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Focus : Entrance Examination @ESNAM 2027
Join the 15th class of École Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette (ESNAM)!
Sign up for the information session to discuss with the pedagogical team about ESNAM, entrance examination, application, and more… on Tuesday 13 October 2026.
Temps d’M is a hit!
From September 16 to 20, more than 5,000 spectators (including 4,100 in the theater) discovered the immense talent of young puppeteers from Ukraine, Estonia, Norway, Belgium, Germany, and France.
The “Hybridités” and “Auteurs en tandem” performances, the “Têtes chercheuses,” the puppet-making workshops, the works of students and recent graduates from European schools, the “Barionnettes,” and the procession of a deer puppet from the Ronde Couture to the Place Ducale have definitively shaped the identity of this event, which has become a must-see.
An introduction to puppetry for the students at the Comédie de Reims!
Alongside Temps d’M, the Centre offered a training module entitled ‘Gestes à jouer’ to pupils in the drama class at the Comédie de Reims – National Drama Centre, led by the actress, puppeteer, director and teacher Alexandra Vuillet, supported by the choreographer Anne-Catherine Nicoladzé and the actor and puppeteer Samuel Beck. A period of work […]
The 14th class is back-to-school!
ESNAM students are embarking on their third and final year of study. This final year will enable them to draw on everything they have learnt throughout their course through two projects scheduled for the second semester. A third year dedicated to research and creation.
Gwenaëlle Guillebot de Nerville in Graduate residency from 6 to 10 July 2026
This week, the Pôle is hosting Spatule company as part of a Graduate residency, an initiative aimed at recent ESNAM graduates.A one-week residency at the Théâtre de l’ESNAM, to support the creation of the show ‘Une histoire rigolote de la culotte (menstruelle)’, performed by Gwenaëlle Guillebot de Nerville from the 13th class. Gwenaëlle Guillebot de […]
The FMTM 25 in pictures
87 companies (46 French, 41 international), 23 countries, 438 performances, 8 world premieres, 18 French premieres, 11 FMTM co-productions, 43% of newcomers… Discover the 23rd edition of the Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes.