Circus Collective

Circus Collective (Cirkus Kolektiv) is a Croatian non-governmental organization dedicated to contemporary circus and related artistic practices, based in Split. According to its official website, its main activities are education, production, and distribution of circus arts, with the goal of developing contemporary circus in Croatia. The organization describes itself as an association for contemporary circus and related artistic practices, and its work spans training, performance production, and audience development. Its programs include an annual Cycle of shows (Ciklus predstava suvremenog cirkusa), an Artist in residence program, an Open stage for children and adults, and Cirkviz, a circus quiz evening. Regular activities include classes in different circus disciplines, workshops, and masterclasses with local and international mentors. Circus Collective also produces performances and shows in collaboration with artists from various art forms. The organization is led by artistic co-directors Antonia Cvitan Vuletić and Dora Komenda. Its team also includes circus pedagogue and steering committee member Ivana Vukušić, program and space coordinator and producer Dajana Džafo, producer Mira Ursić, and circus pedagogue Mirta Lučin, among others. As an NGO rather than a commercial company, Circus Collective operates as a cultural organization within Croatia's contemporary circus scene, with a focus on developing the field locally while connecting with international mentors and artists.

Circus Collective (Cirkus Kolektiv) is an association for contemporary circus and related artistic practices based in Split, Croatia. It operates as a non-governmental organization whose stated mission is to develop contemporary circus in Croatia through education, production, and distribution of circus arts. The organization emerged within Croatia's contemporary circus scene and has built its activities around a mix of performance production, residencies, training, and audience-facing events. Its core programs include an annual Cycle of shows (Ciklus predstava suvremenog cirkusa), an Artist in residence program, an Open stage for children and adults, and Cirkviz, a circus quiz evening. Alongside these, it runs regular classes in different circus disciplines and organizes workshops and masterclasses with local and international mentors. It also produces performances and shows in collaboration with artists from various art forms. The organization is led by artistic co-directors Antonia Cvitan Vuletić and Dora Komenda. Its team includes circus pedagogue and steering committee member Ivana Vukušić, program and space coordinator and producer Dajana Džafo, producer Mira Ursić, and circus pedagogue Mirta Lučin. As an NGO, Circus Collective functions as a cultural organization rather than a commercial enterprise, and its work is oriented toward building infrastructure and capacity for contemporary circus in Croatia while connecting with international practitioners.

NGO and cultural organization focused on developing contemporary circus in Croatia through education, production, and distribution.

• Cycle of contemporary circus shows

  Annual cycle of contemporary circus performances.

• Artist in residence program

  Residency program for artists.

• Open stage

  Open stage for children and adults.

• Cirkviz

  Circus quiz evening.

• Circus classes and workshops

  Regular classes in circus disciplines and masterclasses with local and international mentors.

1. 1CIRKUS KOLEKTIVcirkus-kolektiv.org
2. 2Circus Collective - Wikidatawikidata.org