Circostrada Network publishes the synthesis of discussions of the second edition of Fresh Circus, European seminar on the sustainable development of circus arts, that took place on April 2012 in the Parc and Grande Halle de la Villette (Paris, France). The goal of this moment of reflection and exchange was to formulate a series of practical recommendations to improve the infrastructure and recognition of the sector. The seminar gathered 490 participants from 42 countries.

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The University of Winchester, in partnership with Circostrada Network, Gledališče Ane Monro and the Advanced Itinerant Learning Programme for Street Arts (FAI AR), organised the second edition of the Street Arts Winter Academy. This closed seminar, held from 23rd to 25th of March
2012 in Winchester (UK), gathered European professionals and academics to tackle the issue of artistic practice as research.

Circostrada Network proposes in this publication a synthesis of the discussions on the structuring of the transmission of skills within this artistic sector, as well as existing schemes and good practices.

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This publication is a follow-up of the study published in 2008 on the circulation of circus and street artworks in Europe and aims to work out the impacts of the global economic crisis on mobility in the sector.

The 66 companies who have contributed to the first edition were consulted once more in order find out the implications of the new economic conditions.

You can download the study here (pdf in English) and the detailed appendices to the study here.

Gledališče Ane Monro, in partnership with Circostrada Network, the University of Winchester and the Advanced Itinerant Learning Programme for Street Arts (FAI AR), organised the first edition of the Street Arts Winter Academy. This closed seminar, hold from 13th to 15th of February 2011 in Pokljuka (Slovenia), gathered European professionals to tackle the issue of education and training programs available for the street artists.

Circostrada Network proposes in this publication a synthesis of the discussions on the structuring of the transmission of skills within this artistic sector, as well as existing schemes and good practices.

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The network publishes articles written after the second residence for European critics, organized last May in Helsinki (Finland) thanks to Cirko Festival, the Finnish Circus Information Centre and Network New Nordic Circus Network. In continuation of the first residence, which was held in Paris in June 2009, this residency welcomed eight journalists from six countries, all specialists in theater and dance, and provided food for thought on the circus contemporary. Discussions, interviews with artists, public readings and performances have raised their interest in this sector.

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In partnership with TEAM Network, the network of cultural magazines, a residency for twelve critics and chief editors from Europe took place in Paris in June, 2009. This residency has served to expose these professionals to the new circus aesthetics, notably thanks to the collaboration of the festivals Des auteurs, des cirques (Parc de la Villette), and Solstice (Théâtre Firmin Gémier / La Piscine), as well as the Fratellini Academy. A commission for texts followed these discussions, with testimonials in English and original language about the ways in which circus creation can be taken into account.

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