About us
Our mission
The SAPA Foundation preserves and disseminates Switzerland's rich cultural heritage in the performing arts. As an archive and competence center, we conserve and preserve archive holdings of individuals and institutions of national interest. We provide access to reliable sources of information and offer expertise and support in matters relating to the preservation of cultural heritage.
Large image: Beatriz Consuelo and Claude Gafner. Photographer: © Claude Gafner, SAPA Foundation
Small image: Suburban Theater Basel, anniversary 1994, photographer: © Claude Giger, SAPA Foundation
Board of Trustees
and Advisory Board
As the supreme body of the SAPA Foundation, the Board of Trustees ensures that the Foundation's objectives are pursued and achieved. It is made up of experts from the fields of culture and politics, theater studies, archives and law.
The SAPA Foundation Advisory Board supports the Board of Trustees with its expertise and strategic advice. It is made up of experts from various fields and helps to strengthen the foundation's objectives and projects in the long term.
Team
Spread across three locations, a qualified team is involved in a wide range of tasks. The specialists are supported by volunteers with a broad range of experience. Training and support in professional reintegration also play an important role at SAPA.
Alina Weber
Andrea Ehrat
Andri Beyeler
Anna Aegerter
Baptiste de Coulon
Beate Schlichenmaier
Beatrice Diel
Brigitte Schrade
Catherine Maïkoff
Christian Schneeberger
Céline Bösch
Dr. Heidy Greco-Kaufmann
Dr. Julia Wehren
Dr. Martin Dreier
Dr. Simona Generelli
Dr. Ursula Pellaton
Fiona Daniel
Géraldine Feller
Hans Oppliger
Héloïse Pocry
Katia Weber
Katrin Oettli
Manuela Casari
Markus Tschirren
Monique Nydegger
Peggy Tschirren
Radmila Brunner
Urs Kaiser
Zoë Pitschmann
Funding partner
We would like to thank our Funders and cooperation partners for their valuable support. Their contributions enable us to successfully fulfill our tasks and preserve Switzerland's cultural heritage.
Our special thanks go to our host cantons and cities as well as the Federal Office of Culture FOC:
Your commitment to SAPA
Are you interested in culture and archives? Would you like to prepare for a MAS ALIS, complete a professional internship or join us as a (volunteer) employee? The SAPA Foundation offers an inspiring, multilingual working environment in which ideas, project work and collaboration are highly valued.