10 Best Performing Arts in Geneva, Switzerland

The creative, colorful French children's theater Am Stram Gram draws inspiration from myths, traditional tales, lyric poetry, and contemporary writing.

Comédie de Genève stages modern dramas and international classics in French.

The ticket service at FNAC Rive manages sales for an ever-changing list of events.

The Grand Théâtre stages operas, ballets, and recitals with an international flair in a magnificent theater inspired by the Palais Garnier in Paris.

The Grütli Arts Center, a multidisciplinary arts hub, shows both classic and modern films of all genres.

Nervy improvisation and contemporary jazz is on the bill at Sud des Alpes, the concert venue associated with music school and association AMR. 

The BFM was originally built in 1886 as the Bâtiment des Forces Motrice. Moored in the middle of the Rhône, the pumping and turbine plant supplied drinking water and energy to the city. In 1997, it was restored and converted to a 945-seat theater and now hosts theater productions, concerts, opera, and other cultural events. 

Classical music, opera, contemporary dance, and the occasional film festival cycle through the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, a historic former power plant.

The experimental Théâtre du Grütli fills its spare, flexible space with contemporary Swiss and foreign plays in French.

Geneva's classical concert venue is the 19th-century Victoria Hall, with an imposing stone facade and an interior that uses liberal amounts of gold leaf. Victoria Hall is home to the venerable Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.