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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

23-07-2025

CNAC TV takes its final bow... making way for CIRCODATA!

You may here noticed that CNAC TV is no longer online. It has now been replaced by CIRCODATA, the new resource platform dedicated to circus arts. CIRCODATA is designed for all audiences-students, artists, researchers, educators, and enthusiasts and offers privileged access to a wide range of

23-07-2025

A monumental mural at La Marnaise

Unveiled last Friday, the new mural at the La Marnaise site transforms nearly 2 000 m² into a committed work of art. With every major urban project, a contemporary artistic creation is added to enrich public space. The city of Châlons-en-Champagne continues this approach trough its "One project, one