Category: SELECTION
Selection of the 2026 Laureates
The jury will select the 4 Laureate projects 2026 during the final selection step in September!
7 and 8 September 2026 at the Théâtre de la Cité internationale
On the agenda
20-minutes on-stage works-in-progress of the 10 Finalist projects
Artistic discussions following the presentations
Meeting with the artists and European networking
Online registration open until 26 August
Ay question? reservation@circusnext.eu
Event reserved for professionals – by invitation only
Selection of the 2027 Finalists
From 3 to 5 June 2026, a jury of European partners and artists will gather at Cirkorama in Zagreb, Croatia to select the 10 Finalists for the 2027 edition of the circusnext Platform.
Discover the 2027 Finalists on June 6!
The 10 Finalists will receive support from circusnext and its European partner venues — including co-productions, laboratories, residencies, work-in-progress presentations, and trainings — and will move on to the final selection stage in September 2027: the Selection of Laureates at the Théâtre de la Cité internationale in Paris, France.
Selection of 2026 Finalists
From 24 to 26 September 2025, a jury of European partners and artists will gather at Tollhaus in Karlsruhe, Germany, to select the 10 Finalists for the 2026 edition of the circusnext Platform.
Discover the 2026 Finalists on 27 September!
The 10 Finalists will receive support from circusnext and its European partner venues — including co-productions, laboratories, residencies, work-in-progress presentations, and trainings — and will move on to the final selection stage in September 2026: the Selection of Laureates at the Théâtre de la Cité internationale in Paris, France.
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2026 Preselected Projects
Since May, the ten national and regional pre-selection committees have chosen 18 projects from 141 applications, led by 23 authors from 15 different countries.
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Austria
Verena Schneider, Holding onto everything I’ve got · Handstand, juggling
Pre-selection committee (26/05/2025) : Bernd Belschner, Josa Kölbel, Arne Mannott, Martha Kaiser, Julia Christ
Belgium
CMU Cie (Camille Granger), TRUSS · Static trapeze, floor acrobatics
Carlos Landaeta Meneses, Blood Flow Reading Club · Chinese pole
Pre-selection committee (12/05/2025) : Aukelyn Allary, Gaëlle Coppée, Valentine Remels, Molly Saudek, Camille Paycha
Croatia
Svaig Image (Petra Najman, Ivan Svaguša), Corvus Obscura · Static trapeze
Pre-selection committee (25/04/2025) : Milan Manić, Antonia Kuzmanić, Sarka Marsikova, Jadranka Žinić Mijatović, Teresa Noronha Feio
Finlande
Heidi Miikki, HOPE · Vertical dance, acrodance
Opus Company (Adam Opus, Kerttu Opus), The curse of empathy · New magic, theatrical-circus
Pre-selection committee (05/05/2025) : Kiki Muukkonen, Gry Lambertsen, Jarkko Lehmus / Salla Kuuronen, Louise Bjurholm, Sade Kamppila
France
Cie Suspendu (Danny Tavori), AMOW · Aerial straps, hair hanging, acrodance
L’Art Nak (Christian Padilla), Don Baltha · Juggling
La Norma (Martina Monnicchi, Karine Saroh, Sofia Zambrano), SCANDALE · Rope, silk, static trapeze, ceiling walk
Aurora Dini, Sola · Aerial hoop, contortion
Daniel Kvašňovský, Les choix tremblants · Rope, hula hoop
Pre-selection committee (13/06/2025) : Lise Hoëz, Lorraine Burger, Marion Collé, Carlos Vianna, Sylvie Cadenat, Marie Chapoullié, Jean-Baptiste Pasquier, Vincent Ehl, Jérôme Montchal
Germany
Fenja Barteldres, Tyr Auf! · Cyr wheel
Pre-selection committee (26/05/2025) : Bernd Belschner, Josa Kölbel, Arne Mannott, Martha Kaiser, Julia Christ
Portugal
George Swattridge, 5201314 · Handstand, object manipulation
Pre-selection committee (22/04/2025) Claudia Berkeley, Bruno Costa, Julieta Guimarães, Hugo Maciel, Teresa Noronha Feio
Spain
Monika Wiktoria Budzinska, Tak-to · Static trapeze
Aurora Caja Roca, The meeting point (titre provisoire) · Contortion, handstand, floor acrobatics
KET o un hábitat propio (Amaya Goñi Martínez, Sophie Núñez), APS (amigas para siempre / autoficción pop sobreexcitada) · Static trapeze
Arrel Guevara, Lutum · Static trapeze
Pre-selection committee (06/06/2025) : Victor Bobadilla, Elena Zanzu, Sandra Arisa Fuertes, Antonia Kuzmanić
Sweden
Marie Asplund, A forgotten home · Silk, contortion
Pre-selection committee (05/05/2025) : Kiki Muukkonen, Gry Lambertsen, Jarkko Lehmus / Salla Kuuronen, Louise Bjurholm, Sade Kamppila
Next stage: the Selection of the Finalists at the end of September 2025!
Selection of the 2025 Laureates
The circusnext artistic jury will select the 4 Laureate projects 2025 during the final selection phase in May!
21, 22 & 23 May, 2025 at the Théâtre de la Cité internationale
For professionals only – by invitation
On the agenda
- 20-minutes on-stage works-in-progress of the 12 Finalist projects
- Encounters with the artists
Registration open until 12 May
Any question ? reservation@circusnext.eu
The 12 Finalist projects 2025
- Hack the circus · Cie Farö Céleste – Justine Bernachon-Irisarri · France | Handstand, aerial · Premiere 2026
- Insomnia · Jakob Jacobsson · The Netherlands | Rope ·Premiere 2025
- In Difference · Jef Everaert & Marica Marinoni · France | Cyr wheel · Premiere 2025
- BODY TERRITORY · Cie BETTERLAND – Marion Coulomb & Pépita Car · France | Rope, knife throwing · Premiere 2025
- GHETTO · Cie DISSOCIÉE – Marcelo Nunes · France | Static trapeze, fakir, clown · Premiere 2026
- ES · Cie Kimera – Cecilia Alice Manfrini & Aivjà Pezza · Italy | Floor acrobatics, handstand, fakir
- CE(UX) QUI RESTE(NT) · Cie Inéluctable – Marius Fouilland & Aimé Rauzier · France | Floor acrobatics · Premiere 2026
- Salar la pena · Juan Carlos Panduro · Spain | Handstand, poetry · Premiere 2025
- Bestiaire/Vestiaire · Maison De La – Antoine Linsale · France | Floor acrobatics sol, silk, hair hanging · Premiere 2026
- Metaphoric Objects · David Martin · Sweden | Juggling · Premiere 2026
- Des amoures chiennes aux amour-lichen · Oriane Lautel · Belgium | Static trapeze · Premiere 2026
- ARBO · !UKBUM! – Jef Kinds & Mia Drobec · Belgium | Aerial Straps · Premiere 2025
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