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Opening on May 12, 2023. Work in progress

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Introduction
Following a call for applications issued in April 2022 by the Cityof Paris, La Gaîté Lyrique is beginning a new chapter in its history
with a project led by a unique alliance between four partnerorganizations:
Arty Farty, a culture non-profit
makesense, social engagement non-profit
SINGA, an international community-building NGO
ARTE (ARTE France), a European media outlet
as well as a major publishing partner:
Actes Sud, a publishing company
The project, Factory of our times, combines creation and social
engagement to address pressing cultural, social, democratic andclimate issues. It’s a springboard for putting ideas into practice andbringing stories to life. Factory of our times fosters artistic creationand the spread of ideas, empowers people, breaks down barriers,
moves in new directions and builds fresh impetus.
Creation is central to the project, with a focus on music, which
will permeate all the formats, spaces and programming, fromtalent identification to incubation, from making to sharing anddissemination. Factory of our times is designed as a toolbox for
artists and changemakers.
Work in Progress
Factory of our times is a long-term project that will set thecourse for La Gaîté Lyrique over the next five years. The firstprogramming sequence, from May to July 2023, is a roll-out andtrial phase during which certain adjustments will continue to bemade on the facility. La Gaîté Lyrique and its staff are preparing fora period of connecting and prototyping with the center’s audiences
during concerts, talks, discussions, screenings and moments at the
bar & café spaces.

Launch schedule
28.12.22

Decision announced by the City of Paris

02.01.23 → 11.05.23

Project is rolled out with occasional re-openings for concerts and private events

12.05.23 → 29.07.23

First programming sequence / soft launch of Factory of our times

30.07.23 → 28.08.23

Site maintenance29.08.23

Start of second programming sequence

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Opening words
We are living in momentous times. The silent transformationsof the past have suddenly become tangible, leaving us at avertiginous crossroads. Successive crises are leading to
disruptions that will soon be irreversible – a reality that has hit
our lives head-on, fueling our collective anxiety, but also sparking
creativity and ingenuity.
La Gaîté Lyrique aims to address this constant state of flux andfeeling of disengagement with a space to build community, to join
together in a collective project. A place that channels the world’s
adrenaline to embody the major issues of our era – a Factory of
our times.
Embody the major issues of our era
This Factory is necessary because we now live in a knowledge
and culture economy. Powerful ideas are emerging and newpractices are taking root, which need a place to thrive – a
hub and a scope of action. We have high ambitions spanning
democratic, social and cultural aims, which reflect how thechanges underway are redefining the human condition, namely
our complex relationship with otherness, machines and nature.
Factory of our times is a place for creation and social
engagement that defies convention and sets projects in motion.
It inspires artistic emotions, encourages the spread of ideas, andbreaks down barriers between groups, disciplines and practices.
It empowers people and sets the stage for action!
Because the world is made of stories. And the new stories
that we are creating together pave the way for action. LaGaîté Lyrique offers the tools, guidance and energy needed tomake meaningful change. Artists, entrepreneurs, scientists,
local authorities and companies will find the motivation andframework to make a difference.
To address the pressing cultural, social, democratic and climate
situation, we need to up the tempo, to put ideas into action andbring stories to life. Observation and analysis remain vital, but
the time has come to make the leap to collective action.
Improve our ability to create and take action together
A central part of embracing new models is promoting creationthat resonates with broad audiences through compellingstorytelling and imaginaries, its evocative and innovative
potency. Coupled with social engagement and collective making,creativity becomes a powerful catalyst for social transformation,community, awareness and empowerment. A nexus for public
service and contemporary agility.
Promote diversity amid rising concentrationin cultural industries
Social engagement is the common denominator among
the five partner organizations, which all serve the generalinterest and uphold common values: inclusion, ecology,
equality, interculturality and solidarity. Cultural industries frompublishing to music and news are growing more standardized
and concentrated in the hands of few, which is why Factory of
our times has made diversity and pluralism its core values.
Creation is central to the La Gaîté Lyrique, especially music,
which will permeate all our formats, spaces and programming,from talent identification to incubation, from making to sharing
and dissemination. Factory of our times is designed to be atoolbox through which digital technologies help remove barriers
between artistic fields, providing a powerful platform for artists
and changemakers.

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Factory of our Times @ Gaîté LyriqueOpen horizons from local neighborhoods to europe
First and foremost, opening new horizons means building
bridges between local areas – from city centers to suburbs –regions, and Europe. Two of the project’s partner organizations
are based outside Paris – Arty Farty in Lyon and Actes Sud inArles – and all the partners have an far-reaching network that
extends from Paris to Greater Paris, regions across France andfurther afield.
Local initiatives are the initial laboratory for change, especiallyin a global city like Paris where each neighborhood is brimmingwith diversity, with the potential for a thriving dynamic between
the city center and the suburbs.
Europe is fundamental to each of the partners. It’s fertile artistic
and creative terrain for some, a cradle of solidarity and inclusion
for others, and for everyone, an effective scope to tackle themajor challenges of our time.
Factory of our times aims to connect places and bridge the gap
between disciplines, cultural practices and more by establishingties between the business world, non-profits, democratic
institutions and citizen-led movements.
Connect communities, pop bubbles, welcome diversity
Opening new horizons also involves fighting polarization anddivisions – generational, geographic, social, cultural, etc. – tounite communities, pop bubbles, activate connections and, notleast, to welcome diversity.
The five organizations taking part in Factory of our times areleading an inclusive cultural project with ambitious aims. All thepartners are driven by a collegial spirit and collective intelligencereflected in the main programming principles, namely sharing acommon toolbox and extending invitations to a wide rangeof collectives.
Exemplary in form and method, the alliance reflects theseshared aims and beliefs. The modes of governance, diverse
teams and social and environmental responsibility of Factory of
our times serve as a model for the era we hope to see emerge.
To set change in motion as one, by pooling
our complementary toolsets.
A place for popular culture,a factory of our times.

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Living in the present:a place for everyday life
Open daily starting on May 12, La Gaîté Lyrique is a place forpeople and groups to congregate both during the day and in theevening, on weekdays and weekends. A place where everyone
feels at home. Located in the heart of Paris, the center aims
to coordinate and break down barriers between communities
from different backgrounds and areas, who can commingle andinteract, building the collective. A work in progress, Factory of
our times stands as an antidote to isolation and negativism.

1.4 La Gaîté Lyrique’s geographic scope

1.5 A regenerative cultural center

One of the main goals of Factory of our times is to open newhorizons. Listen to young people, connect communities, unite
behind common values, form partnerships, spur discussion, andfind concrete solutions. We hope to achieve in this broad-based
effort to break down barriers – one of the project’s core values –by focusing on four distinct geographical scopes.

1.1 La Gaîté lyrique: a center open to all

Neighborhood: a place for the local community
La Gaîté Lyrique serves as a stakeholder, resource and service
for the surrounding neighborhood. It initiates, leads and brings
together initiatives, people and creativity, laying down deeproots in its immediate environment. One of its primary goals
is to connect with those active in local life: shops, restaurants,
associations, companies, bars, services, and residents.

The first step to building a harmonious society is to care forthe climate and ecosystems through energy conservation andinnovation. However, it is very challenging to conceptualize
the principles of regenerative design as applied to an art andculture institution, especially in an urban setting. The process
is measured over the long term and entails the difficult task of
implementing recent concepts involving terms with shifting
meanings.

Starting in May 2023, La Gaîté Lyrique is considerably
extending its opening hours and yearly schedule to meet theneeds and expectations of the various audiences that passthrough its doors every day. Soon open to the public 48 weeks ayear – Tuesday to Friday from 9 am to 11 pm and 11 am to 7 pm on
weekends (even later during concerts and festivals) – the center
is a permanent meeting place for visitors, artists, thinkers,
entrepreneurs, non-profit stakeholders, students, neighborhood
residents, and more. It’s somewhere to meet up and share a
drink, meal, conference, concert, or work space, or to watch afilm, listen to a podcast, play a game or take part in a social or
immersive experience.
1.2 The heart of the Factory: the ground floor and first floor
The ground floor and second floor are the place where theFactory of our times’ values come to life, at the intersection ofcreation and social engagement. The beating heart of La Gaîté
Lyrique, these spaces are for everyday activities, welcoming
visitors, engagement, solidarity, cultural business, programmingand crafting stories. Every day there will be a series of different,
sometimes overlapping uses: a web series is filmed after asolidarity breakfast; a workshop for budding activists is followed
by a film and a roundtable discussion on the media stage; apodcast recording is capped off by a DJ set organized with therecord shop on the ground floor; an exhibition opening is timed
to coincide with a DIY publishing fair. The space transforms
throughout the day and the different audiences mix and meetfor a drink or in the café area.
1.3 Bar & café
The expanded opening hours provide an opportunity toincorporate La Gaîté Lyrique into the daily lives of the various
audiences that frequent the space. Conviviality is central to
Factory of our times, which is why we are revamping the bar andcafé spaces: two additional bars, an all-new menu tailored to
the new concept, and casual dining at lunch and dinner. Morethan just a place to grab a drink, the La Gaîté Lyrique cafés are
curated spaces that dovetail with the cultural programming.

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A place for Greater Paris
Through their respective histories, activities and specialties,
the partners bring together a multitude of ecosystems under
one roof, promoting coexistence and greater collaboration
through an organic, interwoven approach. The multidisciplinary,wide-ranging project maintains a network to identify and foster
the emergence of new stakeholders, which further boost thediversity of communities and audiences involved.
In France: a place for dialogue with regions
In recent years, each member of the consortium has extended
its regional reach in France: Arty Farty and Actes Sud are basedin Lyon and Arles, respectively; Singa has active regional offices
in 10 major cities in France; ARTE and makesense continue toexpand their partnerships across the country. La Gaîté Lyriqueaims to embody a singular voice that unites these initiatives andwhat they stand for, in close collaboration with all these regions.
A commitment to Europe
The partners all have a history with Europe. Factory of our times
offers an opportunity to consolidate, extend and deepen theseties, which form part of each organization’s DNA. A point of
convergence in the heart of Europe, La Gaîté Lyrique is designed
as a space for openly sharing experiences and tools, alongwith forward-looking ideas, civic connections, and artistic andcultural initiatives.

In addition to its carbon footprint, which is already measured
and stands to be improved, La Gaîté Lyrique must think about
all the planetary boundaries: “to regenerate more biodiversity
than destroyed; to restore nature and vegetation; to boost
empowerment; to share value and provide fair compensation;and to improve physical, emotional and social health,” write
Christophe Sempels and Emmanuel Delannoy in the final
report of the French business climate group CEC, publishedin July 2022.
Our aim to be a regenerative institution requires thinking about
our impact in terms of ecosystems rather than individuals. With
whom do were share our facilities? Our processes? How cannearby ecosystems (squares and gardens) be restored? Can we
extend our thinking in conjunction with partner institutions?
How can we enable each visitor – and there will be hundredsof thousands over five years – to reduce their environmental
impact during their visit? And how can create educational
methods? New imaginaries? To boost social engagement? Raiseawareness on a large scale? Help offset emissions? This is acomplex undertaking to carry out and to measure. The firstmilestone in this vital process will be reviewed at the end of
2027. Without this objective, a cultural venue would inevitably
lose its ability to identify, showcase and foster the arts andtalents that make up our society.
Last but not least, La Gaîté Lyrique will seek to associate funwith eco-consciousness – not necessarilythe first thing thatcomes to mind when the party starts. The center has the uniquefortune of representing the culture of the future and fun. It’stime to make the ecological transition exciting, to pair activism
with joy. Serious fun. And our greatest task for our future asa society.

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Shaping the times: a place forsocial engagement and fun
Factory of our times pursues a pluralistic artistic visioncomposed around each partner, like a musical score forseveral voices. It draws from their singularity while building
on a foundation of common values, chief among whichinterconnectedness, depolarization and social engagement.
Telling the story of our time calls for a chorus of voices, toembrace complexity and emerge unified.
In the words of Walter Benjamin, “each epoch dreams the one
to follow.” In today’s accelerating society, no one has the time
to dream – imaginaries are consumed by reality. So it appears
necessary to dream our own era, or rather to actively work to
define, shape and craft our times.
Ever since it first opened, in 1862, La Gaîté Lyrique has embodied
its era. The space has always reflected its occupants’ vision of
the times, from temple of operetta to digital nexus, from Jacques
Offenbach to Silvia Monfort, and Jean Chalopin’s Planète
Magique. This new chapter in La Gaîté Lyrique’s history situates
the center not as an observer of the radical changes underway,
but as an active participant.
If La Gaîté Lyrique were a person, she would cry “It’s time for me
to act!”, much like the “Je passe à l’acte!” collection published by
Actes Sud, which builds on the Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent’s
documentary Tomorrow in concrete and practical ways. La Gaîté
Lyrique will be a special place for all those who left a showingof that film eager to take action in the here and now, together.
Action for the living world, action to break down the walls that
separate us and set us against each other. As SINGA notes,“talent has no borders” – geographic, political, disciplinary,social or purely symbolic.
La Gaîté Lyrique is Parisian, Greater Parisian, French, Europeanand shaping the contours of world culture. Each of these levels
is incorporated into the daily programming at the center. For the
past three decades, the European cultural channel ARTE has
brilliantly proven that it’s possible to combine the local
and global, excellence and audience, erudite knowledge
and pop culture.
That is precisely where La Gaîté Lyrique’s inspiration lies, inthose little “ands” that seem so evident. Those “ands” thatcreate connections where we might not expect. Between
entrepreneurship and civic action, as SINGA and makesense soably demonstrate. Between intellectual discussion and musicalcreation, as Arty Farty illustrates. And, finally, between culture
and civic-mindedness, as all five partners affirm in chorus.
No boundaries between disciplines have been set in bringing
this vision to life. La Gaîté Lyrique seeks to establish a dialogue
between all artistic fields and the social sphere, philosophy,
gastronomy, media, sports, ecology, the creative industry,
childhood, and adolescence. Pop culture, a marker of our time,
emerges at the intersection of all these fields.

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2.1 Seasonality
To ensure the project is straightforward and easy to grasp
for all audiences, La Gaîté Lyrique – Factory of our times has
established a clear programming system set up as a gridschedule with events, distinctive elements and conventions.
Each year is divided into three four-month seasons, each with
its own theme devised in close collaboration with fiveinvited collectives.
This seasonal cadence was chosen to keep pace with newdevelopments and emerging issues in society, the climate
emergency, democracy and the movements of our time, withthe aim of setting the tempo for culture and events within the
La Gaîté Lyrique’s scope. This seasonality is designed to bringto the fore the urgency of today’s world – especially in terms ofclimate – which wouldn’t be possible with conventional cultural
institution scheduling decided months or years in advance.
Themes are selected to highlight the through lines of our era
with vision and purpose, without planning out in advance thepath that will be taken along the way.

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themesMedia eventson issues shaping the era: interviews, talks, masterclasses,
workshops, broadcasts and more. Plus screenings,
performances, debates and workshops in conjunction
with local partners and citizen-led movements.
Recordingsof concerts, talks and other events
Podcasts
Sound residencies, live recordings and a podcast series

A typical season:

2.4 Music in the spotlight

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La Gaîté Lyriqueat the forefrontof pop culturethat takes teenagers behindthe scenes of how pop
culture is madeIn the course of just over a decade, the Grande Salle – themain concert hall at La Gaîté Lyrique – has become a fixture
on the Paris music scene, thanks in part to its 360° sound andlight system offering concertgoers an immersive experience.
Alongside the conventional programming, which spans a broad
spectrum of electronic music, rock, pop, jazz and hip-hop, every
year La Gaîté Lyrique will seek to support many genre-defying
collectives in fully expressing themselves using this unparalleled
set-up. The venue explores artforms that augment music withother formats – music and video, music and fashion, music
and activism...
But music is not limited to the Grande Salle. The Foyer Moderne
and the Petite Salle are also great venues for both lighterand more experimental fare, without the same attendance orrevenue considerations as the Grande Salle. Both provide an
opportunity to cater to the needs and constraints of independentlabels, which are partners in our support and development
initiatives. Finally, the incubation programs are suffused withmusic, a springboard for creation and collective action.

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Sharing the era:a place to amplify voices
La Gaîté Lyrique – Factory of our times is preparing tosupport and connect people working to make a positive impact
on our lives. Artists, cultural organizations, activists, scientists,
companies in the social and solidarity economy, and local
authorities come to La Gaîté Lyrique to advance their projects,
broaden their perspective, expand their skillset, and forge ties.
They channel culture and art to inspire wide audiences andmake a real difference.
Now more than ever, it’s vital to foster young people’s ability toinitiate and develop projects, to form networks and establish
partnerships. It’s critical to elevate their civic-minded
initiatives and their environmental, social andsocietal responsibilities.
3.1 Mission
Host
On the upper floors, La Gaîté Lyrique – Factory of our times
intends to create of a community of stakeholders and individuals
committed to the center’s values. Care is taken to represent adiverse array of backgrounds, stories and skills.
SupportLa Gaîté Lyrique supports the development of projects,
campaigns and movements over a day or several months,
depending on needs.
Connect
The ground has been laid to promote exchange and mutual
knowledge between different worlds that interact little but
have much to share with each other. La Gaîté Lyrique fosters
production collaborations and partnerships on concrete projects.
3.2 A mutually beneficial ecosystem
Factory of our times pools all the partners’ competencies
and ecosystems to offer
1. Open, diversified programming
2. An access point for services and guidance centered on culture
3. Tailored support programs
4. Purpose-built spaces
That’s the advantage of the approach for all these communities+ Residents on the two floors of work spaces+ Incubated “Culture and Media” projects+ Activist movements and collectives receiving support+ Artists producing and performing at the center+ Culture and art professionals attending workshops+ La Gaîté Lyrique staff+ Projects supported off-site by the partner organizations

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3.3 Residencies and incubation:a new approach to fostering talent
What does an artist look for in a residency today? What
expectations does a project initiator have when joining andincubation program? An environment that’s different andstimulating, relevant to the project and work at hand, along withpersonalized, quality guidance. The challenge here is to create a
new program that reflects how artists’ needs and desires have
evolved: lack of barriers, opportunities to meet artists from othersectors, practices and world – all united in their effort to makecreation and engagement central to every project.
It’s both a physical hub and a gateway to all the ecosystems
formed by the various support programs within Factory of ourtimes. While none of the facilities at La Gaîté Lyrique are uniquein their own right, the center is the only place that houses them
all under one roof: concert hall, auditorium / cinema, exhibition
and installation spaces, bar and dining areas, immersive systems,
recording and multimedia studios, work and leisure spaces... LaGaîté Lyrique is more than just a building – it’s an unparalleledtoolbox in the heart of Paris.
1. Creative residencies (musicians, activists, médias,
invited collectives...) can be held in all the creation spaces at
La Gaîté Lyrique (recording studio, Grande Salle, Petite Salle,
podcast studio, rehearsal studio, etc.) in conjunction with theprogramming.
2. Activist media incubator: content producers(vidéo, podcast...), media outlets, agencies, magazines,
innovative solutions, and publishers covering the topics
of our times, such as ecology, social justice and inclusion.
3. Activism residencies for people who use culture and newstorytelling techniques to champion a cause: associations,collectives, and all types of changemakers who build support
via innovative methods. Residencies to develop credible
political and pressure strategies, develop messaging, run
advocacy campaigns, gather and process data, etc.
4. A space for local authorities, cultural institutions andcompanies to put their minds together, along with guidance invarious areas: experimental projects, vocational training andtailored programs. Topics: shifting to low-carbon practices,the democratization of culture, inclusion, culture as a catalyst
for sustainable development, etc.
5. The organizations renting work spaces will be willing
and able to lend their expertise and skills to artists, otherorganizations and entrepreneurs.

3.4 Creating and sharing stories
The new stories and imaginaries created in Factory of ourtimes must extend outside the walls of La Gaîté Lyrique, withthe center serving as a beacon to national and international
audiences. That entails thinking from the very beginning about
how these ideas and creations will be able to travel and circulate.
All the works and concepts will be designed to be replicableand shared, in formats such as digital editions, print, podcasts,
recordings and collections.
La Gaîté Lyrique is a toolbox open to independents, non-profits,
collectives, public services and artists from Greater Paris, who
can access to the various studios as part of joint programming
developed together.
In this way, La Gaîté Lyrique aims to establish a dialogue
between Factory of our times and other cultural centers –in particular multimedia libraries in France – and sociallyengaged citizens across Europe. There will be opportunities todisseminate the content produced and the methodology trialed
collectively, in partnership with European festivals and venues,
as well as the worldwide network of Institut français
cultural centers.

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The partners
ARTE France

4.1 Overview
Welcome to Factory of our times, a project focused on creationand social engagement, led by a unique alliance between Arty
Farty, ARTE, makesense, SINGA and Actes Sud!
Our collective watchwords are:Transparent, equitable governance.
Joint governance to be productive as a groupand more than the sum of our parts.
Active, socially engaged governance in the day-to-day
running of the project, through open lines of communication
with staff, partners, audiences and local authorities.

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For more than 30 years, ARTE’s singular,
eclectic editorial line has helped build ademocratic public space and a shared
European perspective informed by greatstories. A unique forum for creators to
express themselves, with content in six
languages, ARTE continually innovates
to form a closer connection with its
audiences. Boasting a wealth of content
spanning an online platform, television,
radio and social media, ARTE France
will bring its editorial vision to life inFactory of our times and enhance thecollaboration.

Arty Farty

Arty Farty has developed an ecosystemof events, venues and projects, with afocus on independent music and culturalfor young people. It was founded on theidea that cultural is a cornerstone ofdemocracy, active citizenship, and amore innovative, just society.

Actes Sud

Since its inception, Actes Sud has
developed a broad, socially conscious
approach to publishing centered on
spreading knowledge as far and wide
as possible. Actes Sud publishes booksby multitalented authors which help us
understand the world, to dream it andmake it a better place. As a publishingcompany, Actes Sud has always embraced
its role in the cultural sphere as a
discoverer and guide.

makesense

makesense brings together actors insociety to make the ecological transitionand solidarity a reality. Empowerment
programs enable people to implement
solutions in the communities where they
live or to change jobs. Tailored training
and guidance bring about lasting change
at companies. An incubator acceleratessocial entrepreneurship and investment
funds finance high-impact projects. All
these components fit together to help
collectively build an inclusive, sustainable
society.

SINGA

SINGA is an international, civicallyengaged NGO connects newcomers withlocal citizens. Its mission is to enable
newcomers to reacquire the social capital
they left behind and build a new sharedfoundation through entrepreneurship,
housing and activities. SINGA promotes
360-degree inclusion across the
economic, cultural and social spheres.

4.2 Leadership
Within the governance ecosystem, Vincent Carry represents
Arty Farty as President of La Gaîté Lyrique, Juliette Donadieu
serves as General Director, and Vincent Cavaroc as Artistic
Director.
Juliette Donadieu

Active in culture and innovation for
more than 15 years, Juliette Donadieu
has pursued a career spanning
entrepreneurship, management andcultural diplomacy. She recognizes
the need to combine public-sector
power with private-sector agility, andto restore the central place of art andculture in contemporary society. She
created the Les Traverses agency in2009 and oversees production of theinnovation festival Future en Seine.
She joined La Gaîté Lyrique in 2012 ashead of production, before going on toserve as cultural attaché at the French
Consulate of San Francisco, where she
created Villa San Francisco, a precursor
to Villa Albertine. In 2022, she joined
the Art Explora foundation to focus onlarge-scale experimentation with newmodels of cultural democratization thatare open, socially conscious and attuned
to the challenges of the 21st century. She
became General Director of La Gaîté
Lyrique in 2023.

Vincent Cavaroc

Following seven years at the Montpellier
National Choreographic Center ashead of communication under Mathilde
Monnier, Vincent Cavaroc joined LaGaîté Lyrique in 2010 as an artistic
advisor, curating several event series,
exhibitions and festivals. Co-directorof the cultural cooperative Illusion &Macadam in Montpellier, he heads the
production office that manages the dancecompanies led by Xavier Le Roy andMathilde Monnier. In 2015, he became theartistic director of Tropisme, a festival
for digital culture and contemporary
music. He collaborates regularly with
the European Lab, a forum in Lyon, andwith France Culture, for which he has
produced several documentaries. In 2019,he became the founding director of Halle
Tropisme, a cultural and entrepreneurial
third place based in Montpellier. The
same year, alongside Christophe Goutes,
he launched Atelier Martine Andrée,a studio specialized in scenography,
construction and mise en espace forvenues, exhibitions, performances andart installations. In 2021, he opened
Ateliers Tropisme, a 1,800-square-meterwork and residency space for artists
in Montpellier, and served as artistic
director of a major Africa-France summit
held in Montpellier. In 2023, he became
Artistic Director for La Gaîté Lyrique.

...and the entire La Gaîté Lyrique staff!
Eugénie Arfi, Claire Baudoux, Alice Berger, Mathieu Bodard,Alexis Bouhours, Tom Bouvet, Jean-Yves Catel, Vincent Cavaroc,
Flora Chappaz, Nicolas Damien, Maxime de Abreu, Juliette
Donadieu, Vincent Ducard, Elisa Fedan, Pauline Ferrieres, Célia
Floquet, Gabin Fournier, Martial Gallorini, Alexandra Giansily,Charles Griesmar, Lucas Guarnieri, Anatole Guinut, Jean-Marc
Harel, Gregor Heuze, Julia Kamieniak, Pierre Le Cardinal,
Leo Legrand, Marc Mallia, Tifen Marivain, Marianne Memain,
Estelle Morfin, Clémence Nicpon, Céline Nogues, Emmanuelle
Onteniente, Daphné Panacakis, Chiara Parapetto, Alain Peres,
Mathieu Rocaboy, Laetitia Rouiller, Benoît Rousseau, Bérénice
Sellier, David Suchestow, Anna Tardivel, Amélie Tessier, Baptiste
Vadon, Madeleine Varin.

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Contacts

Access

Baptiste Vadon
Head of communication
baptiste.vadon@gaite-lyrique.net

SubwayRéaumur-Sébastopol (3) and (4)Arts et Métiers (3) and (11)Strasbourg Saint-Denis (4), (8) and (9)Tifen Marivain
Head of press & media partnerships
tifen.marivain@gaite-lyrique.net
Practical information
La Gaîté Lyrique is a City of Paris cultural
center that seeks to address pressing
cultural, social democratic and climate
issues. Its Factory of our times project
combines creation and social engagement
to put ideas into practice and bring stories
to life, to foster artistic creation and the
spread of ideas, empower people, break
down barriers, move in new directions
and build fresh impetus. La Gaîté Lyrique
is designed as a toolbox for artists andchangemakers to improve their ability
to create and take collective action, tojoin together for a concert, talk, drink,
performance or workshop. Welcome to
our times!

RER
Châtelet-Les Halles (A), (B) and (D)10 minutes walking
Bus
Réaumur et Arts et Métiers (20), (38)and (47)
N12, N14 and N23
Vélib
Station n° 3012 (8, rue Salomon de Caus)
Station n° 2003 (189, rue Saint-Denis)
Car
Parking Indigo Paris Saint-Martin,at the cormer of the streets Réaumur
and Saint-Martin

Photo copyrights :Sarah Bastin
Malika Beaufils
Guillaume BlotLaëtitia d’AbovilleEmma David
Tran Duy-Laurent
Marielle Gaudry
Cha Gonzales
Romain Guede
Dasha Ilina
Julia Kamieniak
Vinciane Lebrun
Anouk MartyBenoît Rousseau

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Factory of our Times @ Gaîté LyriqueLa Gaîté Lyrique
Fabrique de l'époque3 bis rue Papin
75003 Paris
Établissement culturel
de la ville de Paris
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