Resources & Links
Training places, residencies and more can also be found on our
Training places, residencies and more can also be found on our Map of Germany!
Our partners
Bundesverband Freie Darstellende Künste - The BUZZ is an associate member of the Federal Association of Free Performing Arts.
Allianz der Freien Künste – The BUZZ is a member of the Alliance of Free Arts.
Kreativ Transfer – The BUZZ is a cooperation partner of the Kreativ Transfer program.
Manifest des zeitgenössischen Zirkus – The BUZZ is co-author of the manifesto of contemporary circus.
DIE VIELEN – The BUZZ is co-signatory of the Berlin Declaration DIE VIELEN.
Netzwerk Circostrada – The BUZZ is an active member of the European Circostrada network (European Platform for information, research and professional exchange).
Festivals
Circus festivals and other festivals that program contemporary circus in Germany: see Mapping
Mapping of Circostrada with circus and street theatre festivals European wide and worldwide: https://data.circostrada.org/en/places-of-diffusion/festivals/
Festivals of the Berlin scene and international festivals in Berlin: Performing Arts Programme Guide
Organizations and networks
https://www.artcena.fr/le-centre-national/missions – ARTCENA: Centre national des arts du cirque, de la rue et du théâtre (French centre for circus, street art and theatre)
http://www.fedec.eu/en/ – FEDEC: European Federation of Professional Circus Schools (European network of professional circus schools)
www.circusnow.org – Circus Now (American initiative for the recognition of contemporary circus as an art form)
https://circusartsresearchplatform.com – CARP: circus arts research platform (international collaboration between circus networks and researchers)
https://www.ietm.org/en – IETM (international network for contemporary performing arts)
https://artbutfair.org/ – art but fair (international movement for fair working conditions and appropriate salary in performing arts and music)
http://netzwerk-zirkus.de/ - Netzwerk Zirkus (for a dialogue about circus in Germany)
https://www.bag-zirkus.de/ – Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Zirkuspädagogik (Federal association of circus pedagogy)
https://cinars.org/en/cinars – CINARS ((Montreal organizationforthe support of performing arts)
https://procirque.ch/de/ – Pro Cirque(Swiss association of circus artists)
https://www.forum-neuer-zirkus.de/ – Forum Neuer Zirkus (exchange platform for discussions and further development of the art form)
https://balticnordiccircus.com/ – BNCN (Baltic Nordic Circus Network) (Baltic Nordic Circus Network)
https://www.koalition-der-freien-szene-berlin.de/ – Coalition of the free scene (coalition to strengthen the free scene in Berlin) Freien Szene (Koalition zur Stärkung der Berliner Freien Szene)
Information and consultation offers
http://performyourart.com/ – Perform your art (worldwide mapping with training types, training and further education locations, teaching, workshops, residences, venues, festivals,…)
http://wievermarkteichmich.wordpress.com/ – (marketing & PR coaching)
www.circopedia.org/ – Circopedia (Encyclopedia of international circus)
https://www.touring-artists.info/home/ – Touring Artists (information portal for internationally mobile artists and creatives)
www.on-the-move.org – On the Move (information network for cultural mobility)
https://www.fuer-gruender.de/wissen/existenzgruendung-planen/recht-und-steuern/rechtsform/gbr-gruenden/ – for founders (information on the foundation of a GbR)
https://ramp-up.me/ – Ramp-up.me (information on organization of events accessible for handicapped people)
http://pap.papberlin.de/freie-szene-kompass/ – Performing Arts Programm Berlin; free scene compass (list of important partners for the free scene in Berlin)
www.kuenstlerrat.de – Künstlerrat (artist consultation)
www.fairsicherung.de – Fairsicherung (association of insurance companies)
https://www.seneca-intensiv.de/yellow-september.html – Yellow September (seminars on production and management in Berlin)
http://pap.papberlin.de/beratung-orientierung/beratungsstelle-mentoring/expertinnen/jana-korb/ – PAP Berlin: Jana Korb (contact person for contemporary circus)
https://www.kulturboerse-freiburg.de/de/ – IKF (Internationale Kulturbörse Freiburg / International cultural Exchange Freiburg)
Funding opportunities
Important links for the search for funding can be found here
https://callforkunst.de/ – Call for Kunst (portal for open calls)
Projects
www.kreativkultur.org – Kreativkultur: Circus Development (international production company for circus)
http://rawart.ua/en/#about – Raw Art (contemporary circus project in Ukraine)
http://laborcirque-zak.com/ – Laborcirque (circus lab; project of Neuer Zirkus)
http://activonga.com/ – Activonga (platform for aerial acrobatics, pole and contorsion)
http://www.iugte.com/projects/physicaltheatre – IUGTE (International physical theatre lab)
https://www.uni-muenster.de/Kulturpoetik/zirkuswissenschaft/konferenz/index.html - circus / science (conferences)
https://www.theaterwissenschaft.unibe.ch/ueber_uns/aktuell/zirkusaufbrueche_in_der_schweiz_der_1980er_jahre/index_ger.html – circus beginnings in Switzerland of the 1980s, Mirjam Hildbrand in conversation with Ueli Hirzel
News and reviews
www.zirkusplus.de – ZirkusPlus (Online portal for circus in the German-speaking region)
www.thecircusdiaries.com – the Circus Diaries (English blog about contemporary circus)
https://www.nachtkritik.de/ – Nachtkritik (independent, supraregional theatre columnist online)
https://www.circusdialogue.com/open-letters-circus-1 – "Open letters to Circus" (German)
https://circus-dance-festival.de/projekte/magazin/ - The magazine "VOICES", published once a year, is dedicated to the theoretical reflection of current circus creation - in Germany as well as internationally.
tadaamagazin.de Tadaa – Magazine for contemporary circus published in Germany
http://hideawaycircus.com/podcast – Hide Away Circus (Podcast on Thema circus)
https://circustalk.com/news/category/podcast – Circus talk Podcasts
https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/der-theaterpodcast.3487.de.html – Deutschlandfunk Kultur: The Theatre Podcast
https://circustalk.com/ – Circus talk (Online informationplatform for the international circus community)
Research, studies and publications
https://bundesverband-zeitgenoessischer-zirkus.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sustainability-in-contemporary-circus_Meike-Schnapper_2021-Abschlussarbeit-CODARTS-circus.pdf
Abschlussarbeit von Meike Schnapper, November 2021: „How can contemporary circus companies become more sustainable?“
Lektüren des Zeitgenössischen Zirkus. Ein Modell zur text-kontext-orientierten Aufführungsanalyse – study of Franziska Trapp
http://pap.papberlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/BQ/PAP_Handbuch_Freies_Arbeiten.pdf – manual of free working (working structures in the free performing arts)
https://bundesverband-zeitgenoessischer-zirkus.de/2020/01/31/study-the-situation-of-circus-in-europe-2/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=buzznewsletter-februar-marz-2020_11 – “the situation of circus in EU Member States” (study of January 2020 on the current situation of circus in the European Union)
http://www.zirkuswissenschaft.de – Circus | Science (anchoring of circus as research subject in the context of university research)
https://www3.hhu.de/wuk/in-2-minuten/ – between science & art – online journal
Bachelor's thesisBekanntheit des deutschen Zirkusses" by Ronja Siewert
"Zirkus, ein wandlungsfähiges Genre. Ein geschichtlicher Rückblick aus kunstwissenschaftlicher Perspektive" by Andreas Bartl, Heft Zirkus Heute, November 2014) pdf
“Semiotik in Neuem Zirkus: ‚Upside Down’ – die Deformierung der Virtuosität“ by Andree Wenzel: pdf
„Zeitgenössischer Zirkus: Portrait der Zirkusschule The Circus Space in London“ Wissenschaftliche Hausarbeit am Lehrstuhl für Sportpädagogik München. Author: Valérie Marsac pdf
Zeitung des Deutschen Kulturrats Ausgabe 03/13 Thema Zirkus & Artistik: pdf
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/opinion/sunday/moving-beyond-the-big-tent.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0 - short article on the situation of contemporary circus in The United States (English)
http://www.svenrindfleisch.de/cz/lt_Circus_als_Kultur_270712.pdf – essay: „Circus als Kultur – in Deutschland undenkbar?“
https://www.bbsr.bund.de/BBSR/DE/veroeffentlichungen/sonderveroeffentlichungen/2016/freiraum-fibel.html – Freiraum-Fibel (room for manoeuvre and legal framework for the use of free spaces)