Mariama Sylla Faye is a

theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

, actress, and singer working in French-speaking

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

Biography

In 1996 she received her diploma at the École supérieure d'art dramatique de Genève. Sylla began her career as a theatre actress in French-speaking Switzerland. She performed under the directors Claude Stratz, Charles Joris, Dominique Catton, Gilles Laubert, Raoul Pastor, Philippe Mentha, and Georges Guerreiro. She has performed voice-over work for radio and television. She assisted Julien George in the staging of ''La Puce à l'Oreille'' in 2012. She directed ''Allons enfants voir si la rose est un cheval vu de dos'' by Joël Bastard at the Théâtre Am Stram Gram in 2013. Sylla directed ''Jean et Béatrice'' by Carole Fréchette at the Théâtre Le Crève-Cœur in 2015. The following year, she directed ''Jean-Luc'' by Fabrice Melquiot at the Théâtre Am Stram Gram. Sylla has taught in conservatories and led theatre workshops.

Filmography

*2004 : ''

Welcome to Switzerland ''Welcome to Switzerland'' () is a 2004 French-Swiss comedy film directed by Léa Fazer. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Vincent Perez as Aloïs Couchepin * Emmanuelle Devos as Sophie ...

'' (actress, as Amelia) *2008 : ''Tierra roja'' (short film, actress) *2017-2019 : ''Quartier des banques'' (TV series, actress)

References

External links

Mariama Sylla sur comediens.ch
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