CASA

CASA (Circus Arts and Street Arts Circuits) aimed at developing competence in international work, as well as, serving as a way to exchange knowledge between professional circus workers, with a particular focus on strategies for reaching new audience groups and international markets.

The circus companies were offered workshops in international communication led by international experts. Study trips to other cultural contexts were organized for the artists, organizers and educators. They visited festivals, residency centers, training programs, amongst other things, and met a wide range of actors with various creative strategies for audience and market development.

Guides with overviews of the different partner countries’ circus contexts were printed. They were also published on a website with live interviews of artists, organizers and other actors in the sector. This great source of inspiration can be found at www.casa-circuits.eu.

70 people from different EU countries participated in study trips to Stockholm and other cities during the project; Swedish actors participated in all trips. A total of 20 Swedish companies participated in workshops.

Guides

CASA made professional expertise and information available to promote the exchange of knowledge and know-how. The aim was to diversify the sector’s methods and working methods. Among other things, guides were developed for each participating country, which are available for download in PDF format:

The project received support from the EU’s Creative Europe and the Swedish Cultural Council, and was carried out in collaboration between organizations in Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic, Spain and Belgium.