La Cité des enfants - Call for participation
The Festival de la Cité is looking for partners aged 6 to 12 to help set up its program for young audiences!
Before and during the Festival, join other children to imagine, create, give your opinion, meet artists, and present shows.
No need to be a pro: what matters here is your curiosity, imagination, and motivation. ☺
Want to take part? Here's a form to fill out with the help of an adult:
I want to participate!
Your children: creators of the Festival
“La Cité des enfants” is an innovative participatory project that gives children an active role in the Festival de la Cité and recognizes them as true cultural actors — both today and tomorrow.
This pilot project is part of the Festival's desire to act as a true laboratory for cultural innovation. It extends and amplifies the momentum that has been building for several years in favor of children aged 3 and up, with the ambition of firmly establishing their participation at the heart of the Festival's activities.
Why involve children in cultural creation?
Children are not just the spectators of tomorrow: they have a unique perspective, boundless curiosity, and ideas that enrich artistic creation. “La Cité des enfants” offers them the opportunity to participate actively in the design and implementation of projects, alongside artists.
Benefits for children
This experience allows children to develop their self-confidence, refine their critical thinking, and nurture their curiosity from an early age. Through collaboration with their peers and adults, they become aware of the diversity of artistic forms and experience the power of collective creation.
An impact that extends beyond the Festival
The involvement of children generates a tremendous ripple effect: young participants become cultural ambassadors to their families and social circles, enabling the Festival to reach new audiences and strengthen cultural inclusion.
For the artists, this collaboration raises their awareness of the specific needs of young audiences and encourages them to develop new forms of mediation. The Festival itself is enriched by this dynamic: its offering is renewed, its audiences are diversified, and its cultural sustainability is built with those who will be its audiences in the years to come.
