Swiss Performing Arts Awards 2026

On 6 November 2026, the Swiss Performing Arts Awards 2026 were presented at the Alte Reithalle in Aarau. Besides the Swiss Grand Prix for Performing Arts / Hans-Reinhart-Ring, which is awarded in cooperation with the Swiss Society for Theatre Culture (SGTK), the BAK annually awards a total of nine Swiss prizes in the performing arts. Among the award winners is also the current artistic and operational director of La Grenouille – Theatre Centre for Young People in Biel, Charlotte Huldi.

For decades, Charlotte Huldi has shaped the Swiss landscape of performing arts for young audiences. As a dramaturge, director, mediator, and artistic and operational director of La Grenouille – Theatre Centre for Young Audiences in Biel, she acts as a bridge-builder, also within the international association ASSITEJ Switzerland. With a network of artists, she continually invents new ways to explore multilingual possibilities. She reflects on the social realities of young people and works on establishing solid structures for theatre-making for young audiences. Working with ensembles is her signature – but this understates how pioneering, proactive, and sustainable her impact as an individual is. (Laudation by Petra Fischer, member of the Federal Jury for Performing Arts)