Last September, Peggy Donck (Executive Director), Mathieu ANTAJAN (Co-Director of Training) and Barbara APPERT RAULIN (Co-Director of Training) visited the two circus schools in Quebec: the National Circus School of Montreal and the Quebec City Circus School. These meetings were rich in exchanges
05-10-2026
Research Residency – Juho Sarno
The team at the CNAC Resource Centre is hosting Juho Sarno, a PhD student at the University of Helsinki, as part of a residency awarded following his successful application to the CNAC’s ‘Support for Circus Research 2026’ call for proposals. His research focuses on circus pedagogy, the forms of
01-10-2026
Appel à projet - Recherche en cirque
Research contributes to the advancement of knowledge, practices and thinking in the field of circus arts. The CNAC is launching its new call for proposals, "Support for Circus Research", for the year 2027. Artists and researchers, if you have a project that explores, questions or helps to advance
24-09-2026
Research Residency – Lucile Bony
The CNAC Resource Centre is hosting Lucile Bony, a PhD student at the University of Strasbourg, on a research residency. She was selected following the CNAC’s ‘Support for Circus Research 2026’ call for proposals for her project ‘Thinking about and healing the artist’s wounds: dramaturgy and
21-09-2026
Charter on Educational Relations (Parade Protocol): a collective commitment at the CNAC
Following on from the students, it is now the turn of all CNAC staff – employees and lecturers alike – to sign the charter on educational relations, entitled ‘Charter on Educational Relations – Parade Protocol’. Drawn up by the CNAC management, based on the model proposed by the Ministry of Culture
18-09-2026
The CNAC at the ‘Têtes chercheuses’ meetings
Peggy Donck, Director-General of the CNAC and facilitator for the Performing Arts sector of the Cultural ans Creative Industries Research Prgramme rogramme (PEPR ICCARE), opened the meetings alongside Charlois Pierre-Yves (Pôle international de la marionnette – Jacques Félix), Véronique Evanno (DGCA
Centre National des Arts du Cirque
