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The ticket office is now open!

You’ve been waiting for it! The Ticket office for the Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes are now officially open. Discover a rich and exciting programme, for all ages, with French and international companies. You can book your tickets on site or online! Ticket office contact and schedule Place de l’Église Saint-Rémi, 08000 Charleville-Mézières+33 (0)3 […]

PRÉAC Marionnette : SAVE THE DATE !

The next PRÉAC marionnette will be held from September 24 to 26, 2025, during the Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes, in Charleville-Mézières.
Please notify your interest!

Maxence Moulin in “Graduate recidency” from 16 to 20 June 2025

Maxence Moulin is in residence for the creation of “-196°C”, a human-sized puppet show dealing with the issues of mourning and cryonics.

Research residencies

This month, the Pôle’s Documentation Centre welcomes two PhD students in residence: Alice Jäger (France) and Charles Nomwendé Tiendrebéogo (Burkina Faso).

Barionnette

The Barionnettes are an opportunity to discover puppetry throughout the year in Charleville-Mézières. A regular event during which puppeteers perform in the city’s bars.

French apprenticeship tax/Call for payments 2025

The ESNAM can receive the French apprenticeship tax, known as the “taxe d’apprentissage”. This tax is paid by French companies.

“Auteurs en tandem marionnette & théâtre”: 1st edition!

This scheme invites an author who has been awarded the Aide nationale à la création de textes dramatiques and a puppet artist to meet, share their imaginations and work together on a cross-disciplinary writing project.
Applications until 16 June!

Applications for the 2025/26 residencies are now closed!

The Pôle offers 4 residency progammes: Creation residencies, Graduate residencies, residencies in Nurseries and Research residencies.
The call for applications is open from 14 April to 25 May 2025.

2025 FMTM poster

You’ve been waiting for it, here it is!
With the 2025 World Puppet Theatre Festival only 6 months away, we’re delighted to unveil the official poster for this new edition!

Matt Weinstock : research residency in March

During his residency, Weinstock hopes to learn about Yves Joly’s lifelong quest for simplicity, the evolution of his “les mains seules” technique, and his cross-lingual friendship with Burr Tillstrom.