At PATIO, sharing and passing on knowledge lie at the heart of our commitment.

We champion an approach to dance as a vehicle for encounter, expression and openness, accessible to all audiences, regardless of age, background or sensibility.

With this in mind, we develop education and outreach projects for schools (primary, secondary and higher education). These activities can take place directly within the schools or in our studios, offering privileged access to a place of artistic creation and research.

We design each project as a complete experience, combining discovery, practice and reflection. Participants are invited to explore movement through physical workshops, meet working artists and immerse themselves in living creative processes. The aim is to make dance tangible and concrete, allowing everyone to experience it from within.

These activities are always built in dialogue with the supervising teams, in order to best meet the educational, artistic or human objectives of each group. They can also be part of broader collaborative dynamics, encouraging crossovers between disciplines, encounters between audiences and the exchange of practices.

Through these initiatives, LE PATIO aims to open doors: to creation, to an understanding of artistic gesture, but also to a freer, more curious and more engaged outlook on the world around us.

A great way to get started is through our DANCE LECTURES:

Move, think, express yourself: the dance lecture that energises minds and bodies!

PATIO’s interactive lecture offers an original immersion at the crossroads of dance, reflection and personal expression. Designed especially for schools, it is aimed at pupils of all levels (from age 8) and transforms your classroom, auditorium, multipurpose hall, gym… into a living space of discovery and movement.

Educational objectives: to give meaning to the body in learning, develop artistic sensitivity, self-confidence and listening to others, make dance accessible to all, build connections in a different way, and stimulate critical thinking through art.

Duration: about 1 hour
Audience: solo version from age 9, duo version from age 12