Founded by Lou Colombani in 2006 and based in Marseille, Parallèle is an organization dedicated to supporting emerging artistic practices in the fields of dance, performance, and visual arts. Its activities operate on an international scale and aim to make contemporary creation accessible to the widest possible audience. Parallèle remains attentive to societal contexts and their evolution, as well as to the needs of artists and the cultural sector.
In September 2025, Anne Kerzerho was appointed General Director of Parallèle. Building on this forward-looking approach to artistic and partnership-based experimentation, she seeks to strengthen and expand, she seeks to strengthen and expand the connections between the Festival, the recently initiated professional development support programs, and Parallèle’s presence at La Friche la Belle de Mai, a site from which a new relationship with the local territory is continually being shaped.
Parallèle’s activities are structured around a complementary framework:
— Support for artists in production and dissemination
— Artistic programming, notably through the Parallèle Festival
— International cooperation through networks and collaborative projects
— Training and professional integration
— Inclusion and solidarity, through partnerships with social organizations to promote access to artworks and participation in creative processes