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worldwide from 4/17/2010 to 4/17/2010
Fédération
Mondiale du
Cirque Announces
First World
Circus Day
on Saturday, April 17, 2010
Monte-Carlo,
Monaco (March 3) – The Fédération
Mondiale du Cirque, under the patronage of H.S.H. Princess Stephanie
of
Monaco, today announced the inaugural World Circus Day on Saturday,
April 17,
2010. World Circus Day is designated as
a special day for circuses and circus fans around the world to create
and
attend circus-related festive events in celebration of Circus as part of
our
worldwide cultural heritage.
“The
first World Circus Day is an opportunity to showcase and celebrate
circus,”
said President Urs Pilz. “We are
encouraging circus owners, circus artists and circus friends all over
the world
to observe World Circus Day 2010, and to make it a day for the world to
remember.”
Circuses
and supporters are asked to register their events and celebrations at
the
Federation’s website at www.circusfederation.org. Presently, events have been registered to
take place in Belarus, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, India, The
Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United
States of
America. Additional events are being
planned in Hungary, Mexico, Russia and other countries.
“The
circus is truly ubiquitous and is found in forms throughout the world,”
said
Laura van der Meer, Executive Director of the Federation.
“World Circus Day was created to recognize
and honor the important contributions that circuses have made to
performing
arts and culture. We are using an online
map of the world to link these circus festivities into a worldwide
celebration,
but also to provide information to circus friends, enthusiasts and
families to
locate events in their countries,” she said.
The Fédération
Mondiale du Cirque was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in
Monte-Carlo. The goal of the FMC is to
promote circus arts and culture worldwide, to support the circus through
proprietary projects, to serve as a voice for the circus community and
to
represent circus interests to international organizations.
Its six founding members are the Festival
International du Cirque de Monte-Carlo, the European Circus Association,
the
Outdoor Amusement Business Association in the United States, the Circus
Federation of Australia, the Animal Interest Alliance in South Africa,
and the
Canadian organization En Piste.
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