News
The call for applications for the 2026/2027 residencies is now open!
The Pôle offers 4 residency programmes: Creation residencies, Graduate residencies, residencies in Nurseries and Research residencies, as well as a programme to support employment of young graduates.
The call for applications closes on 3 May 2026.
Festival 2027: new programming methods
The Pôle International de la Marionnette – Jacques Félix is changing the way it operates for the programming of the World Puppetry Festival in September 2027.
If you are an artist or company and would like to bring your work to our attention, we invite you to read the new programming guidelines.
Let’s celebrate World Puppetry Day! Saturday, 21 March
The Pôle International de la Marionnette – Jacques Félix is joining UNIMA, the event coordinator, and cultural actors in Charleville-Mézières to celebrate World Puppetry Day.
A 2026 edition in the colours of Mali.
Barionnette on March, 26 & 27
The Pôle International de la Marionnette and the TCM are joining forces to organize a puppet-themed aperitif based on the show Subjectif Lune.
Three short puppet shows will be performed by students from the 14th graduating class of ESNAM.
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Do you want to apply?
Don’t miss the information session: on Friday, 3 April from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Paris time).
In March, Research residency on the contributions of puppeteer training to actor training
Actress, puppeteer, director and teacher, Alexandra Vuillet explores hybridization.
She will be in a Research residency at the Documentation center of the Pôle, from 16 to 27 March, to continue her work which questions the links between the training of the puppeteer and that of the actor.
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”.