2027 Preselected Projects

Between March and April 2026, the ten national and regional pre-selection committees have chosen 24 projets from 105 applications, led by 29 authors from 19 different nationalities.

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Belgium

Fabian Krestel, Length of time · Juggling

BEYONDSIEN (Sien Van Acker), Fluffy World Domination · Tightrope, clown

Pre-selection committee (24/04/2026) : Aukelyn Allary, Jef Everaert, Alex Godefroid Cornil, Elena Kreusch, Valentine Remels

Czech Republic

Filip Zahradnický, Nothing to see here · Juggling

Pre-selection committee (17/03/2026) : Antonia Kuzmanić, Milan Manić, Sarka Marsikova, Molly Saudek, Jadranka Žinić Mijatović

Finland

Heidi Miikki, Hope · Vertical dance, aerial acrobatics, acro-dance, music with keyboards

Pre-selection committee (08/04/2026) : Sade Kamppila, Gry Lambertsen, Jarkko Lehmus, Kiki Muukkonen, Elena Stanciu, Zed Zanzu

France

Collectif La Barque Acide (Steph Mouat), EX5 · Floor acrobatics, handstand, film, photography, electronic music

Collectif Primavez (Ricardo Pedri), HEAVYMETAL · Floor acrobatics, suspension, new circus tool, dance

Alice Langlois, ORLANDO · Static trapeze

La chose est fine (Zuzana Drobna, André Hidalgo), tACTILUS cONTACTUS · Juggling, dance, spoken word, new magic

Collectif Tombé du Nid (Federica Peirone), Tu Be or Not To Be · Handstand, antipodism, live music

Pre-selection committee (10/04/2026) : Lise Hoëz, Lorraine Burger, Lucie Charlotte Perrusset, Carlos Vianna, Sylvie Cadenat, Marie Chapoullié, Géraldine Werner, Margot Videcoq, Molly Saudek

Germany

Yotam Peled & the Free Radicals, Destroy me · Floor acrobatics, bungee harness, rope

Pre-selection committee (27/04/2026) : Bernd Belschner, Stefan Hort, Josa Kölbel, Elena Kreusch, Arne Mannott

Italy

Valeria Zavattoni, Who killed the cat? · Handstand, absurd humor

Del Caravaggio (Alessandro Travelli), Abel · Floor acrobatics, contorsion, dance, theatre, object’s manipulation

Cie Callea (Alice Binando, Donatella Zaccagnino), Edere · Rope, clown

Pre-selection committee (09/04/2026) : Giovanna Milano, Teresa Noronha Feio, Alessia Pinto, Clemente Tafuri, Boris Vecchio

The Netherlands

Stichting Emilie Weisse circustheater, The boiling frog · Aerial straps, hand to hand, hair hanging

Pre-selection committee (30/03/2026) : Louise Bjurholm, Jordis Cordua, Lucho Smit, Miriam Zwanenburg

Portugal

Jessica Lane, DIAPHANA · Bottle walk, theatre

Circo Kampung (Alvin Yong), Ikat Tepi · Diabolo

Pre-selection committee (10/04/2026) : Claudia Berkeley, Bruno Costa, Vasco Gomes, Ana Moraes, Teresa Noronha Feio

Republic of Ireland

Detached.collab (Elaine Mc Cague), Irriversible actions · Aerial straps, floor acrobatics, rope, swinging rope, hair suspension, knothead

Pre-selection committee (30/03/2026) : Louise Bjurholm, Jordis Cordua, Lucho Smit, Miriam Zwanenburg

Serbia

Tri groša (Danka Sekulovic, Ana Pinter), It’s ok to hypnotize a chicken, but rabbit gets traumatized · Antipodism, multimedia

Pre-selection committee (17/03/2026) : Antonia Kuzmanić, Milan Manić, Sarka Marsikova, Molly Saudek, Jadranka Žinić Mijatović

Spain

Seon (Daniel Esteban, Andreu Casadella), Bumbalum · Big ballon, acroball, clown, head stand

Maria de la Parra Guerra, Suspendida · Rope, mouvement

Otra Vez Lunes (Mariana Fernandez, Sofia Demicheli), This Is Not a Love Song · Static trapeze, choreography, text theatre, fakir

Luana Flores, Urdimbre · Floor acrobatics, dance, crochet

Pre-selection committee (14/04/2026) : Sandra Arisa, Eva-Luna Garcia, Joan Ramon Graell, Thiago Souza, Zed Zanzu

Sweden

Rikard Holmstedt, Temporary Sculptures · Juggling, sculpture, woodworking