Pôle International de la Marionnette

Jacques Félix

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An international and interdisciplinary encounter, between Charleville-Mézières and Stuttgart

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 […]

Silhouette and Linocut Workshop

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

International professional training course from 7 to 11 September 2026

“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.

Barionnette on April, 10th

Carte blanche to the students from ESNAM and from the Puppetry Department of the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst (HMDK) in Stuttgart (Germany).

Friday, April 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
at ESNAM, 16 Jean Jaurès Ave.
30 minutes
Ages 10 and up
Free admission

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 for the 2026/2027 residencies is open from 9 March to 3 May 2026.

The FMTM 25 in pictures

87 companies (46 French, 41 international), 23 countries, 438 performances, 8 world premieres, 18 French premieres, 11 FMTM co-productions, 43% of newcomers… Discover the 23rd edition of the Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes.

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