Circus Development Agency (formerly the Circus Arts Forum)
Welcome to the Circus Development Agency website
The Circus Development Agency has been set up by a group of people with a professional involvement in circus. The group includes representatives from both the traditional and contemporary circus community; the major UK promoters and circus training centres; touring circus companies and community circus schools; venue-based circuses and other circus arts projects.
Cirque Surreal, Photo : Mike Brittain
The aims of Circus Development Agency are:
- To raise the profile of circus as a cultural activity
- To ensure that circus is a viable industry offering secure and worthwhile employment
- To promote training and sharing of skills
- To provide a forum between the different facets of the industry
The ways in which we are currently working include -
Advocacy
Giving a positive image of circus to the outside world; correcting misapprehensions about circus as an art form and as a commercially viable entertainment; encouraging dialogue within the community so that a united front can be presented when needed.Research
Finding out more about circus in the UK today: who is doing what - where, when and how!Sharing Information
We act as a forum for discussion between practitioners and other interested parties
CDA Newsletter for February 2010
download February 2010 Newsletter here as PDF
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