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As a foretaste of the Festival, from September 11 to 13, throughout the Ardennes: Les Barionnettes de la Voie Verte. Three teams of puppeteers will travel the Voie Verte by bike and perform their show in bars, the week before the launch of the World Festival of Puppet Theaters.

“Youth at Play: encouraging young people to get involved in festivals” of the next PRÉAC marionnette (from 24 to 26 Sept.)

A performance by Plexus Polaire has been added to the program, and additional tickets are available for performances by Ombres Portées, Yaël Rasooly and Maahee Theatre Group.

Maxence Moulin is in residence for the creation of “-196°C”, a human-sized puppet show dealing with the issues of mourning and cryonics.

This month, the Pôle’s Documentation Centre welcomes two PhD students in residence: Alice Jäger (France) and Charles Nomwendé Tiendrebéogo (Burkina Faso).

The Barionnettes are an opportunity to discover puppetry throughout the year in Charleville-Mézières. A regular event during which puppeteers perform in the city’s bars.

The ESNAM can receive the French apprenticeship tax, known as the “taxe d’apprentissage”. This tax is paid by French companies.

This scheme invites an author who has been awarded the Aide nationale à la création de textes dramatiques and a puppet artist to meet, share their imaginations and work together on a cross-disciplinary writing project.
Applications until 16 June!

The Pôle offers 4 residency progammes: Creation residencies, Graduate residencies, residencies in Nurseries and Research residencies.
The call for applications is open from 14 April to 25 May 2025.

You’ve been waiting for it, here it is!
With the 2025 World Puppet Theatre Festival only 6 months away, we’re delighted to unveil the official poster for this new edition!