Information about Cirque Nova

Articles in Positive Nation magazine. The artists @ hotel room in Salvador de Bahia in Brazil 1994 Presentation of participants of our social project with disadvantaged youths from Paris in a College in Arica - Chile &  the artists and youths @ Teatro Muncipal in Iquique - Chile

French Journey

Set up of Association Loi 1901 (NGO status) "Spectacles et Cirque contre le Sida" which runs Cirque Nova

Paris, January 1994

(F)

Shows at Annie Fratellini's Circus School

Paris, Summers 1994 & 1995

(F)

National Tours

Summer 1994

(Brazil, Paraguay & Chile)

Gala show, Discothèque Le Palace

Paris - June 1995

(F)

Parade of la Marche pour la Vie

Paris - June 1995

(F)

Awarded First Prize by (A.F.A.A.) - French Ministry of Culture and Foreign Affairs (E.C.I. Cultural Work 1995)

(F)

Management work for national tour

Agra & Delhi - April 1996

(India)

Opening show of La Marche pour la Vie (Aides)

Paris - June 1996

(F)

Shows in Theatre de la Roquette

Paris - 25th-28th Nov.1996

(F)

Management work for national tour

Santiago - Aug./Sept.1996

(Chile)

Shows in Hospitals and Town Halls

Paris - Nov.1996-Jan.1997

(F)

British Journey

Creation of New Company: Amphitheatre of the Arts, that runs Cirque Nova

05/11/1999

UK

Fund-raising for creation of "Kathak meets Circus" - Innovate Programme from London Arts Board

01-07/02

UK

Artistic programming & direction: Wood Green Arts & Entertainment Festival

05/09/02

UK

1st performance: Jackson Lane Theatre - "Kathak meets Circus" as part of "Xposure" Festival (London)

13/11/02

UK

Participants in 1st National Circus Day (Piccadilly Circus, London)

08/04/03

UK

Artists provided for Tottenham Festival

21/06/03

(UK)

Skenderaj Festival (United Nations Project with the Bill Brookman Foundation)

23-28/07/03

(Kosovo)

Mayor of London Festival "Liberty" (Trafalgar Square, London)

07/09/03

UK

Wood Green Arts & Entertainment Festival (Winter Wonderland)

13/12/03

UK

Preparing tour Salaam Aleikum for Gambia and London

Throughout 2004

The Gambia/ Senegal

Received funding from "Awards for All" for Marketing & grant from Circus Space for research & creation of an aerial piece

Throughout 2004

UK

Preparing business plan through "Prevista" with Chenine Bathena

Throughout 2004

UK

African Dance & Games Workshops for Autistic Children in Camden

03/2004

UK

Participants in Sensuality Cabaret Evening: Circus-Maniacs (Bristol)

21/03/04

UK

Stage management for classical chamber concert (www.terpsichoria.co.uk) St. James's Church Piccadilly (London)

29/04/04

UK

Provided street performers for Tottenham Festival

19/06/04

UK

Akotoah Quao performs At Teatro Technis Camden, with workshop pupils for Scarman Trust

21/07/04

UK

Performed on Trafalgar Square as part of the Mayor's festival for disabled artists (Liberty)

4/09/04

UK

Performed at Jackson's Lane Theatre as part of the Xposure Festival In London

26-27th/11/04

UK

Booked artist for the Tottenham Festival '05

25th/06/05

UK

Provided workshop for disadvantage youths @ Northumberland Park Community School for Sean McIvor ;Workbase Learning Co-ordinator Haringey Adult Learning Service

01/07/05

(UK)

Charity was dormant

July 2005 till March 2007

UK

New business plan creation for educational programmes in London, changing the aims of the Company and undertaking courses with ITC

13/03/07

UK

Booked artist for Tottenham festival

23/06/07

UK

Invited to the cultural Olympiad Presentation at the South Bank Centre In London, where the idea for new show was developed

21/06/07

UK

Setting up new business plan with the collaboration of Prevista

03/08/07

UK

Attended Youth Circus Conference at Camden Round House - Introduced project to Keith Khan for Cultural Olympiad

25/07/07

UK

Attended the ISAN (Independent Street Arts Network) conference in Bristol, where a presentation for the cultural Olympiad was done to the national Street Arts Organisation

28-29/11/07

UK

Attended the Cultural Leadership Programme for disabled leaders at the Royal Opera House in London

31/01/08

UK

Attended the London Councils & Shape -Arts presentation of the Cultural Olympiad at the BFI Southbank

28/02/08

UK

Attended the Crusaid presentation of new HIV/AIDS awareness program for the Walk for Life and Aids program for Lesotho (Africa) at the Inner Temple - London

28/02/08

UK

Charity "Amphitheatre of the Arts" Closed down, continue trading only under the Cirque Nova Ltd. Non-For Profit company from this date on.

06/03/08

UK



Cirque Nova's Programme 2002

Cirque Nova performing arts circus

Newspaper article about Cirque Nova

Acrobats of Cirque Nova

A Cirque Nova performer with Ken Livingstone

Another write up for Cirque Nova

Cirque Nova performing arts circus

Artists of Cirque Nova at the Christ the Redeemer - Corcovado - Rio di Janeiro - Brazil Karina & Jean-Marie at Iguazu waterfalls in Brazil Walk for Life Paris 1995.

Jean-Marie at Christ the Redeemer - Rio di Janeiro - Brazil Program booklet of Xposure Festival 2002 - London Rehearsal in Arica - Teatro Municipal - Chile - Christophe - Lysika - Renaud and Marie

Cirque Nova - Lottery Funded Cirque Nova - L D A Open Rehersal Cirque Nova - L V F Cirque Nova - OW


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