FEDEC

What FEDEC does

FEDEC is a Brussels-headquartered non-profit international network serving as the primary coordinating body for professional circus education worldwide. The organization aggregates 91 member institutions spanning secondary, vocational, preparatory, and higher-education circus schools, plus national associations, festivals, and circus hubs, across 35+ countries on seven continents. It operates as an information, project-coordination, and community-building intermediary for the professional circus training sector rather than as a content-production, technology, or talent agency, with no proprietary software platform, app, or technology stack disclosed in available materials.

Its core offerings sit in three layers: (1) annual flagship events including Spring Talks hosted at member schools and The Circa Experience held at the Circa festival in Auch, France, plus recurring showcase programming such as CIRCLE (mental-health focus) and TRACES (talent showcase); (2) pan-European collaborative projects co-funded by the European Union through Erasmus+, including Take Care (2024-2027, mental health), SPEAK OUT (2023-2025, prevention of sexism and gender discrimination), En Corps et Toujours (2025-2027), In My Shoes, RIGGERS (2022-2024), COSMIC (2020-2022), and CIRC'EYE (2014-2021); and (3) shared practical resources including the Auditions Calendar, the Graduation in Motion calendar, and the SPEAK OUT Toolbox. Audience engagement is also maintained through Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube channels.

FEDEC's revenue is generated through recurring membership fees from its ~91 member organizations plus project-based co-funding from the European Union under Erasmus+ and adjacent programmes. As a non-profit association, it has no traditional SaaS offering and no disclosed revenue figures; the Brussels-based small staff coordinates projects, events, digital content, and member services funded by these two streams. The organization's competitive position rests on network coordination and EU project credibility rather than on protected intellectual property or proprietary technology.

Name

FEDEC

Legal name

FEDEC - Fédération Européenne des Ecoles de Cirque professionnelles

Website

https://fedec.eu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Brussels-based non-profit international network of 91 professional circus education institutions across 35+ countries, coordinating EU-funded projects, annual events, and shared resources for the global circus training sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Education Network

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Training, Workshops & Certification Events (MPAGAGAJ)

Keywords

• Circus arts education
• Professional circus training
• Circus school network
• European circus projects
• Arts education resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: FEDEC operates as a membership-based international network with 91 member organizations across 35+ countries. Members include circus schools at various levels (secondary, vocational, preparatory, higher education), national associations, festivals, and circus hubs.
2. European Union project funding: The organization receives co-funding from the European Union through programs such as Erasmus+. Activity reports detail multiple EU-funded projects including Take Care (2024-2027), SPEAK OUT (2023-2025), En Corps et Toujours (2025-2027), In My Shoes, and others.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FEDEC operates as an international membership-based network for professional circus education, serving 91 member organizations (circus schools, national associations, festivals, and hubs) across 35+ countries. It supports the development and evolution of training, teaching, and learning in circus arts through European collaborative projects, annual events, shared resources (auditions calendar, graduation performances calendar, toolboxes), and peer exchange programs. The organization is co-funded by the European Union under Erasmus+ and related education programs.

Product overview

FEDEC is an international network for professional circus education that serves as a membership-based organization connecting circus schools, training programs, and related organizations across 35+ countries. The organization provides resources including an Auditions Calendar for academic years, the Graduation in Motion calendar showcasing circus school graduates' performances, activity reports, and various European collaborative projects. FEDEC does not offer a technology product in the traditional SaaS sense; rather, it functions as an educational network and resource hub for the circus arts training community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 91 member organizations in 35+ countries served by the network
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ELIA (European League of Institutes of the Arts): Pan-European network of higher arts education institutions. Closest structural analogue to FEDEC — membership-based, project-funded, advocacy and convening role for arts schools — only at a broader disciplinary scale.
• CILECT (Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinéma et de Télévision): International network of film and television schools with a comparable membership-and-events model. Same operating logic as FEDEC but for screen-based arts education.
• European Dancehouse Network (EDN): Europe-wide network supporting dance organisations through shared resources, projects, and advocacy. Mirrors FEDEC's membership-fee + EU-project revenue mix and convening function in an adjacent performing art.
• International Theatre Institute (ITI): Worldwide performing arts network under UNESCO auspices, supporting theatre professionals and schools globally. Comparable international convening and member-services model to FEDEC, at broader scale.
• European Association of Conservatoires (AEC): European network of music conservatoires with project-based, EU-funded programmes and member events. Same operating template as FEDEC, applied to higher music education.
• CircusNext: European platform supporting emerging circus artists through selection, mentorship, and touring. Targets the same emerging-artist pipeline FEDEC serves via TRACES and Graduation in Motion, with overlapping institutional partners.

Broad incumbents

• Culture Action Europe: Larger European cultural-policy umbrella organisation advocating for the cultural sector. Overlaps with FEDEC in EU-policy engagement but operates across all art forms rather than circus-specific education.

Others

• European Cultural Foundation: Pan-European cultural grantmaker and advocacy body. Comparable ecosystem role in mobilising resources for culture, but as a funder/advocate rather than a sector-specific membership network like FEDEC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCSFlKngz_srmWjK5sFgGW3Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/FEDECpro
• Instagraminstagram.com/fedec_network
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fedecnetwork

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