Amaté – Intercultural Encounters #2, Journey into Cuban Culture will take place on September 21, 2025, starting at 5 p.m. at Athénée 4. Amaté is organized by the Amalthea association.
Amaté is a series of intercultural encounters organized by the Amalthea association. Through music, images, and words, they explore what connects us without confusing us. At the heart of the project, the piano becomes a conduit: a multifaceted instrument, it weaves links between traditions, imaginations, and languages. Alongside exceptional guest artists, audiences will discover the many ways in which each culture makes its instruments resonate, as well as the aesthetic and social contexts in which these musics come to life—whether played, sung, or danced. Each encounter combines concerts, screenings, readings, exhibitions, and discussions... An invitation to transcend differences, to let oneself be moved, to allow a space for lively interaction to emerge. And to prolong the exchange, a shared meal will be offered on site—like a conversation that also involves the senses.
Program September 21, 2025, starting at 5 p.m. at the Athénée 4
Amaté – intercultural encounters #2, Journey into Cuban culture
Part One: lecture-concert
Ivonne Gonzalez, vocals
Orland Oliva, percussion
Jorge Galì, piano
Viva Sanchez Reinoso, piano
Isabelle Leymarie, musicologist
Part two: screening-rumba
Miguel Angel Garcia Velasco, filmmaker
Reinaldo “Felcha” Delgado, percussion, vocals, and Afro-Cuban dance
Ornella Ponnaz, piano, vocals, and Cuban percussion
Orland Oliva, percussion and vocals
Practical information
Address: rue de l'Athénée 4, 1205 Geneva
Single price: 10.- / free for accompanied children
Tickets available on site (cash or Twint) from 4:30 p.m.
Reservations: amalthea.scene@gmail.com
Full program: www.association-amalthea.com
Bar and Cuban snacks available on site
The Amaté project – intercultural encounters is supported by Athénée 4, the Amalthea Association, the Loterie Romande distribution fund, the Ernst Göhner Foundation, and the Inarema Association.
