Pierre de Lune, Centre Scénique Jeunes Publics de Bruxelles

What Pierre de Lune, Centre Scénique Jeunes Publics de Bruxelles does

Pierre de Lune is a Brussels-based cultural association (asbl) designated as the Centre Scénique for young audiences (jeune public). It operates across a network of 23 partner venues in Brussels — including Le 140 in Schaerbeek, Le Botanique, La Raffinerie, Wolubilis, Pianofabriek, and Studio Varia, among others — rather than running its own theater. The organization presents live theatrical performances for school groups spanning nursery through secondary education and family-oriented programming for the general public, alongside professional development for in-service teachers and pre-service educators within Belgium's Parcours d'Éducation Culturelle et Artistique (PECA) framework.

The portfolio is structured into four interconnected service lines: spectacles (school performances, public performances, seasonal programs including Noël au théâtre and Mini D Festival), ateliers et projets (short-term workshops around specific shows, long-duration projects, kaleidoscope multi-disciplinary workshops, and extracurricular projects), formations (training for pre-service future teachers and customized in-service training for school pedagogical teams), and educational resources (the Interstell'art platform, pedagogical dossiers, cultural mediation tools, publications, and a curated library). The underlying capability is curation and production of theatrical content and pedagogical material rather than software systems; the organization does not operate a proprietary digital product, and its 'platform' surface is essentially a content repository and booking channel rather than a technology stack.

The business model is that of a publicly subsidized nonprofit: primary funding flows from Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles and Cocof (Commission communautaire française), supplemented by ticket revenue through partner venue box offices and in-kind venue hosting. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and school reservations are routed through a bespoke booking system. Go-to-market combines direct outreach to schools, seasonal teacher preview events at Le 140, a segmented email newsletter (differentiated for teachers vs. general public), and an owned social presence on Facebook and Instagram. Customer segments split between schools/educational institutions (primary) and young public/families (primary), with student educators at Hautes Écoles as a secondary strategic segment.

Name

Pierre de Lune, Centre Scénique Jeunes Publics de Bruxelles

Legal name

Pierre de Lune, Centre Scénique Jeunes Publics de Bruxelles

Website

https://pierredelune.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pierre de Lune is a Brussels-based nonprofit Centre Scénique presenting theatrical performances, workshops, and teacher training for young audiences across 23 partner venues, serving schools, families, and future educators under Belgium's PECA cultural education framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Performing Arts Services

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter Arts & Performing Arts Schools (EDAJACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Co-Teaching & In-Class Instructional Support (Specialist Teachers) (EDAKABAA)

Keywords

• Youth performing arts
• Children's theater
• Arts education
• School performances
• Cultural mediation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bruxelles

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies and Grants: As a cultural organization in Brussels, Pierre de Lune receives public funding from government bodies including Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Commission Communautaire française (Cocof), and potentially regional/city subsidies.
2. Ticket Sales: Revenue from theatrical performances and concerts presented to school groups and general public at various venues across Brussels.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pierre de Lune is a non-profit Centre Scénique (performing arts center) that produces and presents theatrical performances, workshops, and training programs for young audiences across 23 venues in Brussels. It offers separate programming for school groups (from nursery through secondary education) and the general public, complemented by teacher training, pedagogical resources, and a resource platform (Interstell'art) supporting arts education.

Product overview

Pierre de Lune is a theater center for young audiences in Brussels operating across 23 venues. The organization offers a unified portfolio of live theatrical performances (spectacles) for school groups and general public, accompanied by educational workshops (ateliers) including short-term, long-term, extracurricular, and kaleidoscope-format offerings. Professional training services (formations) are provided for pre-service and in-service teachers on integrating arts and culture into education. The portfolio is complemented by resource platforms (Interstell'art, pedagogical dossiers, cultural mediation tools, publications, and a curated library) that support cultural mediation and arts education. The company does not operate a software product or digital platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mini D Festival: Festival for young audiences featuring dance and theater performances.
• Noël au théâtre
• Interstell'art

Products and services

• Spectacles Scolaires Theatrical performances specifically designed for school groups, covering nursery (maternal) through secondary education levels, with pedagogical support materials accompanying each show.
• Spectacles Tout Public Theatrical performances open to the general public, including families and all age groups, presented at partner venues across Brussels.
• Noël au Théâtre Special Christmas season theatrical programming curated for young audiences and families, presented during the holiday period.
• Mini D Festival Festival programming specifically curated for young audiences, featuring dance and theater performances across multiple venues.
• Ateliers autour d'un spectacle Workshops conducted in connection with specific theatrical performances, providing deeper engagement with the show's themes for school groups and young audiences.
• Projets longue durée Extended-duration artistic projects conducted over longer periods with schools and groups, allowing deeper creative collaboration.
• Ateliers kaléidoscope Multi-disciplinary workshop programs combining various artistic disciplines for children and youth.
• Projets extrascolaires Extracurricular artistic projects designed for children and youth outside regular school hours, offered in partnership with community organizations.
• Formations pour futur·es enseignant·es Professional development training for pre-service teachers on integrating art and culture into classroom teaching, including workshops on theater, dance, writing, radio creation, and plastic arts, delivered in partnership with Higher Education institutions.
• Formations sur mesure pour équipes pédagogiques Customized professional development training designed for specific school pedagogical teams, focused on implementing cultural and artistic activities within their educational settings.
• Interstell'art Interdisciplinary arts resource platform providing tools, publications, an artistic creations database, a curated library, and cultural mediation tools for arts education professionals.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• EPHEC Bruxelles Campus GalileocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeacher training partnership: Pierre de Lune provides artistic and cultural education training to EPHEC pedagogical students (Primary Bac 2, Preschool Bac 2, AESI Bac 2) at their Schaerbeek campus.
• Haute École Francisco Ferrer Pédagogique Buls - De MotcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeacher training partnership: Pierre de Lune provides artistic and cultural education training to HE Ferrer pedagogical students across preschool and primary programs at their Brussels campus.
• Haute École Lucia de Brouckère Campus du CERIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeacher training partnership: Pierre de Lune provides artistic and cultural education training to HELDB pedagogical students (Primary Bac 1, 2, 3) at their Anderlecht campus.
• Centre des Écritures Dramatiques – Wallonie-BruxellescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for writing marathon formation: Vincent Romain coordinates the CEDC which accompanies theater authors in their writing process. Joint formation for theatrical writing workshops.
• C.C. WolubilismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for PECA training programs: Le PECA dans tous ses états formation held at Wolubilis venue.
• PianofabriekmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partnership for arts and disability training workshop: L'art avec des jeunes en situation de handicap held at Pianofabriek, Saint-Gilles.
• Salle ArtanmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partnership: Théâtre et Gramaturgie formation held at Salle Artan, Rue Artan 144, Schaerbeek.
• La BellonemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partnership: Marathon d'écriture formation held at La Bellone, Rue de Flandre 46, Bruxelles.
• Le 140 (Schaerbeek)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary venue partner for season presentations and performances. Host location for teacher preview events and school performances including Régis, le régisseur.
• Charleroi danse / La RaffineriemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partnership: Exploration dansée and Le Cortège du Printemps performances held at Charleroi danse / La Raffinerie, Molenbeek.
• Le BotaniquemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConcert partnership: Premiers Live series brings secondary school students to Le Botanique for live music experiences. Partners on Yasmine, James Loup, and 39bermuda concerts.
• La RoseraiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative 'Cirque au balcon': outdoor street theater and circus performances brought to neighborhoods in partnership with La Roseraie. Supported by Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles and Cocof.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Cultuurconnect: Flemish cultural support organization providing resources and digital infrastructure for cultural-education activities, thematically related as a sectoral enabler for cultural mediation in Belgian schools.
• La Ligue de l'Enseignement (Fédération de Bruxelles): Belgian francophone federation organizing cultural and educational activities for schools and youth, complementary cultural-education ecosystem that interfaces with schools similarly to Pierre de Lune's teacher outreach.

Direct peers

• Théâtre de la Toison d'Or: Brussels youth theater that programs school performances and family shows, operating in a similar Brussels-venue-partnership model and serving the same school and family segments.
• La Montagne Magique: Brussels-based performing arts center dedicated to young audiences, presenting theater across multiple Brussels venues with school and family programming—directly comparable mission and operating model to Pierre de Lune.

Broad incumbents

• Centre Dramatique National de Valence: French national dramatic center with significant youth-audience programming and educational outreach, comparable mission of combining artistic creation with cultural education for young audiences, though at a larger institutional scale.
• Le Manège.Mons / Scène nationale: Walloon national-stage theater with dedicated youth programming and educational mediation, comparable cultural-education mission at larger scale with a wider artistic mandate including non-youth programming.

Regional players

• Mars - Mons Arts de la Scène: Performing arts venue in Mons (Wallonia) hosting theater, dance, and music for diverse audiences including young public programming, comparable programming scope but operating in a different region than Pierre de Lune's Brussels base.
• Théâtre de la Place (Liège): Liège-based theater producing and presenting contemporary works including programming for young audiences and school groups, similar artistic and educational mandate but serving a Walloon regional market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pierredelune.csjpbruxelles
• Instagraminstagram.com/pierredelune.csjpbruxelles
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pierre-de-lune-centre-scenique-jeunes-publics-de-bruxelles

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