ECA通讯 03/2020
瑞典国家 ICH 名单上的马戏团,,en,„游览古典马戏团,,en,“是一种活生生的传统，已被列入瑞典国家非物质文化遗产名录,,en,感谢 Cirkus Brazil Jack 的 ECA 董事会成员 Carmen 和 Trolle Rhodin 的倡议,,en,瑞典是欧洲第四个在其国家名单上承认马戏团的国家,,en,跟随荷兰,,en,匈牙利和芬兰,,en,瑞典语言与民俗研究所对这份名单负责,,en,www.isof.se,,en,罗丹人现在正试图在丹麦和挪威也获得同样的认可,,en,与这些国家的其他非洲经委会成员马戏团密切合作,,en,刚刚,,en
„Touring classical circus,“ is a living tradition and has been added to the National Inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Sweden. Thanks to the initiative by ECA Board members Carmen and Trolle Rhodin of Cirkus Brazil Jack, Sweden is the fourth country in Europe to acknowledge circus on its national list, following the Netherlands, Hungary and Finland. The Institute of language and folklore have the responsibility for this list in Sweden (www.isof.se). The Rhodins are now trying to achieve the same recognition also in Denmark and Norway, working closely together with other ECA member circuses in those countries.
马戏团是文化!
Just recently, 欧盟的最高代表以书面形式承认他们相信马戏团是欧洲文化的一部分,,en,大卫·玛丽亚·萨索利,,it,欧洲议会主席,,en,去年写给 ECA 董事会成员 Fabio Montico 和 Ursula von der Leyen 的信中,,en,欧盟委员会主席,,en,写在给 MEP Istvan Ujhelyi 和 ECA 的信中,,en,联邦政府文化和媒体代表,,en,“首先,,en,我想通知你，我们的房子看到了,,en,“马戏艺术”也是我们文化传统和生活存在的一部分,,en,这包括许多马戏表演被认为具有艺术价值,,en. David Maria Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, wrote this in a letter to ECA Board member Fabio Montico last year and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the EU Commission, wrote it in a letter to MEP Istvan Ujhelyi and to the ECA:
The Representative of the Federal Government for Culture and Media:
“First of all, I would like to inform you that our house sees the “circus arts” also in the sense of the word as a part of our cultural tradition and living presence. This includes that many circus acts are considered to have an artistic value. 我也强调这一点，因为我们一次又一次地听到联邦政府不认为马戏团具有文化价值。”,,en,北莱茵-威斯特法伦州政府,,en,“根据电晕保护法令,,en,电晕SchVO,,es,北莱茵州,,en,自 5 月起生效的威斯特伐利亚版本,,en,以及自 6 月以来的修改版本,,en,马戏团不禁止经营,,en,虽然法令中没有明确提到马戏团,,en,他们可能会重新开始运营——,,en,作为其他文化机构,,en,也,,en,– 有限制,,en,根据 §,,en,CoronaSchVO。”,,es,下萨克森州政府,,en,“很遗憾,,en,我不能给你,,en,马戏团可能重新开业的任何具体日期,,en,根据 §,,en
State government of North Rhine-Westphalia:
“According to the corona protective decree (CoronaSchVO) of the state of North Rhine- Westphalia in the version valid since May 30, 2020 as well as in the modified version since June 15, 2020, the operation of circuses is not forbidden. Though circuses are not explicitly mentioned in the decree, they may restart their operation – as other cultural institutions, too – with restrictions, according to § 8.1 CoronaSchVO.”
State government of Lower Saxony:
“Unfortunately, I cannot give you any concrete date for a possible reopening of circus companies. According to § 1.3.2 下萨克森州关于防止冠状病毒传播的感染控制措施的法令,,en,剧院,,en,歌剧,,en,音乐厅,,en,文化中心和类似机构,,en,因此包括马戏团,,en,对公众和游客关闭,,en,独立于各自的运营商和所有者。”,,en,哈塞洛夫总统,,en,图林根,,en,“这是缺,,en,这,,en,几个世纪以来在欧洲产生了如此影响的文化,,en,我们不能失去它。”,,en,请随时在可能适用的地方使用这些报价,,en,但,,en,请,,en,提源欧洲马戏协会,,en,对匈牙利马戏团的特别支持,,en,彼得布莱克,,hu,匈牙利文化国务部长兼非洲经委会执行委员会成员,,en, theatres, operas, concert halls, cultural centres and similar institutions, thus including circuses, are closed for public and visitors, independent from the respective operators and proprietors.”
Minister President Haseloff (Thuringia):
“This is missing, this culture that has had such an influence in Europe over the centuries. We must not lose it.”
Please feel free to use these quotes wherever that may be applicable, but, please, mention the source European Circus Association.
Special support for circus in Hungary
Péter Fekete, Minister of State for Culture in Hungary and a member oft he ECA Executive Board, informed us that Hungary outstandingly has introduced a financial care package for Hungarian travelling circuses, independent artists and artists working with animals. The exact amount financed by the Ministry of Human Capacities adds up to EUR 300.000 aiding circus arts, EUR 80.000 aiding independent circus artists, EUR 150.000 aiding travelling circuses and EUR 10.000 aiding contemporary circuses. Moreover, an additional sum of EUR 70.000 were spent on animal welfare and feed.
These days travelling circuses are already carrying out their premiers and Péter Fekete is trying his best to attend each and every opening show in cities all over Hungary.
The director of the Capital Circus of Budapest, dr. Beáta Borsós, together with the circus professional manager, József Graeser “Dodi”, has used the past period, caused by the unfortunate kick-in of the pandemic, to renovate and issue maintenance work all around the building of the Capital Circus of Budapest. They have provided accommodation, board, and rehearsal space free of charge for all the artists, who were stuck in Hungary due to the travel restrictions. Furthermore, it is exemplary how they took care (of the feed) of the Russian animals, that also had to stay in Budapest longer than planned, due to the pandemic.
In the meantime, the emergency state has been lifted off of Hungary. Travelling circuses are already on their ways and the Capital Circus of Budapest is preparing and rehearsing its brand-new summer show, Fairy Dance – Woman Magic, premiering 18日 七月.
Germany supports the circus with € 5 百万
On initiative of the European Circus Association, € 5 million have been reserved for the circus industry as part of the aid programme “New Start Culture” of the representative of the Federal Government for Culture and Media. From August 31, 2020 on, circuses can submit applications for “investments caused by the pandemic”. The application procedure ends when all financial means have been granted, but not later than on October 31, 2020. The funding amount per application lies between € 5,000 和 100,000. The Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Zirkuspädagogik e.V. is in charge of the administration and forwarding of these funds. The support is aimed at all circuses, traditional companies as well as circus pedagogical institutions, circus schools and projects of the so-called contemporary circus to enable them to reopen or to realize hygienic concepts / social distancing regulations due to the pandemic. Among those pandemic-related investments are protective installations, online ticket systems, the modernization of air conditioning, another audience management and seating, sanitary installations etc.
Special emergency fund in Italy
The lockdown period for circuses has begun at the end of February 2020 in several regions and at the beginning of 三月 in whole Italy. Ente Nazionale Circhi contacted immediately the National Civil Protection Service (Protezione Civile, part of Ministry for Interior Affair) reporting the location of every circus in the territory (关于 50) , the list of animals and the specific needs of each one. Going through the local department of Civil protection Service the circuses were supported for the basic needs. 其他支持来自农民协会，尤其是来自 C.E.I,,en,意大利主教会议,,it,意大利主教会议,,en,和明爱,,en,同时,,en,Ente Nazionale Circhi 与所有国家和地方当局建立了联系，以获得所有马戏团在宣布锁定时被困在该地区的许可,,en,没有任何付款或罚款,,en,Ente Nazionale Circhi 要求政府宣布马戏艺术部门的“危机状态”,,en,停止所有税款支付,,en,对员工的社会支持,,en,然后,,en,Ente Nazionale Circhi 帮助两个困在希腊和突尼斯的马戏团回到意大利,,en,文化部颁布法令支持现场演出,,en,包括马戏团,,en,所有现场表演部门的特别应急基金，欧元,,en. (Conferenza Episcopale Italiana – Italian Episcopal Conference) and CARITAS.
Meanwhile, Ente Nazionale Circhi opened contacts with all national and local authorities to get the permission for all circuses to stay in the areas were they got stuck at the moment of lockdown declaration, without any payment or penalties. Ente Nazionale Circhi asked to the Government for a declaration of “state of crisis” for circus arts sector, the stop of all taxes payments, social supports for employees. Then, Ente Nazionale Circhi helped two circuses stuck in Greece and Tunis to get back in Italy.
The Ministry of Culture issued decrees to support live shows, circus included:
- A special emergency fund for all live show sector with € 130 百万;
- On 四月 22ND 政府签署了一项法令，分发,,en,数百万欧元用于表演艺术,,en,对小公司的特殊支持,,en,剧院,,en,舞蹈,,en,街头艺术,,en,无法进入主基金,,en,福斯,,fr,反正,,en,所有在,,en,立即收到公共基金可以得到,,en,尽管有既定的先前标准,,en,主要问题是一些马戏团不允许获得任何金额，导致缺少基本要求,,en,此刻部分意大利马戏团又开始巡演了,,en,其中一些是露天的,,en,其他在帐篷下但受座位数量限制,,en,距离,,en,马戏团抗议 Covid-19 封锁,,en,由于 Covid-19 大流行而导致的封锁以及对马戏团和表演者的实际禁令在多个国家引发了抗议,,en,多于,,en 20 more millions of € for performing arts: a special support for small companies (theatre, dance, 马戏团, street arts) not able to get to the main Fund (FUS);
- Anyway, all companies that in 2019 received immediately a public fund can get 80% of that amount notwithstanding the established previous criteria. The main problem is that some circuses are not allowed to get any amount cause missing basic requirements.
At the moment part of Italian circuses started touring again, some of them open air, other under tent but with restrictions by number of seats, distance, 等.
Circuses protest against Covid-19 lockdown
The lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the practical ban for circuses and show folks has sparked protests in several countries. 在德国, more than 1,000 trucks of fairground people and circusses blocked the streets in Berlin. According to local police, 关于 1,600 people showed up to demand the freedom to do their jobs. In London, artists from several circuses came together on 7日 七月 2020 to deliver an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking for more help and support. In both cities, also members of the European Circus Association were among the protesters.
New members
Productores de Sonrisas, S.L., 西班牙, and Cirkus Arli, 丹麦, have recently joined the European Circus Association, making our association even stronger than before. Also, two former members of the ECA have decided to join again after an absence for some years. Welcome back Cirkus Merano, 挪威, and Circus Metropolitan Bucharest, 罗马尼亚!
Please look into the Members section (Archive News) to read the full version of this Newsletter