EYCO

The first European organisation specifically for youth circus is born:
On November the 5th 2009 five national federations have founded a federation named
European Youth Circus Organisation (EYCO). This organisation aims at stimulating and
supporting on a European level:
‐ The process of recognising and structuring youth circus,
‐ The quality improvement of youth circus,
‐ The promotion of youth circus ‐ by its nature a popular, accessible and inclusive art
form – as a means for participants to take an active role in society.

EYCO is composed of 9 members including 5 full members constituted of national existing
federations: Fédération Française des Ecoles de Cirque (France), Circuscentrum (Belgium
Flemish community), BAG Zirkuspädagogik (Germany), Finnish Youth Circus Association
(Finland), Circomundo (Netherlands) and 4 candidate full members currently in the process of
formalising their national representation, that is to say Spain, Italy, United Kingdom and Belgium(French community).

EYCO gathers today 470 circus schools/organisations, 2 200 teachers and 550 000 people who
practice circus arts.

The office of this new federation is located at the "Fédération Française des Ecoles de Cirque", in Paris.

To know more about it: Welcome to EYCO, the European Youth Circus Organisation

The Five Full Members:
Fédération Française des Ecoles de cirque (France)
Circuscentrum (Flemish Belgium)
BAG Zirkuspädagogik (Germany)
Finnish Youth Circus Association (Finland)
Circomundo (Netherlands)