Photo credit: Alexandra Shelest
Family secrets, forbidden desires... and ghosts. Ibsen's Ghosts are no spectral hauntings but absent people, events long buried, and conventions that shape us and our lives, whether we know it or not.
Why Ibsen? Why now?
Ghosts premiered in 1882, but the play's themes are still very relevant in today’s world.
First is the question of determinism versus free will. As we get older, we perceive that events often unfold because of past antecedents. Antecedents which may be unknown to us or may date back generations. How often do we have regrets and wonder, “Why did I do that?”, commenting on behaviors which we don’t recognize in ourselves.
It's cognitive dissonance, and with our ability to map genetic codes, new questions have arisen about the extent of deterministic behavior. Even trauma is now known to leave a genetic imprint. Yet, we know little about our pasts. All that we know of our parents' and grandparents' lives are what they tell us.
And who knows what they left out? Who knows how this genetic baggage with all its secrets influences our behavior? Does this mean we are condemned to repeat the past or to endure its impact?
Hence, the title of the play - "Gengangere", the original Danish title, meaning both "ones who return" and "events which repeat themselves".
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The brilliant cast and production team of TWENTY have spent every minute this week practicing their scenes, songs and dances! The entire cast of GAOS YOUTH GROUP and most crew members are between 11 and 19 years old.
Discover TWENTY, a captivating show that offers a retrospective of the best GAOS Youth Shows performed in the last 20 years since 2004. Dive into the dynamic and creative world of young talent, who will bring unforgettable moments to life on stage.
The audience will enjoy extracts of 20 different musicals (West Side Story, Beauty & the Beast, Hairspray, Annie, Mulan, The Addams’ Family, to name a few).
Don't miss this unique opportunity to see the stars of tomorrow in action!
- A bar serving drinks and snacks is located on the bottom floor of the theatre.
- Payments by cash, TWINT or credit card.
- Please note no food or drink (except water) is allowed in the theater auditorium.
By Lisa Cirieco-Ohlman
Rosa à Cheval is the name of the company that runs these kiddy rentals. As soon as I saw these horse and carts at Geneva's Parc des Bastions one Saturday, I was reminiscent my time as a litte girl in Geneva's Jardin Anglais! My parents rented one for me to ride around the park in the early 70s and it was such a joy. I haven't come across any for rental since.
© Anne Frank Fonds Bâle
The Diary of Anne Frank shocked the world after the Holocaust. Chronicling 735 days of fear and hunger in the daily lives of eight Jewish people trapped in a hideout in Amsterdam to escape the Nazis, this chronicle is famous the world over. Little is known, however, of the link between the Frank family, the circulation of the diary and Switzerland.
Anne, her mother Edith and her sister Margot, along with four other Jewish illegal immigrants, perished in the Nazi camps. The only survivor, Otto Frank, returned from Auschwitz in 1945. A stateless man, he chose to settle in Switzerland, and from then on devoted all his energies to making his daughter's writings known. A true plea for greater humanity and tolerance, Anne Frank's diary is part of the world's literary heritage.
© Musée national suisse
This is Shakespeare’s most popular comedy. The story follows the fortunes of a quartet of lover’s who are lured into the forest by fairies who trick them with a magic potion that forces them to fall in love with the first person they see. Sadly the Queen of Fairies herself takes the potion and when a donkey crosses her path she falls in love with the beast.
This hilarious comedy explores the madness of love and laughs at human folly. It contains some of the finest poetry that Shakespeare wrote, slapstick comedy, touching love scenes, mystery and theatrical magic. TNT’s production has been an extraordinary global success, performing hundreds of times across three continents and even being re-staged in Mandarin.
This is Shakespeare that is easy to understand and enjoy, even for an audience whose first language is not English.
Specially composed music is woven into the production as is choreography, poetry and above all comedy, led by one of the Bard’s greatest clowns: Bottom the hopeless amateur actor.
