LES 13 LUNES

What LES 13 LUNES does

Les 13 Lunes is a Bordeaux-based performing arts collective founded in 2012 by three co-initiatrices — Geneviève Rando (author), Nathalie Marcoux (actress and director), and Mercedes Sanz (actress and director) — who share artistic direction and management responsibilities. The company creates and tours live theatrical productions that blend spoken and sung voice, gestural work, scenography, and live musical composition, including cello and other instruments performed on stage. Its repertoire spans specialized early-childhood theatre for audiences as young as 3 months (Maman Baleine, Oiseau Margelle, Comptine et Fabulette), general-audience and family productions (Sorcières, Maman Manèges), and accessible bilingual French/French Sign Language (LSF) works (Maman Chaperon).

The core technical offering is a repertoire of 8 original productions, several of which use an "all-terrain" (tout terrain) format adaptable to interior or exterior non-traditional venues — community centers, schools, médiathèques, healthcare facilities — alongside conventional theatre spaces. Production-related assets include full technical riders, scenographic designs, and original musical compositions developed in-house by team members such as Marc Closier and Juliette Fabre. The company also delivers training and workshop services (Formations et ateliers pour la petite enfance) for early-childhood educators and parents.

Revenue is generated through three streams: (1) quote-based performance bookings and touring fees negotiated per venue, (2) public cultural funding from French institutions including DRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Conseil régional Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Conseil départemental de Gironde, OARA, IDDAC, and Spedidam, and (3) professional services in the form of workshops and training sessions. Distribution is regional across Nouvelle-Aquitaine, relying on direct relationships with cultural venues, schools, community centers, and médiathèques, supplemented by referral channels through cultural agencies OARA and IDDAC. The collective maintains a small core team and operates as a private performing arts organization with no disclosed external investment or parent company.

Name

LES 13 LUNES

Legal name

Les 13 lunes

Website

https://les13lunes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Performing Arts / Theatre

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s & Youth Theatre (MPAGABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts (Acting, Improv, Theater) (EDAAAGAE), Performing Arts & Music Lessons (Dance, Drumming, Instrument Lessons, Theater) (THAJAKAC)

Keywords

• Live theatre productions
• Early childhood theatre
• Performing arts collective
• Inclusive sign language theatre
• Youth touring performances

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Performance bookings and touring: Revenue from renting out theatre productions to venues, cultural centers, schools, and community spaces. Fees negotiated per booking based on venue size, duration, and technical requirements.
2. Public funding and grants: Operating support from French cultural institutions including DRAC Nouvelle Aquitaine, Conseil régional Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Conseil-départemental de Gironde, and IDDAC (cultural agency)
3. Workshop and training services: Professional development and sensitization sessions for early childhood personnel and teachers, parent-child artistic practice workshops

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Compagnie Les 13 Lunes is a performing arts collective that creates and tours original theatrical productions for young audiences (from 3 months to 5 years) and general public, combining spoken word, sung voice, gestural work, live musical composition, and scenography. The company offers nine productions in its current repertoire, including immersive early childhood musicals, all-terrain adaptations, and bilingual French/French Sign Language works, plus accompanying training workshops and artistic reception sessions for early childhood professionals.

Product overview

Compagnie Les 13 Lunes is a performing arts collective founded in 2012, structured as a direction collective with three co-founders: Geneviève Rando (author), Nathalie Marcoux (actress/director), and Mercedes Sanz (actress/director). The company creates live theatrical productions spanning text, spoken and sung voice, gestural work, and live musical composition. Their portfolio includes ten distinct productions: Oiseau Margelle, Maman Baleine, Comptine et Fabulette, Une demande en mariage tout terrain, A Nos Chagrins!, Maman Chaperon, Sorcières, Maman Manèges, and Petit couch'tard. Productions target both young audiences (from 3 months to adults) and general public, with special focus on early childhood performances. The company also offers training and workshop services for early childhood professionals and parents. Performances range from traditional theater settings to all-terrain formats adaptable to various venues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oiseau Margelle Musical theatre production for young children aged 2 to 5 years. Three characters explore a well, discovering the world through a day full of wind and music. Designed for touring to venues, schools, and community spaces.
• Maman Baleine Musical tale for toddlers from 3 months to 3 years, inspired by a whale and her calf. An immersive experience combining cello music and babbling sounds, developed in partnership with a crèche. Designed for touring to early childhood venues and community spaces.
• Comptine et Fabulette Musical theatre for toddlers aged 1 to 3 years, freely inspired by children's books and nursery rhymes featuring animals from savanna and arctic regions. Designed for touring to early childhood venues, schools, and libraries.
• Une demande en mariage tout terrain A short play in seven scenes based on Anton Chekhov's work, adapted for all-terrain performances in any interior or exterior venue. Targeted at general public audiences and designed for non-traditional theatrical spaces.
• A Nos Chagrins! Theatrical and musical exploration in the form of a celebration about grief, joy, love, and memorable encounters for all audiences. Co-directed by Nathalie Marcoux and Mercedes Sanz. Currently touring with mediation support from Union Régional des Foyers Ruraux de Poitou-Charentes.
• Maman Chaperon Musical theatre in speech, music, and signs, bilingual in French and French Sign Language (LSF) for children aged 5 and up. A retelling of Little Red Riding Hood that is accessible to deaf and hearing audiences simultaneously.
• Sorcières Musical theatre for all audiences from 8 years old. A story about witches, combining brutality and tenderness, reality and dreams, with bilingual French-LSF performance.
• Maman Manèges Musical theatre adaptation for 2 voices and cello from 11 years old. Based on Laura Alcoba's book about her childhood during Argentina's military dictatorship. Intended for adolescent and adult audiences.
• Petit couch'tard Cultural nursery initiative providing live performances for children while parents go to the theatre. Partnership program with Collectif Bordonor at Centre Social Bordeaux Nord.
• Formations et ateliers pour la petite enfance Training and workshop service for early childhood professionals and parents. Includes sensitization sessions, artistic practice workshops, and parent-child activities on artistic reception for young audiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Productions performed at 50+ venues across Nouvelle-Aquitaine and beyond
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DRAC Nouvelle AquitainecoreOthersFrench Ministry of Culture regional directorate providing essential operating and project funding for theatre productions. Supports productions through aide à l'écriture (writing grants), aide à la reprise (revival support), and Education Artistique et Culturelle programs.
• IDDAC (Agence culturelle de la Gironde)coreOthersCultural agency of the Gironde department providing coproduction support, residency assistance, and artistic development funding for performances in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
• OARA (Agence culturelle de la Nouvelle-Aquitaine)coreOthersWriting grants (bourse à l'écriture) and coproduction support for multiple productions. Key partner for theatrical development across the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
• SpedidamcoreOthersOrganization supporting artistic creation and managing rights for performers. Provides production support and funding for theatrical works.
• Les LubiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheatrical company and co-producer of 'Une demande en mariage tout terrain'. Joint production partnership for touring performances and creative development.
• Centre Social Bordeaux NordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity center in Bordeaux Nord, a long-standing partner for community engagement projects and venue for performances. Connected to Collectif Bordonor network.
• Communauté de Communes de la Vallée d'OssauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional community of municipalities that co-produces and hosts performances, particularly for Oiseau Margelle production.
• Conseil régional Nouvelle-AquitainecoreOthersRegional council providing funding support for theatrical productions, particularly innovation projects (volet 'Innovation') and cultural development.
• Conseil-départemental de GirondecoreOthersDepartmental council funding support for cultural productions and performances in the Gironde territory.
• Union Régional des Foyers Ruraux de Poitou-CharentesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional union of rural community centers providing partnership for mediation and representation activities, particularly for A Nos Chagrins! performances.
• Collectif BordonorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural resource collective based at Centre Social Bordeaux Nord, partnering on community theatre initiatives and the Petit couch'tard cultural childcare program.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Compagnie du Réfectoire: French performing arts company producing touring theatre including family and all-audiences productions with comparable French public funding model and regional reach.
• Compagnie Babouchka: French early-childhood theatre company creating sensory, musical productions for infants and toddlers, with similar artistic philosophy of immersive performance for very young audiences.
• Théâtre de la Tête Noire: Independent French theatre company with comparable scale and operating model, producing both adult and young-audience productions with public funding support and regional touring.
• Compagnie Apsaras: French theatre company with shared artistic lineage to multiple Les 13 Lunes team members, producing intimate touring productions in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine cultural ecosystem.
• Compagnie Tourneboulé: French touring theatre company specializing in productions for very young audiences (from 1 year old), with comparable format of sensory, immersive shows designed for early childhood venues including crèches and médiathèques.
• Cie La Soupe aux Étoiles: Touring French theatre company specializing in young-audience productions including early childhood formats, sharing the all-terrain performance approach and regional touring model.
• Compagnie Au Coeur du Monde: French theatre collective co-founded by team member Nathalie Marcoux, producing family and early childhood theatre with similar aesthetic of intimate, immersive performances.
• Compagnie ACTA: Paris-based theatre company producing shows for young audiences from early childhood, with similar touring model across French cultural venues and reliance on public cultural funding.

Emerging players

• Collectif Petit Théâtre Baraque: French collective-style early childhood theatre company producing intimate touring productions for very young audiences, sharing the artist-collective governance model and sensory-performance aesthetic.
• IVT - International Visual Theatre: Paris-based theatre company specializing in bilingual French-LSF productions for deaf and hearing audiences, the most direct comparator for Les 13 Lunes' accessibility innovation (Maman Chaperon).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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