Le Brise Glace in Annecy is a 1,500 m² concert hall that can be hired for conferences, seminars, company evenings, workshops, product presentations, exhibitions and showrooms, for 12 to 480 participants. It has a main hall of 324 m², a club, a bar area and a meeting room, with stage sound and lighting and a technical team.
Seminars and company events
The venue opens its doors to business events and describes an atypical setting with rooms of strong acoustics. It lists conferences, seminars, company evenings, collaborative workshops, product presentations, exhibitions and showrooms. The team of 14 employees and about 20 freelance technicians works with the client's own staff and takes part at several stages of the event, which helps when a project needs sound, light and video.
The venue is a labeled contemporary music stage, so its public program continues during the year. Check your date against the concert calendar before you plan.
Rooms and capacities
The main hall covers 324 m². It has bleachers and chairs can be added in the pit. It takes 215 people seated in conference layout and 483 standing. Hiring the main hall includes the bar of the hall, the mezzanine bar, the forecourt and the reception area. Sound and stage lighting are included in the equipment.
The Club covers 93 m², seats 50 in conference layout and takes 137 standing, with a sound system, lighting and a control booth. It suits meetings, film screenings and team parties.
The Crique is a bar space with an original architecture. It seats 25 in cabaret or conference layout and takes 120 standing, which suits a cocktail reception or a short conference.
The meeting room covers 25 m². It seats 12 in a square layout and takes 20 standing. It has a screen of 1.64 by 1 meter with video conferencing and a built-in digital board, a video projector, a sound system and a coffee machine.
History and setting
Le Brise Glace is run by an association and is one of the first venues in France to receive the label of a contemporary music stage. It has been active for 25 years, and the site also hosts rehearsal studios, workshops and a festival. The venue is at 54 bis rue des Marquisats in Annecy, close to the lake.
Getting there
The address is 54 bis rue des Marquisats, 74000 Annecy. Annecy railway station is the nearest main station, and Geneva airport is the nearest major airport. The site has a carpooling page and an accessibility page for visitors. Catering and accommodation are not described on the pages read, so ask the team about a caterer for a meal.
