Le Maillon en Scène

A festival serving regional creation

Le Maillon en Scène is an emblematic festival of performing arts in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, driven by the Association Le Maillon, the regional federation of the national network Le Chaînon. Since its creation in the late 1990s, this traveling festival has toured the region's performance venues to present the most promising emerging artistic projects, identified and supported by the network's members, to the public and professionals.

A multidisciplinary program

Le Maillon en Scène stands out for the diversity of its programming, which encompasses all forms of performing arts:

• Theater: contemporary creations, revisited classic texts, and innovative theatrical forms
• Dance: contemporary choreographies and dance performances exploring movement and the body
• Circus: contemporary circus arts blending physical prowess and scenic poetry
• Music: musical shows and sound performances
• Young Audiences: creations specifically designed for children and families
• Humor: comedy shows and offbeat forms

Among the shows that have marked recent editions are creations such as Le Discours, La Collection, Joue ta Pnyx !, Contre-temps, Confliture, Stabat Ma Terre, Body bagarre, and Terminator 2 Unplugged.

A traveling festival across the region

Le Maillon en Scène is characterized by being a traveling festival, changing host territory with each edition. The festival takes over the performance venues in various departments of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region:

• Puy-de-Dôme (63): Salle Le Tremplin in Beaumont, Le Caméléon in Pont-du-Château, Espace culturel Les Justes in Le Cendre, La Coloc' de la culture in Cournon-d'Auvergne, Théâtre de Châtel-Guyon
• Allier (03): COSEC and Le Geyser in Bellerive-sur-Allier
• Savoie (73): performance venues in the department
• Isère (38): performance venues in the department
• Loire (42): Théâtre des Pénitents in Montbrison, Théâtre du Parc in Andrézieux-Bouthéon

The Le Chaînon network and Le Maillon

The Association Le Maillon is a regional federation that brings together performing arts venues in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and French-speaking Switzerland. It is part of the national network Le Chaînon, whose mission is to promote the circulation of works and the identification of emerging companies throughout the territory. The Le Maillon en Scène festival is the annual highlight of this federation, allowing programmers, presenters, and producers to discover the creations supported by the network.

A space for professional meetings

Beyond the performances, the festival is a prime venue for exchanges between professionals. Friendly meal times are organized to foster encounters between programmers, artists, technicians, and company administrators. These informal moments are essential for building relationships and promoting the dissemination of shows across territories.

Beaumont, host town in Puy-de-Dôme

Beaumont is a municipality in the Clermont-Ferrand urban area, located south of Clermont-Ferrand. Its Salle Le Tremplin regularly hosts shows and cultural events, including performances of the Le Maillon en Scène festival during editions held in Puy-de-Dôme.