Acteurs de l'Ombre

Name

Acteurs de l'Ombre

Legal name

ASBL Acteurs de l'ombre

Website

https://acteursdelombre.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

akta.pro primary industry

Improvisational Theatre (MPAGABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fringe & Experimental Performing Arts (MPAGABAI), Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Theater action productions
• Socio-cultural workshops
• Collective theatrical creation
• Citizen engagement events
• Community theater services

Headquarters

HQ city

Liège

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding and subsidies: Cofinanced by the European Union, Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles, and the Walloon Region. This represents the primary structural funding for operations.
2. Performance ticket sales: Revenue from theatrical performances and events, with ticket prices such as 3€ for certain events.
3. Workshop fees: Professional workshops offered to socio-cultural sector professionals in exchange for fees.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Acteurs de l'Ombre is a Théâtre Action company that produces and performs collective theatrical creations for general public audiences, runs professional workshops for socio-cultural sector practitioners, and organizes citizen engagement events. All offerings are built around a proprietary Théâtre Action methodology that uses theatrical practice as a tool for reflection, analysis, and cultural-political affirmation of marginalized communities.

Product overview

Acteurs de l'Ombre is a Théâtre Action company offering a portfolio of live artistic services centered on collective theatrical creation for artistic, political, and cultural emancipation. The core offerings consist of: (1) Créations — original theater productions created collectively and performed publicly, covering themes of identity, marginalization, and social issues; (2) Ateliers — professional workshops for socio-cultural sector practitioners sharing the company's proprietary Théâtre Action techniques; (3) Vidéothèque — a video archive of past performances; and (4) Événements — citizen engagement events organized by the company. The portfolio is unified around the Théâtre Action methodology, which uses theatrical practice as a tool for reflection, analysis, and cultural-political affirmation of marginalized communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Créations (Theater Productions) Collective Théâtre Action creations performed for general public audiences, addressing themes of identity, marginalization, and social issues. Includes current and touring productions such as 'Nulle part c'est (déjà) quelque part', 'L'écho de nos entraves', 'Sous vos yeux', 'Elle et moi', 'COMPTE À REBOURS', 'SECOUSSES', 'Ça va aller…', 'Cadavre exquis', and 'DESASTRE(S)'.
• Ateliers (Workshops) Professional workshops for socio-cultural sector practitioners that share the company's proprietary Théâtre Action techniques, developed through daily frontline practice, for use in collective dynamics and emancipation processes.
• Événements (Citizen Events) Citizen engagement events and public gatherings organized by the company, including 'DESASTRE(S)' and 'Rencontres d'Ateliers', designed to give voice to communities and engage the public in reflection on societal issues.
• Vidéothèque (Video Archive) Online video archive of past performances and theatrical works made available through the company's website, including recordings of events such as 'Éclosions 2023' and 'Rencontres 2023'.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Centre du Théâtre actioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiator of the 'Enragez-vous' autumn festival of Theatre Action where Acteurs de l'Ombre participates. Provides festival platform for Theatre Action companies.
• ASBL REVERSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for theatrical workshops. Participants from this partnership created 'Cadavre exquis' under direction of Élisa MALAVASI.
• CPCR (Centre Polyculturel Résistances)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue partner hosting performances including 'Elle et moi' and 'Nulle part c'est (déjà) quelque part'. Located at Jonruelle 11, 4000 Liège.
• B3 - 1 place des artsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue hosting the collective creation workshop 'Sous vos yeux' in May 2026.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Théâtre de Liège: Institutional theatre operating in the same city of Liège, presenting a wider programming slate for general audiences; comparable as a regional stage peer with overlapping venue infrastructure and audience base.
• Compagnie de l'Equipage: Walloon contemporary theatre company producing collective creations on social themes; comparable as a small/medium company working in the same Liège/Wallonia ecosystem with a socially engaged artistic direction.

Broad incumbents

• Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles: Major federal theatre institution for French-speaking Belgium with a broad contemporary repertoire including socially engaged productions; relevant as an incumbent funder and programming counterpart in the same ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Centre du Théâtre action: Federation and resource center that initiates the 'Enragez-vous' Theatre Action festival and coordinates Theatre Action companies across French-speaking Belgium; directly comparable as they share the same Boal-derived methodology and serve the same socio-cultural communities.

Emerging players

• ASBL REVERS: Liège-based socio-cultural association that co-created 'Cadavre exquis' with Acteurs de l'Ombre and participates in the company's workshops; comparable as a community partner operating on the same Theatre Action terrain at a smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/acteursdelombre.liege

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Investors

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