• Pedagogy and Training

    An Overview of Circus and Street Arts in Belgium (CASCAS)

    CASCAS (Circus And Street Arts Come And See) was a European project to promote intercultural understanding and exchange. Between May 2010 and November 2011 it arranged four tours for four small groups of circus and street arts professionals in the project's partner countries (UK, Sweden, Finland and Belgium) as a way of introducing them to that country's conditions and working practices. As part of the project, four briefing documents were produced — short guides to the circus and street arts sectors in the partner countries that give a basic overview of government policy, key festivals and venues, example companies, etcetera.

    An Overview of Circus and Street Arts in Finland (CASCAS)

    CASCAS (Circus And Street Arts Come And See) was a European project to promote intercultural understanding and exchange. Between May 2010 and November 2011 it arranged four tours for four small groups of circus and street arts professionals in the project's partner countries (UK, Sweden, Finland and Belgium) as a way of introducing them to that country's conditions and working practices. As part of the project, four briefing documents were produced — short guides to the circus and street arts sectors in the partner countries that give a basic overview of government policy, key festivals and venues, example companies, etcetera.

    An Overview of Circus and Street Arts in Sweden CASCAS)

    CASCAS (Circus And Street Arts Come And See) was a European project to promote intercultural understanding and exchange. Between May 2010 and November 2011 it arranged four tours for four small groups of circus and street arts professionals in the project's partner countries (UK, Sweden, Finland and Belgium) as a way of introducing them to that country's conditions and working practices. As part of the project, four briefing documents were produced — short guides to the circus and street arts sectors in the partner countries that give a basic overview of government policy, key festivals and venues, example companies, etcetera.

    An Overview of Circus and Street Arts in the UK and ROI (CASCAS)

    CASCAS (Circus And Street Arts Come And See) was a European project to promote intercultural understanding and exchange. Between May 2010 and November 2011 it arranged four tours for four small groups of circus and street arts professionals in the project's partner countries (UK, Sweden, Finland and Belgium) as a way of introducing them to that country's conditions and working practices. As part of the project, four briefing documents were produced — short guides to the circus and street arts sectors in the partner countries that give a basic overview of government policy, key festivals and venues, example companies, etcetera.

    Research Area: Pedagogy and Training
    Directory of Circus Training Organisations – Europe and Beyond

    A bilingual French-English directory of organisations offering circus training, collated and published by FEDEC. The directory is divided into casual/leisure, preparatory, professional, continuing education, and unspecified.

    Research Area: Pedagogy and Training
    FEDEC Basic Circus Arts Instruction Manual

    A ten-chapter PDF guide to basic circus arts instruction covering: static trapeze, rope and silks; tightwire and slack rope; aerial cradle; Chinese pole; acrobatics (handstand, hand to hand, banquine); swinging trapeze and cloudswing; safety and rigging; teeterboard; Russian bar. The guides are available in English and French; some can also be downloaded in German.

    Fresh Circus 2: European seminar on the sustainable development of circus arts

    Documenting the second Fresh Circus seminar, which took place 12-13 April 2012 at Parc de la Villette in Paris, this publication collects reports from the event's ten breakout working groups. The seminar's uniting theme was an exploration of the 'sustainable development' of circus arts, with sessions covering such subjects as artistic residencies, cultural journalism, cooperation with businesses, the role of new media in developing audiences, and the effect of globalisation on circus aesthetics.

    Research Area: Pedagogy and Training
    Miroir Project Part 2 – Analysis of the Key Skills of Young Professional Circus

    A FEDEC publication presenting the results of a survey of young circus artists and circus employers examining what the two groups want/need.

    Postcards From Street Arts and Circus

    One of the outputs of the CASCAS (Circus and Street Arts Come and See) project, which saw four groups of industry professionals tour the circus and street arts scenes in the UK, Sweden, Finland and Belgium, Postcards From Street Arts and Circus is a short, pamphlet-length book written by the researcher Yohann Floch, who accompanied the tours in all four countries.

    Research Area: Pedagogy and Training
    Street Arts Winter Academy: Education and Training in the Street Arts

    Published by Circostrada, this report collects the discussions to come out of the first Street Arts Winter Academy, a seminar held in Pokljuka, Slovenia to tackle the issue of education and training programs available for street artists.

    The Circus Artist Today: Analysis of the Key Competencies

    Written by the researcher Pascal Jacob and published by FEDEC, this PDF guide questions the goals of circus training and the needs of artists.