La Possible Échappée

What La Possible Échappée does

La Possible Échappée is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2007 by Kathy Mépuis, headquartered in Paris (1 avenue Raymond Poincaré, 75116) with a team of 9 employees. The organization delivers artistic workshops — covering dance, theater, music, and plastic arts — within ESMS (Établissements et Services Médico-Sociaux) institutions serving people with disabilities, and produces inclusive choreographic performances via its subsidiary Compagnie Regards en Lignes, established in 2016. The core programmatic work combines in-person workshop delivery to specialized institutions with the creation and touring of dance productions designed for mixed-ability audiences and performers.

The business model is a hybrid non-profit funding structure: revenue is generated through workshop fees paid by ESMS institutions, ticket sales from public performances (typically €10–31 per ticket), individual donations, and corporate sponsorship/patronage. The organization has received the general interest status recognition and was awarded the Prix Engagées! in 2022, and operates a structured pedagogical methodology codified in internal notebooks. Annual reach is documented at approximately 300 workshop participants and 150 children, with programming primarily delivered in the Île-de-France region and a recent extension into the Oise department (Creil, February 2025).

Strategic positioning rests on multi-sector partnerships across the French disability ecosystem — including UNAPEI 92, Studio 16, ESAT Cité Jardins, Collectif AGAPE, and Eucréa — and active engagement in cultural-rights advocacy (La Marche pour la citoyenneté des droits culturels, 2024–2025). Product expansion is evidenced by a continuous pipeline of new choreographic works (Esquisse, Passage, TEMPO!, Puzzle, Nücka, Mosaïque, Femmes de Pas Sages, JEU). No funding rounds, acquisitions, or material capital events are disclosed.

Name

La Possible Échappée

Legal name

ASSOCIATION LA POSSIBLE ÉCHAPPÉE

Website

https://la-possible-echappee.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Possible Échappée is a Paris-based non-profit (founded 2007, 9 staff) that delivers inclusive dance, theater, music, and visual arts workshops in disability institutions across France and produces inclusive choreographic performances via its subsidiary Compagnie Regards en Lignes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Inclusive Arts and Disability Education Services

NAICS

Dance Companies (71112), Fine Arts Schools (611610)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Fringe & Experimental Performing Arts (MPAGABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional Development for Inclusive Practices (General Education Staff) (EDAKABAL)

Keywords

• Inclusive dance workshops
• Disability arts education
• Medico-social ateliers
• Inclusive dance performances
• Corporate disability awareness

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Workshop fees from institutions: Fees charged to ESMS (Établissements médico-sociaux) and specialized institutions for artistic workshops delivered on-site, directly financing artist-teacher compensation.
2. Performance ticket sales: Revenue from public performances of the Regards en Lignes dance company, sold via platforms such as HelloAsso and Weezevent, and at venue box offices.
3. Individual donations: Donations from individuals via the HelloAsso platform and by post (cheque), with 66% tax deductibility for French income tax purposes. These directly fund artist compensation at workshops and spectacles.
4. Corporate sponsorship and patronage: Financial, in-kind, and skills-based corporate sponsorship (mécénat), with 60% corporate tax deductibility. Partners can sponsor a specific spectacle, support association operations, or gain visibility through association with Regards en Lignes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

La Possible Échappée is a French non-profit association that delivers pedagogical artistic workshops (dance, theater, music, plastic arts) on-site at medico-social establishments (ESMS) and specialized schools serving people with disabilities, and produces public inclusive dance performances through its professional troupe Regards en Lignes featuring artists with and without disabilities. The association also conducts corporate sensitization events presenting inclusive dance extracts within companies to promote disability inclusion.

Product overview

La Possible Échappée is an association of general interest founded in 2007 that brings together people with disabilities and performing arts professionals to create artistic projects combining music, dance, theater, and plastic arts. The organization operates through two main offerings: (1) Pedagogical workshops (Ateliers pédagogiques) providing artistic education in specialized institutions and open studios, and (2) The Compagnie Regards en Lignes, an inclusive dance company created in 2016 that produces and presents performances featuring artists with and without disabilities. The company creates multiple choreographic productions annually, including JEU, Femmes de Pas Sages, Mosaïque, Puzzle, Nüka, TEMPO!, Passage, and Esquisse, managed under the artistic direction of Kathy Mépuis.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ateliers pédagogiques (Pedagogical Artistic Workshops) On-site artistic workshops in dance, theater, music, and plastic arts delivered at medico-social establishments (ESMS), specialized schools, and open studios for adults with and without disabilities. Targeted at institutions serving people with disabilities and adults seeking inclusive artistic practice.
• Compagnie de danse Regards en Lignes Inclusive professional dance company that produces and presents public performances featuring artists with and without disabilities, under the artistic direction of founder Kathy Mépuis. Performs at theaters and cultural venues across the Paris region and beyond.
• JEU (Dance Spectacle) Choreographic creation featuring 9 performers and 70 minutes of choreographic work, exploring dialogue between bodies through collective energy, humor, freedom, and reinterpreted baroque music. Premiered at Centre culturel Bernard Dague, Louvres.
• Femmes de Pas Sages (Dance Spectacle) Choreographic creation honoring 7 remarkable women, performed by 12 dancers under the direction of Kathy Mépuis, celebrating women's heritage. Premiered March 8, 2026 at Atrium de Chaville.
• Mosaïque (Dance Spectacle) Inclusive dance performance celebrating diversity and creativity, featuring powerful movements and poetic moments. Premiered January 21, 2026 in Paris.
• Puzzle (Dance Spectacle) Choreography weaving together dance, sport, and inclusion themes, featuring 16 dancers (7 in situations of disability), under the artistic direction of Kathy Mépuis and staging by Pierrik Malebranche. 50 minutes in duration.
• TEMPO! (Dance Spectacle) Inclusive dance project developed in collaboration with ESAT Cité Jardins in Suresnes, featuring 13 dancers and 1 musician (workers with disabilities), exploring shared space and musical rhythms.
• Passage (Dance Spectacle) Choreographic piece evoking the meeting of life paths that reunite, disperse, and fly together, directed by Kathy Mépuis with light design by Sabine Belotti.
• Esquisse (Dance Spectacle) Performance where dancers draw space as a place of meeting and poetry, with bodies reconnecting and fading through real and imaginary truths.
• Nücka - Le Visiteur Inattendu (Dance Spectacle) Choreography celebrating diversity, talent, and imagination, directed by Kathy Mépuis and staged by Pierrik Malebranche. 40 minutes in duration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 300 participants per year, including 150 children, benefit from artistic workshops
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNAPEI 92coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023UNAPEI 92 co-presented the TEMPO! performance with La Possible Échappée at Théâtre Jean Vilar in Suresnes on 13 June 2023. UNAPEI 92 is a departmental federation defending the rights of people with intellectual disabilities and their families.
• Studio 16coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Studio 16, an engaged dance school, partnered with La Possible Échappée to present a charity event at La Cigale (Paris, June 2023). The event featured an open stage and performances by Regards en Lignes (excerpts from Esquisse and Passage), with proceeds supporting the association's actions.
• ESAT Cité Jardins, SuresnescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021A two-year collaboration starting in 2021, in which La Possible Échappée and ESAT Cité Jardins jointly developed a dance company with 14 workers from the ESAT who had strong artistic potential. The project included professional dance training and culminated in the public performance TEMPO! at Théâtre Jean Vilar in Suresnes.
• EucréaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Possible Échappée participates in Eucréa, a structure that encourages the right to culture for all, as part of collective reflection on social inclusion and cultural accessibility.
• Collectif AGAPEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Possible Échappée is a member of the AGAPE collective, which advocates for cultural rights for all, contributing to collective initiatives on social and cultural inclusion.
• La Marche pour la citoyenneté des droits culturels 2024-2025minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Possible Échappée supports the 'March for the Citizenship of Cultural Rights 2024-2025', a collective initiative to promote cultural rights for people with disabilities.
• Théâtre de la Faïencerie, CreilminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Théâtre de la Faïencerie in Creil (Oise) hosted a dance stage for people with disabilities in February 2025, providing its venue for an inclusive artistic event organized by La Possible Échappée.
• Compagnie Fragments d'AirminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegards en Lignes and the theater company Fragments d'Air co-presented a shared scene (Esquisse and Regarde-Moi) at MPAA Saint Germain in Paris in May 2023.
• Centre Recherche Théâtre Handicap (CRTH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Possible Échappée is aligned with the mission of CRTH, which develops artistic accompaniment services for people with visual impairments. The association references CRTH's 'souffleurs d'images' initiative as part of its broader commitment to cultural accessibility.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Candoco Dance Company: UK-based inclusive dance company founded in 1991 that produces and tours integrated performances featuring disabled and non-disabled dancers; operates parallel workshop and performance arms and is the most prominent direct analogue to Regards en Lignes in Europe.
• Dancing Wheels Company & School: Cleveland-based mixed-ability dance company and school founded in 1980; pairs a professional touring ensemble with on-site training for people with disabilities, closely mirroring La Possible Échappée's workshop-plus-performance structure.
• Heidi Latsky Dance: NYC-based inclusive dance company whose work foregrounds performers with and without disabilities; comparable in its commitment to inclusive casting and accessible community programming.
• Stopgap Dance Company: UK-based inclusive dance company that commissions integrated work and runs outreach programs for disabled participants; comparable in its dual model of accessible training and a touring performance company.
• Full Radius Dance: Atlanta-based integrated modern dance company offering both a professional ensemble and community/outreach programs; directly comparable mission and dual-program structure.
• Compagnie Difé Kako: Martinique/French-Caribbean inclusive dance company that produces performances and runs workshops integrating disabled performers; comparable as a French-speaking, mission-aligned inclusive dance organization.
• Axis Dance Company: US-based integrated dance company with a professional company, education programs, and community workshops serving disabled and non-disabled dancers; comparable operating model combining performances with inclusive pedagogy.

Broad incumbents

• Compagnie Käfig (Mourad Merzouki): Major French hip-hop/contemporary dance company that has produced inclusive projects and tours at the same Parisian venues (Opéra National de Paris, Philharmonie de Paris); comparable as a larger French dance company operating in the same performance ecosystem.
• CAMPO (formerly les ballets C de la B): Belgian contemporary dance house with a long history of inclusive and interdisciplinary productions; comparable as a larger, established European platform that integrates performers with disabilities into high-profile contemporary work.

Others

• Philharmonie de Paris: Major Parisian concert hall and cultural venue that has hosted Regards en Lignes performances; listed as an ecosystem partner rather than a competitor, illustrating the venue infrastructure the company depends on for visibility.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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