Théatre en Hautes-Pyrénées : Compagnie La Mandragore
An emerging company from the Hautes-Pyrénées, La Mandragore was founded in February 2018 by Corinne Mathou, director, dancer and actress, also a trainer in theatrical studies and a graduate of the Comédie de St Etienne. It is made up of artists from the Aquitaine and Occitanie region trained in different disciplines: dance, theatre, circus and puppetry. La Mandragore also works with artists from Paris and Lyon for these various projects.
In addition to its artistic activities, one of La Mandragore's projects aims to mix the arts (theater, dance and performance) and audiences. The company wants to allow audiences who do not have easy access to the arts, in rural areas and in priority neighborhoods, to be able to confront an artistic experience. The objective of the company is to find a real mix and to federate different actors and institutions of the territory. It partners with local companies and institutions such as the Dans6t dance company, the Henri Duparc Conservatory, the Ecole Supérieure des Arts de Pau and various cultural scenes such as the National Stage of the Parvis Tarbes-Pyrénées, the Maison de la Vallée of Luz St Sauveur or the Halle aux Grains of Bagnères-de-Bigorre. The company has developed three poles within its structure: transmission and cultural mediation, creation and artistic research.
La Mandragore notably runs theater and dance workshops with asylum seekers and with people living in priority neighborhoods or in rural areas. The company's actions benefit from the support of City Policy, the Prefecture of Tarbes, the Departmental Directorate for Social Cohesion and Protection of Populations (DCSPP), Childhood Social Assistance, the Tarbes-Lourdes Agglomeration and, of the city of Tarbes, of the Department of Hautes-Pyrénées and of Drac Occitanie.
Contact :
16 Rue Robert Destarac
65000 Tarbes
0781240784