Festival ManiFeste - IRCAM
The festival of musical and multidisciplinary creation at IRCAM
About ManiFeste
Created in 2012 as a replacement for the Agora festival, the ManiFeste Festival is the annual event for musical and multidisciplinary creation at IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique). Every year in June, for five to six weeks, ManiFeste takes over the major Parisian cultural venues — from the Centre Pompidou to the CENTQUATRE, from the Grande Halle de la Villette to the Philharmonie — with an ambitious program mixing concerts, operas, performances, installations, dance, and encounters. A laboratory for today's musical writing, ManiFeste explores the territories where music intersects with new technologies, visual arts, and performing arts.
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ManiFeste: the festival where music meets the future
The ManiFeste Festival is the flagship event of IRCAM, an institution founded by Pierre Boulez in 1977 at the heart of the Centre Pompidou. Since 2012, under the direction of Frank Madlener, ManiFeste has taken over from the Agora festival (1995-2011) by considerably broadening the artistic spectrum: contemporary music dialogues with dance, theater, digital arts, cinema, and architecture.
A laboratory-festival on a Paris scale
Each year, ManiFeste unfolds over about thirty events spread across the most prestigious cultural venues in the capital. Symphonic concerts take over the Philharmonie de Paris and the Grande Halle de la Villette, chamber music creations are nestled in the IRCAM Projection Space, while installations and performances explore unexpected places like the CENTQUATRE-PARIS or the Château de Versailles.
The festival is distinguished by its research dimension: IRCAM, the world's leading research center in musical acoustics and computer music, places its technologies at the service of creators. Sound spatialization, real-time synthesis, gesture capture, artificial intelligence applied to composition: the works created at ManiFeste push the boundaries of musical writing.
An international academy
ManiFeste also includes an Academy that hosts young composers, performers, and researchers from around the world each summer. For several weeks, they work with IRCAM teams and festival artists, benefiting from unique access to the institute's technological tools. This educational dimension makes ManiFeste an international crossroads for emerging musical creation.
An audacious program
From Milo Rau to Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, from Ryoji Ikeda to Olga Neuwirth, ManiFeste has hosted the biggest names in international contemporary creation. The festival commissions new works each year from the most innovative composers, ensuring a program where every evening is a premiere. IRCAM proclaims: "The future is not written, it is heard" — a philosophy that summarizes the spirit of ManiFeste.
ManiFeste — edition 2026
The ManiFeste Festival 2026 will be held from May 22 to June 27, 2026, with a new program of musical and multidisciplinary creations in major Parisian cultural venues.
2026 Edition - May 22 to June 27
The ManiFeste Festival returns for a new edition, from May 22 to June 27, 2026. IRCAM will offer an unprecedented program mixing musical creations, multidisciplinary performances, installations, and encounters, in the major cultural venues of Paris. The full program will be announced in spring 2026.
Highlights ManiFeste 2026
To remember for 2026
- Dates: May 22 to June 27, 2026
- Venues: IRCAM, Centre Pompidou, CENTQUATRE and other Parisian venues
- World premieres and multidisciplinary programming
- Program to be announced in spring 2026
Prices ManiFeste 2026
Practical information — ManiFeste
Practical Information
Venues
ManiFeste takes place in several locations in Paris, including:
- IRCAM: 1, place Igor-Stravinsky, 75004 Paris (metro Hôtel de Ville or Rambuteau)
- Centre Pompidou: Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris
- CENTQUATRE-PARIS: 5, rue Curial, 75019 Paris
- Philharmonie de Paris: 221, avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris
Prices
Prices vary depending on the event, from €5 to €35. Some events (installations, encounters, conferences) are free. Reduced rates for students and those under 28. Festival passes available.
Ticketing
Ticketing is available on the website manifeste.ircam.fr. As concerts often have limited seating, booking in advance is highly recommended.
Tips
- Consult the online program to identify the venues for each event.
- Encounters with composers and open workshops at the Academy are privileged moments to understand the creative processes.
- Some installations are free and worth a prolonged visit.
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IRCAM - Centre Pompidou
1 place Igor-Stravinsky, 75004 Paris