Open Day on 22 March
In 2025, for World Puppet Day, coordinated by UNIMA, the Pôle International de la Marionnette – Jacques Félix is opening the doors of ESNAM and joining forces with the Cité des Arts de la Marionnette network to offer new ideas to the public.
Discover an art school that’s unique in France, explore the links between puppetry, robotics and AI, follow in the footsteps of emblematic puppets from the 70s television screen, get carried away by an animated film, create your own puppet…
Saturday 22nd March
at the Pôle International de la Marionnette – Jacques Félix
7 place Winston Churchill, Charleville-Mézières
Le Mystère Papotin, at 2pm and 4pm
Escape Game
In partnership with the Musée de l’Ardenne
From 8 years old – Duration 1h30 – Registration required
Saturday 22nd March
at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette
16 avenue Jean Jaurès à Charleville-Mézières
Building Muppets , at 10am and 2.30pm
Workshop for children, with Anaïs Aubry (cie Les Enfants de ta Mère!)
From 7 years old – Duration 3 hours – Registration required
Equipées belles, at 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm
Guided tours of ESNAM by the Pôle International de la Marionnette team.
Open to all – Duration 1 hour – Registration required
Puppets, robots and IA, at 2.30pm and 4.30pm
Meeting with Séverine Reyrolle (URCA – CRIMEL), David Girondin Moab (Le Jardin Parallèle – Cie Pseudonymo) and Nils Houtteman (animatronique – IA)
In partnership with CRIMEL – Research Centre of the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Open to all – Duration 1h15 – Registration required
Tony, Shelly et la lumière magique, at 6.30pm
Screening of the stop motion animation film Tony, Shelly et la lumière magique directed by Filip Pošivač
In partnership with La Pellicule ensorcelée
From 9 years old – Duration 1h20 – Registration required
And also on Thursday 27 March
at the Foyer du Théâtre de Charleville-Mézières and Chez Josette
Barionnette : Vous avez dit VOG ?
By Eve Bigontina (Cie Xannax Princesse Guerrière) / Text: Magali Mougel
From 14 years old – Duration 20mn
At 7.15pm at the Foyer du Théâtre in Charleville-Mézières – Registration required at the Théâtre 03 24 32 44 50
At 9pm Chez Josette, rue de l’Arquebuse, Charleville-Mézières – Free admission