I will be leading a series of masterclasses as part of an invitation to participate in the UNIMA Puppeteers Trust Foundation 's 2025 program . This program is dedicated to training the next generation of Indian puppeteers, giving them the skills needed to build puppets, create performances, and enter the professional world of puppetry in India.

With the support of the French Institute in India / French Embassy in India.

Masterclass – Body, Object Theatre and Shared Imagination

This masterclass offered a sensitive exploration of the relationship between the puppeteer's body, the stage object, and the spectator's imagination. Through a series of practical exercises, students were invited to question their own stage presence, listen to the material, and activate a space of shared invention.

The work was structured around a few fundamental principles: the object is not an accessory but a partner; the performer's body becomes the primary vector of narration; the audience's gaze is not passive but a co-creator of meaning. By combining improvisations, transformation games, and compositions, the masterclass highlighted the porosity between body and object, and opened a lively dialogue between stage and audience.

Attention was paid to the quality of bodily engagement, to the construction of strong but available presences, and to the way in which a gesture, a breath, or a movement can awaken worlds. This work also allowed for the strengthening of listening within the group and the exploration of the relationship of trust between performers, objects, and spectators.

I had the honor of inviting Indian puppeteer Anurupa Roy to Gadagne - Museum of Puppetry Arts in Lyon.

We gave a masterclass in puppet building using the papier-mâché technique, as well as an introduction to puppet movement techniques.

At the end of the masterclass, Anurupa Roy gave a lecture entitled: Preserving Indian Cultural Traditions through Puppetry Arts .

Thanks to the Gadagne Museums for their welcome and to the Cultural Summer, DRAC Auvergne Rhône-Alpes for their support.

I introduced third-year puppeteer students at the Dnipro College of Arts to the art of color shadow theater.

As part of a Franco-Ukrainian cultural cooperation project that I am leading with the support of the City of Lyon and the French Institute in Paris.

During this masterclass in performing arts at Kyiv International University, I helped students explore the relationship between the body, the imagination, and stage objects.

As part of a Franco-Ukrainian cultural cooperation project that I am leading with the support of the City of Lyon and the French Institute in Paris.

This small, friendly group, the Falcons, has set themselves the mission of working with children in difficulty in the Lviv region throughout the year to provide them with support and comfort. The goal of these three days spent together was to give them some artistic and educational ideas that they can then use and pass on in turn.

As part of a Franco-Ukrainian cultural cooperation project that I am leading with the support of the City of Lyon and the French Institute in Paris.

With the support of the John Paul II Parish of Lviv.

I taught puppeteering students and circus students at the Karpenko-Karyy National University of Theatre, Film and Television about color shadow theatre and object theatre.

As part of a Franco-Ukrainian cultural cooperation project that I am leading with the support of the City of Lyon and the French Institute in Paris.

Shadow coloring and sculpture initiation workshop for the general public, at Espace Samuel Paty - Rezo 1901 Lyon.

As part of the cultural summer with the support of the DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

I led a masterclass in shadow theatre and body movements as part of the international Prizrenfest festival in Kosovo for teenagers aged 15 to 18.

We worked on the personal representation of a tree, and it was remarkable to see how the teenagers projected their imagination through their creation.

Since 2023, I have been leading an introductory module to the art of puppeteering for third-year students at the Lyon Theatre School .

The objective is to give future young artists the keys to understanding and situating their practice within the many aesthetics of contemporary puppetry.

I led a shadow theater and body play workshop for Ukrainian families with Ukrainian artist Viktoriia Chepourna at Espace Samuel Paty, Rezo 1901 Lyon.

As part of the cultural summer with the support of the DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Press link : La Tribune.

I was invited as a professional artist to participate in the Frankoscény , a French-language middle and high school theatre festival in the Czech Republic. I gave two artistic practice workshops to teenagers of several nationalities.

I was invited as a professional artist to participate in the 19th edition of FESTIF , the Egyptian School Festival of International Francophone Theater.

It was a great pleasure to attend the topics addressed by the high school students, often related to gender equality within the family model and the fight against bullying in schools.

I exhibited several of my puppets and led a masterclass in shadow coloring at the independent gallery тю. It was a real surprise to introduce this technique to around forty people, aged 17 to 80!

This international trip was financed by the European I-Portunus grant.

Mariupol will remain for me a symbol of the struggle for an independent Ukraine.

I gave a masterclass on puppetry for professional actors and actresses at the Kherson Theatre. It was a wonderful experience and an introduction to puppetry at this theatre, which employs over 300 people on a permanent basis.

This international trip was financed by the European I-Portunus grant.

Raising awareness of theatrical writing for young people in Kinshasa, with the Théâtre des Intrigants and local puppeteers.

With the support of the French Institute of Kinshasa.

I coordinated 150 hours of educational activities within the elementary schools of the Forez-Est Community of Communes.

With the support of the DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

I led a masterclass on “movement and puppetry” with puppeteer Philippe Peyraud at the Gjakovë Theatre in Kosovo.

With the support of the European Cultural Foundation.