Le Manège, National theater and circus building in Reims, France.

Le Manège is a theater and circus building in Reims that contains two distinct performance spaces. One is a theater seating around 475 people, while the other is a circular arena under a dome that can hold about 800 spectators for circus acts.

The circus was built in 1865 and the manège in 1867, both designed by architect Narcisse Brunette. The circus was one of several French circuses following the model perfected by Hittorff in Paris. Damaged in World War I, it lost its antique decor, replaced by a blue and ochre scheme with gold highlights. The manège was restored in 1984 and adapted in 1990; both are inscribed as monuments historiques.

The Manège's programme is devoted to the arts of movement: dance, circus and puppetry, along with forms at the crossing of these disciplines. Its annual Born to be a live event in November focuses on contemporary creation, and the venue also co-founds the Reims Scènes d'Europe festival.

The complex stands in the Parc de la Patte d'oie on Boulevard du Général-Leclerc. The circus and manège are separate halls within the same site, so check which one hosts the performance before setting out. The manège was fitted out in 1990 as a multi-purpose hall with a modular floor of 183 to 275 square metres.

The building preserves its original circular circus configuration, making it one of the few remaining structures of this kind in France. This preserved layout lets visitors experience how circus performances were originally staged.