Early 19th-century England. Twelve-year-old Mary Anning spends her days searching for fossils on the cliffs of Lyme Regis. Curious, determined and passionate, she pursues her research despite the conventions of her time, making a discovery that will help transform our understanding of the living world.

Inspired by the true story of this pioneering palaeontologist, Marcel Barelli’s first feature film celebrates scientific curiosity, perseverance and empowerment. His delicate 2D animation is accompanied by a folk- and rock-inspired original score composed by Shyle Zalewski.

Find out more about our partner: Festival Animatou

Date: Saturday 3 October 2026, followed by a complimentary afternoon snack
Format: Animated film followed by a Q&A with Marcel Barelli
Time: 3.30 pm
Duration: Approx. 70 minutes
Venue: Florimont Auditorium
Recommended age: Ages 6 and over
Price: Adults: CHF 10; children: free

Close your eyes and open your ears wide! Designed for children aged 6 months to 3 years, the Musical Siestas offer a first encounter with live music. In a gentle, welcoming setting, little ones and their accompanying adults settle in close to the performers. Soprano Inês Flores-Brasil’s voice engages in a dialogue with Beatriz Raimundo’s cello, in an experience designed to respect young children’s own pace, curiosity and attention span. A sensitive moment to share as a family, where everyone can listen to and discover music at their own pace.

Find out more about our partner: Grand Théâtre de Genève

Date: Saturday 7 November 2026
Format: Acoustic music
Times: 9.00 am and 10.00 am
Duration: 30 minutes
Venue: Florimont Auditorium
Recommended age: 6 months to 3 years
Price: Full price: CHF 15; children: CHF 10

Four centuries of opera in a single performance! Eminent Professor Oduris is attempting to deliver his lecture on the history of opera when a prima donna suddenly emerges from the scores, accompanied by her pianist, and turns his carefully planned programme upside down.

And so begins a musical odyssey filled with humour, theatre and great arias, from Monteverdi to Strauss, via Purcell, Rameau, Mozart, Offenbach, Massenet and Puccini. Comic, dramatic and poetic scenes bring the great milestones of opera back to life, along with the eternal question: should music serve the text… or the other way around?

Find out more about our partner : Grand Théâtre de Genève

Date: Saturday 7 November 2026, followed by a complimentary afternoon snack
Format: Musical performance – new production, preview
Time: 3.00 pm
Duration: Approx. 70 minutes
Venue: Florimont Auditorium
Recommended age: Ages 8 and over
Price: Full price: CHF 25; children: CHF 15

Before becoming one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century, Frida Kahlo was a lively, curious little girl with a boundless imagination. Inspired by the book Frida, c’est moi by Sophie Faucher and Cara Carmina, the film blends reality, dreams and Mexican folklore to tell the story of her childhood and the challenges that helped shape her creative strength.

Featuring the voices of Olivia Ruiz, Emma Rodriguez, Rebeca Gonzales, Sophie Faucher, Manuel Tadros, Léo Côté and Annie Girard. The original score is composed by Laetitia Pansanel-Garric, with an original song written and performed by Olivia Ruiz.

Find out more about our partner: FILMARcito – Festival FILMAR en América Latina

Date: Saturday 21 November 2026, followed by a complimentary afternoon snack
Format: Animated film
Time: 3.00 pm
Duration: 80 minutes
Venue: Florimont Auditorium
Recommended age: Ages 6 and over
Price: Full price: CHF 10; children: free

A wave of freedom and artistic energy swept through the 1920s. For one evening, Florimont rediscovers that spirit with the Geneva Chamber Orchestra. The programme features music by Gershwin, Poulenc and Stravinsky, performed with the participation of students from the singing, guitar, classical and body percussion classes, as well as Florimont’s Public Speaking Workshop.

The students will also contribute to the visual world of the concert. An immersive scenography, created in collaboration with Télomères studio and Sophie Le Meillour, will bring this intergenerational encounter to life through images. An original production where music, education and performance come together as one.

Find out more about our partner: Geneva Chamber Orchestra

Date: Thursday 26 November 2026, featuring Florimont students
Format: Symphonic jazz
Time: 7.30 pm
Duration: Approx. 60 minutes
Venue: Florimont Auditorium
Recommended age: All ages
Price: Full price: CHF 30; reduced price: CHF 20; children under 16: CHF 15

With their favourite cuddly toy tucked under their arm, little ones are invited to experience their very first concert! Created by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande for children aged 6 months to 3 years, the Doudou Concerts offer a chance to discover instruments up close and move freely around the musicians. On Saturday, violinist Elodie Berry and violist Jarita Ng welcome families; on Sunday, trombonists Matteo de Luca and Vincent Métrailler take the stage. Two musicians, thirty minutes of music and no need to sit still: a warm and welcoming experience, perfectly suited to the pace of the very youngest listeners.

Find out more about our partner: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Date: Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 January 2027
Format: Acoustic music
Times: 9.00 am and 10.00 am
Duration: 30 minutes
Venue: Florimont Auditorium
Recommended age: 6 months to 3 years
Price: CHF 15 for 1 adult + 1 chil

Date: Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 January 2027, followed by a complimentary afternoon snack
Format: Musical performance
Times: 11.00 am and 3.30 pm
Duration: Approx. 30 minutes
Venue: Florimont Auditorium
Recommended age: Ages 4 and over
Price: Full price: CHF 15; children: CHF 10

One story, two musicians and the rich imagination of Russian folk legends. Yuuki Wong and Alexandra Luiceanu bring music and theatre together to tell the story of four young girls, each with a very particular talent, and their mother, living deep in the Russian countryside. Works by Bartók, Glinka, Liszt and Monti meet arrangements of traditional Russian songs, bringing passion, tenderness, humour and a touch of suspense to the story in turn. Between laughter and tears, childhood and nostalgia, this poetic pas de deux pays tribute to folklore and the power of the imagination.

Photo credit: ©Fotogriff

Date: Saturday 6 February 2027, followed by a complimentary afternoon snack
Format: Musical storytelling
Time: 10.30 am
Duration: 45 minutes
Venue: Florimont Auditorium
Recommended age: Ages 4 and over
Price: Full price: CHF 15; children: CHF 5

New York comes to Florimont with the magnetic world of Joan Wasser, aka Joan As Police Woman. A singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, the American artist has developed a free-spirited sound throughout her career, drawing on soul, rock, folk and jazz. For this evening, presented in partnership with Festival Antigel, she revisits her repertoire in a stripped-back acoustic setting, piano and voice, bringing the songs and their emotional power to the forefront. A unique opportunity to experience up close the distinctive songwriting and instantly recognisable voice of a major figure on the independent music scene.

Find out more about our partner: Festival Antigel

Date: Wednesday 10 February 2027
Format: Alternative soul
Time: 7.30 pm
Doors open: 6.30 pm
Duration: Approx. 60 minutes
Venue: Florimont Auditorium
Recommended age: All ages
Price: Full price: CHF 35; reduced price: CHF 32; youth price: CHF 27; 20 francs for 20-year-olds: CHF 22; festival-goer price: CHF 15

A raw voice, deeply personal songwriting and a gift for turning every song into a story: Lisa O’Neill embodies a new generation of Irish folk while remaining deeply rooted in her heritage. Hailing from County Cavan, the singer-songwriter crafts ballads where memory, poetry and contemporary concerns come together. Her distinctive voice and storytelling ability give her concerts a particular intensity, somewhere between traditional heritage and contemporary creation. Presented as part of Festival Antigel, this evening offers an immersive journey into an evocative folk world, where stories seem to transcend time.

Find out more about our partner: Festival Antigel

Date: Friday 19 February 2027
Format: Irish folk
Time: 7.30 pm
Doors open: 6.30 pm
Duration: Approx. 60 minutes
Venue: Florimont Auditorium
Recommended age: All ages
Price: Full price: CHF 35; reduced price: CHF 32; youth price: CHF 27; 20 francs for 20-year-olds: CHF 22; festival-goer price: CHF 15

Cinema as a window onto the world. In collaboration with the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) and the City of Lancy, Florimont will host a screening of a feature film exploring one of the major issues of our time. True to the spirit of the Geneva-based festival, the evening aims to make cinema a starting point for understanding, questioning and discussing the realities of today’s world. The screening will be followed by a discussion with members of the film team, giving the audience an opportunity to go beyond the images and continue the conversation together.

Find out more about our partners: FIFDH and City of Lancy

Photo credit: ©ManonVoland

Date: Wednesday 10 March 2027
Format: Feature film screening, followed by a discussion with members of the film team
Time: 7.00 pm
Duration: Approx. 75 minutes
Venue: Florimont Auditorium
Recommended age: All ages
Price: Single price: CHF 8

How do we keep loving each other when everyday life gets in the way? Following La poésie de l’échec, the Compagnie Marjolaine Minot returns to Lancy with a sensitive, contemporary tragicomedy about relationships. A man and a woman, bound together by years of shared life yet worn down by the everyday, search for a new balance between attachment, independence and the desire to reinvent themselves. Funny and moving, Amor explores the ways we love and make love last.

Concept: Günther Baldauf, Marjolaine Minot and Guillaume Prin – Writing and thematic dramaturgy: Marjolaine Minot and Margot Prod’hom – Direction: Günther Baldauf – Devised writing and performance: Marjolaine Minot and Guillaume Prin – Music: Adrien Rako

Find out more about our partner: Ville de Lancy

Date: Tuesday 23 March 2027
Format: Theatre
Time: 8.00 pm
Duration: Approx. 75 minutes
Venue: Florimont Auditorium
Recommended age: All ages
Price: Full price: CHF 10; reduced price: CHF 5

For nearly 30 years, Voix de Fête has been celebrating the full diversity of the French-speaking music scene in Geneva. From chanson and pop to rock, rap and electronic music, the festival brings together established artists and emerging talents from Switzerland and beyond. An eclectic programme that champions discovery and the new voices shaping the French-speaking music scene.

Find out more about our partner: Voix de Fête

Schubert, Schumann and Brahms through a child’s eyes! Les Bonheurs de Sophie reimagines the world of the German lied with new French lyrics that are accessible, poetic and full of mischief. Led by the energy of soprano Sophie Negoïta, this recital takes young audiences on a journey through dreams, laughter and emotion, gently opening the door to the world of opera and classical singing. The Grand Théâtre will also offer an introductory activity before the performance, giving families a playful way into the artistic world of the show and the opportunity to meet the soprano.

Find out more about our partner: Grand Théâtre de Genève

Date: Saturday 24 April 2027, followed by a snack
Format: Opera performance and workshop – new production, preview
Times: 10.30 am and 3.30 pm
Duration: 60 minutes (30-minute workshop + 30-minute concert)
Venue: Florimont Auditorium
Recommended age: Ages 4 and over
Price: Single price: CHF 15

After several months in residence at the Florimont Institute, Jessica Decorvet presents the public with the fruits of her work and the encounters that have shaped her time at the school. The exhibition brings together several works by the artist, including a piece created especially at the Institute, presented alongside work by the students. The exhibition offers an opportunity to discover not only a contemporary artistic practice, but also how a residency can become a space for experimentation, sharing and collective creation. An encounter between an artist’s perspective and that of the young people who have accompanied her along the way.

Discover the work of Jessica Decorvet

Date: Thursday 13 May 2027
Format: Exhibition opening
Time: From 5.30 pm, with an artist presentation at 6.00 pm
Venue: Institut Florimont
Price: Free, registration required