On this page you can find a selection of pertinent international circus, dance and performing arts organizations and networks.
The first part of the listing includes organizations that support all performing arts, followed by websites that have information regarding international mobility. Key international organizations for dance and circus are listed by the country they operate in.
Country-specific information for visiting artists ⚫ Dance ⚫ Circus
International performing arts organizations
ASEF (Asia–Europe Foundation) ⚫ culture360.asef.org/opportunities
Asia–Europe fellowships, open calls, residencies, etc.
IETM ⚫ ietm.org/en
One of the oldest international cultural networks, representing the voice of over 500 member organisations and individual professionals working in the contemporary performing arts worldwide.
IN SITU – the European platform for artistic creation in public space ⚫ in-situ.info
ONDA – Office National de Diffusion Artistique. (Ranska) ⚫ onda.fr/en
The French national office for contemporary performing arts dissemination.
On the move – Cultural mobility information network ⚫ on-the-move.org/mobility-information-points
Information to support international mobility: open calls, residencies, jobs, publications, grants.
Assitej Finland ⚫ assitej.fi
An umbrella organisation for performing arts professionals for children and young people. Member of Assitej International.
The Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes ⚫ instituutit.fi
16 Finnish cultural and academic institutes around the world. They advance international mobility, visibility and collaboration of Finnish professionals in the arts, culture and research.
Country-specific information for visiting artists
FRANCE
MobiCulture ⚫ mobiculture.fr/en/home
A resource centre specialised in helping artists and culture professionals with the administrative aspects of coming to France.
GERMANY
Touring Artists ⚫ touring-artists.info/en/home
Information and advice for artists and culture professionals to/from Germany.
THE NETHERLANDS
Dutch Culture ⚫ dutchculture.nl/en/mobility-info-point
UNITED KINGDOM
Arts Info point UK – Supporting creative visits to and from the UK ⚫ artsinfopointuk.com/arts-infopoint-uk-visa-guide
UNITED STATES
Artists From Abroad – Complete guide to immigration and tax requirements ⚫ artistsfromabroad.org
Tamizdat ⚫ tamizdat.org
Information about visas and other practical matters for artists visiting the United States.
Dance
Aerowaves – A hub for dance discovery in Europe ⚫ aerowaves.org
European Dancehouse Network (EDN) ⚫ ednetwork.eu
Network of European Dance Houses. List of venues and festivals, sectoral information and publications. Find more dance organisations on the EDN members page: ednetwork.eu/members
Arctic Dance Network ⚫ arcticdancenetwork.wixsite.com/arcticdancenetwork
Kedja – Nordic-Baltic Dance Activities ⚫ kedja.net
BelgiUM
Contredanse ⚫ contredanse.org/en/home
FRANCE
Centres de Développement Chorégraphique Nationaux (CDCN) – National choreographic development centres ⚫ a-cdcn.fr
Dance centres with co-productions, short residencies, events.
Centre National de la Danse ⚫ cnd.fr/en
information about the field of dance in France, training, research, etc.
GERMANY
Dachverband Deutschland (The German Dance Association) ⚫ dachverband-tanz.de/en/home
ICELAND
Dance Atelier ⚫ en.dansverkstaedid.com/gestavinnustofur
Latvia
Latvian Dance Information Centre ⚫ dance.lv/eng
LiTHUANIA
Lithuanian Dance Information Centre ⚫ dance.lt/new/en/home
NorWAY
Danseinformasjonen ⚫ danseinfo.no/in-english
SOUTH KOREA
KAMS Korean Arts Management Service ⚫ gokams.or.kr:442/eng/main/main.aspx
SPAIN
Barcelona International Dance Exchange ⚫ bidebarcelona.com/en/bide
SWEDEN
Dansnät – Sveriges informationshubb ⚫ dansnatsverige.se
Danscentrum ⚫ danscentrum.se
A membership organization of independent professional Swedish dance artists.
SWITZERLAND
Danse Suisse ⚫ dansesuisse.ch/en
Circus
BNCN – Baltic Nordic Circus Network ⚫ balticnordiccircus.com
The network works to strengthen the regional collaboration and development of the circus sector in the Baltic and Nordic countries.
Caravan Circus Network ⚫ caravancircusnetwork.eu
International Youth and Social Circus Network.
Circostrada – European network for contemporary circus and outdoor arts ⚫ circostrada.org/en
Find more circus and outdoor art organisations on the Circostrada network membership map circostrada.org/en/members
EYCO – The European Youth Circus Organization ⚫ eyco.org
A network that unites 12 national youth circus umbrellas across Europe.
FEDEC – International network for professional circus education ⚫ fedec.eu/en
BelgiUM
Circuscentrum Vlaanderen – Knowledge & support center for circus in Flanders (Ghent) ⚫ circuscentrum.be/en
Canada
En Piste – National Circus Arts Alliance (Montreal) ⚫ enpiste.qc.ca/en
CZECH REPUBLIC
Cirqueon (Praha) ⚫ cirqueon.cz
DENMARK
Dynamo workspace – Stage and workspace for circus and performing arts (Odense) ⚫ dynamoworkspace.dk/?lang=en
FRANCE
Artcena – The French National Centre for Circus Arts, Street Arts and Theatre ⚫ artcena.fr/en
Territoires de Cirque ⚫ territoiresdecirque.com/en
Network of nearly forty organizations that support the emergence, creation, and presentation of circus.
GERMANY
BUZZ – The Federal Association of Contemporary Circus ⚫ bundesverband-zeitgenoessischer-zirkus.de/en
Latvia
Riga Circus ⚫ cirks.lv/en
SPAIN
Circo RED ⚫ circored.com
The Federation of Circus Professional Associations of Spain.
SWEDEN
Cirkuscentrum ⚫ manegen.org
A national non-profit association and expert organization that promote circus, supports artistic development, provides daily training and capacity building.
Cirkus Syd (Lund) ⚫ cirkussyd.com
Riksteatern – Hela Sveriges scen ⚫ riksteatern.se
UNITED KINGDOM
Out There Arts – National Centre for Outdoor Arts and Circus (Great Yarmouth) ⚫ outtherearts.org.uk