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Les Maladroits

Nantes, France

Arts & CultureEducation
AssociationFounded 2008International reach
Profile last updated: May 3, 2026

About

Founded in 2008, Les Maladroits is a non-profit association based in Nantes, France working on arts & culture, education.

Les Maladroits is a French theatre and object-theatre company, founded in 2008 by a collective of four actor-directors and based in Nantes. It creates and tours theatre shows that use everyday objects, alongside visual arts projects and territorial residencies. The company also runs workshops and school-based actions for young audiences and adults, and tours its productions across France and abroad. It is a loi 1901 association, state-subsidised and a member of THEMAA, PlatO and Syndeac.

Location

Nantes, France

Founded

2008

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

association loi 1901

Registration

50265312400078

VAT number

FR03502653124

Focus areas

theatreobject theatrepuppetryvisual artsarts educationtouring

Languages

FREN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureEducation

Works for

YouthStudents

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Reconstitution

Arts & Culture

Territorial residency in which a team of artists lives in a area, meets its residents and presents a subjective brief theatre-object piece and other artistic proposals.

Les petites formes brèves relativement courtes

Arts & Culture

Short theatre-object pieces for small audiences, performed in theatres, homes and atypical venues, with optional workshops.

Une Histoire autrichienne

Arts & Culture

Solo theatre piece about a Spanish Civil War family story, touring from March 2026.

Funding & support

Funded by

Government funding

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

THEMAAPlatOSyndeac

Partnerships

TU-Nantes, Le Mouffetard, Centre national de la marionnette, Le Sablier, Centre national de la marionnette, Le Grand T, Théâtre de Lorient, Centre dramatique national, Mixt, Terrain d'arts

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