Les Enfants du Désordre

ℹ️ Festival discontinued. Les Enfants du Désordre animated La Ferme du Buisson from 2013 to 2021. The last publicly documented edition was the 8th, from November 19 to 27, 2021 ("Scènes de famille"). This highlight is no longer part of the programme of the national theatre of Marne-la-Vallée, and no edition has been announced since. This page is kept for archival purposes.

Les Enfants du Désordre: theatre that challenged certainties

From 2013 to 2021, La Ferme du Buisson dedicated a fortnight each autumn to a contemporary theatre festival of rare intensity. Les Enfants du Désordre brought together artists who revisited classics, invented their own dramaturgies, and explored the most intimate and political territories of the human condition. This highlight of the national theatre of Marne-la-Vallée had established itself as a key theatre event in Île-de-France.

A laboratory for theatrical creation

The programme oscillated between established directors and young, rising creators. Each edition offered around seven to ten shows, mixing text-based theatre, performative forms, choreographic pieces, and multidisciplinary creations. The festival hosted remarkable companies and artists such as Les Chiens de Navarre, Mohamed El Khatib, and Igor Mendjisky.

Themes that resonated with the times

Each edition was built around a thematic thread that ran through the shows: family ("Scènes de famille" in 2021), love, madness, utopia, revolt, identity. These universal questions were conveyed through demanding contemporary writings and inventive stagings.

A festival rooted in an exceptional venue

La Ferme du Buisson, with its multiple performance spaces — from the grand theatre to more intimate areas — offered an ideal setting for this diversity of theatrical forms. The public could attend multiple shows, participate in meetings with artists, and experience an immersion in contemporary stage creation.

The end of an adventure

After the 2021 edition, Les Enfants du Désordre was not renewed in La Ferme du Buisson's programme. The national theatre continues its theatrical activity throughout the year (shows, exhibitions at the art centre, cinema); consult its official programme for current events.