Comédie De Genève Fires Its Artistic Director, Séverine Chavrier

2026-05-09 02:06:05

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Séverine Chavrier, director of the Swiss theatre Comédie de Genève since 2023, has been dismissed. The Fondation d'art dramatique (dramatic arts foundation) said on Friday that it was ending its working relationship as controversy swirls around Chavrier. Select your language

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The decision was taken on Friday morning by a majority of the foundation's board, whose chair Philippe Juvet was elected earlier this week to replace Lorella Bertani, who had resigned. The decision was communicated to all staff after Chavrier was informed she was being let go. The dramatic arts foundation had no further comment.

The announcement comes as the results of a human resources audit involving around 150 people were due to be released this week. However, Chavrier's lawyer, Romain Jordan, obtained a ban on the publication of these results through super-provisional measures.

In a statement, Jordan responded to Friday's decision by saying:“The foundation, a master of bullying, is dysfunctional and will stop at nothing to infringe on personal rights! The president [of the board] was therefore telling the truth: they want to get rid of my client 'at any cost' and want her 'to get out'! Tonight, my thoughts are with Geneva.”
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