{"id":22222,"date":"2026-04-29T10:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circusnext.eu\/?p=22222"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:01:40","slug":"2027-preselected-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circusnext.eu\/en\/2027-preselected-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 Preselected Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22222\" class=\"elementor elementor-22222\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de8c7a e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"3de8c7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7f780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b7f780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" lang=\"FR-FR\" class=\"TextRun SCXW120731453 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW120731453 BCX0\">Between March and April 2026<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW120731453 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW120731453 BCX0\"><\/span><\/span>the ten national and regional pre-selection committees have chosen <span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" lang=\"FR-FR\" class=\"TextRun SCXW120731453 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW120731453 BCX0\"><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" lang=\"FR-FR\" class=\"TextRun SCXW120731453 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW120731453 BCX0\">24<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120731453 BCX0\"> projets <\/span><\/span>from 105 applications, led by 29 authors from 19 different nationalities.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ae356 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"d9ae356\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745490a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"745490a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1313\" src=\"https:\/\/circusnext.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/web-preselection-27-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22136\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circusnext.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/web-preselection-27-1.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/circusnext.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/web-preselection-27-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/circusnext.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/web-preselection-27-1-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/circusnext.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/web-preselection-27-1-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/circusnext.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/web-preselection-27-1-1536x807.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/circusnext.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/web-preselection-27-1-2048x1076.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb55fb7 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"cb55fb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1f82bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1f82bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Fenja Barteldres \u00a9 Oskars Upenieks<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4427d e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"0c4427d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972fece elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"972fece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192f2b8 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"192f2b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338420f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"338420f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Belgium<\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span><b>Fabian Krestel<\/b>, <em>Length of time<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span> \u00b7 Juggling<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span><strong>BEYONDSIEN<\/strong> (Sien Van Acker), <em>Fluffy World Domination<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span> \u00b7 Tightrope, clown<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span>Pre-selection committee<\/span> (24\/04\/2026) : <span>Aukelyn Allary, Jef Everaert, Alex Godefroid Cornil, Elena Kreusch, Valentine Remels<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecfb15 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"4ecfb15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc0d017 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fc0d017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b398b e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"75b398b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35290b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35290b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Czech Republic<\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span><b>Filip Zahradnick\u00fd<\/b>, <em>Nothing to see here<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span> \u00b7 Juggling<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span>Pre-selection committee<\/span> (17\/03\/2026) : <span>Antonia Kuzmani\u0107, Milan Mani\u0107, Sarka Marsikova, Molly Saudek, Jadranka \u017dini\u0107 Mijatovi\u0107<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b78c25c e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"b78c25c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb54511 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"eb54511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a619b e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"c6a619b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a67cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a67cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Finland<\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span><b>Heidi Miikki<\/b>, <em>Hope<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span> \u00b7 <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span>Vertical dance, aerial acrobatics, acro-dance, music with keyboards<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span>Pre-selection committee<\/span> (08\/04\/2026) : <span>Sade Kamppila, <\/span><span>Gry Lambertsen, Jarkko Lehmus, Kiki Muukkonen, Elena Stanciu, Zed Zanzu<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f40c22 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"8f40c22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdb4a00 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bdb4a00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef7e43f e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"ef7e43f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9fab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a9fab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>France<\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span><b>Collectif La Barque Acide <\/b>(Steph Mouat), <em>EX5<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span> \u00b7 Floor acrobatics, handstand, film, photography, electronic music\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Collectif Primavez<\/strong> (Ricardo Pedri), <em>HEAVYMETAL<\/em> \u00b7 <span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span>Floor acrobatics<\/span><\/span>, suspension, new circus tool, dance<\/p><p><strong>Alice Langlois<\/strong>, <em>ORLANDO<\/em> \u00b7 Static trapeze<\/p><p><strong>La chose est fine<\/strong> (Zuzana Drobna, Andr\u00e9 Hidalgo), <em>tACTILUS cONTACTUS<\/em> \u00b7 Juggling, dance, spoken word, new magic<\/p><p><strong>Collectif Tomb\u00e9 du Nid<\/strong> (Federica Peirone), <em>Tu Be or Not To Be<\/em> \u00b7 Handstand, antipodism, live music<\/p><p><span>Pre-selection committee<\/span> (10\/04\/2026) : <span>Lise Ho\u00ebz, Lorraine Burger, Lucie Charlotte Perrusset, Carlos Vianna, Sylvie Cadenat, Marie Chapoulli\u00e9, G\u00e9raldine Werner, Margot Videcoq, Molly Saudek<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab67700 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"ab67700\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07a579 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a07a579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ceea3 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"f9ceea3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc258d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc258d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Germany<\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span><b>Yotam Peled &amp; the Free Radicals<\/b>, <em>Destroy me<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span> \u00b7 Floor acrobatics, bungee harness, rope<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span>Pre-selection committee (<\/span>27\/04\/2026) <span>: Bernd Belschner, Stefan Hort, Josa K\u00f6lbel, Elena Kreusch, Arne Mannott<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48506b6 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"48506b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674a8d0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"674a8d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8a150 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"fb8a150\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408ad8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"408ad8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Italy<\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span><b>Valeria Zavattoni<\/b>, <em>Who killed the cat?<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span> \u00b7 Handstand, absurd humor<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Del Caravaggio<\/strong> (Alessandro Travelli), <em>Abel<\/em> \u00b7 Floor acrobatics, contorsion, dance, theatre, object&#8217;s manipulation<\/p><p><strong>Cie Callea<\/strong> (Alice Binando, Donatella Zaccagnino), <em>Edere<\/em> \u00b7 Rope, clown<\/p><p><span>Pre-selection committee<\/span> (09\/04\/2026) : <span>Giovanna Milano, Teresa Noronha Feio, <\/span><span>Alessia Pinto, Clemente Tafuri,\u00a0Boris Vecchio<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb71638 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"eb71638\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55cf1f8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"55cf1f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5334a e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"1f5334a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57990f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57990f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>The Netherlands<\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span><b>Stichting Emilie Weisse circustheater<\/b>, <em>The boiling frog<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span> \u00b7 Aerial straps, hand to hand, hair hanging<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span>Pre-selection committee<\/span> (30\/03\/2026) : <span>Louise Bjurholm, Jordis Cordua,\u00a0 <\/span><span>Lucho Smit, Miriam Zwanenburg<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2cf75 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"5f2cf75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d4bae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f6d4bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe0ecb e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"0fe0ecb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bdc5cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bdc5cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Portugal<\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span><b>Jessica Lane<\/b>, <em>DIAPHANA<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span> \u00b7 Bottle walk, theatre<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Circo Kampung<\/strong> (Alvin Yong), <em>Ikat Tepi<\/em> \u00b7 Diabolo<\/p><p><span>Pre-selection committee<\/span> (10\/04\/2026) : <span>Claudia Berkeley, Bruno Costa, Vasco Gomes, Ana Moraes, Teresa Noronha Feio<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257facd e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"257facd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca25dea elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ca25dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584c494 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"584c494\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9558ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9558ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Republic of Ireland<\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span><strong>Detached.collab <\/strong>(Elaine Mc Cague), <em>Irriversible actions<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span> \u00b7 Aerial straps, floor acrobatics, rope, swinging rope, hair suspension, knothead<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span>Pre-selection committee<\/span> (30\/03\/2026) : <span>Louise Bjurholm, Jordis Cordua,\u00a0 <\/span><span>Lucho Smit, Miriam Zwanenburg<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde3277 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"dde3277\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3995f3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b3995f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440d34a e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"440d34a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d46dd54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d46dd54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Serbia<\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span><b>Tri gro\u0161a <\/b>(Danka Sekulovic, Ana Pinter), <em>It\u2019s ok to hypnotize a chicken, but rabbit gets traumatized<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span> \u00b7 Antipodism, multimedia<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span>Pre-selection committee<\/span> (17\/03\/2026) : <span>Antonia Kuzmani\u0107, Milan Mani\u0107, Sarka Marsikova, Molly Saudek, Jadranka \u017dini\u0107 Mijatovi\u0107<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae7e86 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"7ae7e86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d8591 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"68d8591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32007f6 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"32007f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0393c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0393c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Spain<\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span><b>Seon <\/b>(Daniel Esteban, Andreu Casadella), <em>Bumbalum<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span> \u00b7 Big ballon, acroball, clown, head stand<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Maria de la Parra Guerra<\/strong>, <em>Suspendida<\/em> \u00b7 Rope, mouvement<\/p><p><strong>Otra Vez Lunes<\/strong> (Mariana Fernandez, Sofia Demicheli), <em>This Is Not a Love Song <\/em>\u00b7 Static trapeze, choreography, text theatre, fakir<\/p><p><strong>Luana Flores<\/strong>, <em>Urdimbre<\/em> \u00b7 Floor acrobatics, dance, crochet<\/p><p><span>Pre-selection committee<\/span> (14\/04\/2026) : <span>Sandra Arisa, <\/span><span>Eva-Luna Garcia, Joan Ramon Graell, Thiago Souza, Zed Zanzu<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c5081 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"73c5081\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d08581 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4d08581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d754ac6 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"d754ac6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085eb19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"085eb19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span>Sweden<\/span><\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span><b>Rikard Holmstedt<\/b>, <em>Temporary Sculptures<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span> \u00b7 Juggling, sculpture, woodworking<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span>Pre-selection committee<\/span> (08\/04\/2026) : <span>Sade Kamppila, <\/span><span>Gry Lambertsen, Jarkko Lehmus, Kiki Muukkonen, Elena Stanciu, Zed Zanzu<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7bb7b e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"da7bb7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cea434 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0cea434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f614f e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"97f614f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6624c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6624c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Switzerland<\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span><b>Finn Waltersmann<\/b>, <em>Umefiguretle<\/em><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span> \u00b7 Juggling<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span>Pre-selection committee (<\/span>27\/04\/2026) <span>: Bernd Belschner, Stefan Hort, Josa K\u00f6lbel, Elena Kreusch, Arne Mannott<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a08ce5 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"7a08ce5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e18bd9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8e18bd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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