Presentation
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The European Federation of Professional Circus Schools (Fédération européenne
des écoles de cirque professionnelles - FEDEC) was established in 1998 to build
relationships between vocational circus schools with similar educational objectives.
Most of the professional European schools, at Foundation and Higher Education
level, are represented.
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With its numerous members and partners, FEDEC is above
all a wonderful network that allows schools to get to know each other better
and to share their pedagogical and artistic outlook and experience. Thanks to
this network, hundreds of bilateral and multilateral exchanges of students,
teachers and administrators take place. The Federation gives priority to members
coming from the countries members of the Council of Europe but doesn't exclude
the possibility to admit members from countries geographically located outside
these territorial limits.
• One of the main objectives is to improve the quality
of circus education, primarily through the training of artists and professional
teachers, but also through encouraging the provision of education for children
and youths. To achieve this, it develops contacts with bodies such as the Ministries
of Education, Culture and Trade and Industry, and develops European projects
to support pedagogical and artistic training. The Federation also aims to ensure
that standards on Health and Safety are maintained in all schools that are members
of the Federation. Additionally, FEDEC maintains close relationships with circus
troupes, companies, venues, national associations and leisure schools.
Mission
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The Status of the Federation include encouraging and supporting international
exchanges by the creation and implementation of networks in order to strengthen
links between the schools, achieve a better mutual understanding and expand
creative cooperation between the arts of circus and other artistic expression
professionals. They also put emphasis on the duty to promote the work of young
artists and creators that come from the member schools. The FEDEC wishes to
collaborate with the professional field and other associations that share the
same philosophy in order to help young artists and creators in their professional
insertion and encourages any initiative that might improve the quality of professional
education and of the training for teachers in arts of circus. Its objective
is to start, formalize and implement any initiative aimed at promoting the development
and evolution of creation and pedagogy in the field of circus arts.
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The FEDEC
works to gather and spread any information on the field of circus arts education,
to intervene with European or National Authorities according to the needs of
one or more of its members in order to strengthen and support actions and obtain
the means that are necessary for their realization. As part of its mission,
the FEDEC wants to focus on conception, implementation and development of consultation
and harmonisation mechanisms on a European scale. One of its goals is to organize
and realize events or manifestations aimed to increase creation and training
in circus arts as well as create strong relationships with associations or organizations
in the following fields: arts, education, sports, economics and social work.
Finally, the federation's wish is to have a professional code of ethics in order
to establish a European Charter in professional circus arts training.mbers
of the Federation. Additionally, FEDEC maintains close relationships with circus
troupes, companies, venues, national associations and leisure schools.
Fédération Européenne des Ecoles de Cirque professionnelles
President : Philippe Haenen
Director : Raphaël Brigandi
Adress : 7, rue des Ecoliers - 1160 Brussels - Belgium
Tél : 00 32 2 675 68 84 - Fax : 00 32 2 662 11 79
E-mail : info@fedec.net - Site : www.fedec.net