Description

Subtopias main purpose is to be a platform for dreams and ideas in art, dance, movies, radio, design, contemporary circus and everything within the creative industry. The core of Subtopia lays in collaborations between culture, education, business and social engagement. We believe that this mix leads to innovation and creativity and it makes Subtopia a place of diversity. We fill our paradise with suburban festivals, hip-hop studio and daring performances as well as political discussions, conferences and business development.

One of our projects: Showcase 2007 we collaborated with AF Kultur (the national employment agency for people working with culture), the municipality of Botkyrka and Cirkus Cirkà¶r. During two months twenty circus artists, dancers, musicians and directors plus a production group developed a showcase day for contemporary circus: live power point, shows in unusual places, circus workshop and experience lunch. The target group was the business industry. The aim was to give the artists work and to give businessmen ideas about how contemporary circus can be useful for their companies.

Former use : Industrial building, agricultural purposes
Total surface of the site : 12 000 m2
Location: Suburbs, Botkyrka, region of Stockholm
Year when the building was constructed: 1910
Type of occupation: contract
Owner of the building : The municipality of Botkyrka

Infrastructures / Facilities

Main building: 3000 m2: Rest, training facilities, studios, big conferensce/stage.
Circus Hall 1: 1000sq m
Circus Hall 2: 1000 sq m (400 sq m mobile dancefloor)
Circus Hall 3: 400 sq m
Film-Media House: 400 sq m
Studios: 200 sq m
Gula Villan: 500 sq m, accommodation in process to become a circus school for very young children
Alhagen: Circus Village for 7 caravans and the building 500 sq m
Cirkushangaren: 5000 sq m raw industraial building for concerts, theatre, circus, clubs etc

Social and artistic disciplines

 Street dance
 contemporary dance
 circus
 music/song projects
 recording studio
 citizenship
 film projects and film education
 education in radio production
 movement
 festivals
 workshops
 exhibitions
 concerts
 performances
 youth group activities
 event services
 meeting places for rental
 circus hotel
 casting agency
 artist studios
 web production

Financial support

Municipality of Botkyrka

Networks

Trans Europe Halles