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Discover the provisional programme for the next PRÉAC marionnette (from 24 to 26 Sept.)
“Youth at Play: encouraging young people to get involved in festivals” of the next PRÉAC marionnette (from 24 to 26 Sept.)
Tickets go back on sale on August 25
The Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes tickets office reopened on Monday, August 18! Tickets for all shows will go back on sale on August 25 at 9 a.m. online and 3 p.m. at the box office.
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.