Project

Region	National coverage
Title of the Programme	Culture
Title of the Project	Circus networks
Number of the Project	KU-CB2-005
Project Promoter	CIRQUEON
Project Partner from Donor State	N/A
Czech Partner	N/A
Status	Project duration (phase of the project): 09/2022 – 02/2024
More Information	Target group: Young adults (18-29), artists, civil society organizations Web pages: www.cirqueon.cz FB: @cirqueon FB: @cirkonet IG: @cirqueoncz
Total Eligible Costs	61 849 EUR
Grant	50 000 EUR (81 %)

Project description:

The aim of the project is to strengthen and professionalize two platforms (networks) – CIRKONET and The Association of Contemporary Circus Professionals - dedicated to the development of contemporary circus in the Czech Republic. Each of the two represents a different area of contemporary circus, exhibits a different membership base, and has different needs.

The project will intend to dynamically kick-start the activities of both networks and implement a number of activities in support of the development of contemporary circus. Key activities include the development of an Analysis of the Current State of Contemporary Circus in the Czech Republic from the perspective of circus education on the one hand and from the perspective of artistic and production activity on the other; the analysis will identify the most significant challenges and needs in the field while also seeking to continuously facilitate the resolution of identified issues within both networks.  Both platforms will also offer a range of live activities, meetings, and workshops – both for their members and for the general public.

CIRKONET is a Czech-Slovak network of circus educators active in youth and social circus, where circus techniques are used in working with children and young people as well as with persons with disabilities (social, medical or psychological).

The Association of Contemporary Circus Professionals is an emerging platform designed to bring together Czech circus professionals: artists, producers, and promoters.