Video criteria
As part of the application process, you need to create 2 videos.
Below you can read about the requirements for these videos:
Video 1: Personal introduction and artistic vision
– total length of 2.30 min max
- Part 1: Tell us your name, nationality, specialization and personal info
Format:
- as in a video conference
- only your head + shoulders
- without music
- 30 sec max
- Part 2: Present yourself in a creative context: How do you see circus, what are your artistic interests (circus and/or art in general). Tell us your artistic dreams and show us your extra qualities.
Format:
- free choice
- music or sound scape optional
- 2 min max
Video 2: Technical and artistic skills
– total length of 4.00 min max
- Part 1: General physical skills:
- Exercises floor acrobatics: show us 2 lines in which you integrate cartwheel (both left and right), handstand, jump and if possible salto
- Exercises in flexibility: frontal and lateral split, bridge
- Only if relevant: exercises on trampoline
- Exercises handstand: for each exercise, independently or with assistance from a partner or the wall:
- show in profile position: getting into handstand and hold for 10 sec
- show your level in a 1 arm position
- show your 2 best handstand variations
Format:
- without music!
- a composition of the above mentioned several skills
- each technical exercise needs to be recorded in one take
- only record the exercises (not the preparation)
- in total 1.5 min max
- Part 2: Highlights of figures in the circus discipline that you are applying with:
Format:
- without music!
- a composition of technical exercises within your discipline
- each technical exercise needs to be recorded in one take
- only record the exercises (not the preparation)
- in total max 1 min.
- Part 3: short act of non-interrupted patterns or figures:
Format:
- neutral background!
- music is optional
- preferably no fragment from a group performance, unless the focus is clearly on you,
- in total 1.5 min max
Note: if the documents are not delivered in the correct format (PDF) or language and/or if the videos are longer than the allowed maximum time or not watchable, we cannot accept your application.