Codarts has been awarded €125,000 for the research project De Buurtpiste. The funding comes from the open call Co-creation and Cultural Participation by the Nationaal Regieorgaan Praktijkgericht Onderzoek SIA and the Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie.

The project explores how circus, as an active and participatory art form, can contribute to social cohesion, inclusion, and reciprocity in Rotterdam South. De Buurtpiste is carried out in close collaboration with cultural and social partners, including Circusstad Festival, Theater Babel, and Pameijer.

De Buurtpiste is one of seven projects selected nationwide within this programme, in which universities of applied sciences collaborate with partners on practice-based research addressing pressing societal challenges.

Through initiatives like this, Codarts Research contributes to the development of new knowledge as well as tangible and lasting impact in the city of Rotterdam.