Compagnie Hallet Eghayan et Artistes Associés

What Compagnie Hallet Eghayan et Artistes Associés does

Compagnie Hallet Eghayan et Artistes Associés is a French non-profit dance company founded in 1977 by choreographer Michel Hallet Eghayan, headquartered in Lyon's 9th arrondissement. The organization operates around three pillars: Création (professional choreographic creation and touring), Formation (the Qualiopi-certified Centre de Formation Chorégraphique, which has trained approximately 220 dancers and choreographers), and Éducation (an amateur dance school starting at age 4 and arts-education outreach). It produces roughly 120 works in repertoire over its 48-year history and presents them in a dedicated 400m² venue, the Théâtre-studio aux Échappées Belles, with a 175-seat gradin.

The company's revenue model combines five streams: performance and production fees (including touring and co-productions), recurring professional choreographic training subscriptions, amateur class subscriptions priced on a family-quotient basis, corporate services (1 classe 1 entreprise sponsorship at €1,600 full parcours or €800 half-parcours; conference-dance performances at €6,000; team-building training), and equipment rental (€3,000 annual subscription, 60% tax-deductible). Its proprietary asset is the Hallet Eghayan Dance Technique, a unique choreographic methodology certified Qualiopi. The company also runs an artist residency program at its venue and develops educational outreach (Actions d'Éducation à l'Art).

Since 2018 the company has built a Franco-Armenian creative axis, with regular performances and co-productions in Yerevan, Kapan, and Goris, including premieres at Arno Babadjanian Concert Hall in partnership with Ensemble Assonance, the Yerevan Choreographic State College, and the Institut National de Théâtre et de Cinéma d'Erevan. It is supported by the Ville de Lyon under a convention signed in 2000 and is a member of the RPA Lyon 9 artistic-practices network. The 13-person staff is led by founder Michel Hallet Eghayan with production, communication, residency, training, and administrative leads; the company has no disclosed revenue, no external funding rounds, and no parent company.

Name

Compagnie Hallet Eghayan et Artistes Associés

Legal name

Compagnie Hallet Eghayan et Artistes Associés

Website

https://halleteghayan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Compagnie Hallet Eghayan et Artistes Associés is a Lyon-based French non-profit dance company founded in 1977 that creates, tours, and teaches contemporary and classical dance through a Qualiopi-certified training center, an amateur school, corporate programs, and a 175-seat theater-studio venue, with a distinct Franco-Armenian touring axis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing arts dance company

NAICS

Dance Companies (711120), Fine Arts Schools (61161), Dance Companies (71112)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Contemporary & Modern Dance (MPAGADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB), Dance Education (Ballet, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Cultural Dance) (EDAMAAAH), Dance & Movement (Ballroom, Contemporary, Social Dance) (EDAAAGAD), Cultural & Folk Dance Performances (MPAGADAD), Dancers, Choreographers & Dance Troupes Booking (HSACAHAD)

Keywords

• Professional dance performances
• Choreographic training programs
• Amateur dance classes
• Corporate dance services
• Arts education outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Performance and production fees: Revenue from creating and performing dance productions, touring shows, and coproduction arrangements with venues in France and Armenia
2. Choreographic training: Professional dance training programs at the Centre de Formation Chorégraphique with year-round auditions and certification
3. Amateur dance school: Amateur dance classes for all ages from 4 years old, with pricing adapted to family quotient
4. Corporate services: Enterprise programs including '1 classe 1 entreprise' sponsorship (1600€ full parcours, 800€ half-parcours), conference-dance performances (6000€), and dance training for businesses
5. Equipment rental: Rental of professional sound and lighting equipment for events, available as custom rental or annual subscription (3000€ deductible donation)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Compagnie Hallet Eghayan et Artistes Associés is a French nonprofit dance association that creates and tours professional choreographic works (Franco-Armenian repertoire of around 120 creations), trains professional dancers at its Qualiopi-certified Centre de Formation Chorégraphique using a proprietary technique, runs amateur dance classes from age 4, delivers corporate dance-training and conference-dance programs, hosts artist residencies at its own Théâtre-studio aux Échappées Belles, and rents professional sound and lighting equipment.

Product overview

Compagnie Hallet Eghayan et Artistes Associés is a performing arts company founded in 1977, operating as a single unified organization that offers a portfolio of interconnected services organized around three pillars: Creation (professional dance performances), Formation (professional and amateur dance education), and Education (arts outreach). The core offerings include professional dance creations performed internationally, the Centre de Formation Chorégraphique with Qualiopi certification for professional dancer training, an amateur dance school for all ages, and a dedicated theater venue (Théâtre-studio aux Échappées Belles) that also serves as a residency space. Additionally, the company offers corporate services including dance training for businesses, danced conferences, and the '1 Classe 1 Entreprise' educational sponsorship program, as well as equipment rental services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Créations (Dance Performances)

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arno Babadjanian Concert HallcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 October 2024Coproduction partner for Franco-Armenian creations including 'Sois l'Ange' and 'L'Âme Bleue'. Hosted premieres in October 2024 for 'L'Âme Bleue' in Yerevan.
• Yerevan Choreographic State CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 October 2024Partnership for artistic exchanges; young dancers from the college performed with Margot Bain at premiere events.
• Ensemble AssonancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArmenian musical ensemble of 5 musicians collaborating on 'Sois l'Ange' production with Michel Petrossian.
• Ensemble CéladoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaroque music ensemble directed by Paulin Bündgen, coproducing 'L'Amour au Loin' with Purcell repertoire.
• Habitat et HumanismeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of 'Les Beaux Jours de Belloc' festival at Abbaye de Belloc, combining arts with social mission.
• Fondation Saint-IrénéeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction support for 'Sois l'ange' performance.
• Institut National de Théâtre et de Cinéma d'ErevanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for Service Civique International auditions for Armenian dancers aged 18-25.
• RPA Lyon 9 (Réseau de Pratiques Artistiques de Lyon 9ème)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of artistic practices in Lyon 9th arrondissement alongside Centre de la Voix, Percussions Claviers de Lyon, and AfroMundo.
• Ville de LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported by the City of Lyon since 2000 through convention for artistic programming at Théâtre-studio aux Échappées Belles.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Compagnie Käfig (Mourad Merzouki): Lyonnais hip-hop/contemporary choreographer with a company structure analogous to Hallet Eghayan — touring productions, training center, amateur school, and strong Lyon institutional ties — directly competing for the same regional audiences, partners, and subsidies.
• Ballet Preljocaj: French contemporary dance company based in Aix-en-Provence, also operating as a nonprofit with a large venue, an in-house repertoire, education programs, and corporate/education outreach — a closely comparable model of a French contemporary dance compagnie with infrastructure and training.
• Compagnie Maguy Marin: Long-running French contemporary dance compagnie with an extensive repertoire, international touring, a choreographic school, and an owned/anchor venue — sharing the founder-led, repertoire-rich nonprofit company model that defines Hallet Eghayan.
• Compagnie DCA (Philippe Decouflé): Independent French contemporary dance compagnie producing a touring repertoire, training programs, and venue-based residencies — structurally analogous as a founder-led, repertoire-driven performing-arts company.
• Centre Chorégraphique National de Rillieux-la-Pape (CCN de Rillieux-la-Pape): A French national choreography center near Lyon combining creation, training, and public outreach under a single venue — directly comparable in mission, French public funding structure, and resident-company model.

Broad incumbents

• Sadler's Wells (London): International dance presenting house and production entity — comparable as a venue operator plus resident-creator ecosystem, though at much larger scale and with a broader international programming remit.
• Maison de la Danse de Lyon: Lyon's dedicated dance presenting venue, programming touring companies from France and abroad — a broader incumbent in the same local market whose programming choices and partnerships affect Hallet Eghayan's audience capture.
• Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse de Lyon: Lyon-based higher-education institution for music and dance offering professional training — competes for the same student base and public-sector funding as the Centre de Formation Chorégraphique, but with degree-granting authority and larger scale.
• Opéra National de Lyon — Ballet de l'Opéra: Major regional dance institution in the same Lyon ecosystem offering classical and contemporary programming, education programs, and venue operations — competing for the same audience, municipal funding, and corporate partnerships, but at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Yerevan Choreographic State College: Armenian partner institution training young dancers and exchanging artists with Hallet Eghayan — a regional dance education peer that shapes the talent pipeline feeding Franco-Armenian productions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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