Espace des Arts, Scène nationale de Chalon-sur-Saône

What Espace des Arts, Scène nationale de Chalon-sur-Saône does

Espace des Arts, Scène nationale de Chalon-sur-Saône is a publicly funded French national stage theater (Scène nationale) operating as an Établissement Public de Coopération Culturelle (EPCC) in Chalon-sur-Saône, Burgundy. The institution presents a season-based program of approximately 20+ productions annually across theater, circus, dance, music, opera, cinema, and digital arts, with co-productions developed through multi-year residencies with four associated artists (Yann Frisch, Justine Heynemann, Marine Colard, Sébastien Foutoyet). Operations are supported by an integrated online ticketing platform, a physical box office, and a regional partner-venue network extending across Bourgogne-Franche-Comté to Dijon, Mâcon, Chagny, and Saint-Désert. A distinctive accessibility platform with 23+ condition-specific display modes serves audiences with visual, motor, and cognitive disabilities.

The institution is funded primarily through operating subsidies from four public entities: Le Grand Chalon (agglomeration community), the Ministry of Culture/DRAC Bourgogne, the Conseil régional Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, and the Conseil départemental de Saône-et-Loire. Commercial revenue is generated through ticket sales (€5–€39 per ticket across discovery, standard, and large-format tiers), individual memberships and adh ésions, individual patronage (66% tax deduction), the Club des Mécènes corporate patronage program (~25 corporate patrons including Vitteaut, Koésio, Giradot, Dracy, with 60% tax deduction), and ancillary services including the Brasserie des Arts (operated by Delia), gift vouchers (€25/€50/€75), ephemeral childcare (Garderie éphémère at €5/child), and the mobile bookstore La Mandragore. Marketing is driven by the venue's owned digital properties (website, SendInBlue newsletter, L'espace d'écoute podcast on SoundCloud with journalist Michel Bonnet of RCF Bourgogne), direct sales via box office and ticketing platform, and community outreach through festivals (Les Utopiks, Z Festival, Focus JTE) and educational programming (Trop Classe!). Leadership: Nicolas Royer, Director. The venue operates with 17 employees and presents programming scheduled through 2026–2027.

Name

Espace des Arts, Scène nationale de Chalon-sur-Saône

Legal name

Espace des Arts

Website

https://espace-des-arts.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Espace des Arts is a publicly funded French national stage theater (Scène nationale) in Chalon-sur-Saône presenting theater, circus, dance, music, and cinema to regional Burgundy audiences, funded by Le Grand Chalon, the Ministry of Culture, and regional/departmental councils, with ticket sales, memberships, and corporate patronage as commercial revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing arts venue (live theater, circus, dance, music, and cinema programming)

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB), Event Operations & Venue Services (Box Office, FOH/BOH, Concessions) (MPAIAFAL), Venue Food, Beverage & Hospitality Operations (Concessions, Catering, Premium Seating) (MPAGALAN), Theater & Performing Arts Ticketing (HSACALAC)

Keywords

• Live theater performances
• Circus and dance programming
• National stage venue
• Performing arts season
• Cultural programming services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chalon-sur-Saône

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies: As an EPCC (Établissement Public de Coopération Culturelle), Espace des Arts receives ongoing operating subsidies from Le Grand Chalon (community of agglomeration), the French Ministry of Culture / DRAC Bourgogne, the Burgundy regional council, and the Saône-et-Loire departmental council. These public grants form the core funding base.
2. Ticket Sales: Primary commercial revenue stream from ticket sales for theater, circus, dance, music, and cinema performances. Ticket prices range from €5 (discovery/discovery rates) to €39 (large-format productions), with a standard range of €7–€28. Sales occur through the physical box office and online platform.
3. Memberships and Adhésions: Individual观众 memberships (adhésions) providing preferential access, discounted rates, and exclusive benefits to regular patrons. Sold alongside season subscriptions.
4. Individual Patronage (Mécénat individuel): Individual patronage programme allowing spectators to support artistic creation and youth projects. Donors receive a 66% income tax deduction (within 20% of taxable income). For example, a €100 donation costs €34 after tax relief.
5. Corporate Patronage (Club des Mécènes): Corporate patronage programme (Club des Mécènes) with tax benefits of 60% deduction. Sponsors receive visibility across all communication channels, priority access to performances, and use of venue spaces for corporate events. Contact: Nicolas Royer and Club President Agnès Vitteaut.
6. Bar-Brasserie and Ancillary Services: On-site Brasserie des Arts (operated by Delia) open before/after shows, weekday lunches, and Thu/Fri/Sat evenings. Additional revenue from gift vouchers (€25/€50/€75), temporary babysitting service (€5/child), and mobile library (La Mandragore).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Espace des Arts is a publicly funded French national stage (Scène nationale) that presents, co-produces, and disseminates live performing arts programming across theater, circus, dance, music, opera, cinema, and digital arts for a regional audience in Burgundy. It sells individual and season tickets through an on-site box office and an integrated online ticketing platform, supports artists through multi-year residencies and co-productions, and operates ancillary audience services including gift vouchers, an on-site brasserie, a mobile bookshop, ephemeral childcare, and a podcast series. Its funding base mixes recurring public subsidies with ticket sales, memberships, individual donations, and corporate patronage.

Product overview

Espace des Arts is a French national theater scene (Scène nationale) operating as an EPCC (Établissement Public de Coopération Culturelle). The venue offers a diverse portfolio of cultural products and services centered around live performance programming: theatrical productions, circus, dance, and music concerts as core offerings. Supporting services include L'espace d'écoute (podcast series), gift cards, ephemeral childcare, an on-site brasserie, and a mobile bookstore. The venue facilitates access through carpooling coordination and maintains digital presence across ticketing and programming platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Brasserie des Arts: On-site restaurant and bar operated by Delia, open before/after shows and weekday lunches.
• L'espace d'écoute
• Le Club des Mécènes

Products and services

• Live performances (spectacles) Season-based live performing arts programming covering theater, circus, dance, music, opera, cinema, and digital arts, presented at the main venue and via touring partner venues in Burgundy for general public audiences.
• Saison programming and memberships (adhésions) Annual season subscription and individual membership package giving spectators preferential access, discounted rates, and exclusive benefits across the venue's multi-disciplinary programming.
• Bons cadeaux (Gift vouchers) Stored-value gift vouchers available in €25, €50, and €75 denominations, valid for one year across all venue programming including shows and cinema screenings.
• Garderie éphémère (Ephemeral childcare) On-site supervised childcare service for children aged 6–12 during evening performances, priced at €5 per child and staffed by qualified animators in the TROP CLASSE! room.
• La Brasserie des Arts On-site bar-brasserie operated by Delia, open before and after performances, on weekday lunches and Thursday–Saturday evenings, providing pre- and post-show dining.
• Librairie mobile La Mandragore Mobile bookshop present in the venue lobby before and after every performance, selling curated book selections linked to the shows on the programme.
• Co-productions and associated-artist residencies Multi-year artistic-residency and co-production contracts offered to national and international artists and companies (associated artists Yann Frisch, Justine Heynemann, Marine Colard, Sébastien Foutoyet), funding and staging new works that tour via the Burgundy partner-venue network.

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• Association des Scènes nationalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEspace des Arts is a member of the Association des Scènes nationales, the national federation of French Scènes nationales institutions. This membership provides a network of peer institutions, shared standards, and collaborative opportunities across the national network of publicly funded theaters.
• Le Grand Chalon (Communauté d'Agglomération)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Grand Chalon, the agglomeration community of which Chalon-sur-Saône is the principal city, is the primary local government funder and co-founder (as EPCC) of Espace des Arts. It provides ongoing operational subsidies and strategic direction for the cultural institution.
• Ministry of Culture / DRAC BourgognecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles (DRAC) of Burgundy, representing the French Ministry of Culture, provides significant operational subsidies and is a co-founding partner (as EPCC) of Espace des Arts. DRAC also provides project-specific funding for artistic creation and co-productions.
• Conseil régional de Bourgogne / Conseil régional Bourgogne-Franche-ComtécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Burgundy (and now Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) regional council is a co-founding partner (as EPCC) and provides ongoing operating subsidies to Espace des Arts, supporting both the venue's core operations and regional cultural policy objectives.
• Conseil departmental de Saône-et-LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe departmental council of Saône-et-Loire is a co-founding partner (as EPCC) of Espace des Arts, providing departmental-level public funding to support cultural infrastructure and access in the department.
• Club des Mécènes (Corporate Patrons – approximately 25 companies)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Club des Mécènes is a structured corporate patronage programme with approximately 25 named corporate sponsors (including Vitteaut, Koésio, Giradot, Dracy, and others visible on the website logo section). Patrons support artistic creation in exchange for brand visibility, event access, priority booking, venue hire, and a 60% tax deduction. President: Agnès Vitteaut.
• Librairie La MandragoreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobile bookshop La Mandragore operates in the venue's lobby before and after every performance, offering a curated selection of books related to the shows. This partnership extends the audience experience and provides a retail complement to performances.
• Le Théâtre – Scène nationale de MâconmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Théâtre de Mâcon, another Scène nationale in the Burgundy network, is a partner venue and co-presenter for some performances. Sébastien Foutoyet's Camion-Théâtre was presented jointly with L'arc – Scène nationale du Creusot and Le Théâtre de Mâcon in association with Espace des Arts.
• Grand Chalon Public Transport Network (Réseau Zoom)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Zoom public transport network of Grand Chalon provides bus access to the venue (Line 5, stop Niépce Espace des Arts; Lines 1 and 2 near Conservatoire), supporting audience access and sustainable mobility. Fares: €1.30 from driver, €1.20 via SMS.
• Q-Park (Parking)minorOthersQ-Park operates nearby parking facilities (Hôtel de Ville and Gloriette) at a discounted evening rate of €1.10 for venue patrons, within 5 minutes walking distance, supporting car-based audience access.
• ABC Dijon (partnership for Génération Mitterrand)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEspace des Arts presented the show Génération Mitterrand at Théâtre des Feuillants in Dijon in partnership with ABC (Arts, Bicentenaire, Cultures), suggesting a co-presenting or ticketing partnership for the off-site venue.
• Les Musicaves (co-presenter for Alune Wade)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlune Wade's concert at Espace des Arts was co-presented (coréalisé) with Les Musicaves, a jazz/music programming partner, suggesting a co-production or co-presenting arrangement for musical programming.
• Rayon C – Plateforme cirque en Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRayon C is the circus platform for Burgundy-Franche-Comté. It supported the production Biographies by Cie Ea Eo (a circus/juggling performance). This represents a regional arts network partnership supporting circus programming.
• Les Scènes du Jura – Scène nationalemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Scènes du Jura, a Scène nationale in Dole, is a co-producer of multiple shows at Espace des Arts (e.g., What remains with Cie Anomalie & MØR Collectif, Re(pas) de chasse). Multiple artists associated with Les Scènes du Jura hold artist-in-residence positions. Strong bilateral co-production relationship.
• RCF Bourgogne (Radio)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJournalist Michel Bonnet from RCF radio in Burgundy conducts the L'espace d'écoute podcast interviews with artists and the Espace des Arts team. This provides radio platform reach and cross-promotional exposure for the podcast series.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• La Comédie de Saint-Étienne: French CDN (Centre Dramatique National) operating as a larger and more established theater in the same performing arts space. Comparable in mission (creation + dissemination) but operates at a larger institutional scale.
• Théâtre National Populaire (TNP) de Villeurbanne: Major French national theater with broader scope and larger institution. Comparable in EPCC/public mission and multi-disciplinary programming but at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• L'arc - Scène nationale du Creusot: Direct peer Scène nationale in Burgundy, collaborating with Espace des Arts on co-presented touring productions such as Sébastien Foutoyet's Camion-Théâtre.
• Les Scènes du Jura - Scène nationale de Dole: Direct peer Scène nationale with strong bilateral co-production relationship. Comparable mid-sized venue with multi-year artist residencies in the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.
• SN de Foix: Scène nationale in southern France. Comparable mid-sized public theater venue with multi-disciplinary programming under the same national label and EPCC framework.
• Le Théâtre - Scène nationale de Mâcon: Direct peer as another Scène nationale in Burgundy with similar multi-disciplinary programming and EPCC status. Already a co-production partner of Espace des Arts.
• Le Granit - Scène nationale de Belfort: Scène nationale in Franche-Comté with comparable mid-sized venue operations, multi-disciplinary programming, and regional co-production model.
• Théâtre Dijon Bourgogne: Direct peer as a major theater venue in Dijon (Côte-d'Or) with comparable mission in performing arts presentation and creation. Functions as a regional counterpart within Burgundy's cultural infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/brasserie.des.arts.2025
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/espace-des-arts

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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