Séverine Chavrier: Geneva's "witch hunt" at the Comédie theater

Seven months after her abrupt dismissal, Séverine Chavrier, a prominent figure in European theater and director of Geneva's Comédie, remains sidelined. The situation has left the theater's employees in a state of prolonged uncertainty, while Chavrier awaits explanations for the severe measures taken against her.

The article posits that "funest circumstances" have revived Geneva's "disgrace of a witch hunt." It attributes this to a "deep-seated misogyny" and a combination of institutional shortcomings and opaque power structures that have led to Chavrier's public "burning at the stake."

This "calamitous situation" has plunged Geneva into a sense of incompetence and shame, according to the opinion piece. The author criticizes the lack of resolution and justification, highlighting the ongoing ambiguity surrounding Chavrier's removal and its impact on the institution.