Angela Laurier’s Ultimate Acrobatic Feat
Artist Angela Laurier, who dazzled Quebec with her contortions, acrobatics, and aerial rope choreographies during the very early days of Cirque du Soleil, passed away last week at the age of 62. According to her peers, she was a pioneering artist who paved important ways for creative and auteur circus, for contortion, and for a […]
$15m for CALQ: Necessary, but Insufficient
Montreal, May 15, 2024 – The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) will receive an additional $15 million for its mission support program. (available in French only) The Front commun pour les arts et les lettres eagerly awaited the announcement from Mathieu Lacombe, Minister of Culture and Communications, regarding the necessary budget […]
Is Culture, a Driver of our Identity, a Priority?
Open Letter to Le Devoir Dominic Trudel and Julie-Anne Richard The former is the Executive Director of the Conseil québécois de la musique (CQM). He signs this text on behalf of the Common Front for Arts and Letters. The latter is the Executive Director of the Association professionnelle des diffuseurs de spectacles – RIDEAU. A […]
Major Demonstration for the Arts / April 18, 2024
“Fewer than 10 circus companies receive mission-based support from CALQ, she laments, thus the ecosystem is extremely fragile and relies on projects. Circus artists are barely surviving; many no longer believe in it; they are exhausted and considering leaving the field. Furthermore, there has been a 30% decrease in international performances, and that’s for the […]
World Circus Day
On this World Circus Day, En Piste, the national association for circus arts, invites you to share the following letter on your social media. To encourage all circus enthusiasts to join the movement. To flood the inboxes of your Members of Parliament, ministers, and councillors. We must make our voices heard, we must roar. This […]
CALL FOR PROJECTS – My First RIDEAU 2025
En Piste, with the support of the Caisse de la Culture, invites you to participate in My First RIDEAU, at Quebec’s largest performing arts market. The essential annual event RIDEAU brings together 350 venues, festivals, and regional networks in Quebec City. My First RIDEAU will allow three participants to fully dedicate themselves to the networking […]
The Circus Community Holds its Breath in Anticipation of Minister Girard’s “Demanding and Responsible” Budget
Montreal, March 13, 2024 – En Piste, the national association for circus arts, deems the announced funding of $28.5 million over 5 years to support cultural organizations in their operations insufficient. The additional $4.8 million granted to the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) for the 2024-2025 fiscal year barely compensates for […]
Launch of the call for applications for the new PROPULSION PRIZE in circus arts, from the Conseil des arts de Montréal, awarded in partnership with En Piste.
Montreal, February 8, 2024 — En Piste and the Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM) are pleased to announce the opening of the call for applications for a brand new distinction in circus arts, titled the PROPULSION PRIZE. Awarded for the first time this year, this prize recognizes an artist, cultural worker, collective, or organization […]
OVERVIEW OF MUST-SEE CIRCUS SHOWS, JANUARY TO MAY 2024
Montreal, December 15, 2023 — En Piste, the national association for circus arts, invites you to discover the circus gems that will light up the artistic stages of the Montreal region and the Capitale-Nationale, from January to May 2024. Whether you are simply curious or completely addicted to the world of circus, answer the vibrant […]
CIRCUS TRAJECTORY / NEW CIRCUS RESIDENCY PROJECT
Good news for circus artists, collectives, and companies! The Conseil des arts de Montréal, in partnership with La compagnie des autres and En Piste, the national association for circus arts, launched in November 2023 a call for applications for a new residency program in East Montreal. CIRCUS TRAJECTORY OFFERS: _ an artistic fee from a […]