After holding consultations with some sixty artists and production companies that are members of the association, on January 15th, we submitted a brief as part of the review of the Artist’s Status Act by the Government of Quebec. It was important to undertake this initiative to demonstrate the position of the circus arts discipline, especially since it was not even included in the definition of performing arts when the law was adopted in 1987.
The brief provides contextual elements related to the practice of circus arts and identifies the needs of artists in their professional lives. It makes a series of 10 recommendations that reached a consensus among the consulted parties and were approved by En Piste’s Board of Directors.
To read the brief, click here.
The brief is available in French only.