Trajectoires Festival
Contemporary dance festival in Nantes and its metropolitan area
About Trajectoires
Created in 2018 by the Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes (CCNN), the Trajectoires festival is an annual contemporary dance event that takes over about twenty cultural venues in Nantes, the Nantes metropolitan area, and Saint-Nazaire every winter. For two to three weeks in January, the festival offers about thirty performances mixing creations, repertoire pieces, and experimental forms, with artists from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the local region. Trajectoires questions our relationship with the living, community, and otherness, making the stage a territory to be shared.
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Trajectoires: The Exploratory Dance in Nantes
Born in 2018 under the impetus of Ambra Senatore, director of the Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes (CCNN), the Trajectoires festival has quickly established itself as a highlight of contemporary dance in the West of France. Every year in January, the festival sets the city in motion by offering a choreographic journey through the stages, museums, streets, and squares of the Nantes metropolitan area.
A Program Open to the World
Trajectoires stands out for the diversity of its programming. Each edition brings together internationally renowned choreographers and emerging artists, exploring all forms of dance: contemporary, experimental, performative, inclusive. Creations from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe mingle with proposals from local artists, offering a rich and committed panorama of current choreographic creation.
A Multi-Site Festival Rooted in the Territory
The festival radiates far beyond Nantes, investing about twenty partner venues: the CCNN (Studio Jacques Garnier), Le Lieu Unique (national stage), Théâtre ONYX in Saint-Herblain, TU-Nantes, La Soufflerie in Rezé, Stereolux, Théâtre Francine Vasse — Les Laboratoires Vivants, Pannonica, Théâtre Ligéria in Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire, Le Théâtre (national stage of Saint-Nazaire), BRAVOH! in Clisson, and many others. This territorial presence allows it to reach diverse audiences and bring dance to life in very different contexts.
From Memory to Transformation
Since its inception, Trajectoires has explored the links between dance and society. From ritual to experimentation, from the intimate to the collective, the festival invites us to experience our connections, tensions, and life impulses through the danced gesture. Successive editions have hosted major artists such as Lia Rodrigues, Boris Charmatz, Mathilde Monnier, Noé Soulier, Christian Rizzo, Phia Ménard, Eun-Me Ahn, Salia Sanou, and Ambra Senatore herself.
An Accessible and Committed Festival
Trajectoires is committed to making contemporary dance accessible to the greatest number, including those who know nothing about it. With varied prices depending on the partner venues, offerings for young audiences, workshops, conferences, and meetings with artists, the festival offers multiple entry points into the world of dance.
Trajectoires — edition 2026
The 9th edition of the Trajectoires festival was held from January 15 to February 1, 2026, in Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, and the metropolitan area. With 32 performances in 21 venues, this edition explored themes of memory, transformation, ritual, and experimentation, welcoming works from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe.
Trajectoires 2026: 9th Edition — From Memory to Transformation
The 9th edition of the Trajectoires festival unfolded from January 15 to February 1, 2026, across Nantes, Rezé, Saint-Herblain, Haute-Goulaine, Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire, Carquefou, Nort-sur-Erdre, Vallons d'Erdre, and Saint-Nazaire. With 32 performances in 21 venues, the festival offered a choreographic journey between intimate stories, collective rituals, and engaged gestures.
Highlights of the Program
- Étrangler le temps by Boris Charmatz and Emmanuelle Huynh — a reinterpretation of Boléro 2 by Odile Duboc, a major piece of French dance from the 1980s (January 17, Théâtre Francine Vasse, €15)
- Multiple-s by Salia Sanou (new director of CCNN) — two intertwined duets on a revolving stage, with singer-songwriter Ange Fandoh and musician-poet Babx (January 21-22, CCNN, €10)
- Soutenir by David Drouard — blending singing and contemporary dance (January 21, Théâtre ONYX, €15)
- Tendre Carcasse by Arthur Perole — an exploration of adolescent identity and the relationship with the body, for ages 13+ (January 22, Théâtre Ligéria, €19)
- Mos by Ioanna Paraskevopoulou — a sound and choreographic performance with live sound effects (January 30, Stereolux, €10)
- Borda by Lia Rodrigues
- Imminentes by Jann Gallois
- In Comune by Ambra Senatore
The festival brought together artists from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe alongside creators from the region, making the stage a space for encounter and sharing.
Highlights Trajectoires 2026
- 9th edition of the festival, 32 performances in 21 venues, from January 15 to February 1
- Boris Charmatz and Emmanuelle Huynh reinterpret Odile Duboc's Boléro 2
- Salia Sanou, new director of CCNN, presents Multiple-s
- Lia Rodrigues, Jann Gallois, and Ambra Senatore on the program
- Arthur Perole explores adolescent identity with Tendre Carcasse
- Spanning 9 municipalities: Nantes, Rezé, Saint-Herblain, Haute-Goulaine, Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire, Carquefou, Nort-sur-Erdre, Vallons d'Erdre, and Saint-Nazaire
Prices Trajectoires 2026
Practical information — Trajectoires
Practical Information
Access
The festival takes place in numerous venues in Nantes and its metropolitan area. The CCNN headquarters is located at Studio Jacques Garnier, 23 rue Noire, 44000 Nantes.
- By tram: Line 1 — stop "Bouffay" or "Commerce" (a 10-minute walk from CCNN).
- By bus: Several lines serve the various festival venues.
- By train: Nantes station (TGV from Paris in 2h15). The CCNN is a 15-minute walk from the station.
Prices
Prices vary depending on the partner venues, generally from 10 to 19 EUR per performance. Reduced rates for under 26s, students, freelance performers, job seekers, beneficiaries of AAH, RSA, ASPA, and holders of the Pass Culture or Carte Blanche Ville de Nantes. Some events are free.
Ticketing
Centralized ticketing on festival-trajectoires.com with preferential rates. Reservations are also possible directly with each partner venue.
Contact
- Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes: 02 40 93 30 97
- Communication and Ticketing: [email protected] — 07 62 52 73 61
- Website: festival-trajectoires.com
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Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes — Studio Jacques Garnier
23 rue Noire, 44000 Nantes