Arxiu Viu (Pla d’Impuls del Circ 2024-2026)

Arxiu Viu is one of the 15 measures that make up the 2nd Circus Promotion Plan (2024-2026) and is led by La Central del Circ. This measure aims to strengthen circus research through the creation of a digital archive and the generation of spaces for reflection on circus. The project seeks to collect and organize Catalonia’s circus heritage to preserve its artistic value, facilitate a documentation space that allows broader access to existing materials, and promote a place of meeting and collaboration among artists, creators, and researchers.

The management team developing the archive consists of two experts in the Catalan circus sector, Joan Ramon Graell and Ramon Bech; an archiving professional, Manu Valentín; two experts in software and collaborative platforms, Marc Aguilar and Víctor Jiménez from the Bit Lab Cultural Association; and two members from the management team of La Central del Circ, Víctor Bobadilla (artistic coordinator) and Esther Blázquez (mediation projects manager).

The Circus Promotion Plan is an initiative of the Department of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Association of Circus Professionals of Catalonia (APCC); a boost to the circus sector through 15 measures to reinforce research, promote creation and production, create circuits, strengthen state and international projection and dissemination, structure and regulate training, support specific sector facilities, enhance professionalization and specialization, disseminate and promote circus in society, and develop projects related to sustainability and accessibility.