{"id":52,"date":"2023-02-16T20:55:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T20:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sch\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2026-04-16T08:10:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:10:32","slug":"a-propos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selectionsuisse.ch\/en\/a-propos\/","title":{"rendered":"About us","raw":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e9lection suisse en Avignon (SCH \u2013 Swiss selection in Avignon) is a curated selection of both seasoned and emerging Swiss artists and companies for the Avignon festival; our goal is to promote contemporary Swiss performing arts, particularly bold and generous contemporary productions that attest to the singularity and creativity of the Swiss performing arts scene. We are a nomadic structure which relies on a network of theatres in Avignon whose artistic vision is similar to ours.<\/p>\n<p>Diffusion is particularly important for us at SCH; we work with each company and artist individually before, during and after the festival, to maximize the impact of their presence in Avignon, build relationships with other theatres and festivals in France and abroad, and organize tours for our artists.<br \/>\nOur permanent team is composed of a director and an administrator. Once the program has been selected, we mandate agents for the diffusion, PR, and press of our artists\u2019 work, and we hire technical teams to support them. We created a new head of diffusion position in January 2023, which is mutualized with the \u201cOn Tour\u201d Swiss Cultural Center and Pro Helvetia.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"S\u00e9lection suisse en Avignon (SCH \u2013 Swiss selection in Avignon) is a curated selection of both seasoned and emerging Swiss artists and companies for the Avignon festival; our goal is to promote contemporary Swiss performing arts, particularly bold and generous contemporary productions that attest to the singularity and creativity of the Swiss performing arts scene. We are a nomadic structure which relies on a network of theatres in Avignon whose artistic vision is similar to ours.\r\n\r\nDiffusion is particularly important for us at SCH; we work with each company and artist individually before, during and after the festival, to maximize the impact of their presence in Avignon, build relationships with other theatres and festivals in France and abroad, and organize tours for our artists.\r\nOur permanent team is composed of a director and an administrator. Once the program has been selected, we mandate agents for the diffusion, PR, and press of our artists\u2019 work, and we hire technical teams to support them. We created a new head of diffusion position in January 2023, which is mutualized with the \u201cOn Tour\u201d Swiss Cultural Center and Pro Helvetia."},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_fr_post_content":"Dispositif \u0153uvrant pour la promotion de la cr\u00e9ation suisse contemporaine, la S\u00e9lection suisse en Avignon (SCH) est une programmation d\u2019artistes et de compagnies suisses au c\u0153ur du festival d\u2019Avignon. La SCH privil\u00e9gie des formes contemporaines, audacieuses et g\u00e9n\u00e9reuses, t\u00e9moignant de la cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9 et de la singularit\u00e9 de la sc\u00e8ne helv\u00e9tique ; elle accompagne tout autant des artistes confirm\u00e9\u00b7e\u00b7s et des artistes \u00e9mergent\u00b7e\u00b7s. Nomade, elle s\u2019appuie sur un r\u00e9seau de th\u00e9\u00e2tres avignonnais qui partage avec elle cette ligne artistique.\r\n\r\nLa SCH accorde une attention particuli\u00e8re \u00e0 la diffusion : elle offre un accompagnement personnalis\u00e9, en amont, pendant et en aval, pour faire de cette pr\u00e9sence en Avignon le g\u00e9n\u00e9rateur de contacts et de tourn\u00e9es dans les r\u00e9seaux de th\u00e9\u00e2tres et de festivals professionnels fran\u00e7ais et internationaux.\r\n\r\nL\u2019\u00e9quipe permanente de la SCH est compos\u00e9e d\u2019une directrice et d\u2019une administratrice. Une fois la programmation \u00e9tablie, l\u2019\u00e9quipe est rejointe par des mandataires, qui renforcent l\u2019accompagnement aux artistes dans les domaines de la diffusion, de la communication, des relations presse et de la technique. En janvier 2023, un poste de responsable de la diffusion est cr\u00e9\u00e9 et mutualis\u00e9 avec le Centre Culturel Suisse Paris et Pro Helvetia.","_fr_post_name":"a-propos","_fr_post_excerpt":"","_fr_post_title":"\u00c0 propos","_en_post_content":"S\u00e9lection suisse en Avignon (SCH \u2013 Swiss selection in Avignon) is a curated selection of both seasoned and emerging Swiss artists and companies for the Avignon festival; our goal is to promote contemporary Swiss performing arts, particularly bold and generous contemporary productions that attest to the singularity and creativity of the Swiss performing arts scene. 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