Mini Art Foundation
Mini Art Foundation helps the youth build confidence and create safe and social communities
through the learning of circus arts.
During the last two years, the foundation has worked with more than 50 diverse youth from Nadezhda neighborhoods through circus disciplines, psychological support, and analyses.
Youth are supported to build personal physical development and social skills such as
self-esteem and teamwork through the training of circus arts utilizing social circus methodology.
Members of the Management Board
Geo Kalev
Chairman
Galina Ryom-Røjbek
Author of Social Circus projects in Bulgaria
Ivan Davidov
Business Development Manager
Our Vision
● A daily open social circus center and workspace for contemporary circus and new performing arts in Sofia.
● A fully equipped space where Bulgarian and international contemporary circus artists, performers and groups can get a roof over their productions in a professional and inspiring work environment.
● To host our annual Mini Art Festival in our own buildings.
Our Missions
● Development of the circus activities in Sofia, to improve the recognition, structure, quality of youth circus, as a training accessible art form for children and young people to take an active role in society and to engage in social citizenship.
● Aiming a development of a generation of circus artists in Bulgaria connected to contemporary arts.
● Establishment of a Social Circus Center in Sofia
(a daily open center for youth circus practice, facilities for contemporary circus productions, hosting international circus residencies, presenting performances and providing a workspace for contemporary circus and new performing arts).
●Working with foreign artists and international exchange of ideas, personalities and materials, projects and cooperation of Bulgarian and foreign artists and organizations in the area of youth circus and contemporary circus arts.
Our Principles
● To grow participation in contemporary circus art and social circus practice in Bulgaria through greater accessibility.
● To lead innovation and investment in youth arts practice.
● To support high quality diverse skill development opportunities.
Projects
Mini Art Fest – annual contemporary circus and street arts festival in Sofia
Social Circus – integration projects and programs for Bulgarian institutions and organisations
Sofia Unicycle Club – Alternative and attractive sports activity in Sofia
Strategic partners
Sofia Municipality – Calendar of cultural events
French Institut in Bulgaria
French Embassy in Bulgaria
Royal Danish Embassy in Bulgaria
Italian cultural institute in Sofia
Teatroscope, Serbia
Cirkus Tværs, Denmark
Mini Art Foundation is member since 2019 of:
Circostrada – The European Network for Circus and Street Arts https://www.circostrada.org/en