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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS THEATRE
Close Encounters Theatre (CET) was founded in 2018 in Zürich by Tara Brodin and Joanne Willmott.
As a dynamic performing arts academy, its mission is to provide a platform for children, youth, and adults to train in the performing arts to enhance personal and professional performance, leadership, and communication skills.
meet the team
directors
Isabelle Valera
Artistic Associate
Community & Design
Mattia Scheiwiller
Music Director, Musical Theatre Instructor, Musician
instructors
Shakti Edwards
Director, Choreographer, Theatre Instructor & Corporate Coach
Marte Jespers
Theatre & Improv Instructor
Justine Marika Claravall
Dance Instructor
Sherri D. Sutton
Stand-up Comedy Writer Instructor
Lyndsay Lomax
Comedy Writer Instructor
Allie Entwistle
Sketch Comedy Instructor
Arina Merzliakova
Acting Instructor
Allison Renn
Voice Instructor
Nathalie Schonauer
Improv Instructor
Leila Scharwath
Voice Instructor
Eliane Scherer
Speech & Language Therapist
Maxime Escande
Musician
Loue Wyder
Acting, Improv Instructor
Tom Peybernes
Musician
designers & creatives
Christianna Mason
Set & Props Designer
Olga Ivanova
Seamstress & Costume Adaptor
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