2025 National Preselections
The first step of the selection process begins! The national committees gather to choose the pre-selected projects for 2025
National pre-selection committees are gathering from June to July to study the 115 applications received this year. Each committee is composed of local platform members, professionals and artists. A member of the circusnext artistic jury will be invited to provide an outside eye on the projects under review.
Up to 5 projects may be shortlisted by each committee and will be discussed again at the European Selection of Finalists in November.
NB: Due to the high number of French applications received, up to 8 projects may be selected by the French committee.
FRANCE – 04/06/2024 – Lise Hoez (La Brèche), Jean-Marc Broqua (La Grainerie – scène conventionnée), Sylvie Cadenat (Espace Periphérique), Vincent Ehl (Cirk’Eole), Sébastien Pécot (CIAM – Centre International des Arts en Mouvement), Jérôme Montchal (Équinoxe – Scène nationale de Châteauroux), Nicole Gautier (former director of the Théâtre de la Cité internationale), Jean-Michel Guy (member of the circusnext jury)
SPAIN – 04/06/2024 – Victor Bobadilla (La Central del Circ), Eva-Luna García-Mauriño (Invernadero d’Alconbendas), Cristian Lodoño (Café de les Artes), Sandra Arisa (La Roca Umbert), Elena Zanzu (artist, 2021 circusnext laureate), Roberto Magro (member of the circusnext jury)
FINLAND – 06/06/2024 – Timo Riitamaa & Jarkko Lehmus (Cirko), Miradonna Sikka (artist), Molly Saudek (member of the circusnext jury)
BALTIC REGION (Lithuania, Latvia) – 07/06/2024 – Gildas Aleksa (Teatronas), Odrija Kalve (Rigas Cirk), Mārtiņš Ķibers (ReRiga festival), Jean-Michel Guy (member of the circusnext jury)
NETHERLANDS* – 12/06/2024 – Menno van Dyke (Circusstad festival), Mirjam Zwanenburg (Theater Korzo), Lucho Smit (Festival Circolo), Teresa Noronha Feio (member of the circusnext jury)
* The Dutch Committee is also considering Irish applications.
ITALY – 13-14/06/2024 – lessia Pinto & Marco Chenevier (TiDA), Boris Vecchio (Sarabanda), Giovanna Milano (Flic e Dinamico Festival), Clemente Tafuri (Teatro Akropolis), Johnny Torres (member of the circusnext jury)
BELGIUM – 21/06/2024 – Aukelyn Allary (Perplx), Valentine Remels (Latitude 50), Catherine Magis (UP – Circus & Performing Arts), Aurélien Oudot (artist), Roberto Magro (member of the circusnext jury)
GERMANY / AUSTRIA – 27/06/2024 – Martha Kaiser (Former Festival Perspectives), Bernd Belschner (Tollhaus Karlsruhe), Josa Kölbel (Berlin Circus Festival) Emma Serjeant (producer)
BALKAN REGION (Croatia, Serbia) – 28/06/2024 – Antonia Kuzmanić (Room 100), Milan Manić (Cirkusfera), Sarka Marsikova (Cirqueon), Jadranka Žinić Mijatović (Cirkorama), Roberto Magro (member of the circusnext jury)
SWEDEN / DENMARK – 02/07/2024 – Kiki Muukkonen (Subtopia), Gry Lambertsen (Dynamo)
PORTUGAL – 27/07/2024 – Claudia Berkley (Teatro da Didascalia, Bruno Costa Bussola (cultural operator), Hugo Maciel, Joana Martins (to be confirmed), Teresa Noronha Feio (artistic jury member)
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