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Mask making workshop
Come create a one-of-a-kind mask in just a few hours!
Horns, mandibles, pincers, and antennae will all be part of this insect-themed workshop.
Each child will go home with their own mask.
July 7–9, 2026
€25 per child for 3 half-days
Before FMTM 2027, make way for Temps d’M!
From September 16 to 20, 2026, the Pôle International de la Marionnette – Jacques Félix (PIM) is organizing “Temps d’M.” With 23 puppet theater productions—totaling 65 performances—in theaters and public spaces, 4 puppet-making workshops, 4 professional networking events, artistic workshops, and social gatherings open to all audiences, Charleville-Mézières and the Ardennes will come alive for 5 days!
The “Panorama des arts de la marionnette” online on ARTCENA website
ARTCENA is expanding its ‘Panoramas’ collection with a new feature dedicated to the art of puppetry. This collection offers multimedia resources focusing on the various disciplines of the performing arts. Designed by specialists, these features trace the key milestones in their history whilst providing access to a rich selection of audiovisual content. This new issue […]
End-of-second-year creation / 14th class
The students of ESNAM’s 14th class are concluding their second year with a performance based on Witold Gombrowicz’s play “The Marriage”, directed by Natacha Belova.
Wednesday 10 June at 7 pm & Thursday 11 June at 2.30 pm and 7 pm.
At the Théâtre de l’ESNAM
Barionnette on May 29, 30 and 31
“Polichinelle’s Happy Journey”
Polichinelle, an iconic figure of Neapolitan folk theater, comes to life under the expert hand of Philippe Saumont, one of the few French puppeteers trained in Naples. Despite limited mobility, he returns with a funny, clownish show in which Polichinelle defies everything—even death—to make young and old alike laugh out loud.
Fri., May 29 at 7 p.m. – Auberge de Bois en Val
Sat., May 30 at 7 p.m. – Les Cols de la Marine (Montcy-Notre-Dame)
Sun., May 31 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. – Square Bayard
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.