2026 Preselected Projects
Since May, the ten national and regional pre-selection committees have chosen 18 projects from 141 applications, led by 23 authors from 15 different countries.
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Austria
Verena Schneider, Holding onto everything I’ve got · Handstand, juggling
Pre-selection committee (26/05/2025) : Bernd Belschner, Josa Kölbel, Arne Mannott, Martha Kaiser, Julia Christ
Belgium
CMU Cie (Camille Granger), TRUSS · Static trapeze, floor acrobatics
Carlos Landaeta Meneses, Blood Flow Reading Club · Chinese pole
Pre-selection committee (12/05/2025) : Aukelyn Allary, Valentine Remels, Molly Saudek, Camille Paycha
Croatia
Svaig Image (Petra Najman, Ivan Svaguša), Corvus Obscura · Static trapeze
Pre-selection committee (25/04/2025) : Milan Manić, Antonia Kuzmanić, Sarka Marsikova, Jadranka Žinić Mijatović, Teresa Noronha Feio
Finlande
Heidi Miikki, HOPE · Vertical dance, acrodance
Opus Company (Adam Opus, Kerttu Opus), The curse of empathy · New magic, theatrical-circus
Pre-selection committee (05/05/2025) : Kiki Muukkonen, Gry Lambertsen, Jarkko Lehmus / Salla Kuuronen, Louise Bjurholm, Sade Kamppila
France
Cie Suspendu (Danny Tavori), AMOW · Aerial straps, hair hanging, acrodance
L’Art Nak (Christian Padilla), Don Baltha · Juggling
La Norma (Martina Monnicchi, Karine Saroh, Sofia Zambrano), SCANDALE · Rope, silk, static trapeze, ceiling walk
Aurora Dini, Sola · Aerial hoop, contortion
Daniel Kvašňovský, Les choix tremblants · Rope, hula hoop
Pre-selection committee (13/06/2025) : Lise Hoëz, Lorraine Burger, Marion Collé, Carlos Vianna, Sylvie Cadenat, Marie Chapoullié, Jean-Baptiste Pasquier, Vincent Ehl, Jérôme Montchal
Germany
Fenja Barteldres, Tyr Auf! · Cyr wheel
Pre-selection committee (26/05/2025) : Bernd Belschner, Josa Kölbel, Arne Mannott, Martha Kaiser, Julia Christ
Portugal
George Swattridge, 5201314 · Handstand, object manipulation
Pre-selection committee (22/04/2025) Claudia Berkeley, Bruno Costa, Julieta Guimarães, Hugo Maciel, Teresa Noronha Feio
Spain
Monika Wiktoria Budzinska, Tak-to · Static trapeze
Aurora Caja Roca, The meeting point (titre provisoire) · Contortion, handstand, floor acrobatics
KET o un hábitat propio (Amaya Goñi Martínez, Sophie Núñez), APS (amigas para siempre / autoficción pop sobreexcitada) · Static trapeze
Arrel Guevara, Lutum · Static trapeze
Pre-selection committee (06/06/2025) : Victor Bobadilla, Elena Zanzu, Sandra Arisa Fuertes, Antonia Kuzmanić
Sweden
Marie Asplund, A forgotten home · Silk, contortion
Pre-selection committee (05/05/2025) : Kiki Muukkonen, Gry Lambertsen, Jarkko Lehmus / Salla Kuuronen, Louise Bjurholm, Sade Kamppila
Next stage: the Selection of the Finalists at the end of September 2025!
