Fluxus Incubator: Incubation Launch for the 17 Projects of the 2026 Cohort

The 8th cohort of fluxus, the cultural and artistic incubator of Grand Est, kicked off its new session on January 8 & 9, 2026 at the Grand Est Cultural Agency in Sélestat.

Selected from 73 applications, 17 projects have joined this new cohort for a year of support dedicated to structuring and developing their activities.

Enhanced performing arts specialization in 2026

Major new development this year: fluxus is strengthening its offering with a specialization dedicated to performing arts.
Tailored training modules, a specific track, and individual mentoring supplement the common support provided to all incubated projects.

This development allows for the inclusion of more performing arts projects, increasing the cohort from 11 to 17 incubated projects in 2026.

17 incubated projects from across the Grand Est region

Live performance, visual arts, music, publishing, crafts, video games: the 2026 cohort reflects the diversity and dynamism of regional cultural creation.
Projects will be supported from January to October 2026, culminating in the final jury at Bliiida (Metz).

The 17 Grand Est projects incubated in 2026 :

• 1888 Studio – Video game, Reims (51)
• Mira Cultural Association – Cultural project engineering, Mirecourt (88)
• Compagnie JoliJo – Live performance, Colmar (68)
• Compagnie La Libre – Live performance, Strasbourg (67)
• Compagnie Piedbouche – Live performance, Saint-Dié des Vosges (88)
• Compagnie Sous l’étang – Live performance, Metz (57)
• Elise Couval – Book and publishing, Condé-lès-Herpy (08)
• Festival Équinoxe – Live performance, Eckbolsheim (67)
• Hélène Bleys – Visual arts, Nancy (54)
• Jeanne Mentrel – Visual arts, Epinal (88)
• Léa Hussenot – Crafts, Strasbourg (67)
• Les Mondes Culturels – Live performance, Reims (51)
• Linda’s Palace – Live performance, Sélestat (67)
• Nor’event – Contemporary Music, Nancy (54)
• Suzanne Laclautre and Nathan Ehrstein – Visual Arts, Strasbourg (67)
• Théâtre La Voyageuse – Performing Arts, Nancy (54)
• Yggbo – Céline Poloce – Video Game, Eichhoffen (67)

The 17 projects were selected following a rigorous process (73 applications received, 34 auditions):

Auditions for Crafts/Design/Visual Arts

• Emma Schneeberger, Project Manager for Structuring Crafts Projects at the Grand Est Region
• Delphine Rouhaud, Culture Support Officer at Artenréel and Info Conseil Culture
• Sophie Bey, Visual Arts Project Manager at Maison Romaine d'Epinal
• Fanny Larcher-Collin, Administration and Communication Officer of the Contemporary Art Center of the Delme Synagogue
• Juliette Clément, Co-manager Studio Canon & member of the IDeE association
• Dominique Laudien, Director of Development, Promotion, and Professional Integration at ENSAD Nancy
  
• Thibault Dieterlen, Director of Plan d’Est
• Emilie Royer, Advisor for Visual Arts for departments 54, 55, 57, 88 at DRAC Grand Est
• Laurie Perol, Head of Support Coordination at Bliiida
• Claire Antony, Project Manager for Crafts, Cultural and Creative Industries, and Cultural Entrepreneurship at DRAC Grand Est

Performing Arts Auditions – Metz & Strasbourg juries

• Alexandre Birker, Director of Scènes & Territoires
• Amanda Mouellic, Advisor for Theatre, Circus Arts, Street Arts, and Puppetry for departments 08, 10, 51, 52 at DRAC Grand Est
• Anne-Margrit Leclerc, Artistic Director, Stage Director, and Actress at Maison d’Elsa I Cie du Jarnisy
• Lucille Lenoir, Project Manager for Visual Arts and Theatre at the Grand Est Region
• Edouard Chapot, Director of La Comète
• Claire Girod, Head of Production and Distribution
• Julie Gothuey, Artistic Development Officer / Production-Distribution / Lecturer [Performing Arts]
• Marie Schaaf, Director of Studies at the National Theatre of Strasbourg
• Thomas Ress, Director of Espace 110
• Anne-Lise Brun, Head of the Performing Arts Department at the City and Eurometropolis of Strasbourg
• Victor Hocquet, Tour Production and Logistics at La Poulie production
• Violette Doire, Venue Manager at La Pokop
• Virginie Demarne, Head of the Performing Arts Hub at the Grand Est Cultural Agency
• Muriel Dréano-Gottardini, Theatre Project Manager for the Grand Est Region
• Catherine Hoffmann, Theater Advisor for departments 67, 68 at DRAC Grand Est
• Rémi Sabran, Performing Arts Project Manager for the Lorraine region at the Grand Est Cultural Agency
• Laurane Claden, Cultural Entrepreneurship Project Manager at the Grand Est Cultural Agency

CCI Auditions (digital arts, audiovisual / cinema, video games, music)

• Brice Arnaudeau, General Coordinator of the Grabuge Federation
• Thomas Altenburger, Co-founder Flying Oak Games & Vice-President of East Games
• Carole De Santis, Director of Interbibly
• Gilles Million, Director of the CIL – Interprofessional Book Confederation – Grand Est
• Nicolas Royer, Producer NC Films / Co-founder Aposcope Distribution
• Marion Gravoulet, Cinema, Audiovisual and Digital Project Manager at the Grand Est Region
• Fabrice Jallet, Head of Support at Bliiida

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