Meyrin Forum Theater

What Meyrin Forum Theater does

Meyrin Forum Theater operates as the Service de la culture de Meyrin, the municipal cultural service department of the Commune de Meyrin in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It runs Forum Meyrin, a multi-purpose cultural venue at Place des Cinq-Continents, which presents a year-round calendar of theater, dance, circus, classical and contemporary music, comedy, and visual arts exhibitions alongside educational workshops and a public library with book clubs and family reading activities. Programming is developed through curated artist relationships (e.g., Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, Pockemon Crew) and serves Meyrin residents, local schools, and visiting audiences; the cultural service also collaborates with the Commune de Meyrin as parent entity, regional associations such as the AHVM, Undertown, and Radio Bascule on the Assises de la Culture podcast.

The commercial offering covers six core product surfaces: live performances, rotating art exhibitions (e.g., 'Ce qui nous relie à la terre'), theatrical workshops (ateliers théâtre), an online ticketing system (Billetterie), library services including book clubs, and cultural podcasts. Add-on services include guided exhibition visits and professional venue rental with technical support. Technically, there is no proprietary platform: operations rely on a public-facing CMS website (meyrinculture.ch) and a standard online ticketing platform (billetterie.meyrinculture.ch), with no disclosed APIs, SDKs, integrations, or AI/ML capabilities.

Revenue mechanics combine direct ticket sales with implicit municipal appropriation; pricing is not publicly disclosed and there are no published tiers or fee structures. Distribution is exclusively direct, channeled through the venue and its ticketing platform, serving a domestic Swiss (Geneva-area) market only. As a government entity, the organization is publicly funded rather than investor-backed and does not have external shareholders, acquisitions, or funding rounds.

Name

Meyrin Forum Theater

Legal name

Service de la culture de Meyrin

Website

https://forum-meyrin.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Meyrin Forum Theater is the municipal cultural service of the Commune de Meyrin in Geneva, Switzerland, operating Forum Meyrin venue to present theater, dance, music, exhibitions, workshops, and library services for local residents, schools, and artists, with ticketing via its online billetterie.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Venue

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community & Amateur Theatre (MPAGABAD), Concert Halls & Music Venue Operations (Symphony Halls, Recital Venues) (MPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Live theater performances
• Cultural event venue
• Performing arts programming
• Public library services
• Arts education workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Meyrin

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales (Billetterie): Revenue generated through sale of tickets for cultural events including theater performances, concerts, dance shows, and exhibitions at Forum Meyrin and other venues in Meyrin.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Meyrin Forum Theater is a municipal performance hall and cultural center operated by the Service de la culture de Meyrin, presenting theater, dance, circus, classical music, and other live performances for the local community. It also hosts rotating art exhibitions, runs theater and creative-writing workshops for various age groups, and operates an adjacent public library with book clubs and family reading activities. Tickets for all programming are sold through a dedicated online billetterie platform.

Product overview

Meyrin Forum Theater operates as a municipal cultural center under the Service de la culture de Meyrin, offering a diverse portfolio of live performances (theater, dance, music), rotating art exhibitions, educational workshops, and public library services. The venue provides ticketing for events through its online platform, rents its facilities for external productions, and extends programming through podcasts and cultural discussions. The cultural service supports artistic creation through workshops and financial encouragement programs, and collaborates with local schools on educational initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Meyrin Forum Theater Performances Live theater, dance, circus, and music shows held at the Meyrin Forum venue, featuring both local artists and visiting productions for residents of Meyrin and the surrounding Geneva area.
• Art Exhibitions

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Radio BasculeminorOthersRadio Bascule is a podcast partner that produces the Assises de la Culture podcast series, providing multimedia coverage of cultural initiatives and events organized by Service de la culture de Meyrin.
• AHVM (Association des Habitants de Vers l'Ecole et du Meyrin-Village)minorOthersLocal community association listed as a partner/link on the Meyrin Culture website, representing residents of Meyrin's traditional village area.
• UndertownminorOthersLocal cultural venue/organization listed as a partner link, representing part of the cultural ecosystem in the Meyrin area.
• Commune de MeyrincoreOthersAs the municipal government entity that funds and operates the Service de la culture, the Commune de Meyrin is the parent organization providing public cultural services to residents through Forum Meyrin and other venues.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Comédie de Genève: Geneva's flagship public theater producing theater, dance, and performance programming for a metropolitan audience. Directly comparable to Forum Meyrin in offering live performing arts to the Geneva-area public, but at a substantially larger scale and broader programming scope.
• Arsenic (Centre d'art scénique contemporain): Lausanne contemporary performing arts center hosting theater, dance, and performance in an intimate venue. Comparable to Forum Meyrin as a publicly-supported live-performance venue, with a similar scale of operation and programming of contemporary work.
• Undertown: Meyrin-based cultural venue explicitly listed as a partner of Service de la culture de Meyrin. Operates complementary live music and cultural programming for the same local Meyrin audience, making it a direct neighbor and partial substitute for Forum Meyrin's programming.
• Théâtre Saint-Gervais: Independent Geneva theater producing contemporary performance, dance, and emerging-artist work for Geneva audiences. Comparable to Forum Meyrin as a Geneva-based live-performance venue with a focus on supporting contemporary creation and local artists.
• Théâtre du Grütli: Geneva venue focused on theater for young audiences, school programming, and family productions. Closely comparable to Forum Meyrin's educational programming arm ('Avec les écoles') and family workshops.
• Théâtre de Carouge: Long-running Geneva-area theater offering theater, dance, and music programming, with educational and community outreach programs. Highly comparable to Forum Meyrin in the combination of professional productions, workshops, and a strong municipal/community mission.
• Théâtre du Loup: Geneva-based theater company producing contemporary and classical theater, with associated youth programs. Comparable to Forum Meyrin in combining professional productions with educational workshops and a public-service cultural mandate.
• POCHE /GVE: Small Geneva theater venue focused on emerging creation, contemporary texts, and young audiences. Comparable to Forum Meyrin as a small-scale Geneva venue emphasizing new work, educational outreach, and local audience development.

Regional players

• L'Usine (Geneva): Geneva multi-venue cultural complex offering theater, dance, music, and contemporary performance across multiple rooms. Comparable to Forum Meyrin as a Geneva-based venue complex serving overlapping audiences, though with a broader contemporary-arts focus.

Broad incumbents

• Grand Théâtre de Genève: Geneva's major opera house and symphonic concert hall, also publicly funded by the Canton. Operates at much larger scale than Forum Meyrin with opera, ballet, and orchestral programming, but competes for the same regional cultural-attendee pool.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/forummeyrin
• Facebookfacebook.com/theatreforum.meyrin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/th-tre-forum-meyrin-gen-ve

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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