Théâtre L'Île Ô hosts plenary sessions, conferences, product presentations, workshops, study days and cocktail evenings for up to 250 seated in its main amphitheater and 270 people on board across all spaces. It is a floating building moored on the left bank of the Rhône, at Berge Bertha von Suttner, at the foot of the Pont Gallieni in Lyon's 7th arrondissement.
Seminars and company events
Spaces are open for hire every day from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Rates are based on four time blocks: two hours, four hours, eight hours or more than eight hours. Packs combine an amphitheater with one or more reception rooms for meals. The hire includes the venue's furniture, video projection, handheld microphones and a technical manager for the whole time the theaters are in use. Videoconference, streaming or video capture of a plenary can be added on request. A common format runs the plenary in the Grand Théâtre, breakouts in the Salle Horizon or the Attique, and lunch or a cocktail on the rooftop or in the Foyer.
Rooms and capacities
The Grand Théâtre has 250 seats: 226 numbered seats on tiers and 24 on balconies, with four wheelchair places reached by a dedicated lift. It has a 68 m² stage, a 7 by 5 meter screen, a 10,000-lumen projector, air conditioning, fiber Wi-Fi and a 10 m² dressing room.
The Petit Théâtre has 80 tiered seats, a 25 m² stage, a 120-inch screen and a 3,500-lumen projector.
The Salle Horizon is a modular reception room with air conditioning: 180 for a cocktail, 90 at banquet tables, 60 at round tables or 70 in workshops. The Foyer, which includes the cloakroom, takes 70 for a cocktail. The Attique, opening onto the rooftop, seats 15 in a U-shape for a study day. The rooftop covers 135 m² and takes 130 for a cocktail, 80 at banquet tables or 60 seated; background music there stops at 10 p.m.
All spaces except the rooftop are accessible to people with reduced mobility, with adapted toilets.
Catering
Catering is offered with La Fabuleuse Cantine, a caterer that buys local, seasonal produce, including unsold stock, within 100 km of Lyon. It serves welcome coffee and breaks, seasonal menus served at the table for up to 80 people, cocktail selections of 6 to 18 pieces, vegetarian or meat jars, and sharing boards. Drinks include local beers, organic crémant, wines and champagne. Service uses reusable tableware, deposit bottles and composting.
History and setting
L'Île Ô opened in January 2023 and presents itself as the first floating theater in Europe. It was designed by the Dutch architect Koen Olthuis of Waterstudio. A 450-tonne concrete hull, 38.33 meters long and 11.4 meters wide, carries a structure built entirely of wood under polygonal steel cladding. Voies Navigables de France granted the mooring in 2020 for 18 years. The building won the regional wood construction prize from Fibois in 2023. Day to day, the associative theater programs shows and workshops for children and families.
Getting there
The theater is ten minutes on foot from Lyon Perrache station (metro A). Tram T1 stops at Quai Claude Bernard, tram T2 at Centre Berthelot, and bus 34 at Pont Gallieni. A Vélo'v station is four minutes away, with bike racks on the riverbank.
