Make yourself known to our team!
The audition phase is required for all candidates applying to the Higher Education Circus Arts program at the École de Cirque de Québec. Once registered, candidates must take part in an audition session to showcase their skills and demonstrate their circus arts abilities before our selection jury.
Start by visiting our registration platform, Qidigo.
Then follow these steps:
Register on Qidigo
Create your profile and fill in all the required information.
Upload a high-resolution photo with your face clearly visible.
Pay the $80 application fee (by credit card via Qidigo).
Complete the application form (previous training, chosen discipline, injuries, motivations, etc.).
Make sure to check your email regularly and don’t forget to look in your spam folder.
To be eligible for the DEC program, you must also register with the SRACQ.
Application deadline to SRACQ (Cégep Limoilou) : February 1st or March 1st, 2026 depending on where you are from (see details below).
*IMPORTANT: The February 1 deadline is for international applicants without a study permit who are not currently in Canada.
For questions regarding DEC admission, if you are a candidate from Quebec, please contact the academic advisor (API) Léa-Maude Pépin at Cégep Limoilou – Campus Québec:
If you are a candidate from France, please contact the international office team at Cégep Limoilou for your SRACQ registration:
https://www.international.cegeplimoilou.com/nous-joindre/contactez-nous/
You must select and audition under one of the two available profiles (regular and acrobat).
Whether in person or by video, all applicants will be assessed based on their knowledge, skills and physical abilities in their chosen discipline, as well as basic and artistic techniques in the following areas:
*Main disciplines taught at the ÉCQ:
Aerials and duo aerials (trapeze, dance trapeze, aerial hoop, aerial rope, silks, straps), Chinese rings, Russian bar, cradle (aerial, Korean), soft rope, handstand, tightwire, hula-hoop, Icarian games, juggling (diabolo, clubs, balls, staff, etc.), hand-to-hand, Chinese pole, unicycle, teeterboard (Korean, Hungarian), German wheel, Cyr wheel, trampo-wall, acrobatic bicycle.
Mandatory disciplines taught in the acrobat profile at the ÉCQ:
Year 1: trampoline and acrobatics, trampo-wall exploration, Chinese rings, Korean board, vestibular board, Russian bar, banquine.
Year 2: choice of a group discipline to become the main focus.
Please note that even if you’re submitting a video audition, you must complete your registration online and pay the audition fee before the deadline of February 1, 2026.
After registering on Qidigo, you will receive a confirmation email with the detailed video instructions and technical evaluation requirements for your chosen discipline.
Your video must be uploaded to YouTube* and the link must be emailed to us by February 9, 2026. Your video must include all the required elements listed in the guide you will receive.
For your video:
Your audition will be reviewed in February and March. You will receive a decision from us by early April.
Make sure to check your email regularly and don’t forget to look in your spam folder.
