On 23 and 24 January 2025, the Théâtre de la Massue and Cie Deraïdenz are organising a workshop to learn and discover string puppetry techniques, from construction to manipulation. The workshop will be led by Baptiste Zsilina, co-director of the Cie Deraïdenz, and Ézéquiel Garcia-Romeu, artistic director of the Théâtre de [...]
This 23rd edition of the Apérodésastres invites you to discover Objet du cirque, a series of short object theatre and circus pieces prepared by students at the Piste d'Azur regional circus arts school. These plays will be followed by Interstice, a Live cinéma by Katia Vonna Beltran. Objet du cirque Theatre of objects and circus, by [...]
As part of the Materia Magica international puppet theatre festival, we will be performing our shows Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II on Wednesday 1 May and Le Scriptographe on Thursday 2 May at the Klaipėda Puppet Theatre in Lithuania.
Babylon: Refugee Routes Sandglass Theatre (United States) Film-captation by Eric Bass, followed by a meeting with Eric Bass and Ines Bass, co-founders of the Sandglass Theatre company. Running time: 1 hour Babylon: Refugee Routes is a hybrid of film and live recording of the show of the same name, created by the legendary Sandglass Theatre [...].
Héros flottant, Building and manipulating puppets from driftwood Led by puppeteer Julianà Dubovskà Family audience, aged 5 and over / Length: 2h Wednesday 14 May, 10am-12pm, L'Entre-Pont (Le 109) Price: €10 In her artistic practice, Julianà Dubovskà likes to incorporate natural materials into her [...].
Handling Chinese glove puppets, led by puppeteer Yeung Faï For experienced or professional puppeteers Duration: 6h Wednesday 14 May, 10am to 5pm, L'Entre-Pont (Le 109) Price: €80 Learn the art of Chinese puppetry with Yeung Faï. This workshop will help you improve your dexterity and flexibility [...].
Les Petites Mythologies, Anima Théâtre Young audience 5 years and up / Running time: 40 minutes Wednesday 14 May at 2, 3 and 4 pm, L'Entre-Pont (Le 109) Single ticket price: €10 Since the dawn of humanity, our species has tried to interpret and tame the world. As a result, oral traditions have sprung up, and with them [...]
The premiere of the recreated version of Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus III will take place at the Théâtre National de Nice on 14, 15 and 16 May 2025, every evening at 8.00pm. Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus III depicts the ruins left behind by civilisation [...]
Yeung Faï: un dernier maître de marionnettes, Documentary film by Christian Passuello, in the presence of the director and Yeung Faï All ages 10 and up / Running time: 52 minutes. Thursday 15 May, 9pm, La Gaya Scienza Free admission Yeung Faï represents the fifth generation of a great family of puppeteers [...].
Le Tigre et le Moine, Yeung Faï All audiences / Duration: 40 minutes Friday 16 May at 7.30pm, Théâtre de La Semeuse Price: €14 to €16 (€10 for schoolchildren) This show consists of several short scenes in the tradition of Chinese opera. Chinese opera deals with the past and the present.
Apéro DésAstres #26 : Les En-jeux s'éclairent, Performances by the collective Les En-jeux de la Marionnette, with Laurie Camous, Lisa Cruz, Lucille Delbecque and Katia Vonna Beltran All audiences / Duration: 30 minutes. Friday 16 May, 9pm, Centre culturel La Providence Free admission The collective Les En-jeux de la Marionnette invites you to [...]
Le Tigre et le Moine, Yeung Faï All ages / Duration: 40 minutes Saturday 17 May at 5.30pm, Musée départemental des arts asiatiques Admission free with reservation This show consists of several short scenes in the tradition of Chinese opera. Chinese opera deals with past history and folklore, blending theatrical [...]
La Semplicità ingannata (simplicity betrayed), Marta Cuscunà Suitable for all ages 14 and up / Running time: 1hr 15min Saturday 17 May at 7.30pm, Espace Magnan Price: €14 to €16 La Semplicità ingannata, freely inspired by the works of Arcangela Tarabotti and the story of the Poor Clares of Udine, tells the story of the origins of the struggle for [...].
From 07 to 10 July 2025, we welcome Andrea Vida and Martina Villani from the Kon Tiki 33 company for an artistic residency for their creation project "Coulobres, la légende retrouvée du dragon de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse" (Coulobres, the rediscovered legend of the dragon of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse). This shadow theatre show brings back to life the Provençal legend of the Coulobre, less well known than that of the [...].
Two performances of Le Scriptographe will be given on 20 September at 2pm and 8.30pm at the Villa Puebla in Barcelonnette as part of the programme organised by the association Le Grain de Sable.
4 performances of Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde will be given at the Wrocław Film Studio (Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych we Wrocławiu) on 15 and 16 October 2025 as part of the Dialog festival.
Les En-jeux de la Marionnette and Théâtre de la Massue will be showing Sirènes by Lisa Cruz and Qui grandit et qui brûle by Cie Amour Tambour on 24 November at 7.30pm at l'Entre-Pont. Sirènes Sortie de résidence, animated film Immerse yourself in the poetic world of Lisa Cruz, an animated film-maker based in [...].
2 performances of Le Scriptographe will be given at the Sa Manifattura cultural centre in Cagliari, Italy, on 31 October at 7.00pm and 1 November at 8.30pm, as part of the Anima If international puppet theatre festival for adults, organised by the Is Mascareddas company.
21 performances of La Méridienne will take place in Chicago's Wicker Park neighbourhood from 22 to 28 January 2026 at 4pm, 6.30pm and 9pm, as part of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. The cuisine will be provided by chef Chris Sullivan of the Twilight [...]
