Théâtre des Marionnettes

What Théâtre des Marionnettes does

Théâtre des Marionnettes, operating as Compagnie INTERMARIONNETTE, is a small live puppet theater company headquartered in Dijon, France (SIRET 419 620 851 000 16, APE 9001Z). It produces and performs puppet shows primarily for young audiences using a black-light (lumière noire) staging technique, with a flagship audio-animatronic narrator puppet named DITOU driven by radio-controlled servomotors synchronized to computer-recorded movements. The troupe employs roughly 5 staff under President Odile Tarby and Artistic Director Venko Kiossev, and maintains a catalog of three signature productions: Le Petit Chaperon Rouge, Les Trois Petits Cochons, and Les Aventures du Petit Chien. It also anchors an annual international puppet festival in Dijon that hosts guest companies from multiple countries.

The company's revenue model is a hybrid of consumer ticket sales and institutional/programmatic bookings. Standard pricing is €8 for adults, €6 for children, and €5 per person for groups of ten or more. End customers include families with young children (primary), schools, retirement homes, and disability-accessibility programs, indicating deliberate diversification across consumer and institutional segments. Distribution and visibility are supported by partnerships with Kidiklik (children's activity directory), France Bleu Bourgogne (regional media), and the Ville de Dijon (core institutional partner for venues, festival operations, and likely municipal support). Marketing language explicitly positions the troupe as serving an intergenerational and accessibility-oriented audience.

Operationally, the company is active and reinvesting in content: new productions are in development as of 2024-2025, Christmas puppet performances were staged at Salle Devosge in November 2024, and performance licenses PLATESV-R-2024-000275 and PLATESV-R-2024-000276 were secured for 2024. Recognition includes the Prix Inter-générations 2005 and the Trophée de l'Innovation Sociale 2005. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no acquisitions, and no geographic expansion beyond Dijon, consistent with a stable, single-region cultural enterprise.

Name

Théâtre des Marionnettes

Legal name

Compagnie INTERMARIONNETTE

Website

https://intermarionnette.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Théâtre des Marionnettes is a 5-employee puppet theater company in Dijon, France, producing black-light and audio-animatronic shows for young children, schools, retirement homes, and accessibility programs, and anchoring an annual international puppet festival.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Performing Arts (Puppet Theater)

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Puppetry & Marionette Theatre (MPAGABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Children’s & Youth Theatre (MPAGABAE), Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Puppet theater performances
• Children cultural entertainment
• Audio-animatronic puppets
• Puppet arts education
• Live puppet shows

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Théâtre des Marionnettes (Compagnie INTERMARIONNETTE) is a French puppet theater company that creates and performs live puppet shows for young children aged 3 and above, including Le Petit Chaperon Rouge, Les Trois Petits Cochons, and Les Aventures du Petit Chien. The troupe uses proprietary audio-animatronic puppet technology with radio-controlled servomotors and black light puppetry, and also organizes an annual international puppet festival in Dijon featuring guest companies. In addition to public ticketed performances, the company delivers school outreach programs, intergenerational activities with retirement homes, and accessible programming for people with disabilities.

Product overview

Compagnie INTERMARIONNETTE is a French puppet theater company offering a portfolio of live puppet shows and cultural events. The core products are three main puppet performances: Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (Little Red Riding Hood), Les Trois Petits Cochons (The Three Little Pigs), and Les Aventures du Petit Chien (The Adventures of the Little Dog). Some shows feature audio-animatronic puppet technology with radio-controlled servomotors synchronized with computer-recorded movements. The company also organizes an annual international puppet festival in spring. Productions serve children from age 3 and above, with family audiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ville de DijoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe city of Dijon provides unconditional support to the annual international festival. This is the primary institutional partner enabling the festival's operations and venue access.
• KidiklikminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal family-focused media partner providing promotional support for the festival and performances through their Bourgogne region platform.
• France Bleu BourgogneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional radio station partner supporting media coverage and promotion of the annual festival and puppet performances.
• Florian PrévostcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner who created the electronic components and systems for the audio-animatronic narrator puppets (DITOU), using servomotors and radiocommand technology synchronized with computer-recorded movements.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Cie Les Mulets: Small French puppet and object-theater company producing shows for young audiences. Comparable as another small French emerging troupe working in the puppet/objects space with similar target audiences.
• Compagnie du Théâtre de Sable: Small French puppet-theater company producing original work for family audiences. Comparable as a peer small French puppet troupe with similar touring, family, and school programming.

Broad incumbents

• Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes de Charleville-Mézières: Largest international puppetry festival in France held biennially in Charleville-Mézières. Comparable as a major puppetry festival organizer, providing scale benchmark for festival-format business models in French puppetry.
• Théâtre d'Objet: French network/community of object and puppet-theater companies and venues. Comparable as a broader ecosystem player organizing festivals, training, and distribution for French puppetry companies including small troupes like Compagnie INTERMARIONNETTE.

Direct peers

• Compagnie 1113: French puppet theater company creating original shows mixing puppetry and visual theatre. Comparable as a small, privately-held French puppetry company targeting similar children's and family audiences.
• Théâtre La Licorne: Canadian puppet theater company with a dedicated venue producing family programming. Comparable as a small specialized puppet-theater operator serving family and school audiences, with venue-based programming model similar to Salle Devosge festival.
• Théâtre de la Pire Espèce: Montreal-based puppet/object theater company touring internationally with original works. Comparable as a small company producing original puppet-based shows for general and family audiences using object manipulation as core technique.
• Compagnie Les Larrons: French puppet and object-theater company producing touring shows for young audiences. Directly comparable as a small French troupe using puppetry/objects as primary storytelling medium and serving similar family and school segments.
• Le Théâtre de la Tête Noire: French puppet theater company producing shows combining puppets and live actors for young audiences. Comparable operating model — small French troupe, touring puppet productions, school and family programs.
• Compagnie La Volige: French puppet and object theater company creating original productions and touring work. Comparable in scale and operating model — small troupe producing original puppetry for family and educational audiences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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