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15-10-2025

Marion Guyez - Research residency

CNAC welcomed Marion Guyez in residence, circus artist and teacher-researcher, and winner of the 2025 Circus research support call. Her project, “Devenir dramaturge pour le cirque”, explores the emergence and role of dramaturges in contemporary circus: their career paths, collaborations with artists

02-10-2025

JCN - Jeune Cirque National

What is Jeune Cirque National? It is a professional integration support program for european circus companies that hire one or more graduates from the last three class of the DNSP AC (National Higher Professional Diploma for Circus Artists) for a circus project. Eligible graduates must come from one

01-10-2025

Call of projets - Circus research

CNAC is launching once again ist "Circus research support" call for projects for 2026, aimed at encouraging research initiatives led by artists as well as researchers. Applications must be submitted by email to recherche@cnac.fr before December 15, 2025. For more information, click here.

19-09-2025

Tania Simili - Research Residency

CNAC is hosting Tania Simili in residence, circus artist and PhD student at University of Lausanne. Her work focuses on autobiographical circus, which she explores trough her project “Le cirque autobiographique : vers une dramaturgie libre des écritures circassiennes contemporaines”. This approach

17-09-2025

Violaine Dargent - Research Residency

During a 10 day residency at CNAC, Violaine Dargent, clown artist and PhD student at University of Artois-Arras, developed per project « Echoes of the the world in a playing body: towards an ecology of the clown», winner of the 2025 Circus research support call at CNAC. Her reflections focus on how

12-09-2025

Research residency : Exploring improvisation and tinkering in contemporary circus

Hosted in residence at the CNAC resource center, Carolina Moreno-Haverlant, PhD student at University of Toulouse, continued her research on her project "Aesthetics and politics of tinkering in contemporary circus performance", selected through CNAC's 2025 circus research support call. This

11-09-2025

The 37 class in residence at La Brèche!

This year, the creation of the CNAC graduating show has been entrusted to 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫. As every year, La Brèche, Pôle National Cirque de Normandie is hosting the artistic team in residence. Here with the 14 artists of the 37 class, accompanied by Peggy Donck (CNAC General director), Julien Mugica

10-09-2025

DNSP integration week

• Between team spirit and discovery • The integration week brought together the three DNSP classes as well as the graduating class for a programme designed to strengthen group cohesion and encourage connections, in partnership with local institutions and associations in Châlons-en-Champagne

05-09-2025

Back-to-school season for residencies at the CNAC !

This week, as part of the start of the season, we welcome Steph Mouat, Camille Bontout and Maurizio Martinez Montanares from the compagny La Barque Acide – Les Thérèses for a research residency around their project : « Hybridation des équilibres sur les mains avec la danse et l'acrobatie

02-09-2025

Annual meetings of ANESCAS

From august 27 to 29, teams from higher education institutions in music, dance, and circus gathered at the CNSMSD Lyon for the ANESCAS annual meetings. In a context marked by institutional fragility, budget constraints, and uncertainties regarding ministry strategy, the 50 participants chose to