Compagnie Reine Mer invites you to discover its artistic workshops in partnership with educational institutions, an essential dimension of our artistic approach focused on transmission and exchange. For us, the creation of performances goes hand in hand with the desire to transmit and engage with younger generations.
As partners of Pass Culture, the Department of Charente-Maritime (MDAC convention), and Adage, we benefit from solid institutional support that attests to the quality of our projects. Since our inception, we have had the privilege of working in numerous educational institutions that have placed their trust in us. With the support of local communities and municipalities, we have been able to create enriching experiences that ignite children's enthusiasm and satisfy the pedagogical teams. Join us for workshops that combine pleasure, learning, and creativity, offering your students an unforgettable experience while preparing them with confidence for their academic and professional future.
We offer Artistic and Cultural Education (EAC) programs by working based on the three essential pillars of this approach. Firstly, we promote direct and sensory encounters with artworks, including the programming of our performances. This gives kids the opportunity to attend a theatrical representation that transports them into a unique artistic universe.
Through our performances, we explore how every individual, regardless of their character or reserve, can find their place within a group and flourish, focusing on essential concepts such as group dynamics, community living, self-improvement, self-confidence, recognition and management of emotions, spatial awareness, and the development of imagination. By integrating these projects into their programs, teaching teams provide kids with the opportunity to develop key skills such as communication, collaboration, creativity, and self-confidence. Kids are encouraged to express their ideas, overcome shyness, while respecting other group members.
Through specially designed workshops and educational activities in collaboration with teaching teams, kids have the opportunity to explore various aspects of imagination, creation, and artistic expression. They can develop their artistic sensitivity, their ability to interact with others, and open themselves up to new perspectives. Moreover, we emphasize the recognition and management of emotions, as well as spatial awareness. Kids learn to express and understand their emotions while becoming aware of the impact of their physical presence on stage.
By incorporating these dimensions into our Artistic and Cultural Education programs, we offer kids a comprehensive experience that promotes their overall development. They acquire artistic and creative skills, develop self-confidence, learn to work in groups, explore their emotions and bodies, and nurture their imagination. We firmly believe that these learnings are essential
We also offer workshops for middle and high school students, tailored to their needs, focusing on themes such as community living, self-confidence, and respect, while helping them prepare for oral exams.
Through our activities, we encourage adolescents to develop key skills that will not only benefit their academic life but also their future professional and academic endeavors. We emphasize communication, oral expression, stress management, and self-confidence. We firmly believe that these skills are essential for success in all aspects of life.
We raise awareness among adolescents about the importance of mutual respect, tolerance, and acceptance of differences. We encourage them to express themselves, share their experiences, and find constructive solutions to create a safe and caring school environment.
In parallel, we provide specific activities to prepare them for oral exams. We help them develop communication skills, manage stress, structure their ideas, and present their arguments clearly and convincingly. By working on these aspects, we prepare them to be more at ease during their exams and develop valuable skills for their future careers or further studies.
Our pedagogical approach is based on interactive and playful methods adapted to the language and interests of adolescents. We encourage their active participation, foster exchanges and discussions, and provide a space for free expression where they can feel confident to share their opinions.
Native of Rochefort, Lucas Rastoll is graduated in drama from the Conservatoire Régional de Cergy-Pontoise.He is versatile and it’s in multidisciplinary that he blossoms and finds the freedom to share his own vision of the world, his questions, his loves and his struggles. In his work he seeks to invent a new language : give birth to the beauty from the chaos, disrupt to put things back in order.
He started working with the Vide Grenier Théâtre company for his creation « Pépé » for the Aurillac and Chalons festivals. In 2016, he moved to Iceland and got trained in masks and clowns techniques under the supervision of Rafael Bianciotto who worked as a director and teacher all around the world. He then became associated actor at the Freezer Theatre in West Iceland. He is associated to severeal creation as an actor and a director. He also take part in the theatre’s life by organizing many events and teaching workshops.
In 2017 he wrote and produced a clown show and toured in Iceland.Since 2020 he is the artistic director of the french Reine Mer Theatre Company. In 2021 he wrote, directed and perform in “My name is Steinn” a contemporary masks and musical kids performance. The music was composed by Sacha Bernardson and masks created by Francesca Lombardi. He is curently working on an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night Dream in collaboration with Rafael Bianciotto et Mario Gonzalez.
For his work Lucas is supported by the European Union, Communauté d’agglomération Rochefort Océan, the city of Rochefort, the departement of Charente-Maritime and Nouveau Théâtre Populaire.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAINTE THERESE, HOUILLES, FRANCE
EAC program for the creation of a show with two classes
MERLEAU-PONTY HIGH SCHOOL, ROCHEFORT, FRANCE
Writing and creation of a piece relating the events of the Holocaust
Workshop for preparing for the Lycée's Eloquence Contest in partnership with St Agnant College.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF CABARIOT, FRANCE
EAC program of 6 to 8 hours per class with 6 classes from kindergarten to CM2, focusing on emotions in theater and dance. This project was done in partnership with the Rochefort-Océan Agglomeration Community as part of their EAC residencies.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF ECHILLAIS, FRANCE
EAC program of 12 hours per class with 2 CM2 classes, linked to the show "Je m'appelle Stein" with the aim of presenting scenes. This project was done in partnership with the Rochefort-Océan Agglomeration Community as part of their EAC residencies.
MERLEAU-PONTY HIGH SCHOOL, ROCHEFORT, FRANCE
2-hour workshop with all second-year classes for the Printemps des Poètes (Poetry Spring) event.
Workshop for preparing for the Lycée's Eloquence Contest in partnership with St Agnant College.
Workshop for preparing for the Lycée's Eloquence Contest in partnership with St Agnant College.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF MARENNES & BROUAGE, FRANCE
EAC program of 12 hours per class with 5 classes of CE1, CE2, CM1, and CM2 on the theme of School Harassment. This project was done in partnership with the Marennes-Oléron Basin Community of Communes, the City of Marennes, and the Department.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF LUSSANT, FRANCE
EAC program of 8 hours per class with 4 classes of CE1, CE2, CM1, and CM2, linked to the show "Je m'appelle Stein". This project was done in partnership with the School of Lussant, the Lussant Town Hall, the Parents' Association, and the Department.
MERLEAU-PONTY HIGH SCHOOL, ROCHEFORT, FRANCE
2-hour workshop with all second-year classes for the Printemps des Poètes (Poetry Spring) event.
Workshop for preparing for the Lycée's Eloquence Contest in partnership with St Agnant College
LYCEE MERLEAU-PONTY, ROCHEFORT, FRANCE
Workshops with final year classes in English specialty to help them prepare for the Grand Oral Baccalaureate
