Out of Australia
From Australia to Geneva, Contrechamps brings together two voices in search of roots: Nardi Simpson, an Aboriginal artist, and Jessie Cox present two works where tradition and exploration converge.
Thursday 21 January 2027, 19:30
Conditions
0-year/20-franc card (CHF 5), Preferential fare (CHF 5), Youth fare (CHF 15), Concessionary fare (CHF 15), Full fare (CHF 20)
This event includes accessibility accommodations
Motor impairment
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Having returned from a magnificent tour of Australia, the Ensemble is presenting in Geneva the work of composer and writer Nardi Simpson, an Aboriginal artist whose meeting in Canberra proved to be a defining moment. Contrechamps has therefore commissioned her to create a new work blending tradition and exploration. Meanwhile, Jessie Cox, for whom the question of origins remains central – and who was also part of the tour – has entrusted his latest creation to Contrechamps.
PROGRAMME
6.00 pm – Guided tour of the Indigenous collection at the Geneva Museum of Ethnography (MEG)
7.30 pm – Concert, Ansermet Auditorium (CMA)
Nardi Simpson
New work (premiere, commissioned by Contrechamps)
for ensemble
Jessie Cox
New work (premiere, commissioned by Contrechamps)
for ensemble
OTHER DATE
Friday 22 January 2027, Fondation Opale, Lens
Aboriginal, Origins, Exploration, contemporary music, Geneva, Geneva Museum of Ethnography, Ansermet Auditorium, concert, exhibition, Ensemble Contrechamps
Out of Australia
De l’Australie à Genève, Contrechamps fait dialoguer deux voix en quête d’origines: Nardi Simpson, artiste aborigène, et Jessie Cox livrent deux créations où traditions et explorations se rencontrent.
Thursday 21 January 2027, 19:30
Conditions
0-year/20-franc card (CHF 5), Preferential fare (CHF 5), Youth fare (CHF 15), Concessionary fare (CHF 15), Full fare (CHF 20)
This event includes accessibility accommodations
Motor impairment
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
De retour d’une magnifique tournée en Australie, l’Ensemble présente à Genève le travail de la compositrice et écrivaine Nardi Simpson, une artiste aborigène dont la rencontre à Canberra a été déterminante. Contrechamps lui passe ainsi commande d’une œuvre nouvelle mêlant tradition et exploration. En regard, Jessie Cox, pour qui la question des origines reste centrale, et qui faisait aussi partie du voyage, confie quant à lui sa dernière création à Contrechamps.
PROGRAMME
18h - Visite commentée de la collection aborigène du Musée d’ethnographie de Genève (MEG)
19h30 – Concert, Auditorium Ansermet (CMA)
Nardi Simpson
Nouvelle œuvre (création, commande de Contrechamps)
pour ensemble
Jessie Cox
Nouvelle œuvre (création, commande de Contrechamps)
pour ensemble
REPRISE
Vendredi 22 janvier 2027, Fondation Opale, Lens
Aborigène, Origines, Exploration, musique contemporaine, Genève, Musée d'ethnographie de Genève, Auditorium Ansermet, concert, exposition, Ensemble Contrechamps
