Team 2026

Festival Management

Artistic Director Matthias von Hartz
Executive Director Sarah Wendle
Technical Director Veit Kälin

Programme

Programme Team Lea Loeb, Marta Keil, Sarah Wendle, Veit Kälin, Matthias von Hartz
Curation & Dramaturgy Lea Loeb
Associate Curator Marta Keil
Programme Zentral Stages Josef Mohamed
Production & Programme Assistant Eva Cabañas
Music Dominika Jarotta
Stammtisch Host Lillybelle Eisele, Marta Piras
Watch & Talk Host Nele Solf

Organisation

Head of Production & Artistic Operations Josefine Stähli
Co-Heads of Artist Relations Lovis Heuss, Gilles Smrkovsky
Head of Box Office Anica Mirosavljevic
Production, Zentral  Eva Maria Küpfer
Production Lucas Fischötter, Elo Göldi, Julius Griesenberg, Lorenz Hubacher
Artist Relations Meret Bhend, Lidija Burčak, Stephen Frick, Julius Griesenberg, Nora Häberling, Patrick Häusermann, Petra Kenneth, Nathan Klinkspoor, Mikosch Loutensko, Victoria Papagni, Rosa Rotach, Linda Stauffer, Nathalie Stirnimann, Martín Wollmann
Festival Information Livni Holtz, Charlotte Kahmen, Angela Stöcklin
Box Office Valentina Demicheli, Ildikó Füzvölgyi, Rahel Krähenbühl, Angelina Rigamonti, Renée Schwerzmann, Jodok Vieli
Front of House Vania Boccardo, Emma Hollstein, Lumire Huguenin, Charlotte Kahmen, Tina Muffler, Nata Prezzano, Ilia Rüegg, Linda Schraner, Charlotta Späni, Lea Sturzenegger, Sarah Tanner, Chiara Zarotti
Awareness Mira Kahn, Katia Pfister, Andra Schenkel, Hilja Sibaja
Zentral Desk Maité Le Bacq, Hanna Holzner, Meret Sandoz

Technical & Production

Technical Production Director Dorothea Spörri
Assistant Technical Director & Personnel Administration Aline Schindler
Head of Landiwiese Operations Anja Römisch
Head of Workshop Leonia Brenner
Venue Managers Quirin Hilzinger, Elia Huber, Tashi-Yves Dobler Lopez, Lea Meierhofer, Tobias Müller, Flurin Ott, Julia Znoj
Head of Infrastructure Eric Mischol
Heads of Scenic Painting Celine Lochmeier, Flurina Trachsel
Co-Heads of Sound Clemens Kuster, Andy Neresheimer
Co-Heads of Video Micha Bietenhader, Patrick Eggler
Props Doris Berger, Simone Müller
Technical Crew Kevin Aeschbacher, Kelly Alvarez, Silvia Ammirato, Silvan Ammon, Benjamin Auer, Jean-Baptiste Beovardi, Adriana Berwert, Yolanda Blum, Holger Bruder, Martina Brüschweiler, Jakob Buchner, Flora Bühlmann, Ellen Burger, Elife Bytyqi, Jan Dagorov, Mario Daszenies, Karl Egli, Sybille Eigenmann, Stefan Falk, Sebastian Fichtner, Anna-Lydia Florin, Fabian Fretz, Babu Fuhrer, Mathias Gasser, Assizi Gerdes, Sandra Graf, Julius Haase, Lea Hagmann, Rene Hinder, Levin Heid, Laurenz Hsu, Robin Huwiler, Lucija Jednakovic, Malaika Joss, Lea Kalfuss, Silvan Kappeler, Chantal Kaufmann, Demian Kern, Oliver Koller, Lena Krebs, Dario Kuster, Emiliano Larrea, Daniel Läuchli, Bettina Luginbühl, Franca Manz, Michael Meier, Madlaina Meili, Alina Moser, Lea Müller, Roger Nohl, Robin Oswald, Hannah Pfister, Raphael Pfister, Andrew Phillips, Luis Prado, Manon Reichenbach, Martina Saalfrank, Nayo Sauter, Ben Schmit, Silvan Schneeberger, Simon Schwarz, Lilli Schwerin, Gerry Sterchi, Ulrike Stober, Marek Streit, Thomas Utzinger, Jacques van Haaster, Christoph Voglbauer, Flavio von Burg, Fabrice Weidmann, Wim Wermuth, Noé Wetter, Martin Wigger, Severin Wild, Arnaud Wohlhauser, Julia Zangger, Diego Zuppiger, Doris Zurbrügg, StageCrew Fehraltorf
Heads of Fabriktheater Corinne O’Toole, Michel Schröder, Sabina Winkler
Production Manager, Fabriktheater Lukas Piccolin
Rote Fabrik Technical Team Silvia Ammirato, Matyas Bokor, Hannah Dal Cero, Sam de Mena Fernàndez, Reto Müller, Mazz Riedo, Patrik Rimann, Stefan Stojanovic, Ian Varesi, Rebecca Vonlaufen
City of Zurich Real Estate – Operations Antonio Ansaldi, Sandro Charpilloz, Patrick Federer, Marcel Haller, Joel Kübler, Reto Lis, Alberto Navarro, Heinz Obrist, Marc Schuhmacher, Paul Schuler, Beat Briggen

Communications

Head of Communications Heike Dürscheid
Digital Media & Social Media Selina Stefaniak
Marketing & Campaign Rona Schauwecker
Audience Development Tali Furrer
Press & Magazine Editor Philine Erni
Authors Programme  Yuvviki Dioh, Heike Dürscheid, Anna Froelicher, Marta Keil, Lea Loeb, Josef Mohamed, Mathis Neuhaus, Marta Piras, Rona Schauwecker, Selina Stefaniak, Matthias von Hartz, Sarah Wendle
Translations Franziska Henner
Visual Design & Campaign Studio Marcus Kraft
Artwork Vimala Pons & Maxime Ballesteros
Graphic Design Thomas Bruggisser, Michel Fries
Digital Design Patricia Battegay, Lina-Anna Stehli (unwiderstehlich)
Photography & Video Kira Barlach, Simón Aurel Schwarz
Video & Editing Lisa Boeffgen
Website Thomas Bütikofer (INSOR)

Translation & Inclusion

Translations & Subtitles Supervision Dòra Kapusta
Simultaneous Interpreters Max Haverkamp, Hans-Martin Jörimann
Audio Description Boni Koller, Elena Mpintsis, Suzanne Zahnd (équipe chuchote)
Sign Language Interpreters Kristina Janković and others
Inclusion Consultant Nicole Sourt Sánchez (Sensability)

Festival Doctors

Sepp Holtz and doctors from Zurich Children’s Hospital