Circostrada

Circostrada is the European Network for Circus and Street Arts. Created in 2003 with the core mission of furthering the development, empowerment and recognition of these fields at European and international levels, over the years the network has become an important anchoring point for its members and a key interlocutor in the dialogue with cultural policymakers across Europe.

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    ARTCENA: Coordinator of International Relations and Projects Job (France)
    ARTCENA is hiring a Coordinator of International Relations and Projects based in Paris.
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    Posted 20 August 2024
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    Circostrada: International Project Officer Job (France)
    ARTCENA is hiring an International Project Officer for the Circostrada network.
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    Posted 20 May 2024
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    Touring, Programming, and Funding Big Tops in Europe
    Circostrada presents the network’s latest resource focusing on Touring, Programming, and Funding Big Tops in Europe. This hands-on guide stems directly from the first edition of SPARK, a transdisciplinary laboratory organised by Circostrada, in collaboration with Festival Circolo, which took place in 2022 in Tilburg, the Netherlands. Aimed at artists, producers and venues wishing to produce shows in a big top in European countries, readers will find inside practical tips and in-depth articles on:
    Library
    Posted 29 January 2024
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    Circostrada: Bounce Professional Development Programme for Circus and Outdoor Arts (Online / France, Germany)
    Circostrada Network’s Bounce is a new mentoring programme for contemporary circus and outdoor arts workers. The programme includes an individual 16-hour tailor-made programme with a facilitator, opportunities for collective reflection, and participation in a kick-off event in September 2023.
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    Posted 20 April 2023
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    Circostrada: Bounce Professional Development Programme for Circus and Outdoor Arts (Online / France, Lithuania)
    Circostrada Network’s Bounce is a new mentoring programme for contemporary circus and outdoor arts workers. The programme includes an individual 16-hour tailor-made programme with a facilitator, opportunities for collective reflection, and participation in a kick-off event in October 2022.
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    Posted 7 September 2022
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    Circostrada: European Project Officer (France)
    Since 2003, ARTCENA has coordinated Circostrada, whose mission is to develop and structure the contemporary circus and outdoor arts sectors in Europe and worldwide. Circostrada is looking for a European Project Officer to work full-time out of their offices in Paris. Start date is 5 September 2022.
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    Posted 1 July 2022
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    Shaking the Current Guides on Eco-responsibility and Ethics
    Shaking the Current is a new series of digital publications made by Circostrada in collaboration with a broad network of thinkers, writers, researchers, illustrators, and photographers.
    Library
    Posted 5 April 2022
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    Circostrada: Bounce Professional Development Programme for Circus and Outdoor Arts (Online / France, Lithuania)
    Circostrada Network launches Bounce – a new mentoring programme for contemporary circus and outdoor arts workers. The programme includes an individual 16-hour tailor-made programme with a facilitator, opportunities for collective reflection, and participation in two events in Paris (February 2022) and Kaunas (June 2022).
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    Posted 20 December 2021
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    European Funded Projects 2019: Focus on Circus and Street Arts
    This publication presents a mapping of circus and street arts projects that have received funding from the Creative Europe Programme, as well as from the Erasmus + and Interreg programmes of the European Commission in 2019, along with a selection from 2020. A new tool, for what objectives? This new edition pursues the following objectives: to identify projects and networks currently active in the circus and street arts sectors, to promote available opportunities for artists and cultural professionals, and to highlight inspiring community-related grants.
    Library
    Posted 24 January 2021
  • Cover for SOYA Mobility Guide. Title text with a graphic of a world map where arcing, stew-like, yummy liquids connect Europe and Asia.
    SOYA - Stirring Opportunities with Yummy Asia: Mobility Guide #1 Asia-Europe
    Conceived as a hand-on tool, this mobility guide - conceived by Circostrada in collaboration with On the Move - aims to be resourceful and inspirational for future collaborations between Asia and Europe in the field of circus and street art. It not only gives an overview and a mapping of Asian artistic scene in circus and street arts, but also helps to organise and plan a mobility project for all cultural players through funding mobility schemes, administrative pieces of advice and inspiring collaboration testimonies.
    Library
    Posted 2 October 2018
  • Cover for Fresh Street publication. Title/intro text around a photo of a woman bending over backwards on a train platform as a train slams by.
    European Seminar for the Development of Street Arts - FRESH STREET#1 Publication
    This publication (edited by XTRAX and coordinated by Circostrada) delivers the dynamic conclusions of all the sessions, reported by the five facilitators: Josephine Burns, Anaïs Biaux, Bettina Linstrum, Marie Le Sourd and Susan Haedicke.
    Library
    Posted 18 March 2016
  • Cover for Fresh Circus #2 publication. One man stands on the shoulders of another in what looks like a seminar room (polished floor, uncomfortable chairs, etc.)
    Fresh Circus #2
    The digital publication made after the Fresh Circus #2 conference (Paris, April 2012) is now available online! This publication highlights inspiring initiatives and echoes the positive energy and lively discussions of the 2-days meeting at Parc et Grande Halle de la Villette.
    Library
    Posted 22 March 2013
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