into the heart of the conflict between generations and the encroachment of virtuality and illusion into our lives.
From 3 to 7 November 2026 at the Comédie de Genève
Special rate offered to GTG subscribers
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Based on An Enemey of the People
Written by Henrik Ibsen in 1882, An Enemy of the People seems to have foreseen the challenges of our contemporary world, with its protagonist gradually ostracised by his community for exposing the pollution of the thermal waters that make it rich. Brazilian director Christiane Jatahy proposes here to extend the original narrative by imagining the protagonist’s trial. She turns the stage into a courtroom and examines our present day: conflicts between ecological awareness and financial and political interests, as well as the unstable balance of our democracies.
Spring 2027 at the Comédie de Genève
Special rate offered to GTG subscribers
Questions to John
(working title)
Simon McBurney of the English theatre company Complicité engages in a dialogue with the novelist, poet and philosopher John Berger, who passed away in 2017. Berger listened, discussed and commented tirelessly on art and artists, animals and the rural world, work and precariousness. Alone on stage, the actor engages in a lively and playful dialogue with Berger beyond the grave, questioning our uncertainties and our capacity for action.
From OCtober 31 to November 7 2026 at Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne
Free shuttle bus from the Grand Théâtre
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Faust – fait, non dit
Now an old man, Faust dreams only of power and possessions. Goethe, the ‘watchman of modernity’, made him the archetype of the human being consumed with thirst for domination in a society that has lost its moral compass and its connection to beauty. The great Italian director Romeo Castellucci does not merely illustrate Goethe. His iconoclastic and unsettling theatre confronts our innermost mysteries through its striking stage imagery.
From 16 to 22 January 2027 at Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne
Free shuttle bus from the Grand Théâtre
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A not-to-be-missed summer rendezvous in Geneva, CinéTransat reinvents open-air cinema. More than just a screening, it’s a cultural and human event that embodies the essential values of meeting and sharing. As a long-standing partner, the Grand Théâtre is delighted to be taking part in this unique event offering a rich and diverse panorama of cinema. Among the more than 50 films and short films on offer free of charge and in a reference to Frank Martin’s opera The Tempest, based on Shakespeare’s final play, the Grand Théâtre is delighted to be part of this event by screening the film adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Kenneth Branagh and featuring a star-studded cast (Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Keaton and Denzel Washington).
Augsut 7 2026 at 9PM at the Park of La Perle du Lac
Free admission
Fly Away
The Grand Théâtre hosts MAMCO— also on the move—in its entrance hall, the only part of the Place de Neuve building still open to the public. And this takes the form of a box where Derek Fordjour’s film Fly Away (2020) is screened during ArtGeneve and in the weeks that follow. This thirty-minute film features, as its sole protagonist, an African American jockey who struggles in vain to free himself from white control.
From January 27 to February 14 2027 at the Grand Théâtre de Genève
Free admission
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