Circus News

By John Ellingsworth on 17 May 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Circus Next

Circus Next, the Europe-wide programme of artistic and financial support for emerging circus artists (which was formerly known as Jeunes Talents Cirque Europe), has opened applications for the 2012/2013 project selections.

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By John Ellingsworth on 17 May 2012 in Funding & Industry
Catalyst

NoFit State Circus and Circus Space are among the 173 successful applicants announced today for the capacity building and match funding round of the Catalyst fund, a £100 million programme to stimulate private giving launched by Arts Council England, the Heritage Lottery Fund, and the DCMS.

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By John Ellingsworth on 16 May 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Circus Mash

The team for a new outdoor, participatory project in the West Midlands, If Only I Could…, are seeking an experienced and confident circus artist with strong knowledge of ground-based skills. The selected artist will be part of the creative team, and will be comfortable working with community participants to support their training ahead of performances (so teaching experience is an advantage).

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By John Ellingsworth on 8 May 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Cecil Sharp House

The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) – an advocacy and membership body, a venue, a publisher and an archivist for England's indigenous folk arts – has opened applications for a new scheme that offers creative residencies at its headquarters in Cecil Sharp House.

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By John Ellingsworth on 3 May 2012 in Funding & Industry
Circus in Scotland: A Blueprint for the Development of the Sector 2012 - 2017

A five-year development plan that looks at the current state and future needs of the artform, Circus in Scotland: A Blueprint for the Development of the Sector 2012 – 2017 has been produced and published by Articulation, Scotland's umbrella organisation for physical performance.

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By John Ellingsworth on 1 May 2012 in Funding & Industry, Publications
The Circulation of Street Arts and Circus Artworks in Europe – 2011

Following on from a previous study conducted in 2006 that took a statistical measure of the health of 66 circus and street arts companies (annual income, number of employees, level of subsidy, etcetera), The Circulation of Street Arts and Circus Artworks in Europe – 2011 collects the same quantitative data from some of the same companies (21 had either closed down or didn't reply) to get an idea of how their situations have changed in light of the global economic crisis. The years compared are 2006 and 2010.

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By John Ellingsworth on 29 April 2012 in Publications
FEDEC Cyr Wheel Instruction Manual

FEDEC, La Fédération européenne des écoles de cirque professionnelles, has published their Instruction Manual for Cyr Wheel [PDF], a 64-page pedagogical guide to the discipline and its training methodologies.

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By John Ellingsworth on 27 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
XTRAX

Held within the frame of Greenwich Fair (which is a Dickensian mini-festival held in turn within the frame of Greenwich + Docklands International Festival), XTRAX Shorts is a pitch session for up to sixteen artists/companies to present new outdoor projects to an audience of international presenters and promoters, taking place on 23 & 24 June 2012.

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By John Ellingsworth on 27 April 2012 in Funding & Industry
Graeae, Prometheus Awakes

XTRAX is presenting three showcase events this summer in collaboration with three outdoor arts festivals: Greenwich+Docklands International Festival in London, Mintfest in Kendal, and Fuse Medway Festival in Chatham and Rochester.

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By John Ellingsworth on 27 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Stratford Circus

*** Stratford Circus have had a performer pull out from their June Saturday Scratch and are looking to fill the gap (ideally with a 'circus ensemble/group/company of four or more – or another aerialist'). Applications are open again until 5 May 2012. ***

Now a regular feature in Stratford Circus' programming (coming around approximately once a season) Saturday Scratch is an opportunity for artists to showcase new or early-stage work in a supportive environment.

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By John Ellingsworth on 22 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
INSTANT ACTS Against Violence and Racism

Interkunst e.V., a non-profit based in Berlin that creates socially motivated performances and projects, is looking for performers to participate in creating and touring INSTANT ACTS against violence and racism, a music and theatre piece that 'aims to motivate young people to lead active and creative lives' and 'works effectively against prejudices, violence and racism'.

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By John Ellingsworth on 21 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Teatro Circo Price, Madrid

Organised and run by Carampa in collaboration with Teatro Circo Price, Madrid's permanent circus building, CRECE is an annual five-week project which brings an international group of young circus artists together to create, and then perform, a professional ensemble production. The director for this year's project will be actor, teacher and director Hernán Gené.

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By John Ellingsworth on 8 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Festival Sul Fil del Circo Prize

Held annually in Grugliasco, Italy and organised by the Scuola di Cirko Vertigo, Festival Sul Fil del Circo runs a yearly competition for young artists alongside a programme of professional companies.

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By John Ellingsworth on 8 April 2012 in Festivals
Cirko Festival

A year after opening its new centre at Suvilahti, a redeveloped gasworks in a deindustrialised part of Helsinki, CIRKO are presenting the second edition of Cirko Festival, a five-day programme of contemporary circus with a particular focus on new Finnish work.

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By John Ellingsworth on 4 April 2012 in Training & Workshops

Organised by XTRAX in partnership with PANeK (Performing Arts Network Kent) and Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, 'How to sell your work in Europe?' is a short three-hour seminar designed to encourage and support UK artists who want to break into the European market.

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By John Ellingsworth on 4 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Gi20

Gone in 20 Minutes (Gi20) was launched in 2011 as a national showcase to promote new small- and medium-scale outdoor projects. Under the scheme ten artists/companies are supported to produce new work, receiving mentoring and a development grant, then at the public presentations have the chance to show their work to a mixed industry/public audience and to win a Jury and an Audience Prize.

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By John Ellingsworth on 4 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities

Cirque Bijou, who every year programme the Circus Stage at Bristol Harbour Festival, are looking for 'amazing, unique and incredibly high quality street theatre and circus acts' to perform on their outdoor stage 21 & 22 July 2012.

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By John Ellingsworth on 4 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities

The Council for the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is currently seeking applications from outdoor theatre companies for various performance opportunities during the period July – September 2012.

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By John Ellingsworth on 30 March 2012 in Miscellaneous
The Forgotten Circus | Photo: Shelly Love

Following on from The Forgotten Circus, a short film made in 2008 by director Shelly Love with students from Circus Space, the Roundhouse and Circus Space have announced that Love will direct a trilogy, The Forgotten Trilogy, to be made over the five-year period 2013-2017.

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By John Ellingsworth on 30 March 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Conflux

In the lead up to SURGE 2012, Conflux is offering twenty artists the opportunity to work with PVI Collective, a multidisciplinary Australian group who create (and I love this:) 'tactical media artworks that seek out radical, darkly humorous solutions for living in an unstable twenty first century'.

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