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Circostrada Network
Circostrada Network is a European platform for the street arts and circus, dedicated to information, observation and professional exchanges. Representing more than 50 members from 17 countries, the network is working to develop the structuring and recognition of these sectors in Europe. HorsLesMurs, French national information centre for street arts and circus arts, is the general secretariat of the network. Created in 1993 by the Ministry of Culture and Communication, it supports artistic activities through observation, documentation, training, expertise, research and publishing.
Focus
Fresh Circus #2 is over. A big thank you to all of those who participated in and contributed !
News
In this section, you will find a selection of updates on the circus and street arts, including upcoming festivals, recent publications, institutional news, calls for projects, as well as a great deal of other information.
FRESH CIRCUS #2 from Anne Flageul on Vimeo.
The deadline for sending your application forms is this Wednesday, 2nd of May, 17.00 (CET). You can find out whether you are eligible here.
Collaboration Grants support independent cultural organisations working together across borders and disciplines and are awarded to cultural organisations working together across different countries of wider Europe.
For more information: http://www.eurocult.org/grants/collaboration-grants
Members’ News
Find here the current news of our members: workshops, festivals, seminars, publications or professional meetings. The members of Circostrada Network participate in the vitality of street arts and circus arts in Europe.
Conflux is inviting proposals from individual artists or groups wishing to complete the creation of a partially developed work of physical performance and present it at this year’s Surge festival, taking place 23rd – 29th July 2012.
The 3 successful applicants will receive ongoing support and mentorship from Conflux, access to rehearsal space for the duration of the piece’s development (March – July 2012), and one week’s intensive rehearsal time with director Ben Harrison. Applicants will also receive a production budget appropriate to the nature of the work and a platform to present the finished work as part of the Scope triple-bill at Surge 2012.
For more information: www.conflux.co.uk
Our Publications
You will find in this section our latest publications. You can download them free of charge in different langages (.pfd version). Previous publications may be downloaded from the section Presentation > Background.
This publication is a follow-up of the study published in 2008 on the circulation of circus and street artworks in Europe and aims to work out the impacts of the global economic crisis on mobility in the sector.
The 66 companies who have contributed to the first edition were consulted once more in order find out the implications of the new economic conditions.
You can download the study here (pdf in English).
Agenda
Under this heading, you will find the programme for upcoming activities organised by the network as well as events in which the network has officially taken part.
The Circostrada Network Meetings in 2012 are going to take place in Glasgow (UK) and Auch (FR).
The meeting in Glasgow, held in July, is going to be the occasion to visit the third edition of Surge Festival, organised by Conflux (23rd – 29th July 2011). Surge is Scotland’s festival of physical performance and is going to present a raft of new work from Scottish and international artists and companies out in the streets and in unexpected places.
The meeting in Auch, France, is going to be held during the 25th edition of the festival CIRCa on the occasion of the inauguration of the Centre d’Innovation et de Recherche Circassien (CIRC). The exact dates for both meetings are going to be released in 2012.
For more information: www.conflux.co.uk and www.circa.auch.fr
Online Information
In this section you can find a list of links to useful online ressources providing contacts and documents.
Circostrada Network receives the support for bodies active at the European level in the field of culture (category networks) in the framework of European programme Culture 2007-2013.
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Coordinated by the centre of resources HorsLesMurs
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.