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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 […]

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

Join an amateur workshop for adults led by Philippe Saumont, puppeteer specializing in traditional Neapolitan glove puppetry!

Saturday 30th May from 2 to 5pm
Espace Lebon (Place de l’Église Saint-Rémi)
30€

“Mastery and finesse of the movement – Towards hand virtuosity .”
Training course conducted by Yeung Faï, a master of Chinese glove puppetry, assisted by Yoann Pencolé, puppeteer, artistic director, director of the Théâtre à la Coque.
Registration deadline: 31 May.

For two weeks, the students of the Department of Puppetry of the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst (HMDK) in Stuttgart and those of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette – Margareta Niculescu (ESNAM) meet in Charleville-Mézières then in Stuttgart, for an exceptional Master Class, with the Belgian artists Agnès Limbos (Cie […]

Sign your child up for a workshop to create 2D movable-part cutouts and introduce them to linocut printing. They’ll learn how to make prints and go home with their very own stamps!

Wednesday, April 15 through Friday, April 17, 2026
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM for ages 7 to 9
2:00 PM to 4:30 PM for ages 10 and up