Many of you joined us in celebrating the CNAC’s 40th anniversary this past Friday, April 10. Thank you to the people of Châlons for turning out in such large numbers and making this evening a true community celebration. A huge round of applause to all the teams at the CNAC and the City of Châlons-en
24-04-2026
Admission 2026
Students admitted to the DNSP Circus Artist program / 41st class: • Lolai Blanchard - Balance • Sara Eunice Botelho da Rocha - Cyr Wheel • Clara Chicoisne-Dessi - Chinese Pole • Mariana Conti Arguello - Dance Trapeze • Manolo Heintz - Acrobatic Dance • Baptiste Hotz - Cyr Wheel • Yvann
17-04-2026
The 38e graduating class in residence!
As part of Échappées 2026, students from the 38th graduating class will take part in a residency ; This programme will allow them to explore and further develop their projects in inspiring venues, within a professional framework, in close collaboration with the partner organisations hosting them. ➜
16-04-2026
JCN - Benefit from the professional integration support program
The Spring 2026 session is now open. Submit your applications before May 15, 2026. If your European company plans to host recent circus graduates from the last four graduating classes of the national circus schools (CNAC in Châlons-en-Champagne, Académie Fratellini in Saint-Denis, and Ésacto’Lido in
15-04-2026
Marie Tissot and Flore Sahuc - Research residency
Winners of the CNAC 2026 call for projects “Support for Circus Research”, Marie Tissot, Head of Practice Development at Utopistes – International Circus Arts Centre, and Flore Sahuc, a Master’s student in Social Psychology at Lumière Lyon 2 University, are conducting a research residency for their
13-03-2026
Résults - Research Project Call
Following the “Support for Circus Research” project call for 2026, several innovative projects have been selected: • "Le Cirque autobiographique", project led by Tania Simili • "Hybridation des équilibres sur les mains", project led by Camille Bontout, Maurizio Martinez, Step Mouat • "Résidence
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