Maxine Devaud

Maxine Devaud grew up in Fribourg. She studied photography at the ECAL, then musicology and art history at the University of Basel. After three years spent in various Swiss institutions as an assistant director for opera, and a year as a production assistant for various companies in Copenhagen and Berlin, Maxine founded her production office, Maxinthewood Productions, based in Fribourg, in 2018. Since then, she has accompanied various companies and artists in Switzerland and abroad. In 2019, together with Kathrin Walde, she set up KulturHub, a permanent office offering free advice to cultural actors, in an attempt to make up for the lack of producers in the performing arts. In 2021, she co-founded the cultural space O.V.N.I. in Fribourg, and in 2022, with Emilien Rossier, the production and diffusion office oh la la - performing arts production. Maxine is active in various networks and is actively involved in the recognition of the profession and the improvement of working conditions in the field. She was a member of the steering group of the PAMPA - international producers network, and is a member of the producers network Schweiz.


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