Artsceno

Name

Artsceno

Legal name

ARTSCENO sàrl

Website

https://artsceno.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Satigny

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Engineering Services: Revenue generated from professional service fees for scenography equipment design projects. Services include: complete equipment scenography missions (mission complète), programming and feasibility studies, owner assistance (AMO), and technical engineering for stage systems. Projects range from new construction to renovation of performance venues.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Artsceno is a scenography design agency providing equipment scenography (scénographie d'équipement) services for performance venues. The firm combines engineering, architecture, and theatrical expertise to design spatial layouts and specify technical equipment — including stage machinery, lighting, sound, video, rigging, and seating systems — for theaters, opera houses, concert halls, conservatories, and cultural centers. Services span the full project lifecycle, from programming and feasibility studies through construction supervision and commissioning.

Product overview

Artsceno is a scenography design agency established in Geneva since 2008, providing comprehensive equipment scenography services across three countries (France, Switzerland, Belgium). The company operates as a consultancy firm offering three interconnected service lines: (1) Scénographie d'Équipement – the core service providing spatial design and technical equipment for performance venues including stage machinery, lighting, and sound systems; (2) Maîtrise d'Œuvre – complete project management and design services for theater construction and renovation; and (3) Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage (AMO)/Programming/Audit – consulting services for feasibility studies, programming, and diagnostic assessments. Artsceno combines engineering, architecture, and scenography expertise to design and equip cultural venues including theaters, concert halls, opera houses, conservatories, and multipurpose cultural centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scénographie d'Équipement (Equipment Scenography Services) Core professional service providing spatial design and technical equipment specification for performance venues, covering stage machinery, lighting systems, sound reinforcement, video projection, scenic woodworking, rigging, and seating layout. Delivered for public and private cultural institutions commissioning new builds, renovations, or upgrades.

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and regular.

• Atelier d'architecture Pierre HebbelinckcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration on multiple cultural venue projects including Espace des Arts Chalon-sur-Saône (2018) and Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles renovation (ongoing). Artsceno provides equipment scenography services as part of architectural teams led by Hebbelinck's firm.
• Kahle AcousticsregularTechnology or IntegrationRegular collaboration on acoustic-sensitive projects including Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, Théâtre du Jura Delémont, and multiple other performance venue projects. Provides acoustic engineering expertise complementing Artsceno's scenography services.
• Ouest ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrequent project partner on cultural venue renovations including Théâtre du Rideau Bruxelles, Atelier Théâtre Jean Vilar Louvain-la-Neuve, and Centre Socio-Culturel Schaerbeek. Artsceno provides equipment scenography within architectural teams.
• ABCD CultureregularImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRegular partnership on AMO and programming projects. ABCD serves as mandataire on multiple projects where Artsceno provides scenography expertise. Collaborative relationship on feasibility studies and programming phases.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Franco Dragone Entertainment Group: Internationally recognized entertainment design and production company with aquatic and immersive theater expertise. Gabrielle Lebreton worked on Franco Dragone projects (Wuhan, Dubai). Overlaps with Artsceno on large-scale performance-venue scenography but operates at a much larger global scale.
• Architecture-Studio: Large French architectural practice with extensive cultural-venue portfolio (including major opera and museum projects) that incorporates scenography capabilities. Broader scope than Artsceno but competes for the same architect-led cultural infrastructure mandates.

Emerging players

• Kahle Acoustics: Specialist acoustics engineering consultancy co-located in the performance-venue design ecosystem. Regular Artsceno collaborator on conservatories and theaters (Genève, Delémont). Partial overlap where acoustic design integrates with scenography specifications.
• AMG F\u00e9choz: Specialized stage machinery engineering firm in France. Former employer of Clémentine Lebret and Marine Pichavant, and supplier-side partner on Artsceno projects. Comparable specialized engineering skills but product/manufacturing orientation rather than consulting.
• Atelier Phocus: French equipment scenography and theatrical engineering consultancy working on cultural venues in France. Comparable service offering and target market (opera houses, théâtres, salles de spectacle), competing for the same public-procurement mandates.

Direct peers

• A&T Scénographie: Established French equipment scenography firm. Gabrielle Lebreton (Artsceno partner) previously worked there, indicating overlapping professional networks and likely direct tender competition in the French market.
• dUCKS Sceno: French equipment scenography firm and Artsceno's closest direct competitor. Multiple Artsceno team members (Julie Hayart, Marine Pichavant via Techaudio, Quentin Raynaud) previously worked at dUCKS Sceno, and the firm competes head-to-head for the same French/Belgian public cultural-venue tenders.
• Michel Cova - Sc\u00e9nographe: Independent French scenographer with theater and performance-venue project portfolio. Clémentine Lebret previously did varied project development with this firm. Direct competitor for the same niche mandates.
• ABCD Culture: French cultural-sector consulting firm specializing in AMO, programming, and feasibility studies for performance venues. Functions as both a recurring Artsceno partner and a partial competitor on owner-advisory mandates for the same public-sector clients.

Others

• Atelier d'architecture Pierre Hebbelinck: Belgian architecture firm and recurring Artsceno project partner (Bozar, Chalon-sur-Saône). Not a competitor but a key upstream counterparty whose continued success on cultural-venue commissions directly drives Artsceno's project pipeline.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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