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Patti Basler is a cabaret artist, columnist, comedian and Catholic farmer's daughter from Fricktal in the canton of Aargau. She studied education with Reinhold Messner's brother and criminology with Arnold Schwarzenegger's cousin. The rest is history. As a slam poet, comedian, satirist and instant transcriber, she has appeared professionally on stage, on TV, on the radio, in the newspaper, in podcasts and on social media since 2015. Her resume includes four stage programmes with a successful tour (most recently L¨CKE), various national and international awards (including Salzburger Stier 2019 / Columnist of the Year 2023 / Swiss Comedy Award 2024), her own stage shows (e.g. Patti's series Casinotheater Winterthur) and experience as a teacher and workshop leader. She presents, promotes and networks a diverse line-up in her talk formats and mixed shows. She founded and funds comedyfrauen.ch.

Raissa Avilés is a Swiss singer, performer and author with Mexican roots, trained in physical theatre, performance and singing. The voice is at the centre of her artistic practice. Among her latest works are two “expanded concerts”  (“Maybe a concert” and “La Maria, o la espeluznante seducción de una canción de amor”), in which she explores, deconstructs and reconstructs the concept of the concert and the pieces in her repertoire. After training in Physical Theatre and Interpretation between Spain and Switzerland and graduating in Dramatic Body Mime (Moveo Teatro, Barcelona) and the Meisner Technique (with Javier Galitó-Cava, Barcelona), she obtained her Master’s degree at the Dimitri Academy in Verscio in 2014. She trained as a teacher in Functional Voice Training® with Javi Prieto in Barcelona. She is currently a singer and performer on the show “U. (Un canto)” by Alessandro Sciarroni.

Catherine Bloch (1976) is an experienced PR consultant, entrepreneur and qualified mentor with over 20 years of expertise in the entertainment, culture and media sector. As founder of Culture Communication GmbH, she works with national and international celebrities, artists and major companies. Her specialities are communications, press relations and her extensive network. Her collaboration with various Swiss cultural institutions and national and international stage artists (including Karl's kühne Gassenschau, Circus Knie, Casinotheater Winterthur) demonstrates her expertise in spectacular events. As a mentor focusing on "promoting strengths", she has supported over 1,000 people who are now successful entrepreneurs, artists and managers.