CENTRE DES ARTS DE LA SCENE

What CENTRE DES ARTS DE LA SCENE does

Centre des Arts de la Scène is a performing arts training school founded in 2006 and operated as an Association Loi 1901 (French non-profit) at 41 rue Bargue in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. The school delivers pluridisciplinary training in theatre, singing, dance, cinema, and musical comedy across four program tiers: two professional tracks (Classe Arts de la Scène at 600 hours/year over three years, and Classe Acteur at 360 hours/year), adult evening courses and workshops, youth workshops for ages 6-17, and intensive holiday stages. Approximately 20 contracted teaching artists (stage directors, actors, singers, composers, filmmakers, choreographers) deliver instruction, led by Mélisande Guessoum and Jacques Mornas in artistic and pedagogical direction.

The business runs on a direct-to-consumer enrollment model: prospective students are recruited through open days, free discovery sessions, and a 3-day probationary stage for professional classes, and enroll year-round subject to limited class sizes. The school maintains permanent partnerships with more than 20 Parisian theatres, cinemas, and cultural venues (Le Monfort, Théâtre du Gymnase, Théâtre de Nesle, Cinéma Chaplin, Médiathèque Yourcenar, Centre Culturel Algérien, etc.) where student performances are staged, and co-organizes the annual Festival 15 Cents Coups with the Mairie du 15ème across 15 venues. Revenue is generated primarily through tuition fees, supplemented by publicly funded training pathways (AFDAS, France Travail, SPEDIDAM, AGEFOS) for which the school is eligible via its 2025 Qualiopi certification under the 'Actions de formation' category.

Technology infrastructure is standard and non-differentiated: a WordPress CMS hosted on OVH, with Google Analytics, Google reCAPTCHA, Hotjar, Google Fonts, and social media integrations. There is no proprietary software, no application layer beyond the marketing website, and no disclosed AI/ML capability. Operating scale is small — 11 core employees plus approximately 20 contracted teaching artists — with a single Paris facility, no disclosed financials, no funding history, and no parent organization. The school functions as a community-rooted, artist-led training operation whose value is concentrated in its teaching talent, partner venue network, and Qualiopi-enabled access to French public training funds.

Name

CENTRE DES ARTS DE LA SCENE

Legal name

Centre des Arts de la Scène

Website

https://centredesarts.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Centre des Arts de la Scène is a Paris-based non-profit performing arts school (Association Loi 1901, founded 2006) offering pluridisciplinary training in theatre, singing, dance, cinema, and musical comedy to aspiring professionals, adult hobbyists, and youth aged 6-17, delivered via Qualiopi-certified programs at a single 15th-arrondissement facility.

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Product category

Performing Arts Education

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Theatre Education, Training & Conservatories (MPAGABAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts (Acting, Improv, Theater) (EDAAAGAE), Theater & Drama Education (Acting, Improvisation, Musical Theater) (EDAMAAAG), Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

Keywords

• Performing arts education
• Theatre training
• Acting school
• Dance instruction
• Musical theatre training

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Tuition Fees: Tuition fees charged for professional-level performing arts programs (Classes professionnelles 'Arts de la Scène' and 'Acteur'), evening courses (Cours du soir), youth workshops (Ateliers jeunes publics), and intensive holiday stages. These represent the primary revenue stream. Tuition amounts are not publicly disclosed on the website; PDFs with fee schedules are linked but not parsed in this extraction.
2. Subsidized Training via Public Funding Bodies: The school actively promotes financing options through French professional development funding bodies including AFDAS, France Travail (formerly Pole Emploi), SPEDIDAM, AGEFOS, DIF/CIF, Mission Locale, and regional councils. Subsidized training allows a broader customer base to afford programming, with funding flows partially passing through the school as revenue for subsidized seats.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Centre des Arts de la Scène is a Paris-based performing arts school providing in-person training in theatre, singing, dance, cinema, and musical comedy. It offers professional multi-year programs (Arts de la Scène and Acteur), evening workshops for adults, youth programs for ages 6-17, and intensive holiday stages, complemented by annual student performances and the Festival 15 Cents Coups.

Product overview

Centre des Arts de la Scène is a performing arts school in Paris offering a portfolio of training programs and artistic events. The core offerings include two professional training programs (Classe Arts de la Scène and Classe Acteur) that prepare students for careers in live performance and cinema. Supporting these are evening courses (Cours du soir intensif, Atelier chant, Atelier théâtre) for adults, youth workshops (Ateliers jeunes publics 6-11 and 12-17), and intensive holiday workshops (Stage Théâtre-Chant-Danse and Stage Jeu caméra). The school also organizes the Festival 15 Cents Coups, an annual showcase for young creators. All programs emphasize practical performance experience with public presentations throughout the year.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Classe Arts de la Scène Three-year professional intensive training program covering theatre, singing, dance, cinema, and musical comedy with 20 hours of weekly instruction (600 hours annually) for aspiring professional performers.
• Classe Acteur Professional training program focused on theatre and cinema techniques with 12 hours of weekly instruction (360 hours annually) for aspiring actors.
• Cours du soir intensif Intensive evening program combining theatre and singing with 6 hours per week (200 hours annually) across three trimesters, including three public presentations per year.
• Atelier chant Evening singing workshop providing training in vocal techniques with one evening per week (3 hours, 100 hours annually), including three concerts per year.
• Atelier théâtre Evening theatre workshop covering acting, interpretation, diction, improvisation, and vocal and physical work across three trimesters with three public presentations per year.
• Ateliers jeunes publics (6-11 ans) Youth theatre workshop for children aged 6-11 ('Théâtre en Herbe') focusing on discovery and initiation to theatrical practices, with 70 hours annual instruction (2 hours weekly) and three public presentations per year.
• Ateliers jeunes publics (12-17 ans) Youth theatre workshop for teenagers aged 12-17 ('Atelier Jeune') with 90 hours annual instruction (2.5 hours weekly) covering interpretation, body work, voice, and improvisation, including three public presentations per year.
• Stage Théâtre-Chant-Danse 5-day intensive holiday workshop (30 hours) during school holidays covering theatre, singing, dance, musical comedy, improvisation, and interpretation, concluding with a public presentation.
• Stage Jeu caméra 5-day intensive holiday workshop (30 hours) focused on acting techniques for camera, including scenario study, improvised sequences, character construction, and practical filmed exercises.
• Festival 15 Cents Coups Annual performing arts festival organized by the school in partnership with the Mairie du 15ème arrondissement, running 15 days across 15 venues in the 15th arrondissement and showcasing more than 100 young creators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 young creators participate in each edition of the Festival 15 Cents Coups, organized across 15 venues in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Espace Paris PlainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA key partner venue for performances. Several school productions are staged at Espace Paris Plaine, including 'Entre nous tout va bien' and 'La Villégiature', providing students with professional stage experience in a Parisian cultural venue.
• Le Monfort ThéâtrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrestigious Parisian theatre venue hosting school productions such as 'Kapouchnik'. Serves as a professional performance environment for advanced students.
• Théâtre du GymnasecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistoric Parisian theatre venue that has hosted school productions including 'L'Imprésario de Smyrne'. Provides students with exposure to a recognized theatre institution.
• Théâtre de NeslecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheatre venue that has staged school productions such as 'Les enfants du Moulin'. Part of the school's network of Parisian partner theatres for student performances.
• Cinéma ChaplincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParisian cinema venue hosting school film-related productions including 'Meurtres en Moselle' and 'Est-ce ainsi que les hommes chantent'. Provides a cinema environment for film-acting students.
• Médiathèque YourcenarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural venue that has hosted school productions such as 'Achille et Nestor'. Part of the school's broader network of public cultural institutions.
• Centre Culturel AlgériencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlgerian Cultural Center in Paris that has hosted school productions including 'L'Odyssée' and 'Lever l'encre'. A partner for cross-cultural artistic events.
• Mairie du 15ème arrondissement de PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 15th arrondissement municipal government is a key institutional partner, co-organizing the annual Festival 15 Cents Coups with the school. Provides public support, venues, and legitimacy for the school's flagship event.
• Espace KironminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue that has hosted school productions 'La ronde'. Contributes to the diversity of performance locations available to students.
• Bibliothèque GutenbergminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLibrary venue that has hosted the school production 'Conte sur moi'. Part of the school's strategy to use unconventional cultural spaces for student performances.
• Festival 15 Cents CoupscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn annual performing arts festival created and organized by the school in partnership with the Mairie du 15ème. Runs 15 days across 15 venues in the 15th arrondissement, involving 100+ young creators. Serves as the school's premier professional springboard event.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cours Florent: Major French performing arts school offering multi-disciplinary training (theater, cinema, dance, singing) with professional and part-time tracks across multiple French cities. Closest direct competitor given overlapping pluridisciplinary model and similar program tiers.
• Cours Charles Dullin: Historic Paris drama school providing professional and leisure theater training. Comparable curriculum structure and Parisian direct-to-consumer positioning.
• Cours Simon: Paris-based acting school providing professional training, evening workshops, and youth programs. Highly comparable in program structure, Parisian location, and direct-to-consumer enrollment model.
• École Supérieure d'Art Dramatique de la Ville de Paris (ESAD): City of Paris-funded drama school offering professional actor training. Competes directly for the same aspiring professional segment in Paris with municipal pricing advantages.
• Cours Cochet: Paris acting school offering professional and amateur tracks in theater and cinema. Comparable in adult evening workshops and youth offerings within the same Parisian market.
• École du Théâtre National de Strasbourg (TNS): National theater school associated with the TNS company, training actors and directors. Comparable in professional training focus, though state-funded and more selective.

Broad incumbents

• Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA): Historic London-based drama conservatory. Comparable in professional acting training mission and conservatory model, though at a different scale and geographic market; useful international benchmark for training quality and graduate outcomes.
• Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD): France's premier public drama conservatory under PSL. Competes for the same aspiring professional performer segment with state-subsidized pricing and stronger institutional credentials.

Regional players

• La Manufacture — Haute école des arts de la scène: Swiss performing arts school in Lausanne covering theater, dance and music theater. Comparable in pluridisciplinary curriculum and conservatory-style training, but operating in a different national market.

Emerging players

• Cours Acquaviva: Paris-based smaller-scale drama school offering intensive and modular training. Comparable in pluridisciplinary evening/part-time approach but smaller in scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/centredesartsdelascene
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-des-arts-de-la-scene

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