GALAPIAT Circus: A cooperative that dares to take risks

Galapiat is a contemporary circus company based in rural Brittany that became a multi-stakeholder cooperative (SCIC) ten years ago.
It was founded by six artists from the National Circus School in Châlons-en-Champagne and they created the show "Risque Zéro".
Their initial goal was to tour South America, and the project evolved into a long-term collective adventure.

As individual artistic projects multiplied, the original non-profit association structure became insufficient. The group therefore adopted a cooperative model to better support collaboration and shared governance.
After a decade, the SCIC model can now be assessed in termes of its strengths, limits, and stakeholder relations.

Galapiat also faces new challenges linked to the aging founders, changing work practices, and declining cultural funding.
The case raises broader questions about the future strategy and governance of participatory, leaderless organizations.

- Understand and analyse the specific characteristics of a cooperative organization
- Identify and prioritize the stakeholders of an organization based on their power
- Develop a critical approach to cooperative governance
- Establish a strategic diagnosis
- To suggest and justify recommendations for the organization regarding development choices and governance
- To work collaboratively on the development of a diagnosis

Cooperative - Performing arts - Governance - Strategy - Stakeholders

M1, M2
Masters spécialisés
Cadre

Live performance

PPT debriefing (26 slides)

Année de la problématique : 2025

Livraison : Livraison par lien de téléchargement

Nombre de pages : 17 avec 7 page(s) annexe(s)

Temps d'utilisation : 3h00

Code du secteur d'activité : 92 - Activités récréatives, culturelles et sportives