Spectacle vivant en Bretagne

What Spectacle vivant en Bretagne does

Spectacle vivant en Bretagne (SVB) is a French public cultural agency (Établissement public de coopération culturelle, or EPCC) founded in January 2008 and headquartered in Rennes, Brittany. The organization was created through the merger of two predecessor associations — Musiques et danses en Bretagne and Théâtre(s) en Bretagne — and is co-financed by Région Bretagne and the French Ministry of Culture (DRAC Bretagne). Its core function is to provide advisory, financial, and networking support to professional artistic teams and production/distribution structures working in the live performance sector (theater, dance, music, circus, street arts) and based in Brittany.

SVB does not sell a proprietary technology product. Its service portfolio is built around three pillars: (1) financial aid programs covering dissemination outside Brittany, artistic mobility (domestic and international, with the international device capped at 20,000 euros and covering 50% of approach costs), and mutualization of high-visibility dates; (2) accompaniment programs such as KerLab and KerLab+ for emerging artists and production structures, plus visibility initiatives including La Bretagne à Avignon; and (3) networking and cooperation platforms, notably the Glaz Music network (20+ music structures for international development) and inter-regional programs such as Tournées Grand Ouest and En Tandem (with Odia Normandie). The organization maintains a database of 1,046+ sector structures and 900+ supported dissemination dates, and publishes regional barometers.

The business model is fully non-commercial. SVB operates as a publicly funded establishment with no licensing, subscription, or transactional revenue. It is governed jointly by two public shareholders (Région Bretagne and the French State via DRAC Bretagne), and its services — including financial aid, advisory, and event programming — are provided free of charge to beneficiaries. GTM is community-led and relationship-driven, executed through direct advisory work, a quarterly Commission d'attribution des aides (CAA), professional encounters, and the annual Journée Tournées Grand Ouest. With 11 staff, SVB functions as a small coordination hub rather than a scaled enterprise.

Name

Spectacle vivant en Bretagne

Legal name

Spectacle vivant en Bretagne

Website

https://spectacle-vivant-bretagne.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spectacle vivant en Bretagne (SVB) is a public cultural cooperation establishment (EPCC) in Rennes, co-financed by Région Bretagne and the French Ministry of Culture. It provides financial aid, advisory, and networking services to professional live performance teams and structures in Brittany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Cultural Agency Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events (7113), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114), Convention and Visitors Bureaus (561591)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM)

Keywords

• Cultural agency services
• Live performance funding
• Performing arts support
• Artist development programs
• Regional cultural cooperation

Headquarters

HQ city

Rennes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Institutional Funding: SVB is a public cultural cooperation establishment (EPCC) co-financed by the Region Bretagne and the Ministry of Culture (DRAC Bretagne). Revenue comes entirely from public institutional funding, not commercial activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Spectacle vivant en Bretagne is a public regional cultural agency (EPCC) that administers financial aid programs for diffusion, mobility, and mutualization; provides advisory accompaniment to professional artistic teams; organizes professional networking events (including Journ\u00e9e Tourn\u00e9es Grand Ouest and La Bretagne \u00e0 Avignon); and coordinates inter-regional and international cooperation initiatives (Glaz Music, La Collaborative, En Tandem) for the live performance sector in Brittany.

Product overview

Spectacle vivant en Bretagne is an EPCC (Établissement public de coopération culturelle) that offers a portfolio of interconnected services supporting the live performance sector in Brittany. The core offering consists of financial aid programs: Aide financière à la diffusion, Aide financière à la mobilité artistique (with domestic and international variants), and Aide financière à la mutualisation. These are complemented by specialized programs like the Dispositif Tournées Grand Ouest for inter-regional touring, and accompaniment initiatives including KerLab and KerLab+. The Glaz Music initiative supports international development specifically for Brittany-based music artists. Professional meeting programs like Journée Tournées Grand Ouest and La Bretagne à Avignon provide visibility and networking opportunities. The organization acts as a coordination hub connecting artistic teams, programming structures, and public policies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Glaz Music: A collective professional network of over 20 professional structures in Brittany working together for the international development of musical artists and groups, including production offices, concert venues, festivals, and publishers.

Products and services

• Aide financi\u00e8re \u00e0 la diffusion
• Aide financi\u00e8re \u00e0 la mobilit\u00e9 artistique
• Aide financi\u00e8re \u00e0 la mobilit\u00e9 artistique internationale
• Aide financi\u00e8re \u00e0 la mutualisation
• Dispositif Tourn\u00e9es Grand Ouest
• Glaz Music
• KerLab
• KerLab+
• Journ\u00e9e Tourn\u00e9es Grand Ouest
• La Bretagne \u00e0 Avignon
• La Bretagne \u00e0 Avignon - Petit-d\u00e9jeuner des breton\u00b7nes
• Nos moments de visibilit\u00e9
• Conseil aux \u00e9quipes artistiques
• En Tandem avec Odia Normandie
• La Collaborative

Quantifiable outcome

• 141 files supported through international mobility device
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Région BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Co-funder and founding partner of Spectacle vivant en Bretagne as an EPCC. Region Bretagne provides institutional funding and strategic direction for regional cultural development in live performance sector.
• DRAC Bretagne (Ministry of Culture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Co-funder and founding partner representing the French Ministry of Culture at regional level. DRAC Bretagne provides institutional funding and policy alignment for national cultural objectives.
• Glaz Music NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective network of 20+ professional music structures in Brittany (production offices, venues, festivals, labels) working together for international development of Brittany-based musical artists. Includes structures like ATM-Trans Musicales, Antipode MJC, L'Armada Productions, Astropolis, Festival Interceltique de Lorient, and others.
• Institut FrançaismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational institution supporting French culture abroad, regular partner for international Glaz Music events and delegations.
• CNM (Centre national de la musique)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational music center, regular partner for international development initiatives and music sector support.
• Festival TNB (Théâtre National de Bretagne)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated with Festival TNB for the annual Tournées Grand Ouest professional day, linking SVB activities with major regional theater festival.
• La CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation network for live performance combining multiple regions (Bretagne, Normandie, Pays de la Loire) to support touring and circulation of works.
• Odia NormandiemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional cultural agency in Normandy, partner in En Tandem inter-regional cooperation program supporting cross-regional touring and professional networking.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Institut Français: National institution promoting French culture abroad, partnering with SVB on international Glaz Music delegations and visibility programs. Operates the international network that SVB plugs into for cross-border artist circulation.
• Onda - Office national de diffusion artistique: National-level French office dedicated to supporting the diffusion of contemporary performing arts, operating at the national scale that SVB operates at the regional scale. Overlapping mandate around artistic mobility and visibility moments.
• Centre national de la musique (CNM): France's national music center providing strategic support, data, and funding for the music sector. Active partner of SVB on Glaz Music international development activities and operating at national scale where SVB is regional.

Direct peers

• Odia Normandie: Regional cultural agency for live performance in Normandy with the same EPCC-style mission of accompanying artistic teams, administering financial aid, and supporting diffusion. Direct operational peer and active partner in SVB's En Tandem inter-regional cooperation program.
• ARCENA: Regional cooperation agency for performing arts in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, structurally comparable to SVB as a regional intermediary providing accompaniment, networking, and resource coordination for the live performance sector.
• L'A - agence culturelle Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Regional cultural agency in Nouvelle-Aquitaine performing the same role as SVB — accompanying professional artistic teams, administering regional aid, and coordinating sector cooperation. Closest structural analogue outside Brittany.
• ARVIVA - Arts vivants, arts durables: Transversal French network focused on environmental transition of the live performance sector, in which SVB is a participant. Peer in the sense of operating parallel resource and coordination functions for the live performance ecosystem.
• Réseau Chainon: French national network of independent performing arts venues and festivals coordinating touring and visibility programs. Comparable to SVB's visibility-moments role and its inter-regional cooperation logic (Tournées Grand Ouest, En Tandem).

Regional players

• Occitanie en scène: Regional agency supporting live performance touring and diffusion in the Occitanie region. Operates in a non-overlapping geography but with a near-identical mandate to SVB — making it a structurally comparable regional peer.

Others

• IETM - International network for contemporary performing arts: European-level information and networking network for contemporary performing arts professionals. SVB is a member; IETM provides the broader international connective tissue that complements SVB's regional coordination mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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