Founded by Raphaëlle Boitel, the company has developed a unique gestural identity which makes full use of all three dimensions of the stage.

Guillem Alba is a theatrical performer and Clara Peya is a pianist.

Belgian company TOF Théâtre was originally founded by Alain Moreau to perform Le Tour du Bloc.

Olivier Meyrou is a French documentary film-maker. Matias Pilet is a dancer and circus performer.+N14:N17

Cor de Teatre is not, technically speaking, a vocal group. Nor a theatre company. It is both, at the same time.

Le Théâtre du Mouvement is jointly helmed by Claire Heggen and Yves Marc, both of whom studied mime with Étienne Decroux, as well as pursuing advanced studies in corporeal aesthetics and the techniques of physical performance. Their work is inspired by the theatricality of movement and the art of gesture.

Raz’Bitumes is a company tackling big subjects with a sense of poetry and humour, casting a wry eye on modern society. Compagnie Raz’Bitumes is committed to the tradition of street art as art for everyone, putting on performances in public spaces.

Atelier 3+1 was founded by choreographer, dancer and photographer Josef Nadj, with a view to putting the visual arts back at the heart of stage performance and physical expression. Joëlle Léandre is a French composer, vocalist, and double bass player.

Compagnie Au Fil du Vent was formed when tightrope-dancer Johanna Gallard crossed paths with Adèll Nodé-Langlois, a clown trained in both dance and trapeze. Together they produce shows combining tightrope dancing and clowning.

Chapertons is a theatre company devoted to silent comedy.

Theatre company Trace(s) en Poudres is the brainchild of stage and artistic director Aurélie Gard and producer Nathalie Bruère.

Simona Lévi is the Director of the Conservas theatre company.

Stefano Amori and Luca Lomazzi are the founders and leaders of Parapiglia.

Xavier Jollivet and Hélène Taudière are the driving forces behind this professional company, specialising in the theatre of imagery, visual performance and wordless theatre.

Studio Marta is a spin-off of the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno (JAMU in Brno).

Théâtre de la Mezzanine is a company founded and led by Denis Chabroullet.

Marta Carrasco is a dancer and mime artist.

There really is no French equivalent of the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno (JAMU in Brno).

The aim of the Centre National du Mime is to promote mime in all its forms, through performance as well as teaching.

Strange Fruit is a theatre company whose unique shows combine elements of theatre, dance and circus performance.

Théâtre Clipa stalks the outer limits of the imagination.

Mime de Rien is an association of mime artists.

Caroline Selig and Alain Beauchet are the founders and co-directors of Compagnie Artonik.

Yu Jin Gyu first discovered his love for the dramatic arts while studying to be a vet.

Russian theatre company Derevo is composed primarily of performers from Saint-Petersburg, and led by director Anton Andassinsky.

Didier Gary is the founder of Oz Theaterland.

Théâtre Antagon is a German collective founded by Bernhard Bub.

Cirque Baroque is a French circus and the successor to Puits aux Images, founded in 1973 by Christian Taguet.

Axe Groupe is the brainchild of two performers: Maxim Issaev and Pavel Semtchenko.

Ilka Schönbein is a dancer, puppeteer and founder of Théâtre Meschugge.

Antoni Alba, Bruno Delahayye and Kévin Magill are the founders of Dram*Bakus.

This mime and circus company was founded by Ctibor Turba.

Founding members Mario, Freddy, Francky, Cyrille and Arnaud met in Rennes in 1992 while attending the Ecole des Arts du Cirque at Bing Bang Circus.

Five partners in mime: Sergueï Davydov, Nikolaï Bereza, Kotini Junior, Michail Oussov and Sergueï Ivanov.

4 Litres 12 was a theatre company led by Odile and Michel Massé.