Open call for w/ co-production 2027
Open call for w/ co-production 2027
Application criteria for w/ co-production 2027
Please read the information below carefully before applying
Cirko and Cirko’s international partners have formed a co-production network called w/ (pronounced with) which co-produces one performance / year. The network’s 2nd co-production is scheduled to premiere in March 2027 and the piece will be chosen from this open call.
Read below what the network is looking for regarding the company and the co-produced piece. If your company or the performance does not meet this criteria, please send your application through Cirko’s programme call for 2027.
When can you apply?
June 16 – August 11, 2025 until 10am.
Who can apply?
Circus companies that are registered in Finland. The company can have artists both from Finland and abroad.
What kind of project can you apply with?
We are looking for culturally curious circus makers with sustainable working practices and a collaborative approach. We are looking for a diversity of background, age, gender and artistic practices.
The chosen company has the capability to imagine and communicate the artistic process from research and creation all the way to premiere and touring. The company is interested and capable of inventing and managing other community activities (workshops etc.) during the creation process and the tour to create a larger social impact in the partners’ communities.
The company has clear and effective decision making models and communication skills.
The co-produced contemporary circus performance should have strong artistic ambition, intention and expression, and be physically skillful. The artists should understand the context and relevance of the performance and be able to communicate it. The performance should appeal to and connect with a large variety of audiences, and shouldn’t rely on verbal language.
The performance should be designed with flexibility and scalability in mind, so that it can be adapted to as wide a variety of venues as possible. The performance has a minimal set up time.
In addition to the above, these are the criteria for the chosen co-production:
- Minimum two people on stage
- Some confirmed funding for the production
- Can commit to production residencies happening in w/ partner venues is Europe during 2026–2027
- Can commit to premiering in March 2027
If you have any questions about the call, application form or sending attachments, please contact jarkko.lehmus@cirko.fi by email. Please note that the open call is organized during Cirko’s summer vacation period, so answers to questions may be delayed. Emails are checked once a week.