The Team

Edith Vuignier

Edith Vuignier

President

Edith has been part of the Arc-en-Ciel group in Evolène as a dancer since she was a child and is now part of its artistic direction. She is co-president of the Intercultural Mountain Celebrations CIME in Evolène since 2019.

Lauriane Zosso

Lauriane Zosso

Vice-President

Lauriane has been part of the folk dance group La Farandole de Courtepin for nearly 15 years. She was the instructor and artistic director of the group from 2011 to 2019. In 2019, she took on the responsibility of the artistic direction of RFI in Fribourg.

Florine Bugnon

Florine Bugnon

Secretary

Florine has been a member of the Farandole de Courtepin since 2012. She joined the team of instructors a few years later. By joining the Young CIOFF, she puts a foot in the world of CIOFF. Co-president of Young CIOFF for a few years, she is now secretary of the national section.

David Puippe

David Puippe

Groups Committee

David is the President of the Comberintze de Martigny as well as the Artistic Director of the International Folklore Festival of Octodure. He works within the committee as head of the groups commission and as a representative of FIFO.

Jean-Olivier Vorös

Jean-Olivier Vorös

Treasurer

Retired from the Farandole group and from the artistic direction of the RFI, he keeps one foot in folklore by giving precious helping hands left and right, and he has signed up to keep the CIOFF accounts.

Eric Vuignier

Eric Vuignier

Festival committee

Eric is the artistic director of the Arc-en-Ciel group as well as the Intercultural Mountain Celebrations in Evolène, of which he is the founder. He works within the committee as head of the festival commission and as a representative of the CIME.

Rita Weingand

Rita Weingand

Member

Rita has been responsible for personnel as part of the organizing committee of the Internationale Volkstanztreffen Zürich IVZ for many years. She also teaches Bulgarian dances with passion.