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Take Care : Conference #2
Circusstad Festival | 2 May 2026, Rotterdam (NLD)
Results
This year, Circusstad Festival, hosted by CODARTS was a key moment to discover the latest developments of Take Care, the very first European project dedicated to mental health and well-being in the circus arts sector.
Alongside its diverse programme, the festival hosted the second Take Care Conference on 2 May.
The conference brought together students, professionals, educators and researchers around a shared objective: advancing discussions on mental health and well-being in the circus arts sector.
👉 Explore the resources from the conference, including video recordings, speakers' presentations and the first findings of the European study carried out as part of the Take Care project.
Ressources
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KEYNOTE: Integrating wellbeing into the curriculum - from vision to a workable reality
Stephanie Hulsebosch, MA | Head of Education & Innovation
▶︎ Presentation
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WORKSHOP: How can we support mental health within circus education
Jorrit Terpstra Performance Psychologist Codarts / Sport psychologist Tough Minds
▶︎ Presentation
▶︎ Video conference
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PRESENTATION : first results of the Take Care survey
Rogier van Rijn: Associate Professor, Codarts (NLD)
▶︎ Presentation
▶︎ Video conference
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ROUNDTABLE
With artists Frédérique Cournoyer Lessard, Cristian Boscheri, Alice Davies, Laura Murphy, moderated by Valentina Barone, Around About Circus (DEU)
▶︎ Video conference
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Introduction and screening of “my own box ”
Filip Jacobson: Film director
Acknowledgments
Take Care is a European project co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Commission, and led by FEDEC - International network for professional circus education, with the following partners: Around about circus (DEU), Circus Dance Festival (DEU), Codarts (NLD), Filip Jacobson (DEU) and Miikkael Kukkula (FIN).
