Our History since 1994
French Journey
Set up of Association Loi 1901 (NGO status) "Spectacles et Cirque contre le Sida" which runs Cirque Nova |
Paris, January 1994 |
(F) |
Shows at Annie Fratellini's Circus School |
Paris, Summers 1994 & 1995 |
(F) |
National Tours |
Summer 1994 |
(Brazil, Paraguay & Chile) |
Gala show, Discothèque Le Palace |
Paris - June 1995 |
(F) |
Parade of la Marche pour la Vie |
Paris - June 1995 |
(F) |
Awarded First Prize by (A.F.A.A.) - French Ministry of Culture and Foreign Affairs (E.C.I. Cultural Work 1995) |
(F) |
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Management work for national tour |
Agra & Delhi - April 1996 |
(India) |
Opening show of La Marche pour la Vie (Aides) |
Paris - June 1996 |
(F) |
Shows in Theatre de la Roquette |
Paris - 25th-28th Nov.1996 |
(F) |
Management work for national tour |
Santiago - Aug./Sept.1996 |
(Chile) |
Shows in Hospitals and Town Halls |
Paris - Nov.1996-Jan.1997 |
(F) |
British Journey
Creation of New Company: Amphitheatre of the Arts, that runs Cirque Nova |
05/11/1999 |
UK |
Fund-raising for creation of "Kathak meets Circus" - Innovate Programme from London Arts Board |
01-07/02 |
UK |
Artistic programming & direction: Wood Green Arts & Entertainment Festival |
05/09/02 |
UK |
1st performance: Jackson Lane Theatre - "Kathak meets Circus" as part of "Xposure" Festival (London) |
13/11/02 |
UK |
Participants in 1st National Circus Day (Piccadilly Circus, London) |
08/04/03 |
UK |
Artists provided for Tottenham Festival |
21/06/03 |
(UK) |
Skenderaj Festival (United Nations Project with the Bill Brookman Foundation) |
23-28/07/03 |
(Kosovo) |
Mayor of London Festival "Liberty" (Trafalgar Square, London) |
07/09/03 |
UK |
Wood Green Arts & Entertainment Festival (Winter Wonderland) |
13/12/03 |
UK |
Preparing tour Salaam Aleikum for Gambia and London |
Throughout 2004 |
The Gambia/ Senegal |
Received funding from "Awards for All" for Marketing & grant from Circus Space for research & creation of an aerial piece |
Throughout 2004 |
UK |
Preparing business plan through "Prevista" with Chenine Bathena |
Throughout 2004 |
UK |
African Dance & Games Workshops for Autistic Children in Camden |
03/2004 |
UK |
Participants in Sensuality Cabaret Evening: Circus-Maniacs (Bristol) |
21/03/04 |
UK |
Stage management for classical chamber concert (www.terpsichoria.co.uk) St. James's Church Piccadilly (London) |
29/04/04 |
UK |
Provided street performers for Tottenham Festival |
19/06/04 |
UK |
Akotoah Quao performs At Teatro Technis Camden, with workshop pupils for Scarman Trust |
21/07/04 |
UK |
Performed on Trafalgar Square as part of the Mayor's festival for disabled artists (Liberty) |
4/09/04 |
UK |
Performed at Jackson's Lane Theatre as part of the Xposure Festival In London |
26-27th/11/04 |
UK |
Booked artist for the Tottenham Festival '05 |
25th/06/05 |
UK |
Provided workshop for disadvantage youths @ Northumberland Park Community School for Sean McIvor ;Workbase Learning Co-ordinator Haringey Adult Learning Service |
01/07/05 |
(UK) |
Charity was dormant |
July 2005 till March 2007 |
UK |
New business plan creation for educational programmes in London, changing the aims of the Company and undertaking courses with ITC |
13/03/07 |
UK |
Booked artist for Tottenham festival |
23/06/07 |
UK |
Invited to the cultural Olympiad Presentation at the South Bank Centre In London, where the idea for new show was developed |
21/06/07 |
UK |
Setting up new business plan with the collaboration of Prevista |
03/08/07 |
UK |
Attended Youth Circus Conference at Camden Round House - Introduced project to Keith Khan for Cultural Olympiad |
25/07/07 |
UK |
Attended the ISAN (Independent Street Arts Network) conference in Bristol, where a presentation for the cultural Olympiad was done to the national Street Arts Organisation |
28-29/11/07 |
UK |
Attended the Cultural Leadership Programme for disabled leaders at the Royal Opera House in London |
31/01/08 |
UK |
Attended the London Councils & Shape -Arts presentation of the Cultural Olympiad at the BFI Southbank |
28/02/08 |
UK |
Attended the Crusaid presentation of new HIV/AIDS awareness program for the Walk for Life and Aids program for Lesotho (Africa) at the Inner Temple - London |
28/02/08 |
UK |
Charity "Amphitheatre of the Arts" Closed down, continue trading only under the Cirque Nova Ltd. Non-For Profit company from this date on. |
06/03/08 |
UK |
