This kick-off has been the occasion to gather for the first time all the project participants and to introduce the RIGGERS Steering committee members:

• Anna Bentjes - Codarts (NLD)
• Anne Mette Norskov - AFUK (DEN)
• Christofer Fredriksson - SKH (SWE)
• Christine Thibaudeau - ENC Montréal (CAN)
• Walter Ferrero - SKH (SWE)
• Isabel Joly - FEDEC (BEL)
• Lorenzo Albiero - FEDEC (BEL)

Welcome ! 🎉

Also a big thank you to our project partners : 

• Academy of Circus and Performance Art (ACAPA) - Netherlands
• Academy for Untamed Creativity (AFUK) - Denmark
• Codarts Circus Arts Rotterdam (Codarts) - Netherlands
• École Nationale de Cirque (ENC) - Canada
• École supérieure des arts du cirque (ESAC) - Belgium
• École Supérieure des Arts du Cirque Toulouse Occitanie (ESACTO’LIDO) - France
• Fédération Européenne des Écoles de Cirque professionnelles (FEDEC) - Belgium
• Fondazione Cirko Vertigo (FCV) - Italy
• National Centre for Circus Arts (NCCA) - United Kingdom
• Stockholm University of the Arts (SKH) - Sweden

This first meeting was also the opportunity to give the details of the project (calendar, activities, costs, results & financial rules) and to present the new RIGGERS logo!

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Next steps 

• Committee meeting in March in Rotterdam
• RIGGERS seminar in Stockholm in April.

LEARN MORE ABOUT RIGGERS

RIGGERS is led in partnership with SKH with the aim to enhance the quality of safety measures in professional circus schools by:

• sharing best practices,
• seeking tailored solutions to common issues,
• creating an international rigging community!

• Learn more about RIGGERS, you can also have a look at the presentation shared during the meeting. 

RIGGERS is a project co-funded by the Erasmus + programme.