Puppet Ground

Puppet show for ages 8 and up
Caballero soy (I am a knight) won the Spanish Young People’s Show Award. In this production, Cervantes himself – or rather, his puppet – narrates the adventures of his hero in the first person, embodying the famous “knight in shining armor” he dreamed of being. A show designed to make you discover Cervantes and his novel with joy and laughter… and to dream with your eyes open. Text based on the work of Miguel de Cervantes. Directed and dramaturgied by...

Puppet interludes adapted in French in the exhibition "Don Quichotte. Histoire de fou, histoire d'en rire" for ages 4 and up
As part of the exhibition “Don Quichotte. Histoire de fou, histoire d’en rire” exhibition, Spanish puppeteers from Compagnie Máquina Real present brief interludes inspired by the musical puppet theater “El retablo de Maese Pedro” (Master Peter’s castelet), featured in the exhibition. This is an opportunity for the whole family to discover the world of puppets in Don Quixote’s time, reliving the chapter in the novel where Don Quixote embarks on a battle...

Bilingual object and shape theater in French and French sign language for ages 3 to 6
Using geometric shapes and colors, this show illustrates stories and rhymes from our collective heritage. Using graphic cues familiar to little ones (geometric shapes, wooden cubes, bold colors), this visual proposition offers children an imaginative vision. The spectator’s pleasure comes from the sensations, reflections and emotions generated by the reinvention of these well-known stories. Performed by actors and animated by rudimentary silhouettes, the show is a delight for young and...

Object and shape theater from 1 to 3 years old
This version of En Forme! is aimed at toddlers aged 1-3. He proposes to illustrate several nursery rhymes known to all (Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs…), reinterpreted using visual codes familiar to children: geometric shapes, wooden cubes and bold colors. This visual proposition is designed to offer a first viewing pleasure for toddlers, where sensations, reflections and emotions are alreadỳ intertwined.

Bicycle-based image theater for ages 2 and up
Deeply rooted in the popular tradition of Japanese Kamishibai (paper theater), Les forces rondes tells toddlers the story of a snake and its moult. As the narrator and his little wooden theater perched on a bicycle arrive, images are born and transformed to the sound of percussion, like the snake and its moult. At the end of the show, this “story bike” will leave a trace of its passage, that of its wheels, creating a collective memory of this shared moment. The MELAMPO company is...

Guided tour with tablet for ages 7 and up
Mucem and puppets have a long history of love and collections! Guided by a fun application, children are invited to set off in search of Raoul Lala – Marseille’s most famous puppet – through the most secret corners of the reserves of the Centre de Conservation et de Ressources (CCR) de la Belle de Mai. We’ve even heard that some curious puppets will be coming out of their storerooms for the occasion… Design and production: LE M@RIOLAB

Ice puppets on water show for all ages
Mizu (Japanese for water) is a sensitive, poetic show combining dance, circus arts and puppetry. A dancer and puppeteer interact with an ice puppet suspended from a wooden sculpture. As the ice gradually melts, the puppet becomes brittle and gradually disappears. A dreamlike, poetic metaphor for the fragility of things and life, the beauty of the world and the bond that unites us with others, even when they disappear. Co-programming Théâtre de la Joliette – Mucem Compagnie Furinkaï...

Sensory visit inspired by object theater for 18 months - 3 years
In this sensory visit, inspired by object theater and specially adapted for toddlers, we meet a little sheep in search of its bell… With its thousand and one treasures, the “Populaire? Treasures from the collections” is an invitation to awaken their senses and their appetite for discovery. Because there’s no age limit for learning about (and marveling at) the world of museums!

Family storytelling tour for children aged 3 to 6
Have you ever visited “Populaire? Treasures from the collections”? The objects on display, from the simplest to the most spectacular, all have something to tell us… like the story told by the wise and slightly mad Nasreddine, whom everyone loved to listen to. In an imaginary country in the East, the palace peacock sets out to find the most beautiful gift for the little prince’s birthday… but what would be the ideal present among all the treasures in the...