Programme

Saturday

13.07

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Sunday

14.07

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Thursday

18.07

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CONCERTS
KARAOKE LYRIQUE
PARTY: FROM LA DONNA È MOBILE TO BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
An opera star walks into a karaoke bar … or in this case, the singers of the Verbier Festival Academy's Atelier Lyrique. With a little dutch courage, these singers launch the festivities of UNLTD Summer 2024.

Thursday 18 July 2024 21:30 to 23:30  —  Bar Le Crock no Name

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Friday

19.07

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CONCERTS
PAUL LAY TRIO
projector: Rhapsody in Blue Extended 1924-2024
Breaking down the barriers between jazz and symphonic music, George Gershwin delivered a profoundly innovative work with his Rhapsody in Blue, which debuted in 1924. A century later, French pianist Paul Lay — winner of the Django Reinhardt Award for French Musician of the Year in 2016 — performs this famous work on the UNLTD stage with his jazz trio, adding twists and turns through imaginative improvised passages.

Friday 19 July 2024 20:30 to 21:45  —  cinéma de verbier

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CONCERTS
HOT TEAPOTS
concert club: an evening of steamy jazz
The Hot Teapots travel from Northern Italy to offer up a steamy evening of traditional jazz and swing. With a repertoire of early 20th century dance music, from ragtime to Italian polkas, the five-man group bring the Concert Club to a boil with their famously energetic performance.

Friday 19 July 2024 22:15 to 23:45  —  taratata

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Saturday

20.07

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OPEN AIR
FRANCK COTTET DUMOULIN
insolite: music in the unlikeliest of places
The view from the heights of Verbier is breathtaking. You'll feel just as dizzy listening to Franck Cottet Dumoulin's improvisations on double bass. A virtuoso tightrope walker, he draws the audience into a suspended, intimate and unforgettable musical moment.

Saturday 20 July 2024 11:15 to 12:00  —  verbier's nooks and crannies

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LES PETITS MÉLOMANES
atelier: intro to the nutcracker (fr)
Attending a classical music concert when you're just a kid may seem like a tall order. UNLTD to the rescue. Children and parents taking part in this preparatory workshop, with music educator Martine Pernoud, will attend the concert of 22.07 at Salle des Combins, featuring Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Workshop designed for a group of ten children ages 7 to 15, each accompanied by a parent.

Saturday 20 July 2024 15:00 to 15:45  —  atelier unltd kids

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LES PETITS MÉLOMANES
atelier: intro to the nutcracker (fr)
Attending a classical music concert when you're just a kid may seem like a tall order. UNLTD to the rescue. Children and parents taking part in this preparatory workshop, with music educator Martine Pernoud, will attend the concert of 22.07 at Salle des Combins, featuring Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Workshop designed for a group of ten children ages 7 to 15, each accompanied by a parent.

Saturday 20 July 2024 16:00 to 16:45  —  atelier unltd kids

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CONCERTS
MIROIRS ÉTENDUS – BOWIE-CAGE
projector: ground control to major mash-up
David Bowie and John Cage: two giants of 20th century music; two chameleons who explored all the musical possibilities of their time. Pop, experimental and revolutionary: the music presented in this concert mixes the genius of these icons of the musical avant-garde in a culture clash rich they would have undoubtedly embraced.

Saturday 20 July 2024 20:30 to 21:45  —  cinéma de verbier

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CONCERTS
LOUIS JUCKER
concert club: experimental folk, lo-fi rock
Punk poet, folk singer and nomadic handyman Louis Jucker takes to the Concert Club stage. The result is an eccentric and zany jumble of sound, just like the distinctive tresses of our virtuoso salvager. A must-see!

Saturday 20 July 2024 22:15 to 23:45  —  taratata

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Sunday

21.07

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UNLOCKING THE MIND'S POTENTIAL
idealab: excelling under pressure (en)
A conversation on mental training and gearing up for high-stakes performances. Topics to discuss include dealing with anxiety and stress, techniques for optimising performance, and questions of mental health under intense pressure. While geared towards performers, the themes and techniques can apply to anyone, approaching the question of 'performance' in life in a broader sense.

Sunday 21 July 2024 14:30 to 16:00  —  Hameau

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KiDs
LES PETITS MÉLOMANES
atelier: intro to the nutcracker (fr)
Attending a classical music concert when you're just a kid may seem like a tall order. UNLTD to the rescue. Children and parents taking part in this preparatory workshop, with music educator Martine Pernoud, will attend the concert of 22.07 at Salle des Combins, featuring Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Workshop designed for a group of ten children ages 7 to 15, each accompanied by a parent.

Sunday 21 July 2024 15:00 to 15:45  —  atelier unltd kids

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KiDs
LES PETITS MÉLOMANES
atelier: intro to the nutcracker (fr)
Attending a classical music concert when you're just a kid may seem like a tall order. UNLTD to the rescue. Children and parents taking part in this preparatory workshop, with music educator Martine Pernoud, will attend the concert of 22.07 at Salle des Combins, featuring Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Workshop designed for a group of ten children ages 7 to 15, each accompanied by a parent.

Sunday 21 July 2024 16:00 to 16:45  —  atelier unltd kids

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Monday

22.07

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LES PETITS MÉLOMANES
atelier: intro to the nutcracker (fr)
Attending a classical music concert when you're just a kid may seem like a tall order. UNLTD to the rescue. Children and parents taking part in this preparatory workshop, with music educator Martine Pernoud, will attend the concert of 22.07 at Salle des Combins, featuring Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Workshop designed for a group of ten children ages 7 to 15, each accompanied by a parent.

Monday 22 July 2024 15:00 to 15:45  —  atelier unltd kids

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KiDs
LES PETITS MÉLOMANES
atelier: intro to the nutcracker (fr)
Attending a classical music concert when you're just a kid may seem like a tall order. UNLTD to the rescue. Children and parents taking part in this preparatory workshop, with music educator Martine Pernoud, will attend the concert of 22.07 at Salle des Combins, featuring Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Workshop designed for a group of ten children ages 7 to 15, each accompanied by a parent.

Monday 22 July 2024 16:00 to 16:45  —  atelier unltd kids

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Tuesday

23.07

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STORYTELLERS / THEATRE
atelier: puss 'n boots
Storytellers workshops are led by an actor, an illustrator and musicians from the Festival, offering a fun and stimulating approach to music and storytelling. Throughout the week, kids, ages 6 to 12, will prepare for a Musical Parade and a Storytellers performance scheduled for Saturday 27.07. They also take part in a different workshop each day. Today's workshop: Theatre.

Tuesday 23 July 2024 10:30 to 15:30  —  bibliothèque de bagnes – verbier

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CONCERTS
NICOLAS NAMORADZE
exhale: mindful recital
Pianist Nicolas Namoradze’s 'Mindful Recitals' are concerts that alternate musical performances with short mindfulness exercises and thought experiments. Each piece of music is preceded by a discussion and guided meditation that lasts a few minutes long.

Tuesday 23 July 2024 14:30 to 15:45  —  Hameau

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Wednesday

24.07

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STORYTELLERS / MUSIC DISCOVERY
atelier: puss 'n boots
Storytellers workshops are led by an actor, an illustrator and musicians from the Festival, offering a fun and stimulating approach to music and storytelling. Throughout the week, kids ages 6 to 12 will prepare for a Musical Parade and a Storytellers performance scheduled for Saturday 27.07. They also take part in a different workshop each day. Today's workshop: Music discovery with musicians of the Verbier Festival.

Wednesday 24 July 2024 10:30 to 15:30  —  bibliothèque de bagnes – verbier

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Thursday

25.07

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STORYTELLERS / TREASURE HUNT
atelier: puss 'n boots
Storytellers workshops are led by an actor, an illustrator and musicians from the Festival, offering a fun and stimulating approach to music and storytelling. Throughout the week, kids will prepare for a Musical Parade and a Storytellers performance scheduled for Saturday 27.07. They also take part in a different workshop each day. Today's workshop: Treasure hunt.

Thursday 25 July 2024 10:30 to 15:30  —  bibliothèque de bagnes – verbier

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Friday

26.07

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STORYTELLERS / MOVEMENT
atelier: puss 'n boots
Storytellers workshops are led by an actor, an illustrator and musicians from the Festival, offering a fun and stimulating approach to music and storytelling. Throughout the week, kids ages 6 to 12 will prepare for a Musical Parade and a Storytellers performance scheduled for Saturday 27.07. They also take part in a different workshop each day. Today's workshop: Movement.

Friday 26 July 2024 10:30 to 15:30  —  bibliothèque de bagnes – verbier

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CONCERTS
Yilian Cañizares
projector: habana-bahia
Yilian Cañizares is a magician of sound. Whether with her voice or her violin, she bewitches us with class and gentleness in a universe between jazz, classical and Afro-Cuban music, revealing an infinite range of inspirations. The Lausannoise's latest album, Habana-Bahia, is a dialogue between her native Cuban culture and the Afro-Brazilian scene in Bahia.

Friday 26 July 2024 20:30 to 21:45  —  cinéma de verbier

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CATHERINE D'OEX
concert club: burlesque / drag
Back by popular demand, Catherine d'Oex returns to the Concert Club stage to perform the great repertoire of popular French chanson. Decked out in XXL jewellery and a Jacqueline Maillan look, the quirky diva casts a naïve and critical eye on the world, with humour and tenderness.

Friday 26 July 2024 22:15 to 23:45  —  taratata

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Saturday

27.07

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OPEN AIR
BALADE MUSICALE AND CONCERT / WINE-TASTING
balade: discover the heritage and tastes of the region
Take the scenic route and discover Verbier Village, its history and heritage. A guide will reveal the secrets of its narrow streets and old chalets, before reaching the traditional village of Médières, for a concert and wine tasting that will delight your ears and taste buds.

Saturday 27 July 2024 09:30 to 12:00  —  verbier's nooks and crannies

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STORYTELLERS PARADE / PUSS 'N BOOTS
show: for kids and families
For a week preceding this parade, UNLTD Kids have prepared meticulously for their march down rue de Médran decked out in their finest masks. A deluge of fantastical colour... and a lot of fun!

Saturday 27 July 2024 14:30 to 14:50  —  Place Blanche

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STORYTELLERS SHOW / PUSS 'N BOOTS
show: for kids and families (fr)
After warming up with a parade through the streets of Verbier, kids and their families are invited to the Verbier Cinéma for a show of storytelling, music and moving images. Illustrations they have created during a week of creative workshops are brought to life through live animations set to music performed by Quatuor Agate. A unique participatory and colourful show.

Saturday 27 July 2024 15:00 to 15:50  —  cinéma de verbier

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CONCERTS
NIKLAS PASCHBURG
concert club: piano - electronics
At the crossroads of minimalist classical music, pop and ambient electronica, Niklas Paschburg's hybrid compositions evoke the wilderness as much as the great urban centres like his native Hamburg. A captivating journey.

Saturday 27 July 2024 22:15 to 23:45  —  taratata

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Sunday

28.07

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HEALING THE BRAIN THROUGH MUSIC
idealab: music is the remedy (en)
This discussion in the ideaLAB focuses on the role of music as a therapeutic modality. Topics will include music therapy in clinical settings for neurodegenerative or neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as a broader approach to healing through music for both physical and mental health that anyone could apply to their own lives.

Sunday 28 July 2024 14:30 to 16:00  —  Hameau

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Tuesday

30.07

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Wednesday

31.07

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LANTERN CREATION WORKSHOP
atelier: for kids and adults
Create your own luminous lantern and take part in our Nuit Coucou night parade on 1 August. Accompanied by sculptor Isabelle Barthélemy, you'll create a large, elegant and unique lantern flower, using the finesse and plasticity of wicker and the transparency of paper. This workshop is for a group of ten adults or adults with children ages 9 and older.

Wednesday 31 July 2024 10:00 to 16:30  —  atelier unltd kids

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Thursday

01.08

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OPEN AIR
NUIT COUCOU / YODEL-AY-EE-OOOO!
celebrating swiss national day
Join us at UNLTD's Nuit Coucou as we celebrate Swiss National Day with a night of enchantment. Experience captivating storytelling at sunset, a breathtaking lantern procession, and music that will keep you dancing into the wee hours. Get ready to go 'coucou' for 'la fête nationale' with UNLTD!

Thursday 01 August 2024 20:45 to 00:30  —  Rue de Médran aka UNLTD Avenue

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LE PEUPLE LUMIÈRE
nuit coucou: show for all ages (fr)
Legend has it that Le Peuple Lumière appears between day and night, at the turning point from light to dark. Like a lighthouse showing the way, the People of Light prolong the day. Spirits of the venerable animals of the Alps, the Peuple Lumière brings together in an enchanted bestiary the wolf and the fox, the ibex and the deer, the owl and the golden eagle. An enchanting show for all the family.

Thursday 01 August 2024 20:45 to 21:20  —  Place de jeux Orny - Marais-Verts

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Friday

02.08

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CONCERTS
SCHOENBERG AT THE CABARET
concert club: CELEBRATING AN ICON OF MODERNISM
When we think of Arnold Schoenberg, the concept of ‘fun’ isn't necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. So, for the composer’s 150th birthday, UNLTD, with the help of the Verbier Festival Academy’s talented soloists and singers, offers a glimpse of the lighter, humorous side of Schoenberg's character through his Brettl-Lieder, the beginnings of the Weimar cabaret tradition.

Friday 02 August 2024 22:15 to 23:45  —  taratata

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Saturday

03.08

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OPEN AIR
hoplà
pump up the altitude – free afternoon concert en montagne
UNLTD's free afternoon concert 'en montagne' returns for a second year. Join us on the alpine meadow of La Chaux for two acts that celebrate cultures and sounds from around the globe, from african brass band to brazilectro.

Saturday 03 August 2024 13:00 to 16:00  —  La Chaux

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WOODEN ELEPHANT
projector: Wooden Elephant plays Radiohead Kid A
Experience a mesmerizing sonic journey as Wooden Elephant takes on Radiohead's iconic Kid A album live on stage. Wooden Elephant create totally acoustic versions of classic electronic-based albums, presenting them in their entirety as long-form contemporary classical compositions.

Saturday 03 August 2024 20:30 to 21:45  —  cinéma de verbier

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Sunday

04.08

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