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En octobre, le Pôle accueille 5 résidences dans ses locaux !
2 résidence de création, 1 résidence Tremplin et 2 résidences de recherche, avec les artistes Elsa Revcolevschi Christine Armanger Raphaëll Dupuy Tristan Lacaze et Alice Jäger.

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.

Students from the 14th class (third year) present work created under the direction of Rémy Barché and Alann Canon-Baillet, based on Laurene Marx’s play *Borderline Love*.

Friday 16 October at 7.00 pm and Saturday 17 October at 2.00 pm
At the ESNAM Theatre

From September 16 to 20, more than 5,000 spectators discovered the immense talent of young puppeteers from Ukraine, Estonia, Norway, Belgium, Germany and France.
The “Hybridités” performances, the “Têtes chercheuses,” the workshops, the works of students, the “Barionnettes,” and the procession of a deer puppet have definitively shaped the identity of this event, which has become a must-see.

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 […]

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.

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 […]

This research residency brings together puppeteer and researcher Hsu Chia-fen (Taiwan) and master puppeteer Yeung Faï (France/Hong Kong), from 6 to 17 July, to explore Potehi as a living system of transmission, pedagogy and artistic creation.

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

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 […]