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✨ Great to see so many #ISACS Members being involved in Dublin Circus Festival gala show on Saturday night: Hands Down Circus, Poppy Emer Greenford, Niall Tuohy, Danny Rumgay, Aoife Raleigh and Ria Corcoran, Blue Hanley, and Jonny Moore.

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✨Celebrate St. Patrick's Festival Ireland in Dublin with #ISACS Members on March 15-16-17! Expect vibrant Street arts, Circus acts, and Spectacles across Dublin City, with performances, fire shows, and the parade as part of the festivities.

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✨Celebrating International Women's Day with two incredible circus scientists - Aoife Raleigh (an engineer(Orange)) and Maria Corcoran (a chemist(Blue). 📸 Strong Women Science at Edinburgh Science Festival 2019 by Ian Georgeson. Courtesy of Circus250

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✨ This week, our Operations Manager Helen Collins is visiting Festival SPRING with SpringMoves Dance Festival, being inspired and enriching our connection with La Brèche, Pôle National Cirque de Normandie. Supported by Wexford County Council

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✨ We welcome submissions for #ISACS Members to be featured in our annual Showcase Booklet to include new, ready-to-tour shows. Do you have a ready-to-tour show? Would you like it showcased to national & international programmers? Fill out the form

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✨We are delighted to announce the 1st DELVE opportunity for 2025 is kicking off at Festival of Fools, this May. DELVE: aims to support artists to experience and be inspired by art through various festivals and programmes throughout Ireland buff.ly/qImlR9V Supported by The Arts Council Ireland

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✨ ISACS Members at Scene + Heard Shout out to the talented artists, producers, videographers, light and sound designers, members of #ISACS and non, for an amazing 2025 @sceneandheard.bsky.social edition at @smockalley.bsky.social! #WeLoveSupportingOurMembers

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✨Sunday Reading - Creating change: growing a network "Over the past fifteen years, we in Ireland have built a thriving network of street and circus artists, united by a collective voice and purpose." Read the full article by our Director for Outdoor Arts Portugal

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✨We are accepting applications for one member of ISACS to participate in Dublin Circus Project Professional Development Programme. Find out more on the full range of artists' development programmes and our Spring 2025 call outs

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✨ #ISACS Members, please take a few minutes to complete our annual membership survey! So far, we have received 38 responses. We need to double the figure to understand our sector accurately. Have your say—we're listening! bit.ly/41l8PdG 📸 Mr Wilsons at Spraoi, Waterford 2024 by Abigail Denniston

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We in the #ISACS Network, in partnership with Irish Theatre Institute (ITI), are very excited to be heading all the way to the Adelaide Fringe very soon, supported by Culture Ireland. Join us for the Meet the Irish Gathering on Mar 11th at 2pm local time. More info and link to RSVP

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✨ISACS Annual General Meeting 2025 will be held online on Tuesday, April 29th, at 10 am. This is a key opportunity to connect, reflect on our collective achievements, and shape ISACS’s future direction. Full details will follow soon, but for now, be sure to save the date!

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✨ Latest ISACS Newsletter – Highlights - 2024 ISACS Annual Membership Survey launched - Insurance Reform Annual Survey now open for members input. - Our response to the evolving Arts Council situation. - We're leaving X - Meet the Irish Gathering at Adelaide Fringe

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✨ISACS Annual Membership Survey It's that time of the year again. #ISACS Members, please take a few minutes to complete our survey before Fri, 28th Feb. Have your say! The more responses we receive, the better we can support you https://buff.ly/41oUooY 📸 Mr Wilsons at Spraoi by Abigail Denniston

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The #ISACS Network has made the decision to discontinue our presence on X (formerly Twitter). Stay connected with us through our website, newsletter, and our other platforms: Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube.

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We strongly urge our members to join us for the National Campaign For The Arts online meeting this Thursday, February 20th, at 1 PM. Given the evolving situation with the Arts Council of Ireland, this is a crucial moment for collective discussion and advocacy. Register to attend bit.ly/436GjxT

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Brilliantly witty performance by Elysia McMullen at the @sceneandheard.bsky.social in @smockalley.bsky.social yesterday 🎭✨ A perfect mix of humour and creativity. Such a joy to meet fellow #ISACS members - always inspiring to connect with our talented community! #WeLoveOurMembers

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✨Wishing you a Valentine’s Day full of inspiration! Like the gears of a finely tuned clock, every moment of dedication, creativity, and support keeps our sector moving forward. To our 300+ incredible members, funders, and stakeholders—thank you 💖 📸 Symmetry Circus by Sound of Photography

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✨ ISACS Members at @sceneandheard.bsky.social Don't miss the upcoming ISACS Members shows at Scene + Heard Festival at @smockalley.bsky.social - starting this weekend! 😍 bit.ly/3AoNGAQ

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✨First ever Midlands Circus convention, organised by #ISACS member Ria Corcoran & team last weekend! Gala show featured ISACS members Jonny Moore, Peter Moran, Niall Tuohy, Molly O Brien, Polina Shapkina, Angelica Santander, Cormac Mohally, Tony Mahon, and Aoife Raleigh. Well done guys 🤩🎪🤹🤸

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✨ ISACS Members Events When The Moon Spun Round is coming to the Wexford National Opera House. Don't miss this dreamy aerial dance performed by Fidget Feet Aerial Dance’s aerialists entwined with Ceol Connected and Jym Daly’s enchanting airs. 📆Mar 19th - 20th ⏰7:00pm 🎫 bit.ly/3Edth7f

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✨Are you running a festival in Europe or beyond and are interested in discovering Irish artists? Through Culture Ireland's See Here programme, we work towards strengthening professional connections between our members & intl festivals. Learn more bit.ly/4aQdAyX

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✨One of our key focuses for ‘25 is artists’ pay, and we want to hear from YOU – #ISACSMembers! Join our open online meeting on Feb 19th at 11 am to share your insights. Plus, @artscouncilireland.bsky.social wants your input for their survey on the same topic! Read more bit.ly/4jNkLvM

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Productive #ISACS Board Meeting No.1 of 2025 at Irish Theatre Institute today! Here's to another busy year of work to celebrate, grow, advocate, and sustain the Irish Street Arts, Circus, and Spectacle sector!

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📣 The @artscouncilireland.bsky.social advise that, to accommodate applicants experiencing power shortages, they have extended deadlines for: 🔹 Bursary Award 🔹 Commissions Award 🔹 Dance Artist Residency Scheme 🔹 Deis Recording and Publication Award www.artscouncil.ie/available-fu...

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✨ #ISACS is an artist-first membership network dedicated to supporting and growing the Street, Circus, and Spectacle artforms in Ireland. We care, encourage, and champion ambition & integrity across the sector. Are you seeking a supportive community to help you thrive? Join now bit.ly/418ON46

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✨Are you celebrating the Lunar New Year? 2025 is the Year of the Snake 🐍 Dublin Lunar New Year's flagship event will occur at Meeting House Square on Sunday 2nd February, 12pm-6pm. The event is free to attend. All ages are welcome. @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social 📸 via Dublin Lunar New Year

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✨ "Social Circus is about empowering young people to create social change" – read the inspiring interview with Lucy Medlycott Director of #ISACS, on #CircusExplored in Woman's way! Supported by the Creative Ireland Programme @deptcultureirl.bsky.social and under the #SharedIsland Initiative

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📣Calling all #ISACS Members Final week to apply for N.E.S.T./ 4 Nations bursaries for new outdoor work to emerging and/or mid-career artists and companies interested in outdoor arts bit.ly/4inRbfO Supported by The @artscouncilireland.bsky.social 📸N.E.S.T Artists 2024 Amadan

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✨ ISACS Members at @sceneandheard.bsky.social Don't miss the upcoming Scene + Heard Festival at @smockalley.bsky.social this February! Several ISACS Members will be performing in a diverse range of artforms - from Contemporary Circus to Contemporary Opera, Clown, Aerial and more 😍 bit.ly/3AoNGAQ

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Our visit in Marseille ends today, as part of the Circostrada Network #AGM2025 we delivered presentations, and strengthened our relationships with our International peers and with @creativeeurope.bsky.social representatives.

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It's a proud moment to present the "Towards an Irish Showmen's Archive" initiative at the Circostrada AGM in Marseille. This Heritage Council-funded project, developed with University of Galway, Irish Showmens Guild, and Archives Ireland, reflects a commitment to preserving our sector's heritage.

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Last night, we also attended the 'St. Patrick and St. David's Dialogue,' an initiative organised by the @welshgovernment.bsky.social & UCD at Museum of Irish Literature. It was inspiring to explore commonalities between Welsh & Gaelic languages & cultures. Go raibh maith agat / Diolch yn fawr

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Wonderful meeting yesterday with #Circuscentrum exchanging ideas & best practices towards growing, developing and advocating for circus as an art form across our regions - from Finland to Portugal, Ireland, Czech Republic, Catalonia & more. We move forward together! #CircostradaNetwork

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✨A month after her passing, we pay tribute to the extraordinary Miriam Dunne. As ISACS Chair since 2019, following her impactful role within @artscouncilireland.bsky.social, Miriam’s passion for arts in context and arts for all inspired us all Waterford Spraoi bit.ly/4jhzGyp

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We partnered with Bill & Fred Productions & Circus Factory Cork towards supporting ISACS artists to participate in the Dark Clown workshop with Peta Lily. The successful awardees were Ro & Romi from Rather Gather bit.ly/3CdvtuU ISACS bursaries are supported by @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

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✨ISACS Members Events Have you ever been interested in producing your own event? Join Kath Gorman, Founder of #Promenade, 'Producing Know How – Making your Idea a Reality' workshop buff.ly/3PYOKUd 📆15 Feb ⏰11:30am 3:30pm 📍Roscommon ArtsCentre 🎫€7

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✨ #isacsinternational Our Director Lucy Med will participate in the Circostrada Network AGM next week - in the frame of Archaos BIAC, and its Professional Meeting, in partnership with Lieux Publics, IN SITU, and FAI-AR! We can't wait to connect with our International colleagues 🎭🎪 bit.ly/4gUw184

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