New Nordic Circus Network arranges artistic laboratories for professional Nordic circus artists under the title Juggling the Arts.

NEXT JUGGLING THE ARTS: 20-24 February 2012 in Helsinki. Participants have been selected.

Juggling the Arts gives young Nordic artists the opportunity to have a one week residency, where they receive the opportunity to deepen and develop their artistic work and research, guided by internationally recognised mentors. The artists get the opportunity to test ideas, to get inspiration and receive feedback from the mentors as well as their Nordic colleagues. The project is funded by a grant of Kulturkontakt Nord.

The objectives of Juggling the Arts are to:

- support artistic research processes within contemporary Nordic circus art
- offer artistic support to young Nordic circus artist
- support dialogue and building of connections and networks between Nordic contemporary circus artists and programmers
- support the development of creativity and professionalism within the contemporary circus field

The partners in Juggling the Arts are:

• Denmark, Copenhagen International Theatre
• Finland, Cirko – Centre for New Circus
• Finland, Finnish Circus Information Centre
• Norway, The Circus Village / Cirkus Xanti
• Sweden, Subtopia

Read more about the different editions of Juggling the Arts to the right.