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Writing, construction and creation on stage for the Une Tribu collective, in residence at the Pôle

The Belgian company Une Tribu Collectif was in residence at the Pôle from 9 to 13 March 2026, working on their next production, Fragil(e)s. Fragil(e)s.

Capillotractée Theatre Company in residence at Tremplin

The Pôle hosted the Capillotractée company from 2 to 13 March as part of a Graduate residency.
This residency was designed to support the creation of the full-length version of the show “J’habite dans une grosse dame”, led by Luana Montabonel.

The Cancrerie company in Creation residency

From 16 to 20 February, the Pôle was pleased to welcome the La Cancrerie company to its Studio for a residency dedicated to its upcoming production, DC Smith.

A residency for writing, construction and creation on stage for Les Nouveaux Ballets du Nord

The company was in residency from 2 to 6 February to work on its next creation, “Cramée. A brief archaeology of a photographic drama”.

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Barionnette on February, 12

Don’t miss “Brexit baby,” a poetic and clownish fable, an absurd comedy performed by Phoebe Endfiled Lochore, an artist in partnership with Belgium’s Tof Theater.
Thursday, February 12, at Quai de la Maline and Bourbonade.

ESNAM 14 – Back in pictures!

A glimpse into the “muppets” workshop led by the incomparable Neville Tranter with students from the 14th class of ESNAM (January 2026). Photos ©Hervé Dapremont

Robot by Bell Clochette company (Suisse)

Saturday, 7 February at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the ESNAM Theatre
A concert cobbled together in an art installation. For ages 3 and up.
Booking at the Charleville-Mézières Theatre.

Workshop Muppets & Bunraku

From 18 to 20th of February, come and make your own muppet with a movable mouth!
Using kraft paper, young participants will create animal, human, or completely imaginary faces.

February research residency – A study on the dramaturgy of materials in contemporary shadow theatre

Artist, post-doctoral student, research professor, Paulo Balardim (Brazil) will conduct bibliographic and videographic research at the Documentation Center of the Pôle, from February 2 to 20, 2026, as part of the preparation of his thesis ” Between projected shadows, moving screens and the artist of shadow theater, from kinetics to poetics “. The postdoctoral research […]