Contemporary circus and outdoor arts

Discover our publication “Global Crossing Chile”, related to the eponymous Circostrada activity that took place between January 13 and 22, 2023, in Chile, co-organised with Paísaje Público in the frame of Cielos del Infinito and Santiago a Mil festivals. 

The international field trip meant to connect with the contemporary circus and outdoor arts scenes in Chile while meeting key local stakeholders. The publication aims to share insights with Circostrada members who couldn't participate and other cultural professionals interested in Chile's contemporary circus and outdoor arts scene. It provides historical context and perspectives from the sectors’ leaders, offering a general understanding of the current issues in Chile. It's not a comprehensive study, but a report on the knowledge gathered during a one-week research trip.

Don’t wait and start delving into the publication available in English here!
Stay tuned for the French version coming out soon.

Get into our publication “Diverse Body/Ies in the Contemporary Circus and Outdoor Arts”, dedicated to last year’s annual red-thread on 'Diverse body/ies'. 

With this publication, we aimed to give space to a multiplicity of voices and share some food for thought, while also summing up a part of the discussions held during the Diverse body/ies activities.

This publication contains as well the “Circostrada Charter for Diversity”, which is the result of a nearly year-long collective process between members of the Diverse Body/ies internal committee, Circostrada coordination team, and external experts working around questions of inclusivity, fairness, equity, and accessibility in the arts. Find this Charter inside the Diverse body/ies publication.

The publication contains contributions of Cheril Linett, Elena Zanzu, Eleonora Gimenez and Lucie Bonnet, Maylis Arrabit, darya efrat and Diana Niepce, Donika Rudi, Nikolina Komljenović, and Dimitra Kanellopoulou. 

Midway Through CS Body/ies: A Glimpse at the Project

As Circostrada reaches the midway point of its CS Body/ies project, we are excited to present the network's midterm report, a comprehensive overview of the accomplishments, challenges, insights, and future prospects of this dynamic community. This report not only reflects the dedication and hard work of Circostrada's members and partners but also illustrates their shared commitment to fostering cooperation, sharing best practices, and supporting the international presence of contemporary circus and outdoor arts.

Get to delve deep into the report. Have a good read!

20 stories of Circostrada - Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the network 

2023 is a special year for Circostrada, marking the network's 20th anniversary, and we're excited to share the festivities with you! This resource features 20 inspiring tales from 20 members that showcase the network's impact on individuals, organisations, and local communities. Along the members' stories, the publication showcases 20 illustrations by Marion Jdanoff, related to 20 key terms extracted from ARTCENA's Thesaurus, a sector-specific glossary for contemporary circus and outdoor arts terms.

Here's to the next 20 years of Circostrada and many more memories to create together! 

Have a good read!

TWO GUIDES TO ACCOMPANY AND SUPPORT CHANGE IN THE CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS AND OUTDOOR ARTS SECTORS: FOCUS ON ECO-RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS 

We are happy to share with you the first two guides of the Shaking the Current Series: Handbook for contemporary circus and outdoor arts workers to navigate ecological transformation (written by Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio) and Handbook for contemporary circus and outdoor arts workers to navigate social responsibility and ethics (written by David Márquez Martín de la Leona).

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. These two handbooks are designed to provide you with some general knowledge on high-priority topics, in this case eco-responsibility/sustainability on the one hand and ethics and social responsibility on the other hand - along with a series of perspectives from the contemporary circus and outdoor arts fields, while giving you a useful set of recommendations to make a positive change in your professional practice.

These two handbooks were illustrated by French artist Emilie Seto and developed in collaboration with Radar Cultura.

Both guides are available online in English. Have a good read!

You've been waiting for it... The publication FRESH SEMINARS COLLECTOR'S EDITION 2017-2021 is now available!

Entitled Overview of the challenges and dynamics of the contemporary circus and street arts sectors: an international perspective, this corpus brings together four publications devoted to the FRESH Seminars.
What are these seminars and why are they being highlighted? "FRESH Seminars" is a catchy name that actually stands for International Seminars for the Development of Circus and Street Arts. These are key moments that bring together all the players in the two sectors, and over the years they have become the flagship events of the Circostrada network.

Enjoy your reading!

AROUND FRESH 2023 is a podcast series of 7 episodes leading up to the FRESH 2023 event. Maaike Van Langen is the host of this podcast serie.
FRESH 2023 is the 10th edition of the flagship professional meeting co-organised by Circostrada Network and ARTCENA, this time in collaboration with key partners located in Paris and its region such as La Coopérative de Rue de Cirque (2r2c), Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde, La Villette, L’Azimut - Pôle National Cirque en Ile-de-France -Antony/Châtenay-Malabry, circusnext, l'Espace Périphérique, FAI-AR Formation supérieure d'art en espace public, Le Lycée Avant le lycée, Le Monfort théâtre, Le Moulin Fondu, Centre national des arts de la rue et de l'espace public - Compagnie Oposito; Festival PRIMO 2023, and Le Centre national de la danse. This not-to-be-missed “rendez-vous” is bringing together contemporary circus and outdoor arts players, artists, programmers, journalists, producers, researchers, and policy-makers for three days of vibrant debates and exciting exchanges. 

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE 

NEW RESOURCE CONNECTED TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN KAUNAS: READ THIS AND YOU'LL GET A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS AND OUTDOOR ARTS IN LITHUANIA

Circostrada Annual General Meeting is about to start and to get you ready for it, we’ve prepared a little bit of reading for you! Discover the very first publication dedicated to contemporary circus and outdoor arts in Lithuania.

Together with Teatronas, who will host the meeting in Kaunas from June 8 to 11, we have commissioned and collected in-depth articles presenting the local and regional ecosystem, run interviews with key sectoral players and artists as well as conducted a mapping of contemporary circus and outdoor arts festivals, venues, training centres and organisations covering all three Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia).

Available to download in English and French.

Enjoy the reading!

CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS AND OUTDOOR ARTS IN CROATIA AND IN THE REGION

WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU THE PUBLICATION RELATED TO CIRCOSTRADA'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CO-ORGANISED WITH CIRKORAMA, CIRKUSFERA AND ROOM 100 WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE 4TH EDITION OF PECULIAR FAMILIES FESTIVAL IN SPLIT, CROATIA, BETWEEN APRIL 19-22 2023.

With this publication, we aimed to give space to give an overview of the contemporary circus and outdoor arts sectors in Croatia and the region at large, while also enriching and diversifying the understanding of the trends and issues at stake for the contemporary circus and outdoor arts sectors in Croatia, and finally to connect with the annual topic of Circostrada (diverse body/ies) and see how it resonates with both sectors in Croatia and in the region. 

The contributors to this publication are Irena Boljuncić, Ana Letunić, Goran Tomka, Goro Osojnik, Antonia Kuzmanić, Jadranka Žinić Mijatović, Dora Komenda, Petra Najman, Nikola Ristić, Tjaž Juvan and Grega Mocivnik.

We hope you enjoy and continue this focus on Croatian, Serbian and Slovenian contemporary circus and outdoor arts.

The publication is available in English. Have a good read!

LIVING BODY/IES IN CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS AND OUTDOOR ARTS : REFLECTING AROUND THE CONCEPT OF BODY/IES

WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU THE FIRST ANNUAL RED-THREAD PUBLICATION WITHIN CIRCOSTRADA'S LATEST PROJECT "CS BODY/IES" BUILT AROUND THE CONCEPT OF THE BODY, SPANNING FROM SEPTEMBER 2021 TO AUGUST 2024. 
LIVING BODY/IES WAS THE FIRST THEMATIC FOCUS THAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2021 AND AUGUST 2022, WHICH SOUGHT AND CONTRIBUTED TO “EXPLORE, PROMOTE AND ADOPT MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRAMEWORKS AND PRACTICES”.

With this publication, we aimed to give space to a multiplicity of voices and share some food for thought, while also summing up a part of the discussions held during the Living body/ies activities. The contributors to this publication are artist collective de Onkruidenier, Tiago Gambogi, Andrea Salustri, Marija Baranauskaité, Nathan Biggs-Penton, Eva Bubla, Emma Langmoen, Heidi Miikki and members of the Living body/ies Committee.

We hope you enjoy and continue the reflection around the Living body/ies thematics through this publication.

The publication is available in English and in French. Have a good read!