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European Federation of Professional Circus Schools (FEDEC): a European and international network for vocational circus arts training

Founded in 1998, the European Federation of Professional Circus Schools (FEDEC) is a network of 42 professional circus schools and 13 circus arts organisations located in 26 different countries (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom and United States).

FEDEC's main vocation is to support the development and evolution of pedagogy and creation in the field of circus arts education.