FUTURE CIRCUS ARTS EDUCATION  – Seminar on circus pedagogy
FOR CIRCUS TEACHERS, DIRECTORS, ADMINISTRATORS OF CIRCUS SCHOOLS, CIRCUS RESEARCHERS AND PRODUCERS

Time:  Mon 22nd August 2011 from 10am to 6pm
Lunch break from 1pm to 2pm 
Relaxing evening programme with sauna and BBQ in Ruissalo, Turku’s  archipelago from 7pm to 9pm

On arrival day, Sunday 21st August there is a possibility to see Quantum Circus performance at Logomo at 6pm

Place:
Seminar:  Lemminkäinen Auditorium, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Turku, Finland
Sauna: Ruissalo cottage in Turku archipelago

Co-operating organizations: Turku Arts Academy: Future Circus project, Finnish Circus Information Center, Social Circus project in Finland, Finnish Youth Circus association, FEDEC, Nordic Circus Network, Kulturkontakt Nord, Nordplus Horizontal

Price: 20€ (students)/30€ including lunch and coffee, Evening programme 10€

Language: Main language is English, English-French-English translation is provided for the morning session

Themes:
1. Contemporary circus education; circus artist´s and circus teacher´s training in Nordic countries and in Europe
2. Circus artists’ work in today’s society. What is the future of circus arts in Europe?
3. The possibilities for circus artists in working life, nowadays and in the future

Facilitator: Kai Lehikoinen (PHd in Dance, choreographer, dance teacher and researcher, now working at Theatre Academy in Helsinki, Finland)
Working group leaders: Risto Hyppönen (FIN), Ivar Heckscher (SWE), Tim Roberts (UK), Walter Ferrero (SWE), Mia Crusoe (tbc) (SWE), Camilla Damkjaer (tbc) (SWE), Stine Degerboel (tbc) (DK)

PROGRAMME
From 10am to 1pm
1.    Introduction to circus education in Nordic countries
•    Welcome speaker from Turku Cultural Capital 2011 Foundation, Suvi Innilä at 10 am
•    Overview on professional circus education in Nordic countries: Jutta Virolainen at 10.15am
•    Recognition of existing diplomas (Bologna and Vet programs): Antonella Storti at 10.35am
•    Sweden: DOCH and circus high school, Walter Ferrero at 10.45am
•    Denmark, AFUK – Akademiet For Utæmmet Kreativitet, Stine Degerboel at 10.55am
•    Finland:  Basic Arts education, Finnish Youth Circus Association, Mikko Rinnevuori,   Salpaus Further Education Centre, Petri Heikkilä, Turku Arts Academy, Minna Karesluoto at 11.05
Questions
Break 10 minutes

2.    Circus artist’s professional integration: from student to artist, what are the actual and future paths for a better integration in the sector?
•    Presentations of good examples of professional integration actions /projects:
International with several schools all type included Circle (FEDEC) and Jeunes Talents Cirque Europe, Tim Roberts at 11.45am
•    Results on the subject in the recent research : from Miroir 2 study , Donald B. Lehn and Danijela Jovic  at 12.00am
•    Circus arts education and employment in Finland, Riikka Åstrand at 12.10am

3.    Circus teacher´s training: continuing education and professional development, teachers’ exchanges between schools
Presentations of good examples of professional development:
•    EPE modules: the FEDEC project and its future, Marc Lalonde, at 12.20am
•    Social Circus project in Finland, Sofia Kakko and Pia Karkkola, at 12.30am
Questions and discussion

Division into six small working groups at 12.40am
Lunch 1pm-2pm, price: 6€ per participant at Lemminkäinen restaurant

From 2pm to 6pm
4.    Working groups 2pm-3.45pm
Coffee break at 3.45pm
5.    Presentation of working groups’ questions and results at 4.15pm
Open discussion and reflections
Conclusion of the seminar at 5pm, facilitator Kai Lehikoinen
•    What is the future of circus art education policies?
•    What is the future of circus schools and centres?
•    What is the future of circus art and circus artists in Europe?

Invited participants:
Finland:
Turku Arts Academy at Turku University of Applied Sciences:
Rector and vice-rectors, Timo Tanskanen (Director of Arts Academy), Jouni Leikkonen (Head of Performing Arts Programme), Antonella Storti (Head of International Relations), Minna Karesluoto (Head of Circus Degree Education)
Salpaus Further Education Centre: Petri Heikkilä (Head of Circus Arts Education) and rectors
Finnish Youth Circus Association: Anita Mäntynen-Hakem, Mikko Rinnevuori, Taina Kopra, Petra Mäki-Neuvonen
Social Circus project: Sofia Kakko and Pia Karkkola
Finnish Circus Information Centre: Sari Lakso, Lotta Vaulo and Kadja Karjalainen
Cirko: Tomi Purovaara
Ministry of Culture and Education

Nordic countries:
Sweden: Walter Ferrero (DOCH), Ivar Heckcher (MANEGEN), Kiki Muukkonen (Subtopia), Camilla Damskier, Mia Crusoe (Circus Cirkör)
Denmark:  Stine Degerboel (AFUK), Katrien Vervielt (Köpenhagen International Theatre)
Norway: Sverre Waage (Circus Xanti-Circus Village), Vilde Broen (Circus Xanti)
Fedec managing board members:  Tim Roberts (Circus Space), Gérard Fasoli (Esac), Martin Gerbier  (Balthazar), Nils Kühne (Die Etage), Marc Lalonde (ENC), Donald B. Lehn (Carampa), Jean-Francois Marguerin (CNAC), Minna Karesluoto (local), Danijela Jovic (Fedec) , Anne Morin (Escuela de Rogelio Rivero)
Other invited Fedec member schools’ teachers and directors:  Samuel Jornot (ACaPA),  Zoltan Zobody (Imre Baross Circus Arts School) and Valerie Fratellini and Denis Paumier (Academie Fratellini) all participating Kaleidoscopia project at Future Circus Festival