The EKO – Circus Pyrenees project that we presented on El Canal last March starts its engines with the opening of registrations for the Preliminary Training for the presentation of candidacies that will be held in L’Estruch (Sabadell) in the next 30 September and October 1.
The project organizes training in each region of the project for agents in the circus sector (artists, programmers, associations of circus professionals, creative centers, …, and other professionals) to offer support and resources to artists and companies from our territory who want to apply to participate in the project in the call that we will open at the beginning of September.
Detailed information and training registrations
The project has 14 direct partners from the territories of Catalonia, Aragon, the Basque Country, Occitania and New Aquitaine and a proposal for activities to be carried out in 3 years. Apart from the three Catalan entities that are direct partners, in order to maximize the impact on the territory, the project has the Ateneu 9Barris, Fira Tàrrega, the Estruch de Sabadell and the Terrassa Test Tube as associated entities. We also hope that other synergies can be woven during the project.
CALL FOR EKO CREATION-MEDIATION PROJECTS
The call is aimed at projects to create circus shows for 2025-2026, led by artists or companies from the Spain-France-Andorra cross-border area who wish to reduce the carbon impact in the sector, increasing the impact cultural and social with the presence of artists in the territories.
They will be offered:
- residencies at places of creation of the EKO network during the years 2025 and 2026
mediation activities or with social links, depending on the place of creation - participation in the Hackató from March 4 to 6: a marathon of accompaniment to build sustainable creation
- mediation routes for artists
- creation grants from 7,500 to 15,000 euros, depending on the project and the types of support
- programming opportunities for the finished show.
Calendar:
Publication of the call: September 2 (on EKO social networks)
Deadline for submitting nominations: October 20
Participation in an EKO training course (see above) will be valued.
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*Project partners:
La Grainerie (project leader), APCC / La Central del Circ, Bilbao City Council, Huesca City Council, Consorci Transversal, Provincial Council of Álava, Council of Huesca, El Canal / City Council of Salt, Ésacto Lido’Pro, Gobierno de Aragón , Malandain Ballet Biarritz, Occitanie en Scène, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, Ville d’Hendaye.
EKO – Pirineus de cirque is a cross-border cooperation project co-financed by 65% by the European Union through the European Regional Economic Development Fund (FEDER) and the INTERREG-VI-A Spain-France-Andorra program (POCTEFA 2021-2027 ).
