Festival des Arts Mutants

Festival des Arts Mutants: Performance in All Its Forms

Created in 2011 by the INACT association, the Festival des Arts Mutants has established itself as the benchmark event for contemporary performance in the Grand Est region. Far from conventional formats, this festival invites artists from all disciplines — musicians, visual artists, actors, dancers, poets, video artists — to create new projects resonating with the theme of each edition.

A Renewed Theme Each Year

Each edition of the festival is structured around a unifying concept that guides all artistic proposals. Past themes include: Dissensus (2023, 13th edition), Everything Loses Shape (2022, 12th edition), Amalgam (2025, 15th edition). In 2026, the 16th edition explores "Fugology", a term borrowed from artist Erwan Souhmi, questioning climate alternatives and cognitive biases that hinder environmental action.

Intense Performance Evenings

The heart of the festival beats during performance evenings held in Strasbourg's cultural venues such as the Salle des Colonnes and the Fabrique de Théâtre. Each evening is designed as an immersive journey featuring sound performances, video art, dance, action poetry, urban interventions, and augmented reality creations. Artists from over 13 countries meet and interact in a rare collective energy.

A Cross-Border Festival

True to Strasbourg's spirit of openness, the Festival des Arts Mutants regularly extends its program across the Rhine, with events in Karlsruhe and Offenburg in Germany, affirming its European and cross-border dimension.

An International Call for Projects

The INACT association launches an annual call for projects open to artists worldwide. Selected artists receive a fee, reimbursement of travel expenses, accommodation, and recording of their performance — a virtuous model that values the work of performers.