TRETEAUX DE FRANCE

Name

TRETEAUX DE FRANCE

Legal name

SARL TRÉTEAUX DE FRANCE

Website

https://treteauxdefrance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts - Youth Theatre

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Fringe & Experimental Performing Arts (MPAGABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Youth theatre productions
• Collective reading performances
• Site-specific theatre
• Performing arts CDN
• Theatrical residency programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Aubervilliers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies and State Funding: As a Centre dramatique national (CDN), the company receives public funding from the French Ministry of Culture, regional councils, and local authorities. This constitutes the primary financial base for operations and productions.
2. Co-productions and Coproduction Fees: Revenue from coproduction agreements with partner theatres across France, where co-producers contribute to production costs in exchange for performance rights and venue hosting.
3. Ticket Sales: Revenue from public and school performances across touring venues throughout France and internationally. Performances include both tout public (all audiences) and scolaire (school) representations.
4. Venue Rental and Residency Fees: Income from hosting residencies for visiting companies and artistic teams at the company's facilities in Aubervilliers, as referenced by the 'Venir en résidence' (come for a residency) section of the website.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tréteaux de France is a Centre dramatique national (CDN) that creates, produces, and tours original theatrical works primarily for young audiences and families. The company's repertoire centers on the proprietary KiLLT dispositif (collective reading experiences) and 4X4 device (site-specific performances), alongside narrative theatre adaptations that combine physical theatre, hip-hop dance, and circus. Productions are staged at partner theatres, schools, festivals, and non-traditional civic venues across France and internationally.

Product overview

Tréteaux de France is a Centre dramatique national (national dramatic center) based in Aubervilliers, producing theatrical works primarily for young audiences. Their portfolio centers on the KiLLT device - a series of collective theatrical reading experiences where audiences actively participate as readers - and original theatrical productions combining narrative theater, dance, and circus arts. The KiLLT series includes four productions (Les Règles du jeu, La Mare à sorcières, Mauvaise pichenette!, and Oiseau: Guide de survie), while standalone productions include Mon petit coeur imbécile (theater and hip-hop), Le Théorème du pissenlit (group theater), Le Royaume de Kensuké (walking theater), and the 4x4 series of site-specific performances.

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Products and services

• Mon petit coeur imbécile Narrative theatre and hip-hop dance adaptation of Xavier-Laurent Petit's youth novel, targeting audiences aged 8 and over. Tells the story of Akil and his mother Maswala's fight against his heart condition.
• Le Royaume de Kensuké Outdoor ambulatory theatre adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel about friendship between an 11-year-old lost on an island and Kensuké, a hermit living in harmony with nature.
• Le Théorème du pissenlit Group theatre piece for young audiences denouncing child labor, based on Yann Verburgh's writing about true stories of children in Chinese factories. Combines choral narrative with dramatic dialogues.
• KiLLT - Les Règles du jeu First KiLLT dispositif production. A collective reading experience using Yann Verburgh's text exploring exile through children's perspectives in war-torn territories, where spectators become readers and actors.
• KiLLT - La Mare à sorcières Second KiLLT production. A collective reading of Simon Grangeat's text about friendship between two children, Pierre and Nina, defending a mysterious pond from adults.
• KiLLT - Mauvaise pichenette! Third KiLLT production. A collective reading experience exploring the rise of nationalist ideas through the story of Anna, a young apprentice confronting her family about migrants welcomed into her village.
• KiLLT - Oiseau: Guide de survie Latest KiLLT series production. A collective theatrical reading experience where participants become readers and actors, following the story of Oiseau who has disappeared from school. A hybrid, ambulatory, theatrical and visual device for audiences aged 10 and over.
• 4x4 - F.A.I.L. (Fonce. Avance. Invincible. Loser!) 4x4 device production exploring failure as a learning tool through the story of Noa, age 12, set in a locker room as an everyday civic space transformed into a theatrical setting.
• 4X4 - Au bout de ma langue Site-specific narrative theatre performance created by Simon Grangeat and Tal Reuveny, designed to be presented in everyday civic spaces for audiences aged 9 and over.
• Mathieu au milieu Narrative theatre combined with circus arts, created by Antonio Carmona and Olivier Letellier, for all audiences aged 5 and over, 40 minutes in duration.

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

39 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Théâtre de la Manufacture – CDN de Nancy LorrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor coproduction partner for multiple productions including 'KiLLT - Oiseau : Guide de survie' and 'Le Théorème du pissenlit'. The Nancy-based CDN contributes to production costs and hosts performances as part of the national coproduction network.
• Le Grand T – Théâtre de Loire-Atlantique, NantescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit' and festival collaborator, contributing production support and hosting performances for the theatre's regional audience in Nantes.
• La Filature – Scène nationale de MulhousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit' and co-producer of 'KiLLT - Mauvaise pichenette!'. The Mulhouse-based scène nationale supports productions financially and provides performance venues.
• Le Théâtre de la Ville – PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit' and host venue for 'Mon petit coeur imbécile' Paris run (January–February 2025) at the Sarah Bernhardt venue near Châtelet.
• Espace des Arts – Scène Nationale de Chalon sur SaônecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit', providing financial and logistical support for the production and hosting performances for its regional audience.
• Théâtre Chevilly-Larue André MalrauxsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Mon petit coeur imbécile', contributing to the production costs and hosting performances.
• Le Strapontin – Scène de territoire, Pont-ScorffsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Mon petit coeur imbécile', supporting the production as a scène de territoire focused on arts of the spoken word.
• Le Phare – Centre chorégraphique national du Havre NormandiesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Mon petit coeur imbécile', hosting the production as part of its national choreography centre programme.
• Le Volcan – Scène nationale du HavresecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Mon petit coeur imbécile', contributing to the production within its scène nationale programming.
• Le Ballet du Nord – Centre Chorégraphique National Roubaix Hauts-de-FrancesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Mon petit coeur imbécile', supporting the production within the framework of its accueil-studio residency programme.
• Théâtre de Suresnes Jean VilarsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Mon petit coeur imbécile', contributing to production costs and hosting performances.
• CREA KingersheimsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Mon petit coeur imbécile', supporting the production as a cultural institution in the Mulhouse region.
• Théâtre du Champ au Roy – GuingampsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for both 'Mon petit coeur imbécile' and 'KiLLT - Mauvaise pichenette!', providing production support and performance venues in the Guingamp area.
• Théâtre de la Commune – CDN AubervillierssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported 'Mon petit coeur imbécile' as a partner institution located in the same Aubervilliers territory as Tréteaux de France headquarters.
• Les Plateaux Sauvages – PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer and host venue for 'KiLLT - Mauvaise pichenette!' in Paris (January–February 2025). The venue dedicated significant programming to Olivier Letellier's work during an 8-day Paris season.
• Cité internationale de la langue française – Château de Villers-CotterêtssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'KiLLT - Mauvaise pichenette!', hosting performances at the heritage site of Villers-Cotterêts. Also partner for the 4X4 device.
• Maison du Geste et de l'ImagesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'KiLLT - Les Règles du jeu', contributing production support to the inaugural KiLLT production.
• Points Communs – Scène nationale de CergysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'KiLLT - Les Règles du jeu', providing production support and hosting performances in the Cergy-Pontoise area.
• Le Théâtre du PharesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal producing theatre for 'KiLLT - Les Règles du jeu', initiating the KiLLT dispositif before the production transferred to Tréteaux de France.
• La Chartreuse – Villeneuve-lès-AvignoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating institution on the 4X4 device, alongside the Centre international de la langue française and Totem. The Chartreuse is a major French centre for dramatic writing and hosts the annual Journées de l'édition théâtrale where 4X4 texts are presented.
• Totem (Network)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 4X4 device alongside La Chartreuse and the Centre international de la langue française, contributing to the network of institutions supporting site-specific theatre creation.
• Houdremont – Centre culturel, La CourneuvesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner for 'KiLLT - Oiseau : Guide de survie', providing venue and logistical support in La Courneuve, a priority urban area in Seine-Saint-Denis.
• L'Agora – Association Culturelle de BillèreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner for 'KiLLT - Oiseau : Guide de survie', contributing to production support from the Billère cultural association near Pau.
• Théâtre des Sources et Cinéma le Scarron – Fontenay-aux-RosesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner for 'KiLLT - Oiseau : Guide de survie', providing venue and support from the Fontenay-aux-Roses cultural venue.
• Théâtre du Cormier – Cormeilles-en-ParisisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner for 'KiLLT - Oiseau : Guide de survie', contributing production support from Cormeilles-en-Parisis.
• Le Quai – CDN Angers Pays de la LoiresecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit', contributing production support from the Angers-based national drama centre.
• La Maison des Arts de CréteilsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit', supporting the production from the Créteil cultural institution.
• Le Grand Bleu – Scène conventionnée, LillesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit', contributing from the Lille-based scène conventionnée focused on arts, childhood, and youth.
• Théâtre de Sartrouville et des Yvelines – CDNsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit', providing production support from the CDN serving the Sartrouville and Yvelines territory.
• Le Canal – Théâtre du Pays de RedonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit', supporting the production from the Redon-area theatre.
• Équinoxe – Scène nationale de ChâteaurouxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit', contributing from the Châteauroux national stage.
• Théâtre de Lorient – Centre dramatique nationalsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit', supporting the production as another CDN within the national theatre network.
• Scène nationale du Sud-AquitainminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for a residency welcoming 'Le Théorème du pissenlit' in the Sud-Aquitain region.
• Théâtre de l'Arsenal de Val-de-ReuilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported 'Le Théorème du pissenlit' through its accueil-studio residency programme at the Val-de-Reuil venue.
• Fougères AgglomérationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for '4x4 - F.A.I.L. (Fonce. Avance. Invincible. Loser!)', supporting the site-specific theatre production in the Fougères territory.
• Les Transversales – VerdunminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoproduction partner for '4x4 - F.A.I.L.', contributing production support from the Verdun cultural venue.
• Ville de Val-de-ReuilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosting residency for 'Le Royaume de Kensuké' in Val-de-Reuil, providing institutional support for the production.
• Théâtre de la PoudrerieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosting residency for 'Le Royaume de Kensuké', providing venue and support for the outdoor ambulatory theatre production.
• La saison Jeune Public de la Ville de GennevilliersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner for 'KiLLT - Oiseau : Guide de survie', providing venue and programming support from the Gennevilliers youth theatre season.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• La Filature - Scène nationale de Mulhouse: Scène nationale and core coproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit' and 'KiLLT - Mauvaise pichenette!'. Operates with a similar publicly funded model and serves as both venue and partner comparable to Tréteaux de France's touring economics.
• Le Volcan - Scène nationale du Havre: Scène nationale and coproduction partner for 'Mon petit coeur imbécié'. Comparable publicly funded French theatre institution supporting the same CDN-style touring network.
• Théâtre Jeune Public de Strasbourg (TJP): Centre dramatique national dedicated specifically to theatre for young audiences, the closest thematic peer to Tréteaux de France's core youth-theatre mission. Shares CDN designation, public funding base, and touring school programming.
• Théâtre de Sartrouville et des Yvelines - CDN: Long-standing CDN specializing in theatre for young audiences, sharing Tréteaux de France's CDN funding structure and youth-theatre mandate. Documented coproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit'.
• Scène nationale du Sud-Aquitain: Scène nationale serving as residency host for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit'. Comparable as a publicly funded French theatre institution participating in the same coproduction/touring model.
• Théâtre de la Manufacture - CDN de Nancy Lorraine: Another CDN within the French national drama centre network. Tréteaux de France's data lists it as a core coproduction partner for 'KiLLT - Oiseau' and 'Le Théorème du pissenlit', evidencing direct overlap in CDN-scale youth-oriented programming, touring, and public funding structure.
• Le Quai - CDN Angers Pays de la Loire: A CDN comparable in scale and structure to Tréteaux de France. Documented coproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit', with shared CDN funding model and touring mandate over a regional territory.
• Le Grand T - Théâtre de Loire-Atlantique, Nantes: Scène nationale partnering on 'Le Théorème du pissenlit'. Comparable as a publicly funded French theatre institution with a regional touring mandate and partner role in CDN productions.
• Théâtre de Lorient - Centre dramatique national: CDN with a comparable national funding base and touring mandate. Listed as a coproduction partner for 'Le Théorème du pissenlit' and operates with similar CDN conventions.

Broad incumbents

• Théâtre de la Ville - Paris: Major Parisian theatre institution hosting Tréteaux de France's 'Mon petit coeur imbécile' at the Sarah Bernhardt venue. Functions as a presenting venue/partner rather than a youth-theatre specialist, but is comparable as a publicly supported French theatre with shared CDN-adjacent programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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