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Scène nationale du Sud-Aquitain

Bayonne, France

Arts & CultureEducationCommunity developmentChildren & Youth
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Profile last updated: September 14, 2026

About

Scène nationale du Sud-Aquitain is a non-profit organisation based in Bayonne, France working on arts & culture, education, community development +3 more.

The Scène nationale du Sud-Aquitain is a performing arts venue in the Basque Country of south-west France. It presents more than 50 shows each season across theatres in Bayonne, Anglet, Boucau and Saint-Jean-de-Luz, spanning theatre, dance, music and circus. Beyond programming, it co-produces and supports artistic creation, runs education and outreach projects with schools and community organisations, works with penitentiary services, and runs a web radio. Its activities are aimed at the general public, young people and people facing social or economic difficulties.

Location

Bayonne, France

Focus areas

performing artstheatredancemusiccircusBasque Countryarts educationco-production

Languages

FREU

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureEducationCommunity developmentChildren & YouthHealthJustice & Legal aid

Works for

ChildrenYouthStudentsPatientsElderly peoplePeople with disabilitiesPrisoners & Ex-offendersCommunities

How they work

Community programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

5e Scène

Arts & Culture · France

Itinerant programme that takes artists and performances to schools, libraries, cinemas, hospitals and prisons across the Basque Country, bringing the performing arts to all audiences.

Pyrenart II

Arts & Culture · France, Spain

Cross-border Interreg POCTEFA project supporting cultural cooperation and performing arts production between France and Spain, co-financed by the European Union.

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingEU funding

Ways to support

Membership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Conservatoire du Pays Basque Maurice Ravel, Service pénitentiaire d'insertion et de probation des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Orchestre du Pays Basque Iparraldeko Orkestra

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