Demain's Volunteers

Created in 2018, Demain’s Volunteers project was made from two key observations:

Observation #1: The “Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain” is a real lever for the selected artists and helps boost their careers. Nearly 100% of the artists go on to secure contracts with professionals in the year following their performance.

Observation #2: The Social Circus helps young people from underprivileged countries find a new social life, a structured environment, and for some, the beginnings of a professional career. However, social circus programs often lack skilled teachers.

The initial idea was to ask former artists from the "Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain" to dedicate some of their time (3 to 4 weeks). 

They would, during that time, share their artistic expertise by traveling to various social circus organizations, such as Zip Zap in South Africa and Circo Para Todos in Colombia.

Their travel and accommodation were funded by Demain’s Volunteers through donations collected during the first two editions of the program.

During the pandemic, when travel was halted, D’sV Academy was created to replace in-person teaching at social circus organizations with remote artistic, creative, and technical training.

In previous editions, new artists joined the original group, and greater emphasis was placed on remote training. This increased the reach of social circus initiatives abroad, with the addition of online masterclasses for groups of students enrolled in professional programs.

To cover the costs of travel, insurance, training for artists, and the development of D’sV Academy for the next edition, we have launched our fundraising campaign on HelloAsso