2027 Preselected Projects
Between March and April 2026, the ten national and regional pre-selection committees have chosen 24 projets from 105 applications, led by 29 authors from 19 different nationalities.
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Belgium
Fabian Krestel, Length of time · Juggling
BEYONDSIEN (Sien Van Acker), Fluffy World Domination · Tightrope, clown
Pre-selection committee (24/04/2026) : Aukelyn Allary, Jef Everaert, Alex Godefroid Cornil, Elena Kreusch, Valentine Remels
Czech Republic
Filip Zahradnický, Nothing to see here · Juggling
Pre-selection committee (17/03/2026) : Antonia Kuzmanić, Milan Manić, Sarka Marsikova, Molly Saudek, Jadranka Žinić Mijatović
Finland
Heidi Miikki, Hope · Vertical dance, aerial acrobatics, acro-dance, music with keyboards
Pre-selection committee (08/04/2026) : Sade Kamppila, Gry Lambertsen, Jarkko Lehmus, Kiki Muukkonen, Elena Stanciu, Zed Zanzu
France
Collectif La Barque Acide (Steph Mouat), EX5 · Floor acrobatics, handstand, film, photography, electronic music
Collectif Primavez (Ricardo Pedri), HEAVYMETAL · Floor acrobatics, suspension, new circus tool, dance
Alice Langlois, ORLANDO · Static trapeze
La chose est fine (Zuzana Drobna, André Hidalgo), tACTILUS cONTACTUS · Juggling, dance, spoken word, new magic
Collectif Tombé du Nid (Federica Peirone), Tu Be or Not To Be · Handstand, antipodism, live music
Pre-selection committee (10/04/2026) : Lise Hoëz, Lorraine Burger, Lucie Charlotte Perrusset, Carlos Vianna, Sylvie Cadenat, Marie Chapoullié, Géraldine Werner, Margot Videcoq, Molly Saudek
Germany
Yotam Peled & the Free Radicals, Destroy me · Floor acrobatics, bungee harness, rope
Pre-selection committee (27/04/2026) : Bernd Belschner, Stefan Hort, Josa Kölbel, Elena Kreusch, Arne Mannott
Italy
Valeria Zavattoni, Who killed the cat? · Handstand, absurd humor
Del Caravaggio (Alessandro Travelli), Abel · Floor acrobatics, contorsion, dance, theatre, object’s manipulation
Cie Callea (Alice Binando, Donatella Zaccagnino), Edere · Rope, clown
Pre-selection committee (09/04/2026) : Giovanna Milano, Teresa Noronha Feio, Alessia Pinto, Clemente Tafuri, Boris Vecchio
The Netherlands
Stichting Emilie Weisse circustheater, The boiling frog · Aerial straps, hand to hand, hair hanging
Pre-selection committee (30/03/2026) : Louise Bjurholm, Jordis Cordua, Lucho Smit, Miriam Zwanenburg
Portugal
Jessica Lane, DIAPHANA · Bottle walk, theatre
Circo Kampung (Alvin Yong), Ikat Tepi · Diabolo
Pre-selection committee (10/04/2026) : Claudia Berkeley, Bruno Costa, Vasco Gomes, Ana Moraes, Teresa Noronha Feio
Republic of Ireland
Detached.collab (Elaine Mc Cague), Irriversible actions · Aerial straps, floor acrobatics, rope, swinging rope, hair suspension, knothead
Pre-selection committee (30/03/2026) : Louise Bjurholm, Jordis Cordua, Lucho Smit, Miriam Zwanenburg
Serbia
Tri groša (Danka Sekulovic, Ana Pinter), It’s ok to hypnotize a chicken, but rabbit gets traumatized · Antipodism, multimedia
Pre-selection committee (17/03/2026) : Antonia Kuzmanić, Milan Manić, Sarka Marsikova, Molly Saudek, Jadranka Žinić Mijatović
Spain
Seon (Daniel Esteban, Andreu Casadella), Bumbalum · Big ballon, acroball, clown, head stand
Maria de la Parra Guerra, Suspendida · Rope, mouvement
Otra Vez Lunes (Mariana Fernandez, Sofia Demicheli), This Is Not a Love Song · Static trapeze, choreography, text theatre, fakir
Luana Flores, Urdimbre · Floor acrobatics, dance, crochet
Pre-selection committee (14/04/2026) : Sandra Arisa, Eva-Luna Garcia, Joan Ramon Graell, Thiago Souza, Zed Zanzu
Sweden
Rikard Holmstedt, Temporary Sculptures · Juggling, sculpture, woodworking
Pre-selection committee (08/04/2026) : Sade Kamppila, Gry Lambertsen, Jarkko Lehmus, Kiki Muukkonen, Elena Stanciu, Zed Zanzu
Switzerland
Finn Waltersmann, Umefiguretle · Juggling
Pre-selection committee (27/04/2026) : Bernd Belschner, Stefan Hort, Josa Kölbel, Elena Kreusch, Arne Mannott
