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Échappées 2026

Échappées
29 May - 03 Jun — CNAC - Cirque Historique


An unmissable spring event, with students taking to the stage in their chosen disciplines to present their final

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See the end-of-year show by the 37th graduating class, directed by Halory Goerger, on tour in various cities starting in February 2026!

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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