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Submissions now open! https://tinyurl.com/icasubmissionform

In the vein of the Tony Awards® and the Academy Awards® comes the International Circus Awards, the first time in circus history that companies, artists, and circus producers from around the globe will have their shows recognized for their outstanding achievements.

The International Circus Awards celebrates extraordinary achievements within the global circus community by honoring the artists engaged in creating, performing, directing, and designing circus shows. Adjudication of each award is grounded in three guiding principles:

Originality
The show demonstrates an innovative, challenging, new, or experimental approach.

Impact
The show makes a meaningful contribution to the field by expanding knowledge; acting as a catalyst for future inquiry; raising awareness of an understudied issue; or promoting diversity in subject matter, participants, or audiences.

Excellence
The show exhibits an exceptional caliber and quality of execution within an award category.

To attend an info session, sign up at the links below:
May 20th @ 9am ET: https://tinyurl.com/ICAmay20infosession
June 10th @ 5pm ET: https://tinyurl.com/ICAjune10infosession

Beginning in July of 2021 a committee of more than 30 voting members from 15 different countries will adjudicate up to 200 full-length circus show submissions. The committee will nominate and vote to award achievements in multiple categories including:
Outstanding Production
Outstanding Digital Production
Outstanding Performance by an Artist
Outstanding Achievement in Circography (Direction, Movement, Staging and/or Choreography)
Outstanding Achievement in Dramaturgy
Outstanding Achievement in Design
Outstanding Emerging Company
Community Impact Award

In addition, the awards will present two special awards, one for Critics Choice in collaboration with the online social marketplace CircusTalk and an Audience Choice Award chosen by the general public.

The awards process will culminate in a pre-recorded digital ceremony filmed in the historic Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in downtown Troy, New York. The event will feature special guests joining remotely and highlights from the nominated companies and artists.

Timeline
June 1st- Applications open
June 30th- Applications close
July 1st- Adjudication begins
August 31st- Adjudication ends
September 13th- Nominees announced
October 2nd- Awards ceremony

The International Circus Awards is an annual program produced and managed by The Contemporary Circus & Immersive Arts Center (CCIAC), a non-profit circus arts organization based in Troy, New York, USA.