FRESH 2023

PARTNERS PRESENTATION

The Établissement Public du Parc et de la Grande Halle de la Villette (EPPGHV) is located in the north-east of Paris, in the 19th arrondissement, and is as dedicated to culture as it is to nature. The Parc de la Villette has 55 acres of space in which the Grande Halle and the Halle aux Cuirs rub shoulders with the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, the Géode, the Zénith de Paris, the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, the Théâtre Paris Villette and the Cité de la Musique-Philharmonie de Paris. Contemporary creation is presented in all its forms (music, dance, theatre, circus, visual arts and cinema) and the establishment enjoys a reputation locally, nationally and internationally thanks to its recognised expertise in artistic mediation and education and urban cultures (including hip hop, slam, electronic music and digital arts...), as well as its popular arts projects focusing on areas such as circus and outdoor arts which are undergoing a real revival.

Le Plus Pe tit Cirque du Monde (PPCM) is an organisation founded in 1992 in Bagneux, a Parisian suburb. It is a place for artistic research, social experimentation, and international artistic exchanges. It aims to promote talent and encourages innovative artistic proposals. Its artistic programme combines circus arts, urban planning, dance and music. PPCM also makes a major contribution
to social and economic transformation through its social circus action in France and overseas.
The organisation supports contemporary productions and professionals working in performing arts. Its activities include artistic
residencies, producing both local and international artistic projects, and hosting shows. PPCM is also very involved in educational and heritage issues. Nowadays, le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde is internationally known for its strong social mission of mobilising art to aid the economic and civic development of the suburban areas.

De Rue et De Cirque (2r2c) is a cooperative which promotes circus, outdoor and urban arts in Paris and the Ile-de-France region.
Its events take place in neighbourhoods and arrondissements every year, during the spring (MégaWATT) and autumn (Village de Cirque) seasons. De Rue et De Cirque supports companies which create work for the public space or who choose to use circus tents and therefore contribute to performances in public space in and around Paris. At the end of 2022, the cooperative opened
a new facility serving companies and audiences in Paris, RueWATT, a performance space located at 18 rue Watt. This venue is in the heart of the 13th arrondissement, an area the cooperative knows well from its many initiatives with cultural and social organisations. De Rue et De Cirque works with schoolchildren on long-term projects, and likes to come up with tailor-made projects for all kinds of audiences.

The Espace Périphérique, a residency space co-financed equally by the City of Paris and La Villette, is dedicated to welcoming companies working in contemporary circus, street and puppet arts. It is a place for experimentation and creation, and a springboard for emerging companies. Over 800 projects have been supported since it opened in 2002. Administrative and financial support, help with structuring, training, technical advice and a sensitive perspective on their work are just some of the ways they help these young artists to prepare their very first creation in the best conditions. Espace Périphérique has spaces specially adapted for creation, with a big top, three fully equipped rooms, outdoor spaces, three workshops and more. This means several artistic teams can work simultaneously on the site and to meet during informally or during the presentations at the end of the residency. The Espace Périphérique is a “label” now recognised by many French venues and festivals.

The FAI-AR is the leading school for artistic creation in public space. It runs a post-secondary 2 year programme designed for young artists wanting to develop their professional skills in creating and producing artistic productions in public spaces. The FAI-AR also offers continuing education courses, masterclasses and a MOOC (free and bilingual). Through its pedagogy, FAI-AR aims to foster innovative, hybrid and cross-disciplinary artistic development with practices including street arts and public space, site-specific approaches, contextual arts, locally-focused writing, landscape theatre, participatory arts, and relational
aesthetics. FAI-AR’s objective is to pursue high-level training, help create bridges between different disciplines, support its students’ career development, and produce research and resources to expand and disseminate its expertise.

Since 2010, Le Moulin Fondu, Oposito has been officially recognised as a « National Centre for street arts and arts in public spaces » by the Ministry of Culture. It supports the creation and distribution of performances in the public space that allow people from near and far to get together. It operates on a regional, national and international level, collaborating with numerous partners
and artistic teams. Through its missions and as a member of various networks (Association des CNAREP, Fédération des arts de
la rue, Risotto, L’Art du Collectif), the Moulin Fondu is keeping up with the changes in the performing arts sector. The PRIMO Festival is inventing a process for touring intercommunal performances, in partnership with the Roissy Pays de France conurbation
and the host towns.

This unique site works in service of dance. As a public establishment (founded at the initiative of the Ministry of Culture), the CN D - Centre national de la danse brings together all of the resources aimed at the sector of choreography and its audiences in two places, in Pantin (in the Île-de-France region) and in Lyon (in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region). It supports and trains professional dancers, enhances amateur practice, assists with research, conserves and distributes choreographic heritage, supports the creation of choreographic works in all their diversity and starts conversations with other artistic fields. Catherine Tsekenis has been the executive director of CN D since 1 July 2019.

Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde is involved in the debate about the city of the future, and is committed to “Le Lycée avant le Lycée”,
a transitional urban planning project co-sponsored with the town of Bagneux and La Preuve par 7 (a national experiment initiated
by Patrick Bouchain). Overlooking the Bièvre valley, the Mathurins hill in Bagneux is undergoing an architectural and urban transformation. This new eco-neighbourhood made up of housing, green spaces and shops will soon be home to the town’s first general and technological lycée (or high school). The Lycée avant le Lycée aims to revitalise the area, improve cultural life and encourage academic success. Most importantly, it will enable young people, the future beneficiaries of the site, to play a full part in this “extraordinary” lycée’s development, both in terms of its architecture and the education it offers, in line with the current educational, environmental, economic and social challenges. Debates, shows, participatory workshops and school building sites will provide an opportunity for people to reflect together about the high school of the future.

L’Azimut - Pôle National Cirque en Ile-de-France -Antony/Châtenay- Malabry – National Circus Centre is developing a multidisciplinary programme (theatre, circus, music, dance, repertoire plays, contemporary writings and more) in three locations across two municipalities: Le Théâtre La Piscine (and Le Pédiluve) in Châtenay-Malabry, and the Espace Cirque and the Théâtre
Firmin Gémier/ Patrick Devedjian in Antony. Under the co-directorship of Marc Jeancourt and Delphine Lagrandeur, L’Azimut offers more than 120 titles and 280 performances every season. The project also involves sharing spaces, a restaurant which opens daily and hosts all kinds of activities, meetings with artists, workshops, visits, sports events broadcasts, natural wine tastings, CSA baskets and more.

IN SITU is the story of programmers, all of them passionate about new aesthetics and issues related to public space, who have been joining forces to collaborate at a European scale to support artists working outside conventional venues since 2003. Led by Lieux publics, the network has been built up through seven consecutive projects supported by the European Commission’ Europe
Creative programme. As it has grown, its expertise and activities have been refined to include identification of artists, laboratories and incubators for transnational artistic projects, co-productions and dissemination of emerging creations, European and international cross-residencies, artistic explorations, professional seminars, series of podcasts, and development of the first MOOC dedicated to artistic creation in public space. Lieux publics currently coordinates the IN SITU cooperation project named (UN)COMMON SPACES, which is bringing together 18 partners, 16 associate artists, and 16 associate citizens from 13 countries over a period of four years (from 2020 to 2024).

In a green oasis in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, Théâtre Silvia Monfort, led by Ninon Leclère and Jean-Baptiste Pasquier, is a cultural establishment of the city of Paris. Dedicated to contemporary creation, it offers a rich programme built with a focus on artistic excellence, kid-friendly shows, musical discoveries, and a curiosity for aesthetics from other places. It is a lively living space where people, genres and cultures mingle. The theatre welcomes you to enjoy its cosy bar and its green terrace.

circusnext leads the only circus platform co-funded by the European Union. It currently brings together 25 partners from 15 countries who share the same determination to support emerging circus artists (chosen for their unique work) and to foster
European cooperation. As a truly European circus label, circusnext runs a programme that, over the years, has become essential to the contemporary circus’s recognition in Europe and contributed to the renewed circus creation. In 2024, circusnext will continue its support for emerging artists in a new space dedicated to contemporary circus creation and development: La Ferme Montsouris in Paris. In ts new venue, circusnext will offer circus in an intimate and welcoming setting by hosting artists in residence, opening up creative processes to audiences and sharing and exchanging ideas with other parts of society, all while bringing together a local, national and international approach.

IN COLLABORATION WITH

LE FALAF
During the event, all meals were prepared by Le Falaf, a caterer for social and socially responsible events. Employing refugees in the kitchen is at the heart of its mission. Rooted in a belief in solidarity,
it works with newly arrived people to create strong human relationships and promote togetherness, collective intelligence, and a love for gastronomy, regardless of people’s origins, religion, and
languages.

HOWLROUND
HowlRound is a free and open platform for theatre makers from around the globe that amplifies progressive, disruptive ideas about the art form and facilitates connections between diverse practitioners. You can get access a live stream of the FRESH 2023 morning sessions through the HowlRound webpage.

MAKING WAVES
During FRESH 2023, Circostrada is partnering up with Making Waves for an exclusive web radio station that will make the morning sessions streamable all over the world! Making Waves association was set up to use radio and podcast in as a way of encouraging new spaces for dialogue, expression and creation. Based in Noisy-le-Sec, it brings together journalists, radio producers and directors, academics, professionals from the performing arts and charitable organisations. With a view to being inclusive, social, creative and useful to as many people as possible, its activities are currently structured into three areas, all linked (via audio creation) to promoting freedom of expression, producing sound-based works, inclusion, and
access to information and culture. They are Making Waves NGO, Making Waves Éducation Populaire et Insertion, Making Waves Studio.

OUR SUPPORTERS

PRE-PROGRAMME

DAY#1 - Sept 20 - #CARE

08:30-10:00 - early riser coffee @La Villette - Boris Vian auditorium

08:30-10:00 - accreditation @La Villette - Boris Vian auditorium

10:00-10:10 - welcome words @La Villette - Boris Vian auditorium

10:10-13:00 - three sessions about care and how we redefine working together @La Villette - Boris Vian auditorium

English/French translation will be available

Let's start the day at La Villette, with a 20-minute keynote, to introduce the concept of care and give you inspiration and reflections in a short, dynamic, and powerful session. Two policy-makers will continue our journey, by engaging in a 30-minutes dialogue and dig a little bit deeper into the issues at stake for our sectors. A large round table will close the morning : 6 artists and cultural professionals will discuss and exchange around the relationship between programmers and artists. How to establish a reliable relationship and avoid the power relationship usually induced between the programming curator and the artist?

13:00-14:30 - picpnic at the parc of La Villette - 15€

15:00-18:00 - let’s choose your path! The afternoon proposes 3 activities for you to choose.

Sessions will be conducted in English only

On day#1, you will have the opportunity to continue the day at the Parc de La Villette, more precisely at Espace Périphérique, to meet the team, the place, their missions and the artists in residence. This activity is carried out in partnership with FAI-AR- Formation supérieure d'art en espace public. You can otherwise go to Le Moulin Fondu, Centre national des arts de la rue et de l'espace public - Compagnie Oposito, and discover the place, the team and their mission, before seeing a preview of PRIMO festival. Do you prefer to network and connect with your peers? Then go to Centre National de la Danse (CN D) for our Exchange&Connect Focus#expandingnetworks activity, to meet regional/national/European contemporary circus and outdoor arts projects and initiatives whose core mission resides in nurturing and empowering cultural workers and artistics communities.

Here are the organisations that you will have the opportunity to meet during the Echange&Connect session:

Circus Asia Network, Circored, TOHU, Cité des Arts du Cirque, Circus & Dance Info Finland. More to come!

Please note that each path has a limited number of participants, so register early!

20:00-01:00 - 20th anniversary party of Circostrada

In the evening, we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the network with a party on the Seine river. Book your ticket for a real Parisian night out, with a touch of Circostrada thrown in! The boat leaves at 21:00 sharp! @Louisiane Belle barge - 25€

DAY#2 - Sept 21 - #SAFETY

09:00-10:00 - accredidation @Plus Petit Cirque du Monde (PPCM)

10:00-13:00 - three sessions about safey and how we build safe spaces @PPCM

English/French translation will be available

Let's start the day at Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde, with a 20-minute keynote, to introduce the concept of safety and give you inspiration and reflections in a short, dynamic, and powerful session. Two artists will continue our journey, by engaging in a 30-minutes dialogue and dig a little bit deeper into the issues at stake for our sectors. A large round table will close the morning : 6 artists and cultural professionals will discuss about how to create and hold safe economic, social, artistic and creative spaces within the contemporary circus and outdoor arts sectors, so diverse stories can be told, daring aesthetics can emerge and new work opportunities can arise.

13:00-14:30 - lunch @PPCM or @l'Azimut

15:00-18:00 - choose your path! The afternoon proposes 3 activities for you to choose.

Sessions will be conducted in English only

On day#2, you’ll have the possibility to dig into the Lycée avant le Lycée project and see shows from La Horde dans les Pavés and Mathias Lyon or to go to L’Azimut - Pôle National Cirque en Ile-de-France -Antony/Châtenay-Malabry and meet the team, the venue, know about their missions, and see a showcase of the artist in residence. You prefer to exchange and connect? Some of you will have the possibility to stay at le PPCM for the Exchange&Connect Focus#skillingup activity, to talk to regional/national/European projects and initiatives from contemporary circus and outdoor arts whose core mission is expanding the knowledge of circus and outdoor arts communities through skills development, mentoring and resource creation.

Here are the organisations that you will have the opportunity to meet during the Echange&Connect session:

ISACS Network, Outdoor Arts UK, FEDEC, Croatian Circus Federation, Baltic Nordic Circus Network, New Horizon Leadership Programme, FNAS. More to come!

Please note that each path has a limited number of participants, so register early!

20:30-21:30 - shows @Théâtre La Piscine

At night, you’ll have the possibility to see at Théâtre La Piscine “Esquive” from Gaëtan Levêque. Stay tuned for the opening of the ticket office soon! FRESH registrants will receive an email with information on how to pick up their tickets.

DAY#3 - Sept 22 - #SUSTAINABILITY

10:00-13:00 - three sessions about holistic sustainability and how to apply and accelerate transformative actions @Village de cirque

English/French translation will be available

Let's start the day at Village de cirque, with a 20-minute keynote, to introduce the concept of “sustainability” and give you inspiration and reflections in a short, dynamic, and powerful session. Two artists will continue our journey, by engaging in a 30-minutes dialogue and dig a little bit deeper into the issues at stake for our sectors. A large round table will close the morning : 6 artists and cultural professionals will discuss and exchange on how solidarity and cooperation can foster a more holistic approach to sustainability.

13:00-14:30 - lunch @Village de cirque - 15€

15:00-18:00 - choose your path! The afternoon proposes 3 activities for you to choose.

Sessions will be conducted in English only

On Day#3, you’ll have the possibility to visit RueWatt - coordinated by La Coopérative De Rue et De Cirque (2r2c) - in partnership with IN SITU, and discover the team and their mission,and to attend a showcase of Zone de gratuité / Deuxième groupe d'intervention (creation 2024) before meeting Ema Drouin, the artistic director. You can also choose to go to Le Monfort, in partnership with circusnext, and dig into their activities. Some of you will have the opportunity to go to Le Poinçon for the Exchange&Connect Focus#supportingartists, and talk to regional/national/European projects and initiatives in the field of contemporary circus and outdoor arts that promote artistic creation, its development and support artists in their creative process.

Here are the organisations that you will have the opportunity to meet during the Echange&Connect session:

Zirkus ON, Beta Circus project, Hand to Hand project. More to come!

Please note that each path has a limited number of participants, so register early!

20:00-23:00 - shows @Village de cirque / Le Montfort

In the evening, you will have the opportunity to see the shows La boule / Liam Lelarge and Kim Marro (7pm) and Foutoir céleste / Cirque Exalté (8.30pm) at Village de Cirque or Blanc by Sébastien Wojdan (Galapiat Cirque) at Le Monfort Théâtre and a concert from Impérial Orpheon (9pm). Stay tuned for the opening of the ticket office soon! FRESH registrants will receive an email with information on how to pick up their tickets.

Tickets for Circostrada boat party and meals must be booked and paid for at the time of registration - by credit card only.

You will find here all the relevant practical information to help you plan your trip to and stay in Paris.

Please bring your own water bottle, your mug as well as your own badge lanyards! 


All lunches as well as the boat party will not be covered by Circostrada, you will have to pay for it when you register yourself.

ACCOMMODATION

HOTELS

HOTEL LUNA PARK

Address: 1 RUE JACQUARD - 75011 PARIS

Web: Via booking.com

Around €90 per night.

ZAZIE HOTEL

Address: 3 RUE CHALIGNY - 75012 PARIS

Web: https://www.zaziehotel.paris/

Around €95 per night.

HOTEL CAMELIA PRESTIGE

Address: 6 AVENUE PHILIPPE AUGUSTE - 75011 PARIS

Web: http://camelia-prestige-place-de-la-nation-hotel-paris.bedspro.com/fr/

Around €120 per night.

ABSOLUTE HOTEL PARIS REPUBLIQUE

Address: 1 RUE DE LA FONTAINE AU ROI - 75011 PARIS

Web: https://www.absolutehotelparis.com/

Around €120 per night.

MOTEL ONE PARIS PORTE DOREE

Address: 295 AVENUE DAUMESNIL - 75012 PARIS

Web: https://www.motel-one.com/fr/

Around €125 per night.

LE GRAND HOTEL DU BEL AIR

Address: 102 BOULEVARD PICPUS - 75012 PARIS

Web: https://m.grandhotelbelair.com/

Around €125 per night.

TIM HOTEL NATION

Address: 5-7 RUE D'AVRON - 75020 PARIS

Web: https://www.timhotel.com/fr/

Around €150 per night.

MEININGER HOTELS

Address: 37 BOULEVARD CARNOT - 75012 PARIS

Web: https://www.meininger-hotels.com/fr/reservation/

Around €180 per night.

HOSTELS

AUBERGE DE JEUNESSE HI PARIS D'ARTAGNAN

Address: 80 RUE VITRUVE - 75020 PARIS

Web: https://www.hifrance.org/resa/crs4.php?goto=10&cust=300000&type=020&langcrs=F&house=300911

Around €50 per night.

It is also possible to book one whole dormitory for 3 to 9 people or a private room.

RESIDENCE INTERNATIONAL DE PARIS

Address: 44 RUE LOUIS LUMI7RE - 75020 PARIS

Web: https://www.residence-paris.com/

It is also possible to book a private room.

JOE&JOE PARIS NATION

Address: 61 RUE DE BUZENVAL - 75020 PARIS

Web: https://www.joandjoe.com/paris-nation/fr/sleep/

Around €75 per night.

It is also possible to book one whole dormitory for 4 or 8 people or a private room.

GENERATOR PARIS

Address: 9-11 PLACE DU COLONEL FABIEN - 75010 PARIS

Web: https://staygenerator.com/

Around €80 per night.

It is also possible to book one whole dormitory for 4 to 10 people or a private room.

THE PEOPLE - PARIS NATION

Address: 28 BIS PLACE DE LA NATION - 75012 PARIS

Web: https://www.mews.li/distributor/c41aa071-db06-4972-82e2-ac6300b053e0

Around €80 per night.

It is also possible to book one whole dormitory for 4 to 8 people or a private room.

THE PEOPLE - PARIS BELLEVILLE

Address: 59 BOULEVARD DE BELLEVILLE - 75011 PARIS

Web: https://www.mews.li/distributor/ead22e06-f347-4eeb-ac6d-ab9800d056c5

Around €80 per night.

It is also possible to book one whole dormitory for 4 to 8 people or a private room.

THE PEOPLE - PARIS MARAIS

Address: 17 BOULEVARD MORLAND - 75004 PARIS

Web: https://www.mews.li/distributor/08ce6c50-7dc8-42ed-b5e8-ae55008df4b2

Around €90 per night.

It is also possible to book one whole dormitory for 4 to 8 people or a private room.

VENUES AND ACCESSIBILITY

Find HERE a map with all the venues.

In order to know which stations are accessible, have a look at this map.

DAY#1

Boris Vian, La Villette

211 Av. Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris

Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment.

Nearest metro stations: Porte de Pantin (Metro 5), Porte de la Villette (Metro 7)

Espace Périphérique

2 Rue de la Clôture, 75019 Paris

Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment.

Nearest metro stations: Porte de Pantin (Metro 5), Porte de la Villette (Metro 7)

Centre National de la Danse

1 Rue Victor Hugo, 93500 Pantin

Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment.

Nearest metro stations: Hoche (Metro 5), Porte de la Villette (Metro 7)

Le Moulin Fondu

Shuttles will be organised to reach the meeting place. They will depart from La Villette. The meeting time will be shared in the morning as well as on the Whatsapp group. Please make sure to join the group. You should have received a link in the confirmation email when you registered.

3 Rue Marcel Bourgogne, 95140 Garges-lès-Gonesse

Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment.

Louisiane Belle Barge

Port de la Rapée, 75012 Paris

Partially accessible for audiences with mobility impairment.

Nearest metro stations: Austerlitz (Metro 5, Metro 10), Paris Gare de Lyon (Metro 1, Metro 14)

DAY#2

Shuttles will be organised for the whole programme. They will depart from Paris Nation. The meeting time will be shared on DAY 1 as well as on the Whatsapp group. Please make sure to join the group. You should have received a link in the confirmation email when you registered.

Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde

Rue Léo Ferré, 92220 Bagneux

Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment.

Nearest RER station: Fontenay-aux-Roses (RER B)

Le Lycée avant le Lycée

7 Rue des Mathurins, 92220 Bagneux

Nearest RER station: Fontenay-aux-Roses (RER B)

Théâtre La Piscine L'azimut / Le Pédiluve

254, avenue de la Division Leclerc – 92290 Châtenay-Malabry

Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment.

Nearest Bus station: Président Allende (Bus 379, Bus 12) via RER Station La Croix de Berny.

Espace Cirque - L'Azimut

Avenue George Suant, 92160 Antony

Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment.

DAY#3

Le Village de Cirque

Pelouse de Reuilly, 75012 Paris

Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment.

Nearest metro and tram stations: Porte Dorée (Metro 9), Daumesnil (Métro 9, Métro 6), Porte de Charenton (Tram T3a)

Poinçon Paris

124 Av. du Général Leclerc, 75014 Paris

Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment.

Nearest metro, tram and RER stations: Porte d'Orléans (Metro 4, Tram T3a), Cité universitaire (RER B)

Le Monfort

106 Rue Brancion, 75015 Paris

Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment.

Nearest metro, tram and RER stations: Porte de Vanves (Metro 13), Brancion (Tram T3a)

RueWATT

Rue Watt, 75013 Paris

Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment.

Nearest metro, tram and RER stations: Bibliothèque François Mitterrand (Metro 14, RER C, Bus 71), Avenue de France (Tram T3a), Porte de France (Bus 89)

TRANSPORT

The metro and the RER are not at all accessible for audiences with mobility impairment. However, the trams and buses are accessible.

FROM CDG AIRPORT TO THE CITY CENTRE

RER B direction Robinson/Saint-Rémy Lès Chevreuse

One way ticket: €11,40, available to buy at the ticket offices and automatic sales machines in the stations.

Station in Paris: Paris-Gare du Nord, Châtelet-Les Halles, Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame, Luxembourg, Palais-Royal, Denfert-Rochereau

First departure from Paris to CDG: 04:53 AM

Last departure from CDG to Paris: 00:15 AM

FROM ORLY AIRPORT TO THE CITY CENTRE

Orlybus

One way ticket: €11,20, available to buy at the ticket offices and automatic sales machines in the stations and on board the bus.

Station in Paris Denfert-Rochereau (Connection to Metro 4, 6)

First departure from Paris to Orly: 5:35 AM

Last departure from Orly to Paris: 00:30 AM

OrlyVal + RER B

On way ticket: €14,10, available to buy at the ticket offices and automatic sales machines in the stations.

With OrlyVal you can reach the station Antony, which gives you access to the RER B line. The OrlyVal lines runs from 06:00 AM until 11:35PM.

Station of the RER B in Paris: Paris-Gare du Nord, Châtelet-Les Halles, Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame, Luxembourg, Palais-Royal, Denfert-Rochereau

First departure for the RER B from Paris to CDG: 04:53 AM

Last departure for the RER B from CDG to Paris: 00:15 AM

WITHIN THE CITY

Paris Visite travel pass

City pass for 1, 2, 3 or 5 consecutive days: from €13,55 to €43,30 depending on the number of days, for the zone 1-3.

City pass for 1, 2, 3 or 5 consecutive days: from €28,50 to €74,30 depending on the number of days, for the zone 1-5.

You will not be able to reach the airports with the zone 1-3 pass.

You can purchase Paris Visite travel passes at the ticket offices and automatic sales in all stations.

Traffic information and route calculations: ratp.fr

CATERER

LE FALAF

During the event, all meals will be prepared by Le Falaf, a caterer for social and socially responsible events. The integration of refugees in the kitchen is at the heart of their mission. Based on their values of solidarity, they work with people coming from ther countries to create strong human relationships to promote togetherness, collective intelligence and a love for gastronomy, regardless of origins, religions and languages.

EVERYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW

MONEY

Credit cards are accepted in most places, however in some places (small coffee shops or bakeries) they will only accept card payment starting with a certain amount. We recommend you to have a bit of cash ready.

INTERNET AND PHONE CALLS

Most of the bars, coffee shops and restaurant have Wi-Fi. If you are using mobile network from an EU countries, the price would be the same. You just need to switch your network to one French provider: Orange, SFR, Free, if your phone is not set to do it automatically.

HOSPITALS

Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Centre AP-HP

27 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris

Phone: +33 1 58 41 41 41

PHARMACIES

You can find pharmacies in every area of Paris. You can search if there are one in your area using plan or Google Maps and searching for "Pharmacie".

EMERGENCY AND HELPFUL PHONE NUMBERS FOR FRANCE

For emergencies, call 112.

Here is a list of the other numbers to call depending on what you need help with.

17 – Police

18 – Fire Brigade

15 – Ambulance

114 – Emergency number for deaf and hard of hearing people

On the evening of the 21st and 22nd of September, you will have the possibility to see some shows at the venues that are part of the programme.
The tickets are not covered, however there is a discount if you are registered to FRESH 2023.
The ticketing office will be open soon, FRESH registrants will receive an email with information on how to pick up their tickets. Stay tuned!

Discover more on the shows here:

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21TH

Esquive, directed by Gaëtan Levêque

Time: 20:30 - 21:30, 1-hour long
Place: L’Azimut - Théâtre La Piscine | Châtenay-Malabry

Price: 10€

Gathered around three trampolines and a structure offering different planes, six acrobats explore and pay tribute to one discipline: trampolining. Witnessing the complicity and mechanisms they share, the audience is invited to share their trajectories, from the exhilarating lightness that allows them to take off to the implacable constancy that brings them inexorably back to the ground. By questioning gravity, weight, suspension and the changing states of the body, the acrobatic score becomes a language. A language that expresses the intimate foundations of the circus: the art of flight and risk-taking, a praise of fragility and utopia. As if in a waking dream, the spectator plunges into a dimension where the codes and landmarks of gravity are turned upside down. Esquive is an invitation to contemplate the human desire to soar, to feel the continuous effort to extricate ourselves from the fall.

More info on the show and the ticketing here: L’Azimut - Théâtre La Piscine | Châtenay-Malabr

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND

La boule from Liam Lelarge and Kim Marro

Time: 19:00 - 20:00, 1-hour long
Place: Village de Cirque
Price: 11€

La Boule is an investigation into a ball of tangled bodies trying to walk. It's a continuous movement, a permanent advance towards the front. A form of relay is created when one rests on the other to catch its breath. A ball, like a mass, a weight of 120kg in constant movement, a fusion of bodies in effervescence where we no longer know where the impulse comes from. What relationships emerge between two people who don't know whether they are being forced to walk or what they are going through? Like a Tumbleweed (balls of dried grass that roll along the ground) blown by the wind, lost in the Wild West...

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Columbia Circus from Lena Daisy

Time: between 18:00 and 22:00, on-going immersive show
Place: Village de Cirque
Free entrance

Three spectators are invited into Columbia's caravan. Sitting in Columbia's dressing room, the spectators melt into the circus artist's skin. He hears her thoughts, imperceptibly discovers behind the mirror the circus ring, witness to the show to come.

Foutoir Céleste from Cirque Exalté

20:30 - 22:00, 1 hour and a half long
Place: Village de Cirque
Price: 11€

Acrobatic stunts, dance, BMX, juggling, swinging trapeze... Somewhere between a trance of consolation, a rite of passage and an all-night party, the 7 acrobats of Les Exaltés invite us, with their infectious energy, to come and celebrate beginnings and endings, births and deaths, springs and winters, failures and successes. Foutoir céleste is a bonfire to burn away our desires for invincibility and remind us of our vulnerability.

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BLANC from Sébastien Wojdan (Galapiat Cirque)

Time: 19:30 - 20:35, 1 hour and five minutes long
Place: Théâtre Silvia Monfort
Price: 16€ (+ 1€ fee)

As a one-man show, Sébastien Wojdan, co-founder of the Galapiat Cirque company and a jack-of-all-trades juggler, likes to raise questions about freedom and liberation. Here, he decides to confront his own fears head-on. Without restraint, he defies his fear of dying, of not being loved, of being abandoned, excluded, ridiculous, even of ending up alone! Placed at the heart of an immaculate white space, populated with everyday objects, with its kitchenette, toilets and artist's studio, he recreates a living space on stage. A space that he transforms into a veritable laboratory for observing the living, the body and the mind. There, he probes the interior of his being, without forgetting to make use of his juggling talents. He sends coffee cups, oranges, words, nails, knives, a dummy and musical notes flying through the air as he pleases…

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Impérial Orpheon from Cie Impérial

Time: 21:00
Place: Théâtre Silvia Monfort
Price: 16€ (+ 1€ fee)

Impérial Orphéon emerged from the crucible of the ebullient Impérial company, and over the last eight years has established itself as an atypical group with explosive energy. Its four virtuoso multi-instrumentalist musicians - Gérald Chevillon, Antonin Leymarie, Boris Boublil and Damien Sabatier - have an unfailing sense of complicity, taking you on a concert that quickly becomes an invitation to dance, to the sound of powerful, generous and unexpected music. Folklore from all over the world makes for a colourful show. Brazilian influences mingle with oriental trances, waltzes take centre stage in magnetic grooves, and lyrical melodies soar over heroic pop.

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