Concorde is opening its doors!
Publication dateOn 25, 26 and 27 September 2026, Concorde – Espace Culture will be opening its doors and invites you to come along.
Two performance theatres, ten dance studios, twelve music rooms and a recording studio form the artistic heart of the complex. A restaurant, a hotel and student accommodation complete this unique space, designed to allow artists, residents and audiences to come together naturally.
To celebrate this opening, everything is free to access for three days. Catch a show, go behind the scenes, take part in a workshop, pop into a studio, chat with the artists and meet the teams. Take the time to let yourself be surprised, to wander around and, why not… to come back.
These three days are an invitation to make this new space your own. To find your place here. To make Concorde a vibrant and welcoming place, just like the people who will bring it to life.
We look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible!
Friday 25 September
5.00 pm–7.00 pm
Library façade
Street art mural | Vernier Culture, Châtelaine Library, NeoKolor
The façade of the Châtelaine Library is becoming a canvas for the urban collective NeoKolor! The artists are bringing a monumental mural to life and, right before your eyes, transforming the glass façade into a unique, temporary work of art.
5.00 pm–7.00 pm
Under the archway of the building
Sésame | A collaboration between musicians from Anatolia and the Geneva
Chamber Orchestra Sésame brings together musicians from Anatolia and the Geneva Chamber Orchestra for a unique collaboration beneath the building’s archway. Two traditions, two repertoires, a shared artistic vision… and an invitation to journey between musical worlds that converge for one evening.
5.30 pm–7.00 pm
Petite Salle
L’Escale (excerpts) | CFC Danse / CFP Arts Genève
The CFC Danse at the CFP Arts presents excerpts from L’Escale, its end-of-year show for 2026. Here, joy and camaraderie matter just as much as the performance itself. Much like the opening of the Concorde, these scenes invite you to come in large numbers and rally round a new generation of performers taking to the stage of the Petite Salle for the very first time.
7.00 pm
Grande Salle
Season 26–27: In collaboration with Alliance Créative
Forget the traditional season preview! The Concorde team is teaming up with the improv collective Alliance Créative to tell the story of the coming season. Nobody knows how it’s going to end. Neither do we!
9.00 pm–10.00 pm
Grande Salle
This Is an Encounter | Marthe Krummenacher and guests
Marthe Krummenacher, accompanied by Cyril Yeterian, invites ten performers onto the stage for This Is an Encounter, a shared moment based on improvisation. Neither she nor he knows in advance what will emerge from this encounter, save for the momentum of a shared, poetic gesture that takes shape before the audience’s very eyes. A suspended, enchanting moment, somewhere between dance and music, to inaugurate the Grande Salle at Concorde.
22:30–23:00
Grande Salle
KardiaK Warm-up | Kiyan Khoshoie
Choreographer Kiyan Khoshoie continues the evening with KardiaK, a warm-up designed to build tension and prepare bodies for the DJ set. Thirty minutes to set the tempo, before the Grande Salle shifts into night-time mode.
11.00 pm–12.00 am
Grande Salle
DJ Set | Pekodjinn
Pekodjinn brings the evening to a close in the Grande Salle, transformed into a dancefloor for the occasion. Co-founder of the Geneva-based collectives Ozadya and Nüfrika, he crafts a sound he calls ‘Afromaghreb’, blending North African percussion with Afro-house, performed everywhere from the Boiler Room to Europe’s biggest electronic music stages. The highlight of this opening day.
Saturday 26 September
10.45–13.00 / 14.00–16.30
Main Studio
Public rehearsals
Avant la nuit / The Firebird | Edouard Hue – Beaver Dam
Company
Ahead of its premiere in autumn 2026, Edouard Hue is holding public rehearsals for his company’s (Beaver Dam Company) new diptych, which explores parenthood between the private sphere and
exposure to the wider world. In Avant la nuit, the bedtime ritual becomes a dance and a space for transmission. Set to Stravinsky’s score, The Firebird examines the mechanisms of confinement and conditioning in childhood, and parenthood as a safeguard against this reality. Two sessions of public rehearsals offer the chance to observe the creative process and immerse oneself in the choreographer’s world.
10.00–15.00 (non-stop)
Meet at the 6 Toits
Mission Concorde | Compagnie Tumultes
The Tumultes collective, specialising in immersive experiences and bespoke set designs, has devised Mission Concorde, a multi-stage life-size game that invites young and old alike to solve puzzles and explore hidden details in the neighbourhood. To be played in any order, at your own pace.
10.00–11.30
Foyer
Concorde on air | L’Echo des pavanes, RTS Espace 2
The Concorde Foyer is transformed into a radio studio. L’Echo des pavanes (RTS Espace 2) will be there to recount the venue’s origins, alongside its guests: a new centre for a former outlying area. A few of the weekend’s artists will also pop in to perform live. A joyful musical interlude.
14:00–17:00
Foyer
Games | Vernier
Games Library The Vernier Games Library is setting up its games in the Foyer. An invitation to play between artistic events or simply to enjoy a lovely moment with the family.
17:30–19:00
Grande Salle
Les Voyages – Le Grand Rendez-vous | Collectif XY
A few days before the opening, Collectif XY will take to the streets of Vernier and its various neighbourhoods with Les Voyages, to meet local residents. As the first contemporary circus company to be invited to perform in the Cour d’honneur of the Palais des Papes in Avignon in 2026, it is currently undertaking one of the largest contemporary circus tours in Europe. Le Grand Rendez-vous is the culmination of its on-site explorations in Vernier: a spectacular acrobatic finale where human pyramids and lifts captivate the Grande Salle. Everyone holds their breath, spellbound by the magic of movement.
8.30 pm–11.00 pm
Grande Salle
Happy Hype | OUINCH OUINCH Collective + Mulah
The Geneva-based OUINCH OUINCH collective creates festive and exuberant shows, blending traditional dance with club culture. Driven by Mulah’s turntables, Happy Hype draws on the Hype Call – a trance ritual born out of Krump – to lead six dancers and around fifty fellow performers into a collective trance, with the audience warmly invited to join in. Following the performance, Mulah follows up with a DJ set that really gets the Grande Salle buzzing.
Sunday 27 September
10.00–11.00
In front of the library
Please go to reception with your yoga mat under your arm and the team will show
you where to go. Sign-up on the day, subject to availability
Yoga
class Start the day with a yoga class open to everyone. A peaceful break to recover from the previous evening, before diving back into the weekend’s festivities.
11:00–12:00
Foyer
Storytelling with Casilda Regueiro | Châtelaine
Library Châtelaine Library takes over the Foyer for an hour of storytelling, to be enjoyed with the whole family. A cosy moment, open to everyone.
10.30–12.00
Petite Salle
Music Studio 1
Family sound creation workshop
Register on the day at the venue, subject to availability
Sound Memories | Khalil Bensid and Alban Ribouleau
In the Main Music Studio, Khalil Bensid and Alban Ribouleau invite children and adults alike to create a sound memory together, using sound effects, mixing and recording techniques. A family workshop where you’ll leave with a lovely souvenir to take home.
14:00–15:30
Grande Salle
Journeys – Le Grand Rendez-vous | Collectif XY
For those who missed yesterday’s performance, here’s a second chance to experience Collectif XY’s Le Grand Rendez-vous in the Grande Salle.
4.00 pm–5.00 pm
Petite Salle
COSMiX Ball | Collectif du Feu de dieu
Drawing on the intimate experience that the dancing body evokes a state of intense joy and jubilation, the Collectif du Feu de dieu invites you to a participatory and festive performance to round off the weekend in style! Guided by two slightly mad choreographers and a euphoric playlist, young and old alike will journey through a variety of activities and simple choreographies for a real cosmic rush of pure happiness!
With you
Thursday 24 September, 6.30 pm–8.00
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Participatory workshop | OUINCH OUINCH collective
The OUINCH OUINCH collective is offering a participatory choreography workshop, open to everyone with no prior experience required. Those who sign up will form a group that will join the artists on stage on Saturday 26 September for a festive performance at the heart of the weekend.
Register at mediation(at)concorde.ch. Full details here.
Featuring the artists
Saturday 26 September, 09:30–10:30
Open class
Concorde is opening the doors of its Grand Studio to professional dancers, inviting them to take part in the daily class taught by Edouard Hue to his company, as part of his upcoming production L’Oiseau de feu / Avant la nuit. A technically demanding session in one of the largest dance studios in French-speaking Switzerland.
Bookings subject to availability at masterclass@concorde.ch.
Live
Guided tours
Throughout the weekend, the Concorde team will be taking visitors behind the scenes of the new building, sharing anecdotes from the construction site as they go: performance halls, dance studios and music studios, the hotel, the restaurant… Tours depart regularly; no booking required.
Musical interludes
Between performances and workshops, musicians from the Geneva Chamber Orchestra will take to indoor and outdoor spaces for short musical interludes, bringing the music right to the audience.
A friendly atmosphere and sharing
The bar, restaurant and communal areas come alive all weekend long: informal get-togethers are organised to relax, chat and extend the experience.
Screen-printing workshop
Have an item of your choice (clothing, bag, etc.) customised. Don’t forget to bring along the item you’d like to personalise.
La Noisette Restaurant
In the heart of Concorde, La Noisette serves local, seasonal cuisine, perfect for enjoying before or after the show. For the opening weekend, the snack bar and bar will be open all day, with no booking required. Ideal for a bite to eat between performances, or to keep the evening going until the early hours.
The Bar
The Concorde bar serves hot and cold drinks and light refreshments. It’s a place where you can read a book, wait for someone, watch the place come to life or simply take a short break. You’ll bump into artists, students, local residents and tourists out on the town – a whole host of different worlds coming together over a drink.
Free entry for everyone throughout the weekend. Some workshops and events require booking, subject to availability.
To book your tickets for the 2026–2027 season now, click here. The full programme will be unveiled on 25 September at 7.00 pm.
The programme for the opening weekend is accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Get in touch
By phone
Monday to Thursday, 2–5 pm
+41 (0)22 795 00 04