PREMIERES RENCONTRES festival 2024

From 4 March to 7 April 2024

For this 11th edition, 8 shows (80+ performances) from France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scotland will be touring 16 towns in the Val d’Oise, Seine-et-Marne and Oise districts, in the Greater Paris region.

13 and 14 March 2024

The European Forum, with conferences, projects, workshops and exhibitions bringing together artists, cultural and early childhood professionals, institutional representatives, parents and children will take place at the Espace Marcel Pagnol in Villiers-le-Bel on 13 and 14 March.

The programme (French)

Shows

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European Forum

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To find out more…

• European Forum 2024: Report24 June 2024
  The summary of the debates and project presentations of the 2024 European Forum is now available
• Photos of the European Forum29 April 2024
  A look back at the 2024 European Forum, the key event of the PREMIÈRES RENCONTRES Festival.
• PREMIÈRES RENCONTRES Festival: shows at the Les p’tites tommettes Festival11 April 2024
  See the shows in the PREMIÈRES RENCONTRES festival programme at Les p’tites tommettes in Creil
• PREMIERES RENCONTRES Festival: 2nd to 7th April2 April 2024
  Shows scheduled for the last week of the PREMIÈRES RENCONTRES Festival.
• PREMIÈRES RENCONTRES Festival: 18-24 March20 March 2024
  The shows scheduled for the third week of the festival.
• European Forum: the shows20 March 2024
  The shows that were presented during the 2024 European Forum.
• PREMIÈRES RENCONTRES Festival : 4-10 March20 March 2024
  The PREMIÈRES RENCONTRES 2024 Festival is launched! Discover the shows scheduled for the first week.
• European Forum 2024: Registration is open30 January 2024
  Register now for the European Forum, the key event of the PREMIÈRES RENCONTRES festival, on 13 and 14 March 2024.

Our partners

ACTA, conventioned company : Conseil départemental du Val d’Oise, City of Villiers-le-Bel. ACTA is subsidised by the DRAC Île-de-France through a territorial agreement, and by the Ile-de-France Regional Council through an artistic permanence agreement.

Supporters of the PREMIÈRES RENCONTRES 2024 festival : Ministry of Culture DRAC Île-de-France, the Conseil départemental du Val d’Oise, the Communauté d’Agglomération Roissy Pays de France, the City of Villiers-le-Bel, the Embassy of The Netherlands, The French Institute in Brazil, the British Council (as part of the UK/France Spotlight on Culture 2024 Together We Imagine), the CAF du Val-d’Oise, RAJA