Artists and Professionals
TOHU offers a number of services for professional circus artists and companies as well as for professionnals in the field of contemporary circus creation, presenting, & touring.
Calls for applications and special opportunities
Seeking Large- and Medium-Scale Productions for Presentations at TOHU and the MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE Festival in Montreal.
TOHU is seeking contemporary circus productions that creatively use TOHU's versatile space, demonstrate artistic ambition by pushing boundaries, are feasible within our facilities, and innovate in audience engagement through interactive or immersive experiences.
The deadline for applications is October 31, 2024 5pm EST
Call for outdoor family shows – MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CIRQUE – Neighborhood Tour
The Montréal Complètement Cirque festival, which will take place from July 03 to 13, 2025, is looking for a technically light outdoor circus show lasting around 45 minutes for its outdoor programming, in particular the “Neighborhood Tour” program.
The deadline for applications is October 31, 2024 5pm EST
Call for Projects “En Plein Air”:
Artists! you would like to present your act, a walkabout or a circus workshop during the summer season (including for Montréal Complètement Cirque in the street), please apply before January 15th, 2025 by completing the following application form:
Call for Projects “L’Autre Cirque”:
In July 2025, creators and presenters of the circus arts from around the world will be mobilized in Montréal for MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CIRQUE.
The partnership between La TOHU and La Chapelle seeks applications from circus companies open to interdisciplinarity for their programming initiative L’Autre Cirque. The event aims to diversify the circus scene and open up new artistic horizons.
Self training
Self-training offers circus arts professionals completely independent access to specialized equipment and infrastructures for occasional or regular training to keep themselves in condition or for technique practice.
Tohu offers training spaces at National Circus School.
Residencies
TOHU aims to stimulate the evolution of circus aesthetics. It encourages the exploration of new forms and practices in this art form by offering space and time for research and innovative initiatives. In response to COVID, La TOHU is expanding its residency program for research and creation projects in the circus field.
TOHU also offers professional artists, collectives and non-profit companies access to its performance space in order to support a project whose writing, directing, scenography and casting have been developed in advance.
MICC - Professionals
A vital forum of exchange and connection for contemporary circus artists, companies, presenters, and professionals, the International Market of Contemporary Circus (MICC) is a key annual point of encounter for the circus world since 2015.
Since July 2020, the MICC has become an ongoing platform, featuring regular (monthly) online programming such as pitch sessions, working group meetings, and more.
Click here here to become a member of the new MICC network, a year-round community devoted to the creation, presentation, and touring of contemporary circus in North America and around the world.
Training and education with En Piste
En Piste, the Circus Arts National Network, offers professional training sessions to circus artists. For more information, please visit En Piste Website.
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