Réseau 535

Name

Réseau 535

Legal name

Association Réseau 535

Website

https://reseau535.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Network Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (813920), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAHAJAN

Arts, Culture, Heritage & Tourism Congresses

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

Keywords

• Live performance network
• Cultural sector association
• Artistic programming events
• Regional arts collaboration
• Professional cultural encounters

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-André-de-Cubzac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Réseau 535 is an association whose primary funding comes from membership subscriptions paid by cultural operators in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Members include theaters, scene conventions, municipalities, and cultural venues across the region.
2. Public and institutional funding: The organization receives support from the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, local authorities, OARA (Office Artistique Régional de Nouvelle-Aquitaine), and departmental cultural agencies (iddac, Agence culturelle Dordogne Périgord). Funding is used to organize the L'Escale event and support artistic creation and diffusion.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Réseau 535 is a member-driven non-profit association that unites over 100 cultural operators of live performance across Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It delivers a portfolio of professional services including the biennial L'Escale event, territorial encounters (RésoTour), virtual exchanges (VisioRéso), shared artistic monitoring (Veille artistique), professional seminars, mutual aid resources, an employment board, and project calls — all designed to support artistic creation, diffusion, and professional development of its member cultural organizations.

Product overview

Réseau 535 is a cultural network uniting over 100 live performance operators in Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected services including RésoTour (territorial artistic encounters), VisioRéso (virtual professional meetings), and Veille artistique (shared artistic monitoring). Its flagship event L'Escale brings together performances and professional encounters twice yearly, supported by artistic selection committees and a dedicated diffusion assistance program. Additional services include Séminaires for elected officials and operators, Entraide resources, employment board, project calls, and L'Escale logistics platform. The network focuses on artistic development and professional support for its member organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L'Escale: Professional encounters organized twice yearly by Réseau 535, enabling artistic discovery and networking for live performance professionals in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Since 2004.
• RésoTour
• VisioRéso

Products and services

• L'Escale Major biennial event organized since 2004 featuring performances, professional encounters, and artistic programming in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Combines performances with professional networking, artistic committee selection processes, and diffusion support. For live performance professionals and cultural operators in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• RésoTour Territorial encounter program enabling members to meet for exchanges around artistic viewings and cultural programming across different regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. For member cultural operators.
• VisioRéso Professional videoconference sessions enabling remote exchanges and meetings among network members, including presentations of new activities and artistic strategies. For member cultural operators.
• Veille artistique Shared artistic monitoring program that tracks regional artistic creation through member submissions, supporting the identification and selection of emerging projects. For member cultural operators and artists.
• Séminaires Training and encounter sessions for elected officials and cultural operators, addressing policy frameworks, cultural project development, and territory management topics. For elected officials and member cultural operators.
• Entraide Mutual aid resources and support tools for network members. For member cultural operators.
• Appels à projets et formations Project calls and training opportunities for members of the cultural sector. For member cultural operators.
• Emplois et stages Employment and internship board listing opportunities from member cultural organizations across Nouvelle-Aquitaine. For cultural sector professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ cultural operators united in a single regional network
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Région Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a key institutional partner providing financial support for the L'Escale event and the broader network activities. The region backs the organization's mission to develop and promote live performance across the territory.
• OARA (Office Artistique Régional de Nouvelle-Aquitaine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOARA is a regional arts office that co-produces the L'Escale event and provides a diffusion support device (aide à la diffusion) for spectacles featured at L'Escale. OARA's cooperatrice Irène Aumailley supports networking and touring follow-up. The organizations collaborate on artistic programming and member support.
• iddac (Institut Départemental de Développement Artistique et Culturel)coreStrategic or Co-development Partneriddac is the departmental cultural agency for Gironde, acting as a key institutional partner and supporter of Réseau 535 activities. The association's correspondence address is hosted at iddac's premises.
• Agence culturelle Dordogne PérigordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe departmental cultural agency for Dordogne supports Réseau 535 activities and is listed as a partner/supporter of L'Escale editions.
• Scène O Centre / PQNAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partners for the Séminaire Élu·e·s – Opérateur·ice·s event, supporting the network's professional development programming for cultural officials and operators.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ARTCENA: National resource center for performing arts (circus, puppetry, street arts) created by the French Ministry of Culture. Comparable as an institutional actor serving live-performance professionals, but operates as a public national body rather than a regional member-driven association.

Direct peers

• Le Chainon Manquant: Regional network in Pays de la Loire uniting live-performance operators around a flagship professional encounter (Le Chainon Manquant festival). Highly comparable model to Réseau 535's L'Escale, serving the same operator-segment with a similar mix of encounters, artistic committees, and touring support.
• La Collaborative: National network of independent cultural venues (lieux indépendants) in France. Comparable in aggregating fragmented regional operators for joint advocacy, programming exchanges, and professional development.
• France Festivals: Association of French performing-arts festivals (music, dance, theater, etc.). Comparable as a membership-based professional organization serving cultural operators and event producers with advocacy, networking, and shared resources.
• Association Scènes Nationales: Network of Scènes Nationales (national-labeled theaters) in France. Comparable as a member-based association coordinating cultural operators around programming, audience development, and professional support.
• Syndeac (Syndicat des entreprises artistiques et culturelles): National union of artistic and cultural companies in France, representing performing-arts operators and producers. Comparable in serving and advocating for live-performance operators, although operating at national rather than regional scale.
• SNSP (Syndicat National des Scènes Publiques): National network of public performance venues in France. Highly comparable membership organization for performing-arts operators, providing professional support, advocacy, and networking — analogous to Réseau 535 but at national scale.

Others

• Culture et Départements: National association of departmental cultural agencies. Closely connected to Réseau 535's partners (e.g., IDDAC, Agence culturelle Dordogne Périgord) and represents the upstream network of public cultural operators funding grassroots associations like Réseau 535.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reseau-535

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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