Group reflection workshop

Sarah Simili is a circus artist, director, teacher, and researcher based in Switzerland. She has directed the Courant d’Cirque company since 2015 as well as the projet(s) encirqué. Sarah is also in charge of production and administration for a number of large-scale projects such as LABO’Cirque and Axé Cirque. She holds a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Cultural Management and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Dramaturgy and Text Performance. She completed a Master’s degree in Gender Studies at the University of Angers in 2023. She also trained as an equality advisor at La Petite in Toulouse in Toulouse and in mental health first aid at the ENSA. In 2024, she began a second Master’s degree in Management of Artistic Education Establishments at the University of Rouen Normandy. At the same time as her artistic, teaching, and academic activities, Sarah is heavily involved in the recognition and structuring of the circus arts in Switzerland. She chaired the Swiss Federation of Circus Schools (FSEC) and co-founded the ProCirque association, of which she is currently co-president. Since 2022, she has been co-directing reboot, an international collaborative project between France and Switzerland that examines transmission in the circus arts through the prism of feminism.