Circus Development Agency (formerly the Circus Arts Forum)

Welcome to the Circus Development Agency website

The Circus Development Agency has been set up by a group of people with a professional involvement in circus. The group includes representatives from both the traditional and contemporary circus community; the major UK promoters and circus training centres; touring circus companies and community circus schools; venue-based circuses and other circus arts projects.

The aims of Circus Development Agency are:

• To raise the profile of circus as a cultural activity
• To ensure that circus is a viable industry offering secure and worthwhile employment
• To promote training and sharing of skills
• To provide a forum between the different facets of the industry

The ways in which we are currently working include -

• Advocacy

  Giving a positive image of circus to the outside world; correcting misapprehensions about circus as an art form and as a commercially viable entertainment; encouraging dialogue within the community so that a united front can be presented when needed.

• Research

  Finding out more about circus in the UK today: who is doing what - where, when and how!

• Sharing Information

  We act as a forum for discussion between practitioners and other interested parties