SYMPOSIUM: CIRCUS AND HERITAGE - EUROPEAN ENCOUNTERS FEDERAL ASSOCIATION OF CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS

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Sunday 18. May 2025 | 11:00 o'clock

The nationwide recognition of circus as an intangible cultural heritage entails the responsibility to critically examine the complex cultural-historical phenomenon of the circus in Europe. The Federal Association of Contemporary Circus e.V. (BUZZ) invites you to a discursive encounter between European representatives of traditional and contemporary circus companies and associations. Starting a conversation about circus terms and values ​​as well as making colonial traces visible in the circus is a common first step towards processing and renewing the cultural heritage in the European circus landscape.

According to the motto “Who should write history if not ourselves?” (Ines Rosemann) we want to use this day to meet, discuss and exchange ideas about how we live the circus. We want to tell and share stories.

With a varied program, we try to record common lines of origin and tradition, document different streams and dare to take (critical) in-depth looks at various points.

We welcome participation in the entire day, but participation in individual program items is also possible.

Do you want to be part of history? Be there!

Programme:

11:00 - 13:00 o'clock Circus into the archive! BUZZ collection point. Acceptance of media (video+audio) and assistance in filling out the form (optional)
13:00 o'clock Arrival
13:30-16:30 o'clock Conference with keynote speeches and discussion (with registration)
16:30 - 17:30 o'clock Break
17:30 - 18:30 o'clock Joint visit to the performance SAWDUST SYMPHONY Zandl, Eisele, Huneck (NL)
18:30 - 19:45 o'clock German premiere of the film THINKING CIRCUS by Arne Mannott (A) (optional, then without dinner)
19:00 o'clock Dinner together
19:30 - 20:30 o'clock CDF Campus: Archive Lab Walk-In (optional)
20:00 - 21:00 o'clock BLUEPRINT by Overhead Project (D) (optional)
21:15 - 22:45 o'clock Panel discussion: HERITAGE - RETROSPECTIVE & RENEWAL

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