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the general bibliography (in French)
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CNAC CollEx label
Circus and Illusion collection
Study days, symposiums
IN 2021/2022
Touring seminar on circus archives: "Storytelling in circus: words and plural voices in circus. Memories, stories, archives".
Co-organised with UMR Litt&Arts of the University of Grenoble Alpes, with the support of the Ministry of Culture - DGCA in the framework of the agreement between the Ministry of Culture and the CNRS.
7 and 8 February 2022
Esacto'Lido - Toulouse Circus Arts School: 3rd session: "Circus storytelling on social networks. Stories and digital archives, artistic identities and distribution, pedagogy and creation".
24 and 25 September 2021
Centre national des arts du cirque de Châlons-en-Champagne: 2nd session: "Listening to circus voices. Circus storytelling on the radio, in the form of podcasts and other audio-digital narratives". Programme here (in french).
"Taking risks. Taking care" Health: a challenge for the careers of circus artists" - CND-Centre national de la danse in Pantin
From 3 to 5 November 2021
Research exhibition with Agathe Dumont as part of the "Research-Hybridation-Experimentation. Les temps de la création en débat " organised by the DGCA and the CHIMÈRES programme (presentation of the 2019 winners of the Research in Theatre and Associated Arts scheme. Presentation of the project here (in french).
Colloquium "Writing the history of circus" organised by the Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 and the Université Libre de Bruxelles
7 and 8 October 2021
Intervention by Cyril Thomas, member of the scientific committee, at the round table "Circus archives". Programme here (in french).
"International Circus Schools" (Diálogos em Rede - "Escolas Internacionais de Circo") in the framework of the Festival mundial de circo (Brazil)
30 September 2021
Participation of Cyril Thomas in the online meeting.
EN 2020/2021
HPCA-Hastec seminar (online), session "Gestualities, arts and conveying in audiovisual sources".
16 June 2021
Session by Cyril Thomas: "Circus audiovisual memories: from capturing to conveying an acrobatic gesture". Programme here (in french).
Touring seminar on circus archives: "Storytelling in circus: words and plural voices in circus. Memories, stories, archives".
Co-organised with the UMR Litt&Arts of the University of Grenoble Alpes, with the support of the Ministry of Culture - DGCA in the framework of the agreement between the Ministry of Culture and the CNRS.
4 and 5 February 2021
On-line as part of the Marseille International Circus Arts Biennial: 1st session "All the winds that blow through the body and head": circus words and writings ". Programme here (in french).
12 October 2020
University of Grenoble Alpes, Inaugural study day "Writing, body and creation in situ". Programme here (in french).
Study Days – Conferences – Seminars 2019-2020 
(97 ko)
Study Days – Conferences – Seminars 2018-2019 (100 ko)
Study Days – Conferences – Seminars 2017-2018 (90 ko)
Study Days – Conferences – Seminars 2016-2017 (105 ko)
