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The objective of the Transits residency program is to offer support to the companies that are in need of a physical space and support to carry out their artistic projects (research, creation, rehearsals, etc.), encouraging artists to take a more active approach to research and challenge their work.

In order to meet the needs of the stage in which the creative process of an idea or project finds itself, and enable true progression, we’re proposing various residency formats, accessible to artists and companies following a public call held in November.

However, the format and conditions of the residencies evolve each year, in order to maintain their relevance and be up to date with contemporary circus reality.

Here you can read the rules and requirements of the last public call.

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Research Transits

The research transitions are aimed at projects in the research phase and seek to highlight the importance of this stage in discovering the essence of creation.

This category provides resources to explore and experiment with circus languages and encourages the exploration of new performance fields. Challenging the logic of productivity, it offers the necessary space for companies and artists to experiment and work without pressure, allowing them to delve deeper into their creative authorship.

Creativity Transits

The creativity transits aim to support projects for the creation of an original contemporary circus piece. Companies and artists in the process of creation—whether in an initial, intermediate, or advanced phase—can apply for this grant. In this regard, proposals for already completed or produced performances will not be accepted.

This category seeks to provide companies and artists with a space for creative freedom to explore new forms and languages within circus. Support will be provided in the various stages of creation, along with resources to deepen artistic research.

T.E.S.T. (Trànsit Escènic de Sensació Tècnica)

This category offers technical residency and a first public performance. It is aimed at companies and artists who are in a very advanced stage of their creation process and who plan to premiere during next year.

The company or artist must have their own technical staff.

Community creation transit

This category is a research residency applied to the field of community creation, in the context of La Central del Circ’s proximity. From this intention and to incorporate networked working methods, active participation with the Joia Foundation will take place.

This modality aims to enhance the creation and consolidation of horizontal, flexible, and lasting relationships based on dialogue with those involved in community creation processes.

Residencies on route

Crossover residencies

La Central del Circ initiated this residency exchange project in 2015 with the goal of offering companies from the Transits program a residency and immersion in a different cultural context, highlighting the specificities of each participating center and their complementarity in terms of support for creation. After several editions primarily focused on our neighboring country, France, through collaborations with La Cascade in Bourg Saint Andéol and La Verrerie in Alès, a Lithuanian entity, the Arts Printing House in Vilnius, was incorporated into this program. You can check the international project here.

Circusnext Platform

The circusnext platform project has been selected by the European Commission as part of the Creative Europe program. Circusnext is the only platform dedicated to circus and recognized by the European Union. You can find more information about the project here.

Iberescena

Thanks to the support of the Iberescena Fund for Ibero-American Arts, every two years we open the ‘Circus Creation with an Ibero-American Perspective’ call, with the aim of strengthening the existing exchanges with Latin America and providing resources and support for unique contemporary circus creation projects.

This call is aimed at professional companies involved in a creative process based on artistic research and original authorship, residing in the member countries of IBERESCENA (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, or Uruguay). You can find more information about the project here.

In collaboration

In collaboration with external entities and festivals, La Central del Circ hosts residencies for projects that are later showcased at other venues, such as Creació i Museus, La Mercè, and La Nuit du Cirque. You can find more information about these residencies at shows in collaboration.

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Luis Mantilla

Luis Mantilla, originally from Guayaquil and currently living in Mendoza, began his journey in movement through gymnastics and later ventured into circus, specializing in handstands. In 2020, together with Julieta Tissera, he founded Proyecto Recóndito, a duo dedicated to movement research, with which he has participated in international festivals and workshops. In addition to being a teacher and former director of Cos Invertido, he currently teaches virtual classes and develops Vestigios, a project focused on the artistic and emotional exploration of movement.

‘Vestigios’

Vestigios investigates handstands from an artistic perspective, questioning their form, meaning, and purpose. It proposes shifting technique from the standard toward invention, understanding movement as a living relationship between body and action. In this approach, technique loses value for its formal perfection and gains it for its poetic power and its ability to create meaning within the work.

Artist in residence at La Central as part of the Iberescena program.

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2025

Cia. Croma

Croma is a contemporary circus company that fuses circus techniques, dance, and theatre to create innovative stage productions. Their work is characterized by the use of object manipulation and the exploration of materiality, generating a unique artistic language.

Efraín Salazar is a performing artist and creator linked to contemporary circus. His work focuses on the exploration of the body, the object, and memory, investigating the intersection between circus, dance, and theatre. He has developed original works such as Ensayo y error, Solo un marco, Alguna vez fui — the latter delving into the relationship between identity and memory through the manipulation of empty frames without images. He has collaborated on various collective projects related to the performing arts between the Valparaíso and Metropolitan regions, contributing his creative and technical perspective.

“Alguna vez fui”

A contemporary circus piece that explores the fundamental role of memory and recollection in the construction of our identity. Through contemporary circus and its combination with other techniques such as dance and object manipulation, the piece tells an intimate and emotional story, inviting the audience to reflect on how past experiences and memories shape who we are.

Artist in residence at La Central as part of the Iberescena program.

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