MAINS D'Å’UVRES - SAINT OUEN
Name of the responsible structure : Mains d’Å’uvres
Type of the structure : non for profit organization
Initiators of the project : different non for profit organizations
Continent : Europe
Country : France
Address: 1 rue Charles Garnier 93400 Saint-Ouen
Tel : + 33 1 40 11 25 25
Fax : + 33 1 40 11 25 24
Mail : info@mainsdoeuvres.org
Website : www.mainsdoeuvres.org
Contact : Magali Terrier, communication officer
Description
Mains d’Å’uvres is a cultural place open to contemporary research in the fields of arts and society. This place of work residencies, public events, meeting and experiences aims at welcoming artists from all disciplines, as well as associative and citizen experiences.
The functioning of Mains d’Å’uvres relies on decompartmentalization, interaction, exchange and partnership with numerous public and private entities. The place is dedicated to all the people who seek synergies, interfaces, whatever are their artistic - music, visual arts, dance, theatre, multimedia... - or thinking and action fields - education, politics, information and communication technologies, international co-operation...
Mains d’Å’uvres proposes technical, logistics and human resources to the resident artists and associations in order to accompany them in their projects and artistic production. Thus, Mains d’Å’uvres intends to supply all the best conditions for the development of creations and new experiences willing to link art, culture and society.
Mains d’Å’uvres also collaborates with numerous national and international networks.
This 4000m² space, with its unfinished and friendly touch, generates activity and creativity. Mains d’Å’uvres wants to settle on a long run scheme while remaining adapted to the permanent evolution of the system.
Former use : a cultural and sports committee for employees of the French firm Valeo
Surface of the site : 4000m²
Architect of the rehabilitation : Nicolas Rosier
Foundation year : 1998
Type of occupation : lease
Owner of the building : City council of Saint-Ouen
Infrastructures
Production studio
17 music rehearsal studios (from 20 to 40 m²) : 8 for residencies/9 for hour rental/1 drum room/1 image and sound multimedia studio
concert hall : 125 m²/300 pers
bar
restaurant : 150 m²
gymnasium : 500m² meant for all kinds of disciplines (dance, circus, theatre, visual art, sports, etc.)
6 studios for artists and companies
offices
conference hall : 100 seats
art gallery/exhibition room: 250 m²
dance hall
1 multimedia training centre
associative spaces : 1 "pépinière associative" (offices for starting associations), 1 "pôle associatif", 3 offices for resident associations
resources centre
Social and artistic disciplines:
Contemporary theatre : residencies / diffusion / rental spaces
Music : residencies / creation / production / diffusion / training workshop / rental spaces
Contemporary dance :
residencies / creation / production / diffusion / training workshop / debate / rental spaces
Heritage-Architecture : diffusion / debate / conference
Visual arts : residencies / creation / production / diffusion / training workshop / debate / conference
Circus : rental spaces
Street performing art : rental spaces
Multimedia : residencies / creation / diffusion / training workshop / debate / conference
Cinema-Audiovisual : diffusion / rental spaces
Radio-Television : diffusion / rental spaces
Solidarity-Citizenship : residencies / production / training workshop / debate / conference / rental spaces
Press : residencies / rental spaces
Other structures settled on the site
ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES
Arts sensitifs (digital arts)
 Ark (musician)
AS Dragon/Tricatel (musicians)
 Black Strobe (musician)
 Charlie O (musician)
 Compagnie Anonyme (dance)
 deValence (graphic designers)
 Etienne Jaumet (musician)
 FlyTrap (musicians)
Helen Evans et Heiko Hansen (digital arts, design)
 Herman Dà¼ne (musicians)
 IXKIZIT Cie Joel Borges (dance)
 Julien Saglio (visual arts)
 Keity Anjoure (dance)
Kiwat Compagnie (dance)
 Les Semeurs (theatre, mouvement)
Les Souffleurs (theatre)
Mendelson (musicians)
Moov’n Aktion (association)
Sciapode - Emilie Blézat (theatre and dance)
 Synesthésie (artistic electronic magazine)
The Married Monk (musicians)
Véronique Caye (theatre, visual arts)
RESIDENCES OF CIVIC PROJECTS
A tous les étages (association)
ASILES (association)
Batik International (association)
Caranovana (association)
Disco Babel (association)
Du Zieu dans les Bleus (Theatre company)
Ktha compagnie (Theatre company)
LAPLATEFORME (association)
Panamako (association)
Studio de sculpture sociale (association)
VECAM (association)
Financial partners
City of Saint-Ouen
Department of Seine-Saint-Denis
Ministry of Culture and Communication
Caisse des dépôts et des consignations
Region Ile-de-France
France Active
Networks
TransEuropeHalles
Autresparts
Actes-If
