PLATEAUX
PLATEAUX
PLATEAUX IS A FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY CREATION, BORN IN MARSEILLE AND CARRIED BY RIFT.
NOMADIC AND TRANSDISCIPLINARY, BUILT AS A LABORATORY, IT BRINGS PERFORMANCES, INSTALLATIONS, BATTLES, SCREENINGS, READINGS, AND CONCERTS TOGETHER IN A SINGLE SHARED SPACE. THE FORMAT IS DENSE AND INTENSE, OVER THE SPAN OF TEN HOURS.
PLATEAUX TAKES OVER UNCONVENTIONAL SPACES AND FILLS THEM WITH PRESENCES, GESTURES, SOUNDS, AND IMAGES — TURNING THEM INTO TESTING GROUNDS.
IT TAKES ITS RHYTHM FROM THE PORT: ITS INFRASTRUCTURES, ITS CIRCULATIONS, THE TENSIONS THEY PRODUCE. SEVERAL WORKS UNFOLD SIMULTANEOUSLY, LAYERED RATHER THAN SEQUENTIAL. THEY COEXIST UNDER TENSION: THEY OVERLAP, BLEED INTO ONE ANOTHER, RESPOND TO EACH OTHER, AND TOGETHER COMPOSE A COLLECTIVE WORK THAT HOLDS ONLY FOR A MOMENT.
THE FESTIVAL GATHERS ARTISTS FROM MARSEILLE, THE MEDITERRANEAN, AND BEYOND, AND PUTS CONTEMPORARY NARRATIVES INTO CIRCULATION — TESTED IN SITU, ON SITE AND IN REAL TIME.
BETWEEN FORMS, BODIES, AND TERRITORIES, THEY COLLIDE AND CRACK OPENINGS BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE.
PLATEAUX IS AN EXPERIMENT IN REASSEMBLY: OUT OF FRAGMENTED NARRATIVES EMERGE EMANCIPATORY PRACTICES, PLURAL FUTURES, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF IMAGINING THEM TOGETHER.
PLATEAUX 2026
Opéra de Marseille — May 21st
La Cômerie, Marseille — May 22nd
Pavillon de Vendôme, Aix-en-Provence — Mai 23rd
PLATEAUX 2026 brought together over 60 artists, performers, musicians, filmmakers, collectives, independent publishing houses, and partner organisations across three days of performances, installations, projections, concerts, readings, cypher, workshops, and editorial stands.
Artists, collectives, and invited projects included:
Josèfa Ntjam
Cærthæ
Thomas Laigle
Anna Carraud
Jean-Charles Dumay
Léa Moreau
Juliette Mello
Elif Cadoux
P2N Community - Battle Guest
DJ: Jarod Wolf GANG
Speaker: Jaja
Kaybeatz, Diana, GADDYROC, Bboy Ping Pong, JDOT Spawn, Kemaris, Ippoo, Zak
Sahar El Echi
Luis Carricaburu Collantes
Nicolas Faubert
Samantha Steele
Myriam Rabah-Konaté
Nezha Rhondali
Célia Hay
Pearlie Frisch
Dominic Yarabe
Nour Khamis
Cecilia Bengolea
Biro Soumare
Kmar Douagi
celine chiasera
Nosfera
Duality
Myria Idha
Stefan Kruse Jørgensen
Projet KHAYTI
MARIE-MADELEINE save your tears
Constant Spina
Myrrh wa Saphira
Catharæ
Alice Rende
Amélia Tabeï
PLATEAUX 2026 also included the apprentices of the Ballet National de Marseille — Ben Schuffenhau, Thaimee Samut, and Amalia Soubise — in collaboration with Hugo Mir-Valette and Liam Warren.
On Thursday 21 May, PLATEAUX opened at the Opéra de Marseille with performances, concerts, projections, and installations.
« Une programmation proposée par le PAC, conçue et produite par le festival PLATEAUX porté par le collectif RIFT. »
On Friday 22 May, La Cômerie hosted the central day of PLATEAUX 2026, with performances, installations, projections, cypher, workshops, and independent publishing stands, dans le cadre du Printemps de l’Art Contemporain.
On Saturday 23 May, PLATEAUX continued in the gardens of the Pavillon de Vendôme in Aix-en-Provence.
« Performances, PAC dans les jardins du Pavillon de Vendôme — soirée de performances proposée par PLATEAUX (une proposition de PLATEAUX, porté par RIFT dans le cadre du Printemps de l’Art Contemporain et de la Biennale d’Aix). »
Independent publishing houses, collectives, and partner structures included:
Éditions Métèques
Comme Nous Brûlons
Uncivilized Collective
Office Survivre
Collectif 113
Cultures du Cœur 13
HeartStreet
Production team
Scenography and lighting — Kevin Klein, Paolo Morvan
Graphic design — Hugo Mir-Valette
Curation — Samantha Steele, Hugo Mir-Valette, Nicolas Faubert, Liam Warren, Arina Sidorova
Technical director — Caetano Carvalho
Technical management at La Cômerie — Morvan Hauray
Communication — Benjamin Puddu
Production, administration, and development — Arina Sidorova, Liam Warren, Hugo Mir-Valette
Assistant scenography — Coralie Laurent
Partner organisations included:
La Cômerie
actoral
La Biennale d’Aix
Ville de Marseille
P2N Community
Institut Français de Tunisie
Printemps de l’Art Contemporain
Pavillon Vendôme
Ballet National de Marseille
Friche la Belle de Mai
Artagon Marseille
Dos Mares
La Zouze — Cie Christophe Haleb
editingworldgrid.com
La Compagnie — lieu de création
Office Survivre
PLATEAUX 2025
La Réserve des Arts, Marseille
PLATEAUX 2025 brought together more than 40 artists, collectives, and independent publishing houses, including:
MJ Harper
Valentin, Noujaïm
Sentimental Rave
Bruta
Mohanad Smama, Lugh O’Neil,
Goutte2Mère, Sihem Benmina, Mehdi Rebaya, Nelly Slim, Claire Bouffay, Marie-Rose Frigière, Luc Marginalz, Mokkdeep, Arthur MGZ, Lau Rinha,
Dan A, Mohamed Ali Cherif, Jihed Blagui, Simon Courchel,
the apprentices of the Ballet National de Marseille (Efua-Maria Aikins, Geremia Cappagli, Sergi Caseras, Laura Carvalho Da Costa, Lena De Beukelaer, Vince de Cock, Jens van der Pijl, Anaïs Van Caekenberg, Nathan Yann, Lou Zinssner),
Hugo Mir-Valette, Paolo Morvin, Liam Warren, Jules Leaño, Clarisse Pacory, Elen Sylla Grollimund, Yannis Briki, Myriam Rey, Ugo Celeste,
Fabienne Guilbert-Burgoa, Chams Barkaoui, Pascal Mouisset, Alexandre Paty, Arina Sidorova, Adrien Moayer, Marco Herløv-Høst, Simi Beniamino,
Amit Noy, Pauline Lavogez, Kevin Klein, Samantha Steele.
A DJ set by Sentimental Rave was presented in partnership with the Marseille Underground Film and Music Festival (MUFF).
Partner organisations and collectives included:
Ballet National de Marseille, Comme Nous Brûlons Littératures, Collectif GENA, Editing.World.Grid, J2M – Collectif Habitants de la Maison Blanche, Marginalz Gang, Ph’art et Balises, Shed Publishing, Uncivilized Collective, Sonnaï Collectif.
Production team
Scenography — Kevin Klein
Lighting — Paolo Morvin
Film curation — Samantha Steele
Technical management — Yoann Navarro
Production and administration — Arina Sidorova
Written texts — Adrien Moayer
Graphic identity and advisory — Editing.World.Grid (Hugo Mir-Valette)
Choreographic assistance — Marco Herløv-Høst
Programming — Liam Warren
Video management and documentation — Simi Beniamino, Ugo Celeste, with videos contributed by the public
Video editing — Benjamin Puddu
Assistant scenography — Charlotte September
Photography — Simon Courchel
Social media — Benjamin Puddu
Acknowledgements
La Zouze (Compagnie Christophe Haleb),Friche la Belle de Mai, Atelier Ni, Bi:Pole,
Ballet National de Marseille, Festival du Printemps de l’Art Contemporain,
and the entire team at La Réserve des Arts.
PARTENAIRES
conseil et identité visuelle
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