In the presence of Laurent Isnard, TPM Vice-President for Cultural Outreach, Robert Llorca, Director of the TPM Conservatory, and Régis Laugier, Deputy Director for Dissemination, the Métropole reaffirmed its ambition to make culture accessible to everyone. The TPM Conservatory, one of the largest in France, welcomes nearly 3,300 students supported by 200 teachers across 11 sites, offering 80 disciplines in circus arts, dance, music, and theater.
The Conservatory's Cultural Season will kick off in November with the Autumn Festival, featuring 11 free events open to all, often in unusual locations. This festival also marks a first stage confrontation with the professional scene for many students.
The TPM Conservatory is strengthening its role as a "school for the audience" through partnerships with local cultural institutions, offering students privileged access to performances, artist encounters, and mediation activities. An active policy of engaging young audiences is also pursued, including outside the Conservatory, with artistic and cultural education programs and school sessions.
Among the new offerings for the 2026-2027 season, the TPM Conservatory has renewed its CPES theater accreditation and obtained new accreditations in dance (classical, contemporary, jazz) and music, becoming the only conservatory in the region accredited for all three fields. A new hip-hop dance program responds to growing demand for urban cultures, and courses in traditional and world music (Corsican flutes, fife, bagpipes, diatonic accordion, tin whistle) are introduced, highlighting the institution's Mediterranean identity.
A Class with Adjusted Hours (CHAM) dedicated to urban culture is opening in partnership with the Django-Reinhardt college in Toulon, featuring stage expression, singing, urban percussion, slam, beatbox, and graphic arts. This unique initiative within the academy demonstrates the Conservatory's ability to innovate in the connection between artistic education and national education.
Emphasis will also be placed on the discipline of circus arts. Labeled a Regional Radiance Conservatory since 2022, the TPM Conservatory positions itself as a reference center for artistic education, a place for learning, creation, and sharing in the performing arts.
