GENERAL MEETING AT PECULIAR FAMILIES FESTIVAL

The next General Meeting of the network will take place in Split (Croatia) from April 19th to April 22nd 2023, co-organised with Room 100, Cirkorama and Cirkusfera in the frame of the international festival of contemporary circus Peculiar Families Festival. To properly celebrate the second General Meeting of the new CS body/ies project, we have prepared an exciting agenda that you cannot possibly miss!

To give you some heads-up about what to expect:

• many opportunities for members to meet, discuss and share; 
• to catch up with one another in a privileged setting;
• to connect with Croatian artists and key local stakeholders;
• a comprehensive overview of the Croatian context for contemporary circus and outdoor arts;
• pitches by selected project leaders;
• a dedicated session on the annual theme “diverse body/ies";
• specific gatherings between Circostrada members;
• projects presentations by participants of the second Bounce programme;
• a rich artistic programme including local and international companies.

 

Stay tuned for more info coming soon!

Please find below the preliminary programme of the Circostrada Annual General Meeting. Some sessions are still subject to change. The full programme will be announced and communicated to registered participants shortly.

 

DAY#1 - April 19

09h30-12h30 Steering Committee Meeting (closed session)

11h30-14h30 Registration desk

11h00-11h30 Circus Without Circus: Thalia Pigier (France) & Joren De Cooman (Belgium)

11h30-11h50 Circus Without Circus: Dora Komenda (Croatia) & Christina Gallizioli (Denmark)

12h00-14h15 Welcome lunch

14h30-14h45 Welcome speech

14h45-15h15 Keynote

15h15-16h30 Newsround & guest presentations

16h30-17h15 Bounce presentation

17h30-18h00 Circus Without Circus: Noemie Deumie (France) & Harvey Bewley (Denmark)

18h30-19h00 Circus Without Circus: Ilon Lodewijks (Denmark) & Ward Mortier (Belgium)

19h00-21h00 Dinner

21h00-21h45 Petra Najman: "My death and Me"(Croatia)

22h15-00h00 After drink @Adriatic Social Club

 

DAY#2 - April 20

10h00-12h30 Anti touristic city tour by foot

10h00-12h30 Advocacy meeting (closed session)

12h30-14h00 Diverse body.ies workshop

14h00-15h30 Lunch

15h30-17h00 Meet the Balkans: context and main stakeholders session

17h30-18h15 CIE LPM: "Peti Peta Hofen Show" (France)

19h00-20h00 Mismo Nismo: "Juggling Concert" (Slovenia)

20h00-21h30 Dinner

21h30-22h20 Amer Kabbani (Cia 104º): "Runa" (Catalonia)

 

DAY#3 - April 21

10h00-12h00 Free morning

OR

• 10h00-12h00 Fresh 20Y committee session (closed session)
• 10h00-12h00 Diverse body/ies committee session (closed session)
• 10h00-12h00 Bounce workshop (closed session)
• 11h00-12h00 Living body/ies committee session (closed session)

 

13h00-13h20 Danka Sekulović & Tjaž Juvan: "The ways of being" (Serbia, Slovenia)

13h30-15h00 Lunch

15h00-17h15 Plenary session

17h30-18h00 Dora Komenda: "Konstrukt" (Croatia)

18h30-19h00 Danka Sekulović & Tjaž Juvan: "The ways of being" (Serbia, Slovenia)

19h00-21h00 Dinner

21h00-22h00 OneTwoMany: Restlesslegs (Hungary)

22h00 Concert

 

DAY#4 - April 22

11h30-15h30 Networking brunch 

15H30-16H15 EX-teater: #Manifesto (Slovenia)

16H15-18H00 Free time

18h00-20h00 Dinner

20h00-20h40 Nikolina Komljenović: Tanka linija (Croatia)

21h30-22h30 Cirkorama, Cirkusfera, Un Loup pour l'Homme: Duel (France, Serbia, Croatia)

22h30-03h00 After drinks, party

PECULIAR FAMILIES FESTIVAL artistic programming will soon be available. 

Know more about each show and book your tickets directly through Peculiar Families webpage HERE. 

 

• All participants will have access to the festival pass: valid for all days of the festival, it includes 8 performances with tickets (Duel, Juggling Concert, My Death and me, Piti Peta Hofen Show, Restlesslegs, Runa, The Thin Line and #Manifesto), performances with free entrances (entry priority). 60€
• You can also choose to purchase individual tickets for 10€.
• Our partners have introduced solidarity tickets for those who would like to and can afford to support the organization of the festival and the structures behind it. You can purchase a bit more expensive festival pass (80€) or individual tickets (12€) and help the future development of contemporary circus and outdoor arts in the region.

 

DAY#1: 

Thalia Pigier Joren & De Cooman: https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/predstave/cwc-thalia-joren/ 

Dora Komenda & Christina Gallizioli: https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/predstave/cwc-dora-christina/

Noemie Deumie & Harvey Bewley: https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/predstave/cwc-noemie-harvey/

Ilon Lodewijks & Ward Mortier:  https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/predstave/cwc-ward-ilon/

Petra Najman, "My Death and Me": https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/predstave/my-death-and-me/ 

 

DAY#2: 

Cie LPM "Piti Peta Hofen Show": https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/predstave/piti-peta-hofen-show/

Mismo Nismo "Juggling Concert": https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/predstave/juggling-concert/ 

Amer Kabbani (Cia 104º) "Runa": https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/predstave/runa/

 

DAY#3: 

Danka Sekulović & Tjaž Juvan "The ways of being": https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/predstave/the-ways-of-being/

Dora Komenda "Konstrukt": https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/predstave/konstrukt/

One Two Many "Restlesslegs": https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/predstave/restlesslegs/

 

DAY#4: 

 EX-teater "#Manifesto": https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/predstave/manifesto/

Nikolina Komljenovic "The Thin Line": https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/predstave/the-thin-line/

Cirkorama, Cirkusfera, Un Loup pour l'Homme "Duel": https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/predstave/duel-2/

You can check who's registered to the Annual General Meeting in Split by clicking on this link : https://bit.ly/participantsAGMSplit 

 

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

Please bring your own water bottle, your mug as well as your own badge lanyards! Extra drink tickets will be given to those who do so (yes, we try everything we can). 

All lunches are covered by Circostrada. Dinners are not covered but our partner will give you a list of good options to enjoy Croatian specialties.

Circostrada has a limited number of mobility grants for its members. You can apply through the form. The grants will be allocated on a "first come, first served" basis. 

You will have the possibility to apply for the newsround session through the form in order to share your last piece of news.

 

HOTELS 

 

HOTEL PARK

Address: Hatzeov Perivoj 3, Split

Web: https://www.hotelpark-split.hr/

• single room: 120€
• double room: 150€
• double room with see sight: 170€

Price includes breakfast. 

 

RESERVATIONS: by email sales@hotelpark-split.hr. Please note in the title: room reservation for Festival neobičnih obitelji.

 

HOTEL TIME SPLIT

Address: Vukovarska 35b, Split

Phone: +385 21 279 300

Web: https://hoteltimesplit.com/hr/hotel-time/

• Single room: 155€
• Double room: 175€
• Twin room: 175€

Price includes: breakfast, parking spot, Wellness (heated pool, jacuzzi, tepidarium, Finnish sauna, bio sauna, Turkish bath, tropical showers), Wi-Fi Internet connection.

 

RESERVATION: by e mail: info@hoteltimesplit.com. Please note in the title of the mail: room reservation in the framework of Peculiar Families Festival.

 

ART HOTEL

Address: Slobode ul. 41, 21 000 Split

Phone: + 385 (0) 21 302 302

Web: www.arthotel.hr

 

Prices for 3 star Art Hotel Annex building

• Usual price for double bed: 90€
• Usual price for triple bed: 150€

 

Prices for 4 star Art Hotel 4*

• Usual price for double bed: 180€
• Usual price for duoble bed with balcony: 185€
• Usual price for triple bed: 195€

Price includes: breakfast

 

RESERVATIONS: 15 % discount with the code PFamilies2023Art. Please send an email to prodaja@arthotel.hr. 

 

PRESIDENT SPLIT 

Address: Starčevićeva 1, 21000 Split

Phone: +385 21 685 409

Web: https://hotelpresident.hr/hotel-president-split/en

   

• Double room for single use:140€                 
• Double room: 170€                         
• Extra bed: 45€ 

Price includes breakfast

 

RESERVATION: by email: sales@hotelpresident.hr, with the title: Room reservation Peculiar Families Festival & Circostrada.

 

RADISON BLUE HOTEL

Address: PUT TRSTENIKA 19, Split

Phone: +385 (21) 30 30 30

Web: https://www.radissonhotels.com/hr-hr/hoteli/radisson-blu-resort-split-spa

• Premium room - Sea View & Balcony: 195€ single use / 215€ double use
• Superior Room - Sea View & Balcony: 175€ single use / 195€ double use
• Superior Room – City View & Balcony: 155€ single use / 175€ double use
• Superior Room - City View: 140€ single use / 160€ double use

Price include buffet breakfast, VAT, WI FI  and use of  Spa center – Jacuzzi, gym, swimming pools and sauna.

 

RESERVATIONS: Special rates for participants of the Circostrada 2023 are bookable via hotels web page. We kindly ask you to follow the instructions:

1. Open our hotels web page: http://www.radissonblu.com/resort-split.  

2.  Put the check-in and check-out dates as well as number of rooms and number of people.

3.  Click on SPECIAL RATES and in Promotional Code write CIRCOS and click on FIND RATES. It will lead you the promotional rates where you will be able to confirm the booking.

 

HOTEL PERISTIL

 Address: Poljana kraljice Jelene 5, Split

Phone: +38521329070 / +38521329088

Web: https://hotelperistil.com/

Email: booking@hotelperistil.com

• usual price double bed: 200€ 
• usual price single bed: 150€ 

Price includes breakfast

 

RESERVATIONS: 10% discount by e mail: booking@hotelperistil.com, with the title: Room reservation  Festival neobičnih obitelji. 

 

VENUES AND ACCESSIBILITY 

Puppetry Theatre Split

Tončićeva 1

http://gkl-split.hr/

Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment / accessible for audiences with vision impairment.

 

Circus tent

Lučica Zenta, Ul. Uvala Zenta 
Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment / accessible for audiences with vision impairment.

 

HALA 100

Hrvatske mornarice 4

https://room100.org/

Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment / accessible for audiences with vision impairment.

 

Youth Centre

Slobode ulica 28

https://dom-mladih.org/ 

coworking Razred (3rd floor) / Mala scena (ground floor) / Gallery (3rd floor) / Beton kino (ground floor)

The ground floor is accessible for audiences with mobility impairment, third floor is not accessible for audiences with vision impairment. 

 

Adriatic Social Club

Lička ulica 5

https://www.instagram.com/adriaticsocialclub/?hl=fr

Accessible for audiences with mobility impairment / accessible for audiences with vision impairment

 

 

TRANSPORT 

FROM SPLIT AIRPORT TO THE CITY

• BUS LINE PLESO PRIJEVOZ

Bus schedule from airport to central bus station: https://www.ak-split.hr/en/arrivals-to-split/

Bus schedule from the central bus station to the airport: https://www.ak-split.hr/en/departures-from-split/

We recommend purchasing the ticket(s) online: https://plesoprijevoz.hr/en/split-croatia/

Ticket price for one-way: 5,97 €

If you are going to buy the ticket in the bus, you will need CASH!

• TAXI

There are different transfer companies that offer rides between airport and the city. You can order rides in advance online. The price is approximately 40 € for one-way.

https://www.welcomepickups.com/

https://www.mytransfers.com/en/

https://connectotransfers.com/

 

Don’t drive with regular taxis waiting at the arrivals because they are crazy expensive!

 

TRANSPORT WITHIN THE CITY 

Depending on your accommodation, you may want to use taxis. There are Uber, Bolt, Cammeo taxi where you can download their application and order rides.

Public transport (buses) is a terrible option because the city is not well connected and there is a lo(ooon)g wait between rides but if you want an adventure, hoop on. 

There are also city bikes that are cheap and with lots of spots to leave or take the bike but there are no bike lanes. So it is also an adventure to navigate between cars and pedestrians.  https://www.nextbike.hr/en/split/

RESTAURANTS, BARS, COFEE PLACES

COFFEE PLACES AND BARS

• Mythos (Put Firula 18) - coffee bar just over the Firule beach, great sea view, open every day from 07:30 till 00:00, on Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 till 00:00.
• Cookie Lab (Put Firula 1) - coffee bar close to Bačvice beach, great coffee and cakes, open every day from 8:00 till 21:00, on Sunday from 8:00 till 14:30.
• Kava 2 (Ante Starčevića 2/1 street) - specialty coffee shop in Split with roasted coffee, open every day from 7:00 till 13:00 and from 17:00 till 21:00, on Sunday from 8:00 till 13:00.
• Adriatic Social Club (Lička 5 street) - a popular place for the locals, great beer options, excellent coffee, hosts DJs during weekends, open from 07:30 till 00:00 from Monday to Thursday, from 7:30 till 01:00 on Friday, from 08:00 till 01:00 on Saturday and from 9:00 till 00:00 on Sunday.
• Basket (Ulica Domovinskog rata 42) – a popular place for the locals, great beer options, sometimes host live jams, open from 7:00 til 24:00 from Monday to Thursday, on Friday and Saturday open until 01:00, on Sunday until 23:00. 
• D16 (Dominisova 16 street) - in the Old Town, the best coffee in the city, open every day from 7:00 till 21:00.
• Teraca Vidilica - (Prilaz Vladimira Nazora 1), at Marjan Park Forest, amazing view of the entire city, open every day from 8:00 till 00:00.

 

Note: In most of the coffee places and bars, it's not possible to pay with the card, only cash.

 

RESTAURANTS AND EATING PLACES

This was info collected in February, you can check updated info in April as touristic season starts and restaurants are working more days in the week.

• Matoni (Prilaz braće Kaliterna 6) - next to the Bačvice beach, excellent food with vegetarian and vegan options, open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 12:00 till 23:00, and on Sunday from 12:00 till 17:00, closed on Monday, Tuesday

reservations: +385 21 278 457 / +385 91 60 88 333 / info@ma-toni.com

https://www.ma-toni.com/

• Pimpinella (Spinčićeva 2A street) – best fish restaurant in the city, usually very crowded because it is affordable and the food is excellent, open every day from 9:00 till 24:00.

info: +385 21 389606 / +385 91 533 0404 / catering@pimpinella.hr

https://www.pimpinella.hr/

• Ka’doma (Gundulićeva 26 street) – every option available with lot of vegetarian options, reasonable prices, from Monday to Thursday open from 7:00 till 23:00, on Friday and Saturday from 7:00 till 00:00, closed on Sunday.

info: +385 21 787 572

bistro.ka.doma@gmail.com

reservations through Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bistrokadoma

• VEG (Ujevićeva poljana 5) - in the centre of Split, vegetarian and vegan place offering both cooked meals as well as raw food and raw cakes. Excellent ice cream! Open every day from 08:00 till 23:00.

info: +385 98 448 476 / info@food4health.hr

https://www.facebook.com/vegst?locale=hr_HR

• Pandora Greenbox (Obrov 4) - in the Old Town, near Fish Market, only vegan and vegetarian food, excellent but a bit more expensive, open every day from 8:00 till 00:00.

info: +385 21 236 120 / vegeteria.pandora@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/PandoraGreenbox/

• Upcafe (Domovinskog rata 29a street) - only vegan and vegetarian food, open from 7:00 till 20:00 from Monday to Saturday, on Sunday and holidays open from 8:00 till 20:00.

info: +385 91 6210 500 / https://upcafe.hr/?lang=en

• Misto street food factory (Bosanska 11 street) - in the old town, great vibe and delicious dalmatian street food with vegetarian options also, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday  from 17:00 till 23:00, on Thursday from 5:00 till 23:00, on Friday & Saturday open from 17:00 till 00:00.

info: +385 21 781 884

https://www.facebook.com/mistostreetfood

• Stare Grede (Domovinskog rata 46 street) - across Upcafe, traditional Dalmatian food (grandma-styled) with only few vegetarian options, from Monday to Friday open from 9:00 till 23:00, on Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 till 23:00.

info: +385 21 643 901

https://www.facebook.com/people/Konoba-Stare-Grede/100042339746307/

• Dioklecijan/Tri volta (Dosud 9 street) - one of the oldest places in Split, in Diocletian palace, great local vibe and food, open every day from 7:00 till 00:00, closed on Sunday. The legendary waiter Maja doesn’t speak English but she will handle the situation easily. 

info: +385 21 346 683

EVERYTHING ELSE YOU MIGHT NEED TO ENJOY YOUR STAY 

 

MONEY

Official currency in Croatia is €. Since we are part of the Eurozone from January 2023, all the prices are still listed in both, € and Croatian kunas. Credit cards are accepted in shops and restaurants. VISA and Master cards will be accepted in most places. 

 

INTERNET AND PHONE CALLS

Most of the bars, coffee shops and restaurant have Wi-Fi but if you are using mobile network from one of the countries from EU the price would be the same as you are at home because there is no roaming between countries in EU. You just need to switch your network to one of Croatian provides: T-mobile, Bonbon, A1, Tomato or Tele 2, if your phone is not set to do it automatically.

 

HOSPITALS

• Hospital Firule

CLINICAL HOSPITAL FIRULE

Spinčićeva 1 street

Tel: + 385 (21) 556 111, www.kbsplit.hr  

• Hospital Križine

CLINICAL HOSPITAL KRIŽINE

Šoltanska 1 street

Tel.: + 385  (21) 2155 111, www.kbsplit.hr  

 

PHARMACIES  

• Bačvice Kralja Zvonimira 2 street, open from 0-24  
• Dobri Gundulićeva 52 street, open from Moday to Saturday from 8:00 till 20:00, closed on Sunday
• Grad Narodni trg 16, open from Moday to Saturday from 8:00 till 20:00, on Saturday from 7:00 - 14:30, closed on Sunday

 

EMERGENCY AND HELPFUL PHONE NUMBERS FOR CROATIA

For emergencies, call 112. 

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

• 192 – Police
• 193 – Fire Brigade
• 194 – Ambulance
• 195 – Search and Rescue if at sea
• 1987 – Road Assistance
• 01 4640 800 – HAK (Croatian Automobile Club)

Partners: 

 

 

On-site team

 

Antonia Kuzmanić - +385 99 668 1189 (available at calls, SMS, Whatsapp and Telegram)

Jadranka Žinić Mijatovć +385 95 886 8950(available at calls, SMS, Whatsapp)

 

Circostrada team 

Laura Jude: laura.jude@artcena.fr (about mobility grants & production) 

Hannah Rebiffé: hannah.rebiffe@artcena.fr (about the newsround session & travel) 

Kinga Kecskés: kinga.keckes@artcena.fr (about communication) 

 

Discover here the publication related to the AGM in Croatia: