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Step 1 · National pre-selections

For each edition, around 60 professionals gather for the national pre-selections in national or regional committees to pre-select the project on their territory. They are composed of: cultural professionals, artists and circusnext parteners (Platform members), and one member of the artistic jury as advisor. 

These committees are organised by circusnext Platform members who are fully aware of the state of the art in their countries. They are free to invite local cultural professionals and artists to examine the artists’ applications from their countries. They can select up to 5 projects per committee for the next step (up to 10 projects for the committee in France, due to the greater number of applications from that country). 

In 2024, there were 11 committees: Balkan region • Baltic region • Belgium • Germany • Finland • France • Italy • The Netherlands • Portugal • Spain • Sweden/Denmark

Step 2 · European Selection of Finalists  

The 24 circusnext partners, cultural venues and festivals based in 15 different European countries (the Platform members) take part in step 2 of the selection process: the European Selection of Finalists. All the members of the artistic jury are also invited as advisor. 

Step 3 · Selection of Laureates  

8 artistic personalities sit on an artistic jury for step 3 of the selection process: the Selection of Laureates. 

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The artistic jury 2023 © Christophe Raynaud de Lage

They bring an artistic perspective to the discussions, helping to move established boundaries in the circus field. They strive to find what is vibrant and vital in today’s circus and to encourage emerging and non-emerging authors to develop a broader creative approach and practice of circus. 

Members of the Artistic Jury only votes in the final selection step but are involved at every step of the selection process:  

– Step 1 – National pre-selections: depending on how each committee is organised, they may or may not take part in the decision-making process.    

– Step 2 – European selection of Finalists: they all take part in the discussions and debates but do not take part in the decisions.   

– Step 3 – Selection of Laureates: only the artistic Jury members select the 4 Laureates and work towards a consensus. 

The Artistic Jury for the 2024 selection is made up of :  

  • Marion Colle (FR)
  • Julia Christ (DE) 
  • Roberto Magro (IT)
  • Jean-Michel Guy (FR)  
  • Roman Müller (CH) 
  • Molly Saudek (US/FR) 
  • Johnny Torres (ES)

They were part of the artistic jury in previous editions: Kitt Johnson (DK), Lucho Smit (NL/FR), Elena Lydia Kreusch (AT), Claudio Stellato (IT), Olle Strandberg (SE)

Read the 2023 artistic jury’s editorialÂ