Join the 1st Take Care workshop on "Preventing Burnout" !

As part of the Take Care project, FEDEC organises its first workshop on "Preventing Burnout" on 17th April 2025 in Châtellerault (FRA). This is a free one-day event, specially dedicated to professionals of the circus arts sector.

Book your place before 28th March 2025!

What is Take Care? 

Take Care is the first-ever EU project dedicated to supporting mental health and well-being in the circus arts sector. It focuses on preventing mental health issues through raising awareness, providing training for students, staff, and professionals, facilitating the exchange of best practices in caring for young artists, and monitoring students' mental health. 

Take Care is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Commission, and led by FEDEC - International network for professional circus education, in collaboration with 5 other partners: Codarts (NLD) ; Circus Dance Festival (DEU) ; Filip Jacobson (DEU) ; Miikkael Kukkula (FIN) ; Around about circus (DEU).

In this first activity of the Take Care project, we will address the issue of burnout: What proactive measures can be implemented to take care of your team and yourself?

Practical info:

• Date: Thursday 17 April 2025, from 09:30 to 15:30.
• Venue: Ecole Nationale de Cirque de Châtellerault, 34 rue Louis Braille, 86100 Châtellerault (FRA).
• Speaker & worshop leader: Heather O’Donnell & Sophie Dowden (bios in the programme below)
• Working language: English.
• Possibility to book your lunch option (20€)

Who can participate ?

• FEDEC members (FEDEC teams: directors, teachers, riggers, administrative/pedagogical teams...)
• Professionals of the circus sector (artists, programmers, stage directors, etc.)
• To register, complete this online form by 28th March 2025.

For more info, please download the programme of the workshop (document below) or contact Sarah Weber at takecare@fedec.eu.