Arsenic2

What Arsenic2 does

Arsenic2 is a Belgian non-profit association (asbl) headquartered in Liège, Wallonia, that produces documentary theater and participatory cultural programs addressing social issues including food insecurity, healthcare, migration, ecology, and democratic participation. The company operates through its creative arm, the Corti Collectif, which builds theatrical works from field research, interviews, and testimonies collected from citizens, professionals, and affected populations. It self-organizes two recurring festivals — Festival Nourrir l'Humanité (food transition) and Festival Prendre Soin (healthcare) — and co-anchors the 'Les Champs des possibles' federation alongside CALLiege and Adoc Compagnie to coordinate cultural-democracy programming across Wallonia.

Its service surface combines several layers: (1) theatrical productions distributed to festivals, cultural centers, and municipalities with a tiered solidarity/fair/support pricing model (€500/€700/€900+ per performance); (2) physical infrastructure assets available for rental, including the cinema truck, mobile stage truck, mobile canteen, 14.5m dome, and two residency/workspace venues (Le Vestiaire and Place des Demoiselles); (3) participatory tools such as the Parasol à paroles (mobile micro-library and open-discussion device); and (4) a publishing program of books on cultural democracy released in partnership with Éditions du Cerisier, PAC Éditions, and Éditions Academia.

The business model is a hybrid of recurrent public-sector grants (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Région Wallonne, Province de Liège, Fondation Roi Baudouin), fee-based performance and equipment/venue rentals, and modest book sales. The organization is governance-led by Directeur général et artistique Alexis Garcia with a team of approximately 6–11 people operating across offices in Liège and Herstal. Strategic co-production relationships span Université de Liège, Théâtre de Liège, Centre culturel de Namur, and a network of 80+ organizations in the 'Aux livres, citoyens!' initiative.

Name

Arsenic2

Legal name

Arsenic2 asbl

Website

https://arsenic2.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Arsenic2 is a Belgian non-profit theater company that produces documentary theater and participatory cultural programs on social issues, operating the Corti Collectif, two festivals (Nourrir l'Humanité, Prendre Soin), a mobile infrastructure fleet, and a publishing imprint serving cultural, healthcare, education, and municipal clients in Wallonia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts

NAICS

Other Performing Arts Companies (71119), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320)

akta.pro primary industry

Fringe & Experimental Performing Arts (MPAGABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Community & Multi-Category Fairs (MPAGAFAO), Community Environmental & Sustainability Events (Earth Day, Clean-Up Festivals) (MPAGAEAO), Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG)

Keywords

• Documentary theater
• Participatory performance art
• Cultural democracy
• Community theater festivals
• Social theater productions

Headquarters

HQ city

Liège

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Performance fees and production services: Fees charged for theatrical performances to venues, festivals, and cultural organizations. Tiered pricing model: solidarity price (500€), fair price (700€), and support price (900€+) depending on client capacity.
2. Publications and books: Sale of books and publications on cultural democracy, theater, and social themes, published through their own imprint and in partnership with academic publishers.
3. Residency and equipment rental: Rental of performance spaces (Le Vestiaire, Place des Demoiselles, Dôme) and mobile equipment (cinema truck, mobile canteen, stage truck) to other artistic companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arsenic2 is a Belgian non-profit theater organization that produces documentary theater performances based on real testimonies, field interviews, and social inquiry addressing themes such as food security, healthcare, migration, and ecological transition. Through the Corti Collectif brand, it creates touring theatrical productions, organizes the Nourrir l'Humanité and Prendre Soin festivals, publishes works on cultural democracy, and rents rehearsal spaces and mobile cultural infrastructure (mobile cinema, mobile canteen, mobile stage, dome, Parasol à paroles) to other artistic companies and community organizations.

Product overview

Arsenic2 is a Belgian theater company and cultural organization that offers a portfolio of theatrical productions through the Corti Collectif, including performances on food security, healthcare, migration, and social themes. The organization runs two major festivals: 'Nourrir l'Humanité' (food transition) and 'Prendre Soin' (healthcare). It publishes works on cultural democracy through partnerships with various publishers. Additionally, Arsenic2 provides a range of mobile tools and facilities including rehearsal spaces (Le vestiaire, Place des Demoiselles), a mobile dome, a mobile canteen, an exhibition-animation toolkit (Cultures en Transitions), a speech liberation device (Le parasol à paroles), a mobile cinema truck, and a mobile stage truck—all designed to support cultural outreach and community engagement activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corti Collectif theatrical productions Documentary theater performances created by the Corti Collectif (Arsenic2's creative collective) based on real testimonies and field research, addressing social themes such as food security, healthcare, migration, ecology, and gender. Sold to festivals, cultural centers, municipalities, and community organizations.
• Festival Nourrir l'Humanité An annual multidisciplinary festival featuring activities for information, awareness, and questioning of food consumption and production patterns, with programming on food transition, ecological transition, and social transition.
• Festival Prendre Soin A healthcare festival focused on thinking about tomorrow's health in a system that is more accessible, fair, and solidarity-based, gathering associations, citizens, and collectives engaged in caregiving and healthcare.
• Publications on cultural democracy Published works including 'Pour une démocratie culturelle' (tomes 1 and 2), 'Urgence', 'Miran', 'Neuf essentiels', and other titles exploring cultural democracy, theater, and social themes.
• Le vestiaire A versatile scenic workspace of 10m x 8.73m for rehearsals, equipped with sound, lighting, and video projection facilities, rented to artistic companies.
• Place des Demoiselles A residence space at Place des Demoiselles in Herstal, with dimensions of 9.6m x 4m x 3.5m, suitable for writing periods and small artistic forms, rented to artistic companies.
• Dôme A mobile dome structure with a diameter of 14.5 meters for events and exhibitions, rented to cultural events and artistic companies.
• Le camion cinéma A fully equipped semi-trailer mobile cinema divided into two parts: tiered seating for film projection (28 people + 1 technician) and an animation space (14 people), separated by a retractable screen.
• La cantine mobile A mobile canteen trailer of 'fairground' type divided into a kitchen space of approximately 7m² and an open space of approximately 28m², equipped with heating, air conditioning, and sound.
• Le camion scène A mobile stage truck equipped with sound system and lighting, featuring rear and side openings that reveal the playing space with an extended platform, for outdoor performances.
• Cultures en Transitions A multidisciplinary exhibition-animation creation showcasing local initiatives for sustainable food, featuring photography, artistic installations, and videos from over 600 interviews.
• Le parasol à paroles A mobile device for exchanging and liberating speech that creates a space for sharing ideas on particular themes, collecting experiences, expertise, questions, projects, and dreams; also functions as a mobile micro-library offering works for young people and adults on the chosen theme.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600+ interviews collected for artistic content through 'Nourrir la Wallonie' project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Corti CollectifcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Corti Collectif is a living theater collective created by Arsenic2 that brings together, questions, and opens the way for transformation. This is their core creative entity for documentary theater productions.
• CALLiegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCALLiege (Centre d'Action Laïque de la Province de Liège) is a key partner in the 'Les Champs des possibles' federation, collaborating on cultural democracy initiatives and the Nourrir l'Humanité festival.
• Champs des PossiblescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Champs des Possibles is a federation of cultural and social initiatives that Arsenic2 co-founded, bringing together artists, cultural and social workers, and citizens to explore alternatives and reinvent new forms of citizen expression.
• Adoc CompagniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdoc Compagnie is a key creative partner collaborating on documentary theater productions including 'Nourrir l'Humanité', 'Urgence', and other documentary works.
• Université de Liège (ULiège)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerULiège collaborates on theatrical productions and academic research in cultural democracy, including co-production of 'Sécurité sociale de l'alimentation' and participation in the Confluences project.
• Éditions du CerisiermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArsenic2's publishing partner for several books including 'Pour une démocratie culturelle' series and works on cultural action.
• PAC Éditions (Presence Action Culturelle)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublisher partner for cultural democracy works including 'Les voies de la création culturelle' series.
• La Chaufferie Acte 1majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFestival co-producer and artistic residency partner based in Liège.
• Compagnie OdisseaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheater company creating 'Canti' project, supported by Arsenic2 for Italian traditional songs performances.
• Insomniaque CompagnieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheater company with 'À la périphérie' production co-produced by Arsenic2.
• Collectif MensuelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheater collective creating 'Blockbuster' and 'Zaï Zaï' productions with Arsenic2 co-production support.
• Le GroupovminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheater company with 'Anathème' CD album co-produced by Arsenic2.
• Nimis GroupeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheater collective with multiple co-productions including 'Ceux que j'ai rencontrés ne m'ont peut-être pas vu' and 'Portraits sans paysage'.
• Théâtre de LiègemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor Liège theater venue as co-production partner for multiple shows including 'RéPercussion-ID' and 'Blockbuster'.
• Centre culturel de NamurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural center co-producing 'À la périphérie' and other touring productions.
• Espace MaghminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural space that commissioned 'RéPercussion-ID' for their Origin'Aléas festival.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Collectif Mensuel: Theater collective creating 'Blockbuster' and 'Zaï Zaï' productions with Arsenic2 co-production support; emerging Walloon theater collective with comparable format and touring model.
• Insomniaque Compagnie: Theater company with the 'À la périphérie' production co-produced by Arsenic2; small Walloon theater collective working in the same touring/community-performance niche.
• Adoc Compagnie: Listed core creative partner of Arsenic2, collaborating on documentary theater productions including Nourrir l'Humanité and Urgence; operates the same documentary-theater methodology in the Walloon cultural ecosystem.
• Compagnie Odissea: Theater company creating the 'Canti' project supported by Arsenic2; small-scale French-speaking Belgian theater company producing original work in similar venue and touring contexts.
• Nimis Groupe: Theater collective with multiple Arsenic2 co-productions including 'Ceux que j'ai rencontrés...' and 'Portraits sans paysage'; operates in the same small-scale Walloon documentary/community theater scene.
• Groupov: Belgian documentary and civic theater collective (founded by Jacques Delcuvellerie) based in the French-speaking Belgian ecosystem, with a comparable methodology of building performances from testimonies and field research on social themes — directly comparable creative model.

Regional players

• Espace Magh: Brussels-based cultural space that commissioned 'RéPercussion-ID' for its Origin'Aléas festival; comparable as a Francophone Belgian cultural venue commissioning socially-engaged touring work in the same ecosystem.
• La Chaufferie Acte 1: Festival co-producer and artistic residency partner based in Liège; comparable as a Liège-based performing-arts platform with festival programming and residency offerings targeting independent companies.

Broad incumbents

• Centre culturel de Namur: Walloon cultural center that co-produces Arsenic2 touring productions (À la périphérie); comparable as a regional institutional venue/programmer operating within the same Walloon cultural-democracy framework.
• Théâtre de Liège: Major Liège theater venue and listed Arsenic2 co-production partner (RéPercussion-ID, Blockbuster); operates as a broader institutional incumbent in the same performing-arts ecosystem, hosting and co-producing the kind of work Arsenic2 creates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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