Cirko – Center for New Circus – Finnish Artist Residency Network

Website

cirko.fi/en/cirko-2/residencies ↗

Disciplines

Performing arts
contemporary circus

Founded

2011

Contact information

Technical producer Ina Niemelä
ina.niemela@cirko.fi
+358 50 305 7513

Address

Kaasutehtaankatu 1/4 (building 8), 00540 Helsinki

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Accommodation and organization

Cirko has limited accommodation possibilities; participants are responsible for funding their own accommodation and travel.

Since 2002, Cirko – Center for New Circus has been working to promote and develop contemporary Finnish circus.
Cirko opened its new premises in 2011 in what was once the powerhouse of Suvilahti’s former gasworks. It’s owned and developed by Helsinki City and the Cable Factory real estate group.
Cirko’s building is run under the same name and by the same association that was established in 2002.

How to apply

Cirko welcomes applications from contemporary circus artists who are Finnish citizens or residents as well as from interdisciplinary project teams with at least one member who is a Finnish contemporary circus artist.

Residency

During the the 2–4 week residency periods, artists will work on new artistic projects or conduct artistic research.
The companies and artists selected for the residency will have have at their disposal Cirko’s rehearsal or theatre space and social spaces. The resident companies and artists are also offered technical, production, communications and artistic mentoring by Cirko’s staff.