Mission
CINARS is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote and support the export of the performing arts. Its main objectives are to:
- Encourage cultural creations emerging from the performing arts sector
- Promote commercial discussions between organizations specializing in production and those specializing in show presentation
- Make Montreal a worldwide hub of performance art networking
CINARS’s services are clustered around five different headings:
1) CINARS BIENNALE
Since 1984, CINARS organizes every two years in Montreal, one of the most important international performing arts conferences in the world, with nearly 1900 professionals hailing from 54 countries including 433 show presenters, some of whom are the most influential in the business. During one week, over 170 shows from Quebec, Canada and abroad grace the stages while workshops, networking events, as well as an exhibition hall are teeming with participants. After 18 editions, the CINARS Biennale has become a key worldwide event in performing arts touring.
2) INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION
All year long, CINARS ensures a presence abroad thanks to:
- Joint attendance in international markets (Québec On Stage): every year, CINARS organizes, along with Quebec artistic companies and agents, several joint attendance in the most important international markets;
- The organization of showcases abroad: CINARS organizes showcases abroad within the context of international markets. Among the most significant operations, CINARS has coordinated a showcase in New York, called Ice Storm, in 2012, 2014 and 2016 as part of the APAP;
- Various missions and a presence in international networking events.
3) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Every year, CINARS provides training seminars designed for artist representatives and agents, as well as targeted workshops to encourage the development of the skills involved in international touring. A coaching service is also provided all year long to address the specific needs of artistic companies.
4) THE DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATIVE PROMOTIONAL TOOLS
In order to assist the promotion of Quebec and Canadian companies abroad, CINARS has put forth several cooperative promotional operations such as the creation of a promotional DVD.
5) EXPERTISE
CINARS also offers its expertise by undertaking studies of the performing arts sector, by creating long-term strategies for certain geographical territories, as well as by acting as an operator or a consultant for international networking events.
Biennale CINARS
CINARS Biennale 2022
The next CINARS Biennale will take place from November 7 to 12 2022.
IMPORTANT DATES:
WINTER 2021 / 2022
Opening of call for applications for the official programming in December 2021
- Early bird rate - until January 19 2022
- Regular rate - until February 9 2022 - Deadline extended until February 16 2022
SPRING 2022
Call for applications Project Presentations
Call for applications My First Biennale
Opening of registration for the exhibitors, presenters and observers
Opening of registration for OFF-CINARS
To see the announcement of the Biennale:
Call for applications
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
OFFICIAL PROGRAMMING
Submit an application to present a showcase in the official programming of the 20th CINARS Biennale which will take place in Montreal from November 7 to 12, 2022.
As part of its official programming, CINARS BIENNALE 2022 will present full-length showcases (maximum 90 minutes) in dance, theatre, multidisciplinary arts/circus, and digital arts and excerpted showcases (25 minutes) in music. Besides the regular music showcases, there will be two special showcases: classical music and Francophone music presented in collaboration with the Festival Coup de Coeur Francophone.
The call is open to artists from all countries.
A non-refundable processing fee will be charged for every submission:
- Early bird rate before January 19, 2022 (5pm time in Montreal): CAD $90 (taxes included)
- Regular rate before February 16, 2022 (5pm time in Montreal): CAD $125 (taxes included)
CINARS Biennale 2022 will be hybrid. Official programming will be presented in person as well as online via the Swapcard platform.
- Read the official programming policies;
- Fill out the application form.
CPAM
In collaboration with other international performing arts conferences, CINARS undertook the project of bringing them together within a Coalition of Performing Arts Markets (CPAM), whose mission would be:
“To provide its members with a hub for international exchange, collaboration, and partnerships with a view to encouraging any initiative that might improve the effectiveness of individual members and the realization of their collective goals.“
After several working sessions on the subject, held in Singapore in June 2005 and in Tokyo in September 2005, a working document was presented to CPAM’s founding and future members for discussion and approval, at ameeting during the Puertas de las Americas (Mexico) event in June 2006. This document contains proposals for the organization’s founding principles, structure, operations, and start-up plan.
LIST OF FOUNDING MEMBERS:
INTERNATIONALE TANZMESSE NRW
Düsseldorf, Germany
PERFORMING ARTS MARKET IN SEOUL (PAMS)
Séoul, South Korea
SHANGHAI PERFORMING ARTS FAIR (SPAF)
Shanghai, China
WORLD MUSIC EXPO (WOMEX)
Berlin, Germany
PERFORMING ARTS MEETING IN YOKOHAMA (TPAM)
Tokyo, Japan
AUSTRALIAN PERFORMING ARTS MARKET (APAM)
Brisbane, Australia
ASIAN ARTS MART (AAM)
Singapore, Singapore
MARKET FOR AFRICAN PERFORMING ARTS (MASA)
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Marjorie Deschamps, Vice President (
Claude de Grandpré, Secretary-Treasurer (
Alain Paré, Administrator (
Philip Giffard, Administrator
Mickaël Spinnhirny, Administrator (
Chloé Besner, Administrator (
