FRESH CIRCUS #2 from Anne Flageul on Vimeo.

Fresh Circus #2 is over. A big thank you to all of you who participated and contributed!

If you participated, please take a few moments to answer our feedback survey. Your opinion is very valuable. You can find the questionnaire here: www.surveymonkey.com/s/FreshCircusFeedback

The photographer David Konecny was present at the seminar and took pictures; you can have a look at them here. The video team Câbles et chocolat filmed and produced together with journalist Cathy Blisson a short video with impressions and interviews, you can find it here: rueetcirque.fr

The report of the seminar will be published online in July.

The online registration for Fresh Circus #2 is now closed. If you are late, contact us and we will indicate the few seats available!

To help you prepare your participation to the Fresh Circus #2 seminar, and in particular the working sessions, all participants are encouraged to download the following documents:

> Detailed programme (updated)

> List of participants

> Contributions posted online by the participants

> Full version of the presentation dossier of Fresh Circus #2

> Map of the venue (please see also the access to Parc et Grande Halle de la Villette)

> Programme of Hautes Tensions festival (we advise you to book your tickets for shows in advance to benefit from discounted prices to see many performances presented in Paris)

Important: no paper documents will be distributed to participants – only a USB stick gathering the above information. Attendees will have Internet access in the Grande Halle and the Pavillon Paul Delouvrier.

Be environmentally friendly: don’t print unless it is necessary!

If you need to organise your stay in Paris, here’s a list of hotels and restaurants.

We encourage you to start organising your trip to Paris as soon as possible.

Circostrada Network organises a second work seminar on the structuring of circus arts in Europe. In addition to a reviewing the situation, the two days of seminar aim to formulate a series of recommendations, addressed to regional, national and European institutions, for a better recognition of specificities of contemporary circus creation.

450 professionals from the performing arts domain are welcomed to discuss about the consolidation of the sector. In order to prepare the meetings, Circostrada Network has conducted a Europe-wide online consultation, to collect observations and propositions.

The programme of the two days seminar are now available to download.

April 2012 will be a telling time for contemporary circus creation in Paris - the partners of Circostrada Network are organising a series of events for professionnals from performing arts.

The first edition of Fresh Circus took place in 2008. In the following section you can find the history of this event as well as download the reader and other online resources.