Nordic Circus Year 2011 – new circus as a strength in society

Seminar Program

Thursday 5.5.2011

19.00    Circus show ”Wear It Like a Crown” Cirkus Cirkör (Sweden), Cirko-center, Helsinki
21.30    Buffet dinner, restaurant Lämpö, Cirko-center
22.30    Guided tour and drinks at the Finnish Circus Information Centre

Friday 6.5.2011

Moderator: Verena Cornwall, Circus Development Agency (UK)

9.00-9.30    Registration and coffee, Kattilahalli  Suvilahti

9.30    Opening words and introduction to the seminar
Anna-Maija Marttinen, Counsellor for Cultural Affaires, Ministry of Education and Culture (FI)

10.15    New circus as a strenght in society 
New Nordic Circus Network – networking as a tool
Tomi Purovaara, Director Cirko-center (FI)

10.30    Nordic Circus Survey
Jutta Virolainen, project researcher, Finnish Circus Information Centre/ Nordic Circus Year 2011 (FI)

11.15    Moderator’s commentory
Verena Cornwall, CDA (UK)

11.30    Discussion

12.00-13.00    Buffet lunch – Networking

13.00-14.30    Nordic Circus Market Day  – Nordic circus artists, companies and groups present their work; Networking of Nordic culture policy makers and circus artists  and groups

14.30-16.00    Round-table workshops together with CIRCOSTRADA European network for circus and street arts,
Introduction: Yohann Floch, Circostrada Network Coordinator (FR)

THEME 1: Children and young people

1a. CASE: Social circus as a tool in creating a sense of community with children and young people of different ethnic backgrounds
Riikka Åstrand, Researcher-pedagogue, Cirko-center (FI)

1b. CASE: Social circus projects stimulate participation in society
Leo Verhagen, Project manager, Cirkus Elleboog (NE)

1c. CASE: ”AFUK ”Academy of Untaimed Creativity”, Copenhagen
Stine Degerbøl Researcher (DK)

1d. CASE: ”The Rights of a Child – a Practical Approach to Circus in Botkyrka Municipality”, Head of Courses and Training Mia Crusoe, Cirkus Cirkör (SE)

THEME 2: Mobility

2a. CASE: Juggling the Arts – project. Mentored artistic circus laboratories for young Nordic circus artists, Kiki Muukkonen, Artistic Programming Director, Subtopia (SE)

2b. CASE: Nordic touring possibilities of contemporary circus companies
Katrien Verwilt, Director, Copenhagen International Theatre KIT (DK)

2c. CASE: Circus Village Network, Norway. Case example, Nordic touring circus festival Sverre Waage, Artistic director, Cirkus Xanti, Oslo. (NO)

2d. CASE: Creating a Nordic network of residency centers
Tomi Purovaara, Director, Cirko-center (FI)

2e. CASE: European Charter Project – circus in the public space
Gentiane Guillot, Project manager, HorsLesMurs (FR)

16.00-16.30    Presentation of workshop results

16.30    Closing words
Anna-Maija Marttinen, Counsellor for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Education and Culture