MAISON JACQUES COPEAU

What MAISON JACQUES COPEAU does

Maison Jacques Copeau is a French non-profit cultural association (association loi 1901) founded in 2009 and headquartered in Pernand-Vergelesses, Burgundy. It operates the historic 18th-century house purchased by theater reformer Jacques Copeau in 1925, which served as the creative laboratory for the Copiaus troupe and is now classified as a Monument Historique, labeled Maison des Illustres, and located within the UNESCO-listed Climats du vignoble de Bourgogne. The association acquired the property in 2021 via a donation from actor-director Jean-Louis Hourdin, who had purchased it from the Copeau-Dasté family in 2004.

The association's core offerings center on four product lines: (1) artist residencies for theater and interdisciplinary companies, with on-site capacity for approximately 15 artists in a heritage house including a library of 6,000+ books and 8,800 m² of gardens; (2) arts and cultural education (EAC) programs delivered in partnership with regional schools, conservatories (CRR Chalon, CRR Dijon, DEUST Besançon, ENSATT), and organizations such as Mission Locale rurale de Beaune and EHCO 21; (3) the annual Rencontres Jacques Copeau festival; and (4) heritage preservation, currently executing a 3.1 million euro rehabilitation project (2025-2026) that will add a Studio Suzanne Bing for young companies, a Pavillon de Catherine communal space, and an outdoor Théâtre de verdure.

The business model is grant-and-membership-funded rather than commercial. Revenue streams include annual membership fees (10-100+ euros), public grants from the Ministry of Culture (DRAC Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), FNADT, Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Conseil Départemental de Côte-d'Or, and Commune de Pernand-Vergelesses, plus private sponsorship (Ficofi, Fondation du Patrimoine crowdfunding) and a strategic companionship with Collectif MxM formed in 2021. The organization employs approximately 6-8 staff with additional volunteer bureau members, governed by Présidente Cécile Suzzarini and Directeur Ivan Grinberg, with artistic counsel from Jean-Louis Hourdin and Cyril Teste. The customer base is highly diffuse, comprising individual artists, theater companies, students, schools, and cultural tourists across the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Name

MAISON JACQUES COPEAU

Legal name

Association Maison Jacques Copeau

Website

https://maisonjacquescopeau.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Association Maison Jacques Copeau is a French non-profit cultural organization operating the historic 18th-century house of theater reformer Jacques Copeau in Pernand-Vergelesses, Burgundy. It serves theater artists, students, and educational institutions through artist residencies, arts education programs, annual festivals, and heritage preservation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Heritage & Performing Arts Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Historical Sites (71212), Historical Sites (712120), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAHAJAN

Arts, Culture, Heritage & Tourism Congresses

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Association, Government & Academic Congresses

SECONDARYTHAGALAG

Conference Retreat Hotels

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Convention & Conference Hotels

SECONDARYTHAGALAL

Historic/Heritage Conference Hotels

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Convention & Conference Hotels

SECONDARYBPAHAKAH

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

Keywords

• Artist residencies
• Arts education programs
• Heritage preservation
• Theatrical festivals
• Cultural transmission

Headquarters

HQ city

Pernand-Vergelesses

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from members of the Association Maison Jacques Copeau, providing tax deductions for donors.
2. Public funding: Support from Ministry of Culture (DRAC Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), FNADT, Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Department of Côte-d'Or, and Commune of Pernand-Vergelesses.
3. Heritage fundraising campaign: Crowdfunding via Fondation du Patrimoine for the 3.1 million euro rehabilitation project, with 300,000 euros remaining to be financed for phase 1.
4. Private sponsorship: Support from private partners including Ficofi and individual benefactors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Maison Jacques Copeau is a non-profit cultural association operating a historic 18th-century Burgundy house as a "laboratory of creation" for theatrical arts. It delivers artist residencies for theatre and interdisciplinary companies (approximately 15-bed capacity), arts education programs (EAC) with schools and conservatories, the annual Rencontres Jacques Copeau festival, and heritage preservation activities safeguarding Jacques Copeau's legacy, 6,000+ book library, and archives. A 2025-2026 rehabilitation project is expanding facilities with the Studio Suzanne Bing and an outdoor théâtre de verdure.

Product overview

MAISON JACQUES COPEAU is a cultural heritage association and artistic creation center dedicated to preserving and transmitting the legacy of theater reformer Jacques Copeau. The organization operates a unified offering centered on a historic house in Pernand-Vergelesses, Burgundy, providing artistic residencies for theater companies, arts education programs for schools and professional training, and annual festival gatherings. The core portfolio includes: Residences de création artistique (artist residencies for research and creation), Éducation artistique et culturelle (EAC, arts education programs), Rencontres Jacques Copeau (annual theater festival), and heritage preservation of the 18th-century house and its library of over 6,000 books. A rehabilitation project (2025-2026) is expanding facilities with a new studio (Studio Suzanne Bing) and outdoor theater (théâtre de verdure).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Résidences de création artistique

Quantifiable outcome

• 7000 books catalogued and preserved during rehabilitation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• Collectif MxMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Companionship formed in 2021 bringing artistic energy through residencies, support for young artists, formations, educational projects, and counsel on heritage rehabilitation. Strong convergences on questions of transmission, emergence, and interdisciplinary arts.
• Théâtre de BeaunecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor partner venue for performances, events, and collaborations including La Nuit des Copiaus centenary event.
• Chantiers NomadesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network providing professional training opportunities; the house hosts or organises regular continuing education workshops for performing arts professionals.
• Conservatoires à Rayonnement Régional de Chalon-sur-Saône et DijonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with regional conservatories for Cycle d'Orientation Professionnelle (COP) theatre program and student activities.
• Université de BourgognemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for library inventory project cataloguing 6,000+ books, and archival research.
• Bibliothèque nationale de FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCopeau's extensive archives donated and conserved at the Bibliothèque nationale, Department of performing arts.
• Archives municipales de BeauneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily archives deposited at municipal archives of Beaune.
• Studio Forall (Forall Architectes)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm entrusted with rehabilitation project, placing climate response at the heart of their approach to reconcile construction with ecosystem preservation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fondation Royaumont: Abbey-based heritage site in Île-de-France operating residencies, festivals, and arts education. Closest comparable in France: a historic monument running a year-round program of artist residencies, public performance, and cultural transmission.
• Abbaye de Fontevraud: Loire Valley UNESCO-anchored heritage site with residencies, exhibitions, and cultural programs. Comparable as a publicly funded heritage site monetizing cultural programming and education.
• Domaine de Kerguéhennec: Brittany heritage estate combining contemporary art center, sculpture park, and artist residencies. Comparable integration of heritage preservation with contemporary artistic creation.
• La Chartreuse de Villeneuve lez Avignon: National heritage monument dedicated to theatre writing residencies, with similar artist-in-residence programming and a focus on dramatic transmission. Directly comparable residency-for-creation model in a heritage setting.

Broad incumbents

• Le Centquatre-Paris: Public cultural center in Paris hosting residencies, performances, and exhibitions with public funding. Compares as a larger-scale public-supported venue for emerging artists and creation.
• Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier: The historic Parisian theatre founded by Jacques Copeau in 1913, now part of the Comédie-Française. Comparable as the originating venue of the Copeau legacy the maison preserves and transmits.
• Festival d'Avignon: France's flagship theatre festival combining creation, transmission, and public performance. Compares as a larger-scale contemporary of the Rencontres Jacques Copeau festival positioning.
• Centre des monuments nationaux: National network that manages over 100 French monuments, including programming, residencies, and heritage transmission. A broader incumbent administering the type of cultural assets the maison operates as a single site.

Others

• Chantiers Nomades: National network providing professional training for performing arts professionals — a core training partner for the maison's continuing education workshops and a peer in the French arts-transmission ecosystem.

Regional players

• Théâtre de Beaune: Burgundy theatre partner venue co-hosting La Nuit des Copiaus and other maison events. Comparable regional theatre partner with shared programming and audience overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

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