Beneficiaries of the JCN

16-07-2026

Beneficiaries of the JCN

Following the 2026 session, 12 companies will benefit from the scheme:

CFB 451 – Compagnie Ben Aïm – Dans ma cuisine, un désert ? with Louise Hardouin (Académie Fratellini)
Les Hommes Sensibles – Sensible with Iban Miremont (ESACTO-Lido)
La Fauve – Cosmo Bronco with Shay Shaul and Mathilde Hardel (CNAC)
La générale posthume – Vilain Chien with Violeta Martinez (ESACTO-Lido)
Les filles du renard pale – Roue Giratoire with Clarisse Baudoin (CNAC)
Le vent se leve – D’ici de la with Shana Abidts and Marie Marrou (ESACTO-Lido)
Les hommes de mains – Immobiles with Shay Shaul and Mathilde Hardel (CNAC)
Les Thérèses – Fast Food Émotion with Sonny Crowden (CNAC)
Cie pré-o-coupé / Nikolaus – Poetry, or Why Three Kids Threw a Piano at the Audience with Jaouad Boukhliq (CNAC)
Cie Cirque sans raisons – Dog’s Bread with Jaouad Boukhliq (CNAC)
L’avant courrier – To Fail with Heather Colahan-Losh and Sonny Crowden (CNAC)
Cie Jam.shenanigans – Shenanigans with Nastasja (ESACTO-Lido)
Congratulations to everyone!

The Jeune Cirque National (JCN) scheme supports young circus artists in developing their careers following their training at the CNAC, the Académie Fratellini and/or ESACTO-Lido. By supporting new productions or revivals, the JCN promotes opportunities for these young talents to join companies in France and across Europe.

📣 Next session: Autumn 2026 – Find out more about the scheme on our website.

We would like to thank the Ministry of Culture – DGDCER and the Grand Est Region for their invaluable support for this initiative, led by the CNAC in partnership with the Académie Fratellini and ESACTO-Lido. The scheme brings together the three higher education institutions specialising in circus arts.