CIRC

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CIRC – La Roche D’Hys:  Centre International de Rencontres Culturelles / Centre for International Cultural Encounters

CIRC is a registered, volunteer not- for- profit  French association incorporated under the law of 1901. Created in 2001, CIRC’s mandate is to encourage creativity by establishing and exploiting a cultural centre in an historic and ecological environment dedicated to intellectual and artistic development.

The association CIRC- La Roche D’Hys supports the organization, promotion and presentation of public events and activities arising from of the Academie de La Roche D’Hys both at the Domaine des Arts and throughout the Region.

Utilizing both the facilities of the Domaine des Arts and the capacities of L'Académie de La Roche D’Hys, CIRC has over the past five years, produced many international events , from music to opera, from literature to translation, from professional development in contemporary dance to professional development for Canadian wine growers and wine makers, from art exhibitions to and more.

Participants have come from many countries including France, Holland, Germany, Canada, Austria, the United States, China, Israel, Bulgaria and Romania.

CIRC works closely with other cultural and administrative partners both local and international.  See list of Partners below:

Partenaires/Partners:

Partenaires Associatives/Association:
E.V.Asion de la Peinture, Villy en Auxois
Les Ateliers D’Or, Semur en Auxois
L’association ARCOS, Paris
L’association Lyrica, Talant
Le Trio des Aulnes,  Dijon
Société d’Histoire Naturelle du Creusot
Harmonie de Vitteaux
ADIMC
ArtDam

Partenaires Internationaux/International:
Orchestre Sibelius de Berlin
Dancetheatre David Earle
Théâtre Lyrichorégra, Canada
L’Opéra de Montréal, Canada
Université de Windsor, Canada
Orchestre Académie Nationale du Canada
Camerata de Gottingen, Leipzig
Association des Viticulteurs de la Région Niagara Canada et de Michigan USA
Zhou Xiou Yan International Opéra Centre, Shanghai
Studio 52, Utrecht Pays Bas

Partenaires Administratives/Administrative:
Communauté des Communes de Vitteaux
Ville de Talant
Ville d’Auxonne
Communauté de Butte de Thil
Offices de Tourisme de Vitteaux et des Laumes/Alésia
Office de Tourisme de Semur en Auxois
Affaires étrangères Canada
Centre Culturelles Canadienne à Paris

Partenaires Présentateurs/Presenters:
Vignoble de Flavigny-Alésia
La Collégiale de Thil
La Ferme de Chaudenay

Membership: Participation in CIRC is through membership or special invitation .

Membership Types:

□ Membre bienfaiteur / donor       40+ Euros / year
□ Membre actif / active voting      25 Euros / year
□ Membre adhérant /  general      15  Euros / year
□ Famille (max 4 pers) / family       25 Euros / year
□ Membre stagiaire /  student        5 Euros / year           

Privileges: Members are privileged to attend special events such as private concerts at La Roche D’Hys, masterclasses, art exhibition openings, wine tasting, rehearsals of artists-in-residence, and the annual  Members Garden Party at La Roche D’Hys.

Members are given preferred rate for public concerts .

Voting members (active member) participate in the association’s governing council and serve as volunteers on working committees in the planning and running of events.

CIRC Programme for 2006:
- 5 performances David Earle Dance Theatre with the Penderecki Quartet. Artist in Residence Retreat at La Roche D’Hys.
- 2 Lyric Concerts Masterclass for Opera Singers .
- Apero Litteraire: a public reading and encounter between Burgundian poets  and Canadian poets from the writers workshop.
- Dégustation/Wine Tasting for Canadian and U.S wines at Office de Tourisme.
- Poetry Reading at Shakespeare and Co  Bookstore Paris.
- Concert Piano Trios participants of the Masterclass with Trio des Aulnes .
- 3 concerts Sibelius Orchestra of Berlin Professional development retreat.

In celebration of Mozart Year, CIRC and the Academie de la Roche D’Hys initiated a special international collaboration with Xian Zhou Opera Centre in Shanghai and the Sibelius Orchestra of Berlin. The fully staged presentation of Mozart’s opera Cosi fan Tutti featuring international voice competition prize winners as soloists. 2 performances in Burgundy two performances in Berlin.

  








     


  

     





For more information please contact:

CIRC La Roche D’Hys
 21350 Massingy le Vitteaux France    |    e-mail : circ.concerts@cegetel.net