Circ au Carré
Moving and mixing for reflection.
CIRC AU CARRÉ is a new European project, led by La Central del Circ (Barcelona, Catalonia) in partnership with La Grainerie (Toulouse, Occitania), La Verrerie (Alés, Occitania) and the C.IN.E. (Sineu, Balearic Isles), and support from the Pyrenees-Mediterranean Euro-region under the rubric of the 2018 Call for Culture Projects. Its aim is to create, transform and/or consolidate links between actors in contemporary circus in the Mediterranean area (artists, technical experts, directors of institutions), with a strong emphasis on research.
Arts Discipline
Circus
Target Candidate
Emerging contemporary circus companies (solos, duos or trios) interested in carrying out two weeks of research in a venue located outside their place of residence and taking part in two exchange and dialogue workshops with other professionals outside the arts world.
Residency Period
The two-week residencies will take place between November 2019 and October 2020 according to the availability of the participating company and venues.
The first workshop will take place on 18-19 October in Toulouse (France) and the second in Barcelona (Spain) on 16-17 April 2020.
Research Residency
CIRC AU CARRÉ is offering emerging artists the chance to experience a period of research in another context, thereby broadening, reinforcing or renewing their circus vocabulary and language.
Throughout the residency, the artist or company will have access to a space for experimenting around a theme, without any creation or production aim.
Encounters or moments of reflection with artists from the territory where the residency is taking place will be organised with the aim of maximising this change in surroundings for the purpose of mixing and examining new ideas.
There will also be a search for dialogue with a professional from the local arts scene, in the line with the needs of the company and with the help of the host venue.
At the end of each residency there will be a moment of exchange with the local community (artists, specific and general public).
Exchange and Dialogue Workshops
During these workshops tandems will be created between the participating artists and selected non-arts professionals who will meet with the aim of (re) acquainting themselves with each other and (re)inventing their relationship through the creation of a sustainable link to be hopefully maintained beyond the project.
Main Venue
La Central del Circ
Moll de la Vela, 2
08930 Barcelona
www.lacentraldelcirc.cat
Application Deadline
10 July 2019, 11:59pm
Conditions
The artist or company must be emerging (maximum of two finished authored creations that have had limited dissemination on the professional circuits) and be resident within the Pyrenees-Mediterranean Euro-Region (Catalonia, Balearic Isles or Occitania).
One company (up to three artists) per territory (Catalonia, Balearic Isles, Occitania (West) and Occitania (East)) will be selected.
Each company will carry out a research residency between November 2019 and October 2020, and take part in the two exchange and dialogue workshops on 18 and 19 October 2019 and 16 and 17 April 2020 (availability essential).
The CIRC AU CARRÉ project will cover the travel, accommodation and food costs of each company during the residency and workshops.
Assessment Criteria
Particular attention will be given to:
- trajectory and artistic relevance of the project;
- technical level of the circus discipline(s) proposed;
- willingness to broaden knowledge and reflection;
- desire to exchange ideas with other professionals;
- ethical references of the company or artist.
Selection
Project selection will be the responsibility of a committee made up of associate members.
Timetable
Application Submission Deadline: 10 July 2019, 11:59pm
Residency Decision: from 25 July 2019
Application Submission
The application dossier must be filled out exclusively online, at the following link: https://form.jotformeu.com/91352927958370
For the preparation of your application, you may consult the form blueprints here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18RZOpmQcdadkQY3xG8K3ItNXGkYU55JY/view?usp=sharing
Contact information:
For more information, please contact:
- Nini Gorzerino, La Central del Circ (Catalunya): creacio@lacentraldelcirc.cat
- Estela Morón Fernández, C.IN.E. (Illes Balears): info@cinesineu.com
- Jean-Marc Broqua, La Grainerie (Occitània): jm-broqua@la-grainerie.net
- Sylviane Manuel, La Verrerie (Occitània): programmation@polecirqueverrerie.com
