The Cooperative

The Cooperative, coordinated by GMEM, is composed of an initial group of partners located in most of the departments of the PACA region (13, 04, 05, and 84) and representative of the diversity of regional operators (national theater, SCIN, CNCM, artistic teams based in rural areas, opera, festivals, etc.).

Chaillol Cultural Center (Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol — 05)

The Chaillol Cultural Center is a cultural association in the Hautes-Alpes region. Founded in 1997, it implements an artistic and cultural project focused on contemporary music—creative music, new world music, traditional music, improvised music, and written music.
Active throughout the year, the association develops a concert season and a summer festival, a vast program of cultural activities for residents, artistic residencies, and a policy of supporting creation through commissions and co-productions.
The Espace Culturel de Chaillol stands out for its choice of itinerancy as the primary principle and modality for implementing its activities. Thus, cooperation with local authorities and stakeholders is at the heart of its project.
Since 2019, the Espace Culturel de Chaillol has been designated a Scène conventionnée d'intérêt national, Art en territoire (National Center of Cultural Interest, Art in the Territory).
—www.festivaldechaillol.com

GMEM (Marseille — 13)

The GMEM—a national center for musical creation, directed since 2011 by Christian Sebille—supports artistic teams, particularly during residencies, produces shows in the field of musical creation, and conducts numerous educational, teaching, and training activities. Its activities are shared with the public through regular presentations: "Propagations," a sound art and musical creation festival, takes place over ten days in May. And throughout the year, there are regular events: Les Modulations, residency outings, conferences, and more. The GMEM supports the writing of new works and assists in their production. Residencies for composers and artistic and technical teams provide the skills and tools essential to supporting projects. The GMEM is committed to responding to a wide range of aesthetics, from mixed, electroacoustic, electronic, instrumental, and vocal music, whether written or improvised. The center develops multidisciplinary projects related to digital, plastic, and visual arts, dance, and theater.
—www.gmem.org

Le Milieu (Sault — 84)

Le Phare à Lucioles is the company of composer, musician, and sound artist Lo Guénin. Dedicated to sound arts and contemporary writing, it promotes, disseminates, and produces its own creative projects on an international scale and carries out strong and sustainable action in its rural and isolated territory of Mont Ventoux from its base, Le Milieu. Le Phare à Lucioles, a subsidized company, is engaged in an ongoing process of reflection, experimentation, and implementation of concrete actions around issues related to the relationship between audiences and contemporary music. The company designs projects whose formats constantly reinvent this relationship and carries out daily groundwork to promote sharing with all audiences. Since 2025, Lo Guénin has been associate composer at Châteauvallon liberté, the national theater in Toulon. In 2018, the company joined Le Milieu. This multifaceted venue is an artists' house, a small local business with an international outlook that works for the well-being of all, for access to culture, and to provide workspaces for artists from around the world. Here, creative projects are constantly being conceived, developed, and shared. It is open all year round and hosts numerous events and projects: concerts, live performances, film screenings, artist residencies, workshops, meetings, tours, and seminars.
—www.pharealucioles.org/le-milieu

Opéra Grand Avignon (Avignon — 84)

TheGreater Avignon area, known worldwide for its theater festival, one of the most important international performing arts events, stands out for its intense cultural activity and offerings. With more than 3,000 jobs, cultural professions play a major role in the local economy. Here more than anywhere else, culture is the cornerstone of our region's identity.
Year after year, Greater Avignon is building an ambitious, sustainable, and coherent project, where culture is open to all residents, while proving to be a formidable tool for economic development. This dynamic community culture is based in particular on the quality of the Greater Avignon Conservatory, participation in the Avignon and Villeneuve en Scènes festivals, and support for numerous events.
The Opéra Grand Avignon, whose management was transferred to the Agglomeration in 2013, is one of the jewels in the cultural landscape of Vaucluse, capable of shining on the national and European stage for many years through its exportable productions.
—www.operagrandavignon.fr

Durance Theater (Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban — 04)

A multidisciplinary stage, an artistic factory, a meeting place for residents and artists
A performance hall, a rehearsal stage, a recording studio
A multidisciplinary program both on and off site
Support for contemporary creation
A project with a particular focus on sound and music creation
Cultural activities organized around artistic presence
A partnership approach at the local, regional, and national levels
A commitment to CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
—www.theatredurance.fr

Le Vélo Théâtre (Apt — 84)

Le Vélo Théâtre is a contemporary creative center run by artists, dedicated to supporting teams in their research, experimentation, and creative processes. A place of conviviality and exchange, Le Vélo Théâtre brings together artists, volunteers, and audiences in a shared, lively, and welcoming space. 
The multidisciplinary program combines object theater, dance, circus, music, poetry, arts, and sciences and is aimed at all audiences. Two highlights punctuate the seasons: the Greli Grelo festival, an international biennial object theater festival, and the Campement scientifique, an event dedicated to the intersections between arts, sciences, and society.
Each year, around ten companies are welcomed into residence, benefiting from artistic, technical, and human support to explore new forms. The so-called "territorial" residencies, which are built in close connection with the territory and its inhabitants, constitute a strong focus where artists are invited to create by promoting encounters and the emergence of localized artistic forms.
Co-directed by Mickaël Chouquet and Balthazar Daninos (Groupe n+1), Vélo Théâtre is a key player in the puppetry and object theater sector.
—www.velotheatre.com