International Visual Theatre

The International Visual Theatre occupies a 180-seat venue on Cité Chaptal and presents performances that weave together French Sign Language with physical movement and gesture. The productions rely entirely on visual and physical storytelling to engage the audience.

The theatre was founded in 1976 as the first professional company to employ deaf actors. It made its home in a building that once housed the famous Grand Guignol theatre.

The venue brings together deaf and hearing audiences to experience performances rooted in French Sign Language and physical movement. This meeting place shapes how locals and visitors understand theatre as a form of expression that goes beyond spoken words.

The venue is easily reached and offers accessible entrances with seating arrangements suited to different visitor needs. Nearby Metro stations Blanche, Saint-Georges, and Pigalle provide good connections throughout the neighborhood.

The building has long functioned as a publishing house and training center alongside its theatre productions. This triple role as performance venue, publisher, and school made it a rare cultural institution that performs, teaches, and distributes work all under one roof.

Location: 9th arrondissement of Paris

Website: http://ivt.fr

GPS coordinates: 48.88110,2.33333

Latest update: December 11, 2025 11:00